Is this too expensive for what it is?
There’s no other information. I have a 7.3l and love it, but paying that price is absurd unless it’s still got the factory plastic protection inside.
Bailey said:
There’s no other information. I have a 7.3l and love it, but paying that price is absurd unless it’s still got the factory plastic protection inside.
What would be a reasonable price for something like this? I really want a 7.3l Ford pickup, but I don’t know what a good price range is.
@Kai
That’s the price people pay for newer trucks, that truck is not new. Aim for much lower 
Whitney said:
@Kai
That’s the price people pay for newer trucks, that truck is not new. Aim for much lower
OBS trucks hold their value well, especially if they are in mint condition. I’ve had several offers on my 95 f350 (dually with a manual swap) for over 40k, even though it’s a little rough around the edges.
@Hart
For mint condition and low mileage, then maybe.
Didn’t pay that much for a 97’ f350 crew cab 4wd power stroke 7.3. With just 52k miles on it. Now at 66k miles.
That is a lot for a 97… it looks clean though.
Kellan said:
That is a lot for a 97… it looks clean though.
Reminds me of the truck the bad guy drove in the movie Black Dog, and I’m a trucker. I’m really thinking about it even with the price lol.
@Kai
Very underrated movie
@Kai
I have not thought about that movie in forever. I’m going to dig out the vhs tape and watch it.
Van said:
@Kai
I have not thought about that movie in forever. I’m going to dig out the vhs tape and watch it.
It just hit me out of nowhere last night. I don’t know how many people have noticed or not, but the main bad guy is Meat Loaf, the rock singer.
@Kai
And Randy Travis for Patrick Swayze’s sidekick.
That bracket lift on the front wheels makes them cambered in from improper alignment. I’m sure you’ll get about 5000 miles out of those tires. Don’t lift beam trucks unless you know what you’re doing. No intercooler, no power, drum rear brakes. Should have left it stock from the old man’s family. Cut the price in half at least, best year of the old style Fords… but.
@Pax
I can see the positive camber in the photo. I think a lot of folks don’t realize the OBS 250 had leaf spring TTB or how bad that is. Even at stock height, it’s terrible; lifted, it’s worse. 250-350 OBS prices should be at least 40% off.
@Sam
TTB is popular, and that’s why they’re asking 40k for a pre-emissions diesel. Don’t see old Detroits catching 40k or even IHI’s either. Never seen those close to 40k.
@Pax
I would never lift an IFS to TTB truck. You’re just begging to flush money down the toilet.
You’re gonna regret using that truck. It’s pretty, and you can get a lot newer truck for that kind of money that you wouldn’t be sad to put a scratch in. I’m not saying it’s a bad truck, but the first dent or scratch hurts the most. If you plan on actually pulling, using it off blacktop, or live in snow country, get something newer with a dent or scratch already in it.
@Kai
Yeah, I restored two of these OBS diesels and I don’t even enjoy driving them because of how nice they turned out. Makes me just want to sell them.