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f250 5.4 any good with 85k??

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jason eddleston

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i looked at a 2004 f 250 gas 5.4 with 85k,extended cab 4 wheel,so on,for 12,000$,no rust,dents,scratches,looks good,drove it seemed fine,any opinions,thank you, for the advice on the diesel f350
 
I have no problems with that one,and I'm partial to GM gas trucks.Sounds a little high,though.
 
I sold my 2004 f250 with 5.4 superduty (4 door)ayear ago for $13,500 got about 14 mpg hwy, 12 city towing trailer about 12,didnt seem to have much power for towing. hope this helps
 
I had a 5.4 in a F150, and I think that was a good match. Personally I'd want something bigger in a 3/4 ton. My brother had a F250 with a V10, and that had way more power. No comparison when pulling the same loads I was pulling with my 5.4 I use my 3/4 ton mainly to pull a 25ft gooseneck trailer hauling hay or machinery though. Perhaps you don't haul loads that big. I do think the price is a bit high too.
 
The two extra cylinders added onto the 5.4L to make the 6.8L makes a whole lot of difference. Nothing sounds like a V10 either.
 
It seems that the majority of opinions are not that good for the Fords. Does nobody have a hemi
or a Cummins for sale in your area.
 
As was mentioned earlier, the early Triton engines have a reputation for spitting out spark plugs. That's because they had insufficient threads in the head, and if the plug was improperly torqued it would work loose due to differential thermal expansion and start to rattle in the threads. They fixed that problem later on, I believe 2004 was okay, but not entirely sure when the change over was. The new spark plug problem is that the OEM plugs will break off when you remove them, due to carbon buildup on the threads. When that happens, a $150 plug change (OEM plugs are real expensive) becomes a $800+ plug change when you lose pieces of ceramic in the cylinder. If you decarbon the engine and use the special tool, I understand it isn't so much an issue. I intend to take mine to the dealer and pay him the going rate of $400 when that time comes.
 
My Grandfather has a F250, 4x4, 4DR, 5.4L, Auto. It drops out of OD to climb a hill at 65-70 mph with cruise on. Not much for towing, my Silverado, K1500, 4x4, Ex Cab, 5.3L, Auto can tow about as much. The F250 just has heavier springs. I have mixed feelings about diesel trucks, but only like diesel tractors. In a truck I prefer a BIG gas (ie: Hemi, 8.1L, 6.8L, 454...)

Charles
 
I've got 3 pickups with the 5.4 triton and have had very little problems with any of them. Each have between 120&140K on them. The two that average 18mpg usually tow around 10mpg in North Central NE. Havent really towed anything with the other. Price doesnt sound too bad but you might be able to go a little lower as the big pickup market has slowed up some.
 
Hi Jason,

You need too check out cars.com to see what new pick-ups are selling for as the mfg are offering $6k to $8k cash back.

So if you buy at fleet pricing, take the invoice amount minus the rebates will be close too your buying price. Anyone can buy at fleet pricing.

Ford December truck sales, down 35%
Chevy down 35%
Dodge down 54%

There saying car/truck sales should be terrible thru April 09

I'm looking for a new car.

T_Bone
 
I have an 04 Dodge whith the 5.7 Hemi with 50k. When I did a net worth statement my banker told me it was worth $6800. I have no intention on selling it.
 
Oh and yeah, my work truck is a 99 Super Duty with the 5.4 and 4.10 gears. Love it to death 140,000 and when it dies I'm gonna retire. It did cough out a plug once but my mechanic has a kit to fix those.
 
I use a F150 with the 5.4 at work. 170,000 mi on it. I have had in in the shop 3 times for coil packs. Every cylinder has its own coil. With miliage on it maybe its not a big deal.

They just switched to synthetic oil this last year.
Never burned oil when it was standard oil. Now it goes through a qrt ever 1000 mi.
 
The 2004 has the 3 valve heads with spark plug threads problem fixed (supposed to be anyway). Supposedly the 3 valve engine is pretty good but I don't have any experiance with it.


We had a 1999 F250 super duty 4X4 with the 2 valve engine and it was like driving a old 4 cylinder Ranger. It couldn't maintain 70 MPH through hills EMPTY. We kept it a year (blew the head gasket like everyone else) and traded it.

They turned the power down on the early super duty 5.4s because they kept blowing head gaskets so it couldn't tow as well as the F150s with the same engine.
 
Jason, you would be much better off buying new right now. For very little more money you can get many mor years of service from a new truck, maybe can find a new 2008 left over for a real steal. The 2004 you are looking at is 5 years old, so for a few more thousand you get 5 extra years, warranty, etc. Tom
 
I have an '03 F250 Super Duty, extended cab, 4wd with the 5.4, and think it is a great truck. It only has 12,000 miles as it was mainly used for towing until I bought an F350 dually with the V-10. The 5.4 pulled a 18' tandem axle cargo trailer just fine, as well as an 18' bumper hitch flatbed. Pulling the cargo trailer in the midwest, mileage was about 10mpg, or just about twice as good as what my Chevy K20 with a 350 got. I did notice that when I hauled machinery on the flatbed trailer that the truck would downshift rather harshly when climbing hills on the interstate coming through Missouri, but would still pass the semi's going uphill. The V-10 is a better truck for the heavy loads I sometimes haul now with a gooseneck trailer, but the 5.4 always got the job done.
 
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