Please Help!

[tonkatoy]

Hi everyone,

I am new to this forum and soon to be new to owning a Powerstroke. I was looking to get some advice from anyone. My family has all owned Fords, but none have owned a Powerstroke truck.

I was looking to buy a F250, crew cab, diesel, 4WD, short or long bed. I was basing the price from info on Kelly Blue Book, Edmunds, and some other used vehicle buying resources. I found a 99 F250, CC, 4WD, SB with almost 240,000 miles on it. The truck looks nice and apparently has no problems, other than the side mirror not working. I pulled a carfax on it on it was clean, if that means anything. Since I don't know much (anything) about these vehicles, I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on what to look for, and if 240k miles is crazy. I've seen folks talking about their high mileage trucks and I heard the 7.3 PSD just get broken-in at 200k miles. I understand this would be a hard question to answer, but I wanted to see if I could get another 35k to 50k out it. Is that possible, or do they have a magic number when they start to fall apart?

Any thoughts would be appreciated! THANKS ALL!!

Some basic info:
F250 99 or 00
7.3 PSD
Lariat/short bed
240,000 miles
4WD
Asking $13,500 to $13,900.
Everything looks clean in vehicle and out.

[wesjones]

The only advise I can give you is to do some further investigating. Try to get your hands on maint. records if they exist. I have a 2001 250 and work for a company that has about 12 powerstrokes; depending on who drives it and how often and well it's serviced you could get a good or bad deal. You really should drive it to make the best decision: Most of the PSD's i've driven have over 100k miles, some run just as well as mine which has 31k, and others are completely starved for power. If this is an online buy and a test drive is out, here's some questions that will clue you in to the performance of the truck...
*Has the truck been used for regular towing?
i.e. does the truck drive to and from the office, or does it pull a heavy trailer every day? If it pulls, at 240,000 the truck has alot of work under it's belt.
*Has the transmission recieved service other than basic fluid change?
-If the tranny has been rebuilt or replaced multiple times, it's possible that the owner drove it a little hard.

Neither of these questions are supplements to a test drive. It is true what you have heard, PSD's last for a very long time; I've driven one with 370k miles and it still chuggs along with no issues. AS long as the truck has been serviced well and looks to be in good shape, you'll make out fine.

Happy shopping! send pictures...