Looking for a new truck

[cipsmithers]

Ok so now that ive decided to replace blue after the motor went, Im thinking about going with an f250 4x4. How do these look?

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/1280781225.html

http://salem.craigslist.org/cto/1272190237.html

http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/1285012146.html

 

[Raptor22]

That third one looks awesome. Makes me wanna drive to damn Oregon...

 

[cipsmithers]

That third one looks awesome. Makes me wanna drive to damn Oregon...

Oh yeah, i liked that one, but im liking the first one. Cheaper, and it looks good from the pics. I think im gunna go look at it. My mom sent them an email and i think we could get it cheaper

 

[surewhynot]

I like the 74, because it has a 390.

 

[Fordedselfanatic]

The last one looks good, but who knows when those pictures were taken? Maybe when he bought it?
The second one has been wrecked. 4 WD doesn't work. Frame damage?
The first one "Has some rust". Personally, I'd rather buy a solid body truck with a blown engine than a good running truck with rust issues.
YMMV...

You would need to go have a look at the trucks in person.
I learned this the hard way after buying a truck on eBay. The pictures looked great. NICE truck. ('73 F100) Only thing was, when the truck was delivered to me, it was apparent that it was the same truck as in the pictures, but the pictures were several years old. It was a rusty POS... I got screwed hard. Fortunately for me, the eBay buyer protection plan saved me. I only lost the shipping charges. They paid me for the purchase price of the truck.
I'll never buy another vehicle sight unseen again.
Dont make a decision on pictures alone.

 

[brentleedragon]

The last one looks good, but who knows when those pictures were taken? Maybe when he bought it?
The second one has been wrecked. 4 WD doesn't work. Frame damage?
The first one "Has some rust". Personally, I'd rather buy a solid body truck with a blown engine than a good running truck with rust issues.
YMMV...

He said he was going to go look at them bro. I doubt he or his parents are going to buy something of craigslist sight unseen.

but to OP

man you need to come up to the northeast of washington there are some nice trucks up here

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/1280771639.html

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/1281469531.html

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/1281450893.html

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/1280527141.html

 

[Poison Oil Racing]

#1 and #3 look nice.
#2 would concern me with "The 4 wheel drive hasn't worked since and will need to be fixed as well."
#2 for $2500 and a non-working 4 wheel drive. I don't think so.

 

[bigun72]

#2.......if he got hit hard in the wheel , it could possibly be just a broke front axle......

#3 is sharp as hale

 

[Fordedselfanatic]

He said he was going to go look at them bro. I doubt he or his parents are going to buy something of craigslist sight unseen.

I didn't say he was bro.
My message was don't base an opinion on pictures. Which is what he was asking us to do.
I would also expand my search to eBay, and refine the search perameters to a geographic radias that he is comfortable in traveling to look at / buy a truck.
More options are better...

 

[UNRULEE]

If you not dead set on a hi boy, get a 78-79 F250, or if you're really lucky a F350. Better sterring set up, they all have disc brakes in the front, married t-case, high pinion front axle, etc.


I can feel the hi-boy hate mail coming at me already

 

[dakonthemountain]

No hate mail unrulee, ....... but I guess then that you should just ship me your white 4x4, ok? then you won't have to worry or keep trying to convince your wife that it is "never done"... No need to thank me, I'm glad to help!
Dak

 

[TazDevil07]

Ima really like the 3rd one myself .. IF.. it looks as good as the pic!

 

[UNRULEE]

No hate mail unrulee, ....... but I guess then that you should just ship me your white 4x4, ok? then you won't have to worry or keep trying to convince your wife that it is "never done"... No need to thank me, I'm glad to help!
Dak

You prefer Fedex or UPS?