"Tripper" (tripe46)
03/02/2019 at 17:39 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
03/02/2019 at 17:39 • Filed to: None | 0
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My in laws are offering their 1999 Ferd Expedition to me for “whatever it costs to get fixed” They don’t know what is wrong with it, or if anything is wrong with it. My FIL went to drive it the other day and “it made a noise” so he decided not to drive it...
Not the actual Expedition in question
Let’s assume I’m going to get it for $1000 or less because my interest level will drop significantly if it’s any more.
I’ts got 16x,xxx on the clock and they’ve owned it 10ish years. Normally I’d say this is a no brainer as it’s cheap, and it’s big. However I have 4 other cars, and one of them is a pickup. This would have to get parked on the street and I’m not sure what I would use it for. At the very least it would be kid friendly as none of my cars are.
So oppo, what say ye?
Take the grand expedition, or stay home?
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Tripper
03/02/2019 at 17:52 |
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Shit man, I’d buy that for twice that . I love that style of Expy.
“Made a noise” for a Ford means it’s likely an exhaust leak, bad cat, bad tranny, or bad timing chains. Any one of those things isn’t that expensive to fix (multiple issues, though, might be).
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> Tripper
03/02/2019 at 17:54 |
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I had an F150 of that vintage with a 5.4 and 4 wheel drive and it was a great truck. Made it up to 250k or so before the repairs stopped being worth keeping up with. Great truck, highly recommended. So basically yeah I’d buy that truck if it’s not a rot box, which they’re known to be.
boxrocket
> Tripper
03/02/2019 at 19:20 |
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Worth it. Even if it’s the transmission or timing chains, it’s a well-sorted truck-wagon that.looks to be decently taken care of.
Urambo Tauro
> Tripper
03/02/2019 at 20:20 |
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Does “whatever it costs to get fixed” necessarily mean shop cost, or do you have an opportunity to fix it yourself for even less? Hopefully there’s only one thing making “a noise”, and it’s not masking other items...