2004 Ford 250 6.0 king ranch price???

so I’m looking for a work truck/wood hauler for next summer. This one (picture below) really has my eye, but it’s really hard to figure a far price with the upgrades.

So what do you think?
seller says 150,00 on bullet proof engine (all receipts to proof bullet proof upgrades) 250,00 on rust free southern body.

Pictures and video make all claims seem legit, under body and engine look like new.

Only issue is drivers seat needs some stitching and would like to install a backup cam, probably $1000 total.

asking price is $17,000 which is way over book, but, considering all the upgrades I have no idea what it’s worth?

 

Could be a deal for some, but looks like it has a lift kit and I hate the aftermarket wheels. You add in that the 6.0 just doesn't have a good reputation. I would take a hard pass at that price. For me, even half that is more than I would spend on it. Let us know if you go for it.

 

I would chit can those rims/tires & buy some functional tires/rims & be money ahead. I would think those wide tires would make a bobsled out of it in SD winters.

It does appear to have a lift of some type, that would make firewooding a PIA. You will want to look over the suspension it will most likely have some squishy shocks & springs. You will want some air bags on the back or you will be sky/star gazing when loaded driving down the road.

The 6.0 engines are hit & miss, I would check with the engine builder to just confirm the work.

It’s probably in the ballpark of what these pretty boy city rigs are going for but it’s more than I would want to cough up.

But the days of buying reliable $1500 4x4’s are well & over.

I think Stephiedoll pretty much nailed it, I would pass.

But it’s your money & it may be exactly what you are looking for. Let us know what you decide.

 

I think he'll get the 17k price, but not from me...
6.0? Buyer beware!

 

My buddy has been bullet proofing his 6.0 for 17 years. No way I'd buy one.

 

My buddy, who deals in trucks, says a 6.0 done right is a good motor... I dunno, I'll stick with my gasser...and I'm sure they'll get that price

 

Look at it this way....with rims and tires like that, it hasn't done any work. And you've got the start of that Carolina squat going already.... Like somebody said, that's a "drive around, town look at me, sit in the parking lot and talk" truck.

 

I’d go find a stock truck and pay the same money

tires, lifts and spacers people put on trucks like these wreak havoc on bearings and suspension.


add in that lift is tall enough, frame components have been cut off for the lift…

 

I don’t tell people what to do with their $$

for my $$ I’d pass

 

I dunno about that... doesn't look like it has that much lift on it to me...and some kits are engineered better than others, as far as permanently altering the frame.
The lift wouldn't scare me away, it probably means the truck hasn't been worked or off roaded much (with those wheels/tires anyways)...a stock truck could have tons of heavy towing miles on it and not show cosmetically.
The price is no steal, but it's not terrible for what things are going for these days...and it looks like a nice truck...no rust means a lot... everything else can be fixed easily enough...it's tough to turn rust around.

 

Any one I’ve observed with a lift, doesn’t treat their truck kindly. Regardless of age.

I’d personally go look for a truck that’s had a topper on it as they tend to be “old man” trucks and more responsibly taken care of.

 

It must have bull nutz in the reciever hitch bag.... Just must
And subs going boom boom boom
Bulletproof 6.0? Um.... Ok.


Noooo thanks. And no offense.

 

This is probably the very top of the market price wise. If there's just something about this truck that gives you all sorts of feelings, go for it. 6.0 that has been truly bullet proofed is a good motor, but I would do my homework on the shop that did the work. Run away from a 6.4 and don't look back.


If this is just any other truck then I'd probably keep shopping.

 

I just talked to my dealer buddy...he confirmed the price is too high...he said that's at least $5k over reasonable money for that truck...he said you should be able to find one new enough to have a 6.7 in it for that money...or a really nice 7.3 truck! He said while a bulletproofed (documented) 6.0 is no longer a total turd, they also don't bring the big bux.

Yes!

 

i have a 6.0 03 year build been down the rd with corrections, and full delete, If you are planing on a lot of hauling the heads need to studded -. If the hpop hasn't been replaced yet, that would be the first thing on a list, 200k is about the life of it. unlike the 6.4 and 6.7 the injectors are not run by fuel pressure but oil sump pressure. That is a good thing because if the hpop goes it does not wipe out the whole fuel system with tiny metal shards like the 6.4 and 6.7. ( that is a $11-15k repair) The huei injectors for the 6.0 can only be gotten as rebuilds now days. A properly done delete will allow you to get 19-21 gpm unloaded and about 15-16 towing in my experience with the auto tranny. Another note about 90 % of the aftermarket oil filter caps are not made correctly for the 6.0. At that milage it is Important to find out if the turbo has been rebuilt, as with an operating EGR system the vanes get carboned up and freeze. Apx $800 for a rebuilt one. yep i learned all this the hard way.

 

Looks like something some 16yo built and spent his wild nights doing 4wd launches in. I’d pass.

My buddy offered me his 2008 F250 with the 6.4 in it. It only had 50,000 miles on it. All he ever did was pull his cutting horse to shows on the weekends. He had just put brand new tires on it and the entire brake system was replaced because it kept seizing. He said I could have it for $15,000. I passed just because of the 6.4 in it. Every one that would come to look at would offer him $12,000 or 13,000. He couldn’t sell it so he traded it on a new chevy half ton.

I have a 94 F350 with a 7.3 idi in it. The 7.3 and the 6.7 probably the only Fords I’d buy. My daily is a Cummins 5.9 common rail. Too bad Ford didn’t get the Cummins deal.

 

F350 with a Cummins 6BT you say?



Your home of the Cummins conversion and all things diesel.

 

it would be the only way to go with a diesel these days but I still don't know why anyone would unless they are hotshotting.
I'd buy a godzilla if money is no question myself.
Fuel is stupid expensive and so are the repairs. but anyway best luck in what you choose.

 

i had a 99 f350 with v10 in it- replaced my very old 6.9 350, real work horse, tough on fuel though 8-9 mpg, exhaust manifold bolts popping heads off- flakey coils- phamtom misfires- solved that by replacing all of them at the same time, fuel pump( in the tank)and the oil cooler/heater rotting a hole through ( street salt ) never had to open up the eng- 220k when I sold it never had a tranny problem. Guy I sold it to is still running it last I heard. If GZ is built as well as that v10 that wood be nice. Note about timing chains on the tritons, early ones like my 99 had a tensioning assembly with a rachet in it always under tension, later units they did away with that in favor of one that would tension as oil pressure built up so the chain wood slap a bit at start up and break those plastic guides. Bring interference type units if you were lucky just had to replace the timing components

 

Thanks for the advice guys. The guy said we had a deal at $14,500. Then he he-hawed around about setting up a time to make the purchase. Then he backed out of the deal and said he had a better offer and would take $15,500. That pizzed me off so I passed on the deal. Probably better off anyway.

he said “well the price is OBO and I got a better offer” obviously he doesn’t understand when you accept a price you should stop taking offers. I should give him a bad rating on FBM