Hello everyone,
As you can see this is my 1st post, and I'm trying to buy a used truck to serve my family and my needs for years to come. Feel free to correct me if Im wrong on anything in this thread but heres my long story. My budget is currently $20,000 or less, and what im looking for is a f250 or 350 4x4 extended, or crew cab, xlt or larait with lower miles(under 70,000). I want to use the truck mostly for normal highway driving, but I will also be towing car trailers, snowmobile trailers, and equiptment trailers at times. Im looking for diesel because they can handle almost anything, and they get alot better gas mileage than a gas truck. Heres the dilema: The issues im having is i have to finance this truck, so my local credit union requires the truck to be within the nada value guidlines. Also diesel trucks around my neck of the woods are bringing crazy money new and used, and usually used trucks that are in my budget are higher mileage, and or beat from winter driving in the salt. So I recently decided to look all over the usa for a truck and from my search I've found some nice deals on trucks. But I've heard that the 6.0l engine is a BAD way to go, and all the current trucks that I like have the 6.0l in it. So all the ford diesel junkies please chime in and point me in the right direction!!! I've always wanted a diesel, but im about ready to give up!! Thanks everyone!!
As you can see this is my 1st post, and I'm trying to buy a used truck to serve my family and my needs for years to come. Feel free to correct me if Im wrong on anything in this thread but heres my long story. My budget is currently $20,000 or less, and what im looking for is a f250 or 350 4x4 extended, or crew cab, xlt or larait with lower miles(under 70,000). I want to use the truck mostly for normal highway driving, but I will also be towing car trailers, snowmobile trailers, and equiptment trailers at times. Im looking for diesel because they can handle almost anything, and they get alot better gas mileage than a gas truck. Heres the dilema: The issues im having is i have to finance this truck, so my local credit union requires the truck to be within the nada value guidlines. Also diesel trucks around my neck of the woods are bringing crazy money new and used, and usually used trucks that are in my budget are higher mileage, and or beat from winter driving in the salt. So I recently decided to look all over the usa for a truck and from my search I've found some nice deals on trucks. But I've heard that the 6.0l engine is a BAD way to go, and all the current trucks that I like have the 6.0l in it. So all the ford diesel junkies please chime in and point me in the right direction!!! I've always wanted a diesel, but im about ready to give up!! Thanks everyone!!