Hello diesel folks,

I am new to diesel. I had a 1993 f150 that I babied, but it was hit and totaled by another driver (16yr old kid). I am a winter sports photographer and will be commuting from the city to the mountains this winter with a snowmobile in the bed.

My budget is around 5 grand. I've been looking at a 1997 f250 7.3 powerstroke diesel with 272,000 miles. 30,000 on the new tranny. Had a shop look at it and said the engine is running great, just needs bushings really badly and the sector shaft needs help.

It has 6 in lift 35 in tires, 12,000lb winch, runell bumpers, and a nice looking truck with three previous owners. The seller is asking $5,000. Do you think this could be a good purchase? What should I look out for? I am hesitant about such high miles but I've been hearing that 7.3 run forever if well-maintained.

Thanks for all the insight! -Meg

 

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It's a good looking truck. The price seems on the high end but not by much I would say...

Things to look for are replaced parts. With that high of miles, better have had it's injectors replaced. You will want to know that it can start cold so make sure you can test that. I wouldn't let the high miles scare you as long as it has been maintained...