My Best Advice on Buying a Used Pickup Truck: Don't Buy a Rusty One!
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- In 2016 I paid $3,750 for a 116,000 mile 2004 Ford F-150 Heritage pickup. I knew it had rust issues, but I thought I could get a handle on them. Wrong.
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Thanks for sharing that advice. Sorry you had to learn that lesson the hard way. I can easily see myself taking the same deal. The truck looked pretty clean on the outside when you purchased it.
Yes, it looked okay, but the cancer underneath was pretty advanced. Tough lesson, but I could have bought a newer truck and would have probably had a similar dollar amount of depreciation when I sold it.
Thanks for the comment!
Been there. Your not alone on this one by a long shot. Good old New England winters. Looking forward to a spring Tenere riding video from you. Good luck truck shopping.
Thanks Tyler. I see a lot of trucks much newer than this one rusted out worse. It really sucks with as much as these things cost.
I did ride the Tenere most of the day yesterday. I need some inspiration for its next video. It just keeps running as it should.
Rust never sleeps lol. Toyota replaced the frame on my 2010 Tacoma last May. I bought it new and took really good care of it but because of bad design the frame was rusting from the inside. I used Fluid Film and Amsoil Metal Protector to keep it rust free but it still rusted.
I have a friend who had his frame replaced too. In fact when I go by the local Toyota dealer they have new frames sitting outside just waiting for the warranty work. That's crazy that it rusted with those measures you took. I am looking at Tundras because I have had such great luck with my Scion.
Thanks for the warning. What a bummer.
Thanks for the comment!
Thats too bad Keith, what a PITA.
I don't mind wrenching but do when it comes to a daily driver.
I've had two Tacomas and had frames replaced. Other than the exhaust LITERALLY rusting and falling off, twice, causing O2 and AF sensor issues, those rigs are bullet proof in the 4 or 6. Unfortunately, they are often too expensive to buy in cash for most us folks.
I now have a 2011 5.7 Tundra that I absolutely love, even tho its quite an expensive beast monthly and drinks like the Exxon Valdez!
I'm local, maybe we could go on a ride this year when I get WR250R!
Thanks for the comment Bob. I'm looking towards a Tundra or a newer F-150. I think the eco-boost engine could work well for me. I figure if I get something a few years old then I could keep the rust issues at bay for a while. I do like the Toyota's but they are so expensive. I hate debt.
Post it for sale on Connecticut craigslist.
They do not have the same inspection standards, so people are usually a little more interested in project type trucks.
Thanks Brian, I didn't realize that. I'll give it a try.
Before I checked out F150, dealer on their site had Auto Check. As soon as it said truck was from North Michigan, and had head on collision with deer. Nope, it was a deal breaker.
smart idea
My 98 Ford F-150 same problems that even the gas tank hit the floor while driving. I paid 6 k in 2011 for it. Funny part was the fire truck came to cover the gas trail and told me his F150 did the same thing. 😂
It's awful, isn't it? You would think Ford and others would really go out of their way to prevent rust on these trucks. You should have gotten more life out of your's.
How do you not have a silver play button yet!
I’m dealing with a nightmare right now with my 2000 GMC Sierra only difference is my truck looked mint for Ontario Canada. Truck had very little rust and tons of undercoating every where frame ,body and under the hood . My friend who was getting it ready for safety finds out the rear diff is shot the frame has a thin spot and cross members at fuel tank are toast. So he gets Me a rust free frame and now the front diff will not bolt up finds out the frame is off by 1 inch on one side . So now he finds me the cleanest 2005 frame ever looks like it just came out of the gm factory. I’m supposed to finally get my truck back after 5 months and $6k in repairs but the truck will be Like new and my friend is putting in a used 5.3 with 110k
Wow, that's a real nightmare. It's so frustrating because you would think it would last longer than that. No cheap or easy way to fix it.
I ended up selling this truck and buying a new one. But truth be told, I'd rather be driving the old one if I could get it through state inspection.
Thanks for your comment!
@@AdventuresWithMe00 the truck is a second vehicle for me only used spring-fall then parked in the winter .A restoration wasn’t planned but I had already spend 3k buying the truck and another 3 k in parts for safety so I had no Choice but to do the frame swap . It will be like new once it’s done but ever time we turn around something else needs to be replaced . Now the catalytic converters are pugged and it needs a power steering pump and a/c condenser
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Been there, done that. It's New England. Our vehicles get eaten alive. Happens to all of them. I have owned (bought brand new) Dodge, GM, Ford, Mitsubishi pickups. The Dodge and GM were the biggest turds I have ever owned. Constant mechanical and electrical issues as well as the dreaded rot which always appears just after the warranty runs out. My Ford, while not perfect did give me the least trouble. Last year I needed to replace truck so I went with another F150. 2018 with the V6. It tows my landscape trailer with two Adv bikes on it with no trouble. I have learned not to bother with used vehicles. It really is not worth it. If it was good, the previous owner would have kept it. Don't waste your time buying used.
I guess my experience isn't unique then. I wish I could buy a new one but it's just not in the budget. The prices of new trucks have far outpaced most people's salary. I do like the F-150; the eco-boost V-6 seems the way to go. Thanks for the comment!
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