You can buy my '97 Chevy Cheyenne with the 5 speed and the 4.3L engine for $25,750. Its only got 345k on the odometer, which still works. Better hurry before it gets sniped, lol.
I have a 6.0 powerstroke and I have put a bunch of money into keeping it on the road. A 6.7 powerstroke with 300k miles will cost you 30k plus(only new one worth spending the money on, but still has problems to worry about such as the dpf or the cp4 fuel pump that disintegrates and sends metal shards through the entire fuel system costing 10’s of thousands). A 6.0 is a nightmare to keep reliable, a 6.4 is a rolling dumpster. The 1997 has the 7.3 which built its name on reliability, as long as you aren’t forcing too much power through them, and does not have all the emissions that kill diesel engines or electronics that fail. The 7.3 is extremely popular and the prices have shot through the roof if they’re in great shape (saw one listed for 32k just the other day). I personally wouldn’t pay 40 for one, but as I said, I have a 6.0 I continue to dump money into to keep it going and the only way I get my money back out of it is to run it (original engine had 350k miles all stock when it went, the 7.3’s are common to hit 500k before rebuild, my 6.0 is fully rebuilt with arp head studs and a ton of other goodies still running stock tune. The engine has been great for me but it’s all the other parts around the engine I have had to fight with replacing such as the hpop, ipr, turbo, injectors, alternators etc. I also dump $100+ every 3-4k miles to change the oil since the heui injection system is extremely hard on oil and I want to make sure I have the best oil I can have in the engine for lubrication since the oil is pulling double duty).
i mean she's not wrong! what it would cost to buy that truck new today you'd be looking at spending 55K to 60K maybe more! and lets be real all the new trucks are junk! to many fuel emissions systems on them!
You can buy my '97 Chevy Cheyenne with the 5 speed and the 4.3L engine for $25,750. Its only got 345k on the odometer, which still works. Better hurry before it gets sniped, lol.
Where?
Just for reference a 72k mile 7.3 550 from 04 in amazing condition sold for 18k….
But if I saw it, I still wouldn’t pay 40k for a 30 year old truck. You can easily get a much more powerful newer diesel for 40k
I have a 6.0 powerstroke and I have put a bunch of money into keeping it on the road. A 6.7 powerstroke with 300k miles will cost you 30k plus(only new one worth spending the money on, but still has problems to worry about such as the dpf or the cp4 fuel pump that disintegrates and sends metal shards through the entire fuel system costing 10’s of thousands). A 6.0 is a nightmare to keep reliable, a 6.4 is a rolling dumpster. The 1997 has the 7.3 which built its name on reliability, as long as you aren’t forcing too much power through them, and does not have all the emissions that kill diesel engines or electronics that fail. The 7.3 is extremely popular and the prices have shot through the roof if they’re in great shape (saw one listed for 32k just the other day). I personally wouldn’t pay 40 for one, but as I said, I have a 6.0 I continue to dump money into to keep it going and the only way I get my money back out of it is to run it (original engine had 350k miles all stock when it went, the 7.3’s are common to hit 500k before rebuild, my 6.0 is fully rebuilt with arp head studs and a ton of other goodies still running stock tune. The engine has been great for me but it’s all the other parts around the engine I have had to fight with replacing such as the hpop, ipr, turbo, injectors, alternators etc. I also dump $100+ every 3-4k miles to change the oil since the heui injection system is extremely hard on oil and I want to make sure I have the best oil I can have in the engine for lubrication since the oil is pulling double duty).
BS
You look at what it takes to replace that vehicle today. You might need $55000.
Do you want a mint 69’ Camaro or a late 90’s pickup? Same price point in this old girls mind apparently.
These truck people are absurd sometimes
Even 20 is an idiotic # for an old truck clean, or not all of you are out of control
i mean she's not wrong! what it would cost to buy that truck new today you'd be looking at spending 55K to 60K maybe more! and lets be real all the new trucks are junk! to many fuel emissions systems on them!