Well I made the trade.

[Lins]

Originally Posted by danielabram71

Yes I know the 6.0 has issues. I am glad I had the car fax. It only shows alternator on the motor being replaced. And on the truck ball joints. That’s not bad for 233458 miles. IMO. Just hope it will last

The 6.0 still has a big following. I like them.

[Retired JSO]

Car fax will not show head bolts replaced w studs or injectors as my 07 had no history when I traded but had those repairs under warranty. I can’t imagine it showing alternator unless it was an insurance payment.

[Scoob]

Originally Posted by Retired JSO

Car fax will not show head bolts replaced w studs or injectors as my 07 had no history when I traded but had those repairs under warranty. I can’t imagine it showing alternator unless it was an insurance payment.

carfax is totally worthless for maintenance. Very few (outside of dealers) report any maintenance to them. Also once you know the vin of the car you can add maintenance to it yourself. IE joe bobs oil change did the service at this mileage. Even if they didnt do it, you can report to carfax they did.

[danielabram71]

Never said the car fax said anything about head bolts. My nephew is a diesel mechanic and he went over it. All the maintenance was done at a dealership. Alternator was done there too. How ever I will post picture of it and upper and lower ball joints today. Any work done by a dealership will show you on a car fax

[danielabram71]

This is from the car fax. It wasn’t a insurance claim

[ronheater70]

Thats a nice truck and should have a lot of life left in it. My son is a pipeline welder, and a good friend of his and coworker has a 6.0 in a dually with a manual tranny running 37's and almost 3K of welder and gear in the back. He has had good luck with it!

[Scoob]

Originally Posted by danielabram71

All the maintenance was done at a dealership.

Dealership?
Give me the Vin # and I will add into carfax that it was "bulletproofed" just down the road at jim bobs bulletproofing service.
Only saying carfax has a purpose but using it to determine maintenance on a vehicle isnt one of them

[ronheater70]

Originally Posted by Scoob

Dealership?
Give me the Vin # and I will add into carfax that it was "bulletproofed" just down the road at jim bobs bulletproofing service.
Only saying carfax has a purpose but using it to determine maintenance on a vehicle isnt one of them

Guy just got the truck, is happy with it and no one here has any reason to rain on his parade. Good lord. I look at the fact that it went in to the dealer to have the alternator and front end work done as a big plus, because I know many folks would just do that themselves. It shows me that if an issue popped up, it went and got fixed.

[danielabram71]

Originally Posted by ronheater70

Guy just got the truck, is happy with it and no one here has any reason to rain on his parade. Good lord. I look at the fact that it went in to the dealer to have the alternator and front end work done as a big plus, because I know many folks would just do that themselves. It shows me that if an issue popped up, it went and got fixed.

Thanks very much for this. I was going to get on here and try to delete this post. I have the money to fix it whatever happens. I will do the maintenance on the truck as long as I have it. And I will make sure it runs the way it needs To and if a certified diesel mechanic has checked the truck out and said it was bulletproofed I could care less what anyone else has to say. I never said the bulletproof was on the car fax. I am very seriously thinking of doing away with my forest River acc on here. I thought a person could get on here and be happy and proud to show my purchase but guess not. And I don’t care if you have a ford or dodge or a Chevrolet gas or diesel they all break down. And all have good points and bad.

[Lins]

Originally Posted by Scoob

Dealership?
Give me the Vin # and I will add into carfax that it was "bulletproofed" just down the road at jim bobs bulletproofing service.
Only saying carfax has a purpose but using it to determine maintenance on a vehicle isnt one of them

Originally Posted by ronheater70

Guy just got the truck, is happy with it and no one here has any reason to rain on his parade. Good lord. I look at the fact that it went in to the dealer to have the alternator and front end work done as a big plus, because I know many folks would just do that themselves. It shows me that if an issue popped up, it went and got fixed.

Originally Posted by danielabram71

Thanks very much for this. I was going to get on here and try to delete this post. I have the money to fix it whatever happens. I will do the maintenance on the truck as long as I have it. And I will make sure it runs the way it needs To and if a certified diesel mechanic has checked the truck out and said it was bulletproofed I could care less what anyone else has to say. I never said the bulletproof was on the car fax. I am very seriously thinking of doing away with my forest River acc on here. I thought a person could get on here and be happy and proud to show my purchase but guess not. And I don’t care if you have a ford or dodge or a Chevrolet gas or diesel they all break down. And all have good points and bad.

x2. The fact is, nobody seems to be happy with other people's decisions on this forum.

[ronheater70]

Originally Posted by danielabram71

Thanks very much for this. I was going to get on here and try to delete this post. I have the money to fix it whatever happens. I will do the maintenance on the truck as long as I have it. And I will make sure it runs the way it needs To and if a certified diesel mechanic has checked the truck out and said it was bulletproofed I could care less what anyone else has to say. I never said the bulletproof was on the car fax. I am very seriously thinking of doing away with my forest River acc on here. I thought a person could get on here and be happy and proud to show my purchase but guess not. And I don’t care if you have a ford or dodge or a Chevrolet gas or diesel they all break down. And all have good points and bad.

Don't delete your account. Lots of good folks on here that mean well and are plenty helpful. Enjoy your truck.

[Scoob]

Originally Posted by ronheater70

Guy just got the truck, is happy with it and no one here has any reason to rain on his parade. Good lord. I look at the fact that it went in to the dealer to have the alternator and front end work done as a big plus, because I know many folks would just do that themselves. It shows me that if an issue popped up, it went and got fixed.

My whole point had NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS TRUCK, good or bad. It didnt say it was a pos he will regret or the greatest thing ever.

My point was right in what you quoted.

I said dont count on carfax as an accurate reference of maintenance. Thats IT

[ronheater70]

Originally Posted by Scoob

My whole point had NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS TRUCK, good or bad. It didnt say it was a pos he will regret or the greatest thing ever.

My point was right in what you quoted.

I said dont count on carfax as an accurate reference of maintenance. Thats IT

He never said that was his only source as it was also looked over by a diesel mechanic, but you seemed stuck on the whole carfax point with a Smarty type response

" Dealership?
Give me the Vin # and I will add into carfax that it was "bulletproofed" just down the road at jim bobs bulletproofing service. "

He said it was bulletproofed not because of the carfax, but because it was looked into by someone certified to look into it.

[D W]

I have no comments at all concerning the F250. However, I do wonder what entices someone to purchase a full size pickup with that 4.3 V6?

[Scoob]

Originally Posted by ronheater70

He never said that was his only source as it was also looked over by a diesel mechanic, but you seemed stuck on the whole carfax point with a Smarty type response

" Dealership?
Give me the Vin # and I will add into carfax that it was "bulletproofed" just down the road at jim bobs bulletproofing service. "

He said it was bulletproofed not because of the carfax, but because it was looked into by someone certified to look into it.

You just cant figure this out can you?

Read real slow.

He says it been a great truck with very little wrong with it because the CARFAX and its been "bulletproofed"

Originally Posted by danielabram71

It only shows alternator on the motor being replaced. And on the truck ball joints. That’s not bad for 233458 miles. IMO.

Originally Posted by Scoob

carfax is totally worthless for maintenance. Very few (outside of dealers) report any maintenance to them. Also once you know the vin of the car you can add maintenance to it yourself.

See how i mentioned nothing about his truck only that carfax is unreliable to use to track maintenance.They could have replaced the whole motor and put a new one it at 200k miles and it is likely not going to be on carfax. Also you can make up anything about repairs and put them into carfax yourself. They dont double check to prove anything was done.

Ie: my "Smarty response" where I showed the actual picture of the "DEALERSHIP" (his word) that did his ball joints (according to carfax). Also known as a gas station in bfn. Shows just how bad carfax is.

Maybe concentrate more on then post instead of reading what you want just so you can feed your white knight complex.

[n1acguy]

Originally Posted by D W

I have no comments at all concerning the F250. However, I do wonder what entices someone to purchase a full size pickup with that 4.3 V6?

I had a TBI 4.3 in a 93 WT1500. I used that truck for my AC business so it was always overweight.
The first few months I had it I thought I was going to burn it up as hard as I had to run it with the load that was always on the truck.
It wasn't any worse for the wear, with 125,000 hard use miles on it when it met an early demise due to someone parking a crapbox next to it that spontaneously combusted.

It always got 17 MPG.

[stealthWA2313]

I was a happy 6.0 owner. Mine had 168k when I traded it in. The only thing I had to replace was the FICM. I maintained it religiously, and ran completely stock other than a "turbo-back" exhaust system. Mine had healthy delta numbers between EOT, and ECT when I traded. I firmly believe that the 6.0 if left stock, and maintained is a great motor.

[Rockinh]

Originally Posted by ronheater70

Don't delete your account. Lots of good folks on here that mean well and are plenty helpful. Enjoy your truck.

Well said. Truth is I have felt the same way. This forum represents real life. Some people are just negative, some are positive. If you come to the forum often, you will learn who to trust and who to ignore. You will also learn to do your own research so you dont become victim of poor or misleading advise. The forum will help with ideas but you should really do some research yourself. Keep the forum a friendly place, besides, they have great jokes.

Bill

[dvalley]

Originally Posted by upflying

The 2020 Harley Davidson F250 costs $111,000.
You made a good trade.
https://harleytruck.com/F-250/

For that price I would hope they would throw in the bike and the trailer to make it a matched set. One can hope

[ronheater70]

Originally Posted by Scoob

You just cant figure this out can you?

Read real slow.

He says it been a great truck with very little wrong with it because the CARFAX and its been "bulletproofed"




See how i mentioned nothing about his truck only that carfax is unreliable to use to track maintenance.They could have replaced the whole motor and put a new one it at 200k miles and it is likely not going to be on carfax. Also you can make up anything about repairs and put them into carfax yourself. They dont double check to prove anything was done.

Ie: my "Smarty response" where I showed the actual picture of the "DEALERSHIP" (his word) that did his ball joints (according to carfax). Also known as a gas station in bfn. Shows just how bad carfax is.

Maybe concentrate more on then post instead of reading what you want just so you can feed your white knight complex.

Again, Im sorry, this must have been some other SCOOB

" Dealership?
Give me the Vin # and I will add into carfax that it was "bulletproofed" just down the road at jim bobs bulletproofing service. "