Unbelievable find

burningman wrote:
Anyone who thinks $3000 for that truck isn't a terrific deal considering the overall condition clearly hasn't shopped for older trucks lately! I'd hop a flight from Seattle with $3000 in my pocket for it tomorrow, and I understand all the shortcomings of it.
I challenge anyone who says otherwise to show us better or even comparable deals, on clean straight nice low mile extended cab 4x4 diesels of any brand.

x2. $3000 doesn't buy much in this neck of the woods either.

bucky wrote:
Fish, why are you referring to the truck when we are discussing engines?
A dash is cheap compared to some mid model PSD disasters.
I wanted another Ford bad not because of fond 7.3 memories but because of the rock solid truck it was in. No way was I buying a 6.0 and I wasn't willing to spend 6.7 PSD money. So I settled on what I thought was the best combo for me at a good price and in good condition.
To each his/her own.

Why are you discussing engines? Thats not what I started this thread about.

Fish, why are you referring to the truck when we are discussing engines?
A dash is cheap compared to some mid model PSD disasters.
I wanted another Ford bad not because of fond 7.3 memories but because of the rock solid truck it was in. No way was I buying a 6.0 and I wasn't willing to spend 6.7 PSD money. So I settled on what I thought was the best combo for me at a good price and in good condition.
To each his/her own.

Anyone who thinks $3000 for that truck isn't a terrific deal considering the overall condition clearly hasn't shopped for older trucks lately! I'd hop a flight from Seattle with $3000 in my pocket for it tomorrow, and I understand all the shortcomings of it.
I challenge anyone who says otherwise to show us better or even comparable deals, on clean straight nice low mile extended cab 4x4 diesels of any brand.

Grit dog wrote:

gsutton wrote:
i must be the luckiest guy in the world.bought a new 1993 6.5. sold it at 155000 never in the shop except for oil changes.now drive a 2003 6.0 ford.270000 only regular maintenance. knock on wood.

Mechanical injection. Better setup than the '94 and up models imo.

93/94 had the mechanical injection. IIRC it was 95 for the first electronic. I know 96 had it with the OBDII computer, 95 had the OBDI version......

Marty

My BIL had a 97 K2500 with a 6.5 TD and the FIL had a Super Duty 4x4 7.3 PSD and whenever we needed to go run an errand or go check on some cattle we always picked the Chevy simply because it had a smoother ride and much quieter interior that we could have a normal conversation. When pulling the cattle trailer or the gooseneck with equipment loaded on it and it was the Super Duty that was the choice.

gsutton wrote:
i must be the luckiest guy in the world.bought a new 1993 6.5. sold it at 155000 never in the shop except for oil changes.now drive a 2003 6.0 ford.270000 only regular maintenance. knock on wood.

Mechanical injection. Better setup than the '94 and up models imo.

blofgren wrote:

4x4ord wrote:

ktosv wrote:
Maybe it's a geographical thing on if this was a good, great or exceptional find. I drive by a farm daily that for the past couple of weeks has had 2 of the same vintage GM trucks sitting out for sale. One was a regular cab and they wanted just over $3000 for it. The other is a extended cab and they want just under $3000 for it. Both are/were 4x4. From the road, both were in rough shape (rusted, dented, etc). The regular cab has been gone a few days and as of yesterday the extended cab is still sitting there with the exhaust laying on the ground under it.

Had I come across a $3000 truck in that great of shape I think I would have jumped on it as quick as you did and thought I had found an exceptional deal.

My neighbor is a diesel mechanic and I know that he would take something with the 6.5L in it before some other diesels.

I would choose the 6.5 over a Cummins of that vintage but there is no question...The 6.5 is one of the most unreliable diesels ever put in a pickup and the 5.9 Cummins is the most reliable.

Yet you would still choose the 6.5 over the Cummins???? :h

You're getting as much anti-Ram as Fish! :B

Not anti ram but I state a lot of facts and experiences with the ram/cummins than the ram kool aid crowd doesn't want to hear or chooses to ignore. :W

We just purchased another 05 Ram 5.9 cummins (the best cummins engine to date) and the top of the dashboard is cracked and falling apart.

I owned one for awhile. That's almost a classic! Definently not a power house. Less than 200hp. But they get decent mileage and chug along.

4x4ord wrote:

ktosv wrote:
Maybe it's a geographical thing on if this was a good, great or exceptional find. I drive by a farm daily that for the past couple of weeks has had 2 of the same vintage GM trucks sitting out for sale. One was a regular cab and they wanted just over $3000 for it. The other is a extended cab and they want just under $3000 for it. Both are/were 4x4. From the road, both were in rough shape (rusted, dented, etc). The regular cab has been gone a few days and as of yesterday the extended cab is still sitting there with the exhaust laying on the ground under it.

Had I come across a $3000 truck in that great of shape I think I would have jumped on it as quick as you did and thought I had found an exceptional deal.

My neighbor is a diesel mechanic and I know that he would take something with the 6.5L in it before some other diesels.

I would choose the 6.5 over a Cummins of that vintage but there is no question...The 6.5 is one of the most unreliable diesels ever put in a pickup and the 5.9 Cummins is the most reliable.

Yet you would still choose the 6.5 over the Cummins???? :h

You're getting as much anti-Ram as Fish! :B