Wanted F150 4 door for family use

[jaywish]

Probably good advise about buying west and south.

The 96 has rust. The body is not terrible and could be saved if there was interest. It is an 5.0 auto with manual locking hubs. An XLT long bed that appears to have been a personal truck. The saving grace is it has 68K miles on it. It will need a radiator soon, hoses and front end work.

[sxcpotatoes]

Oh, and SIL's truck is an '11, not '09, it was just out of warranty because of mileage but still within the 5 year powertrain or whatever. Bro saved the receipts for when they have to finally pay everyone for the repairs.

[DerekTheGreat]

Be careful about "southern trucks." Ashley and I saw many a rusted truck in Tennessee and Kentucky as we were trying to scoop up a rust free car. They've even started to infect southern Florida, it's not always a safe bet to say that southern or Florida cars are rust free. Tenn & Tucky both seem to get salt thrown down on the roads and Florida does get the ocean salt spray but the Florida cars do seem to be cleaner despite the ocean spray. Better to go Arizona, Texas or other south west alternatives from my limited experience.

[P72Ford]

Be careful about "southern trucks." Ashley and I saw many a rusted truck in Tennessee and Kentucky as we were trying to scoop up a rust free car. They've even started to infect southern Florida, it's not always a safe bet to say that southern or Florida cars are rust free. Tenn & Tucky both seem to get salt thrown down on the roads and Florida does get the ocean salt spray but the Florida cars do seem to be cleaner despite the ocean spray. Better to go Arizona, Texas or other south west alternatives from my limited experience.

The buyer also needs to do his due diligence. If not looking at the truck in person, get pictures of the undercarriage and key areas which are prone to rust. If I question the condition of anything, I'll pass; plenty of clean trucks out there.

The pacific northwest is also home to a lot of rust free trucks. Not a lot of salt used out there, and 4WDs are more common than they are in southern states where there is no snow whatsoever.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Texas has a LOT of diesel 2WD crew cab trucks. They are everywhere, and usually pretty reasonably priced.

Look there.

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Texas has a LOT of diesel 2WD crew cab trucks. They are everywhere, and usually pretty reasonably priced.

Look there.

2WD you say? The problem with those, especially the diesel-powered ones, is that once the white fluff hits the ground they're at the mercy of the hook or a friendly 4x4 to get them moving again. There are several tons of weight right on the steer axle to help it anchor the truck nice and good, and significantly less on the drive axle to overcome said anchoring - once that happens it generally matters not what traction aid may live inside the rear axle, truck ain't going nowhere. Newer trucks sem to have even heavier cabs and even lighter beds, thus the issue is magnified...