hi scotty, i think i found a great buy for this running 68 f100 it’s got a 4.9 i6 and three on the tree column shifter and looks rust free for the most part and the paint is coming off a little on the side of the bed but still looks good everywhere else. should i get this for a first truck for 4500? i’m a big fan of your channel too sir!
No, do not buy a 50 year old museum piece as a first vehicle.
Don't know if you bought or not.... I have a 71 F100 and use it every single day from April - October and it's great! Granted it does get light use. I drive to and from work (1 mile) and a few errands here and there each week. I also pretty much only drive between 25-35 MPH, occasionally I hit 40 or 50, and I do not take it on the Interstate. I think the most important thing when driving a vehicle that old is knowing your vehicle really well. For me the farther I'm going the more I plan. For example, on very rare occasions it just plain won't start, so I won't turn it off until I'm at a place where it could sit for a while (several hours to a day or two) and if my destination does not allow for that, then I won't take the truck. Truck also occasionally won't charge the battery and will run it down. I now ride around with a charged jump box, and also another battery in the bed that charged up ready to go and the tools to swap it out. Same thing on tools, fluids, etc.... Just anything that has ever gotten me going again, I now carry on board. Another example is a wheel chock. ONE time the truck didn't catch park and it started rolling. So now just in case, when I park anywhere that it's not perfectly flat, just to be safe, I chock the wheels. Just stuff like that. The more prepared you are, the less quirky things like that with an old vehicle are a hassle, and therefore the more fun it is to drive! Also AAA is good investment. If you do wind up needing a tow, you're not out an arm and a leg on that, cheap insurance and worth it if you don't have a trailer or are not that good mechanically to get anything back up and running on the fly like some guys can.
No, that's too much and at most a project vehicle.
Too much, half that. It's a 53 year old truck will have 53 year old issues. A friend of ours has a '76 F100 only uses it to get hay bales for his horses. Not reliable enough for anything else.
i would probably buy it to play with, but not for a daily driver
i had a '70 straight 6 and '72 v8
they bring good money down here
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/concord-1965-f100/7305420204.html
also had a '69 that i sold for $2500 to pay some bills, breaks my heart now
Honestly, If you think that you want to buy it, I would make sure that it is functional. Also, I would see if you could get it for around 2 grand. I am buying a '02 Tundra for 2500. Sure it may be a classic truck, but get it cheap, and if you don't like it, you wouldn't have spent that much money on/in the truck.
I would recommend these Trucks: '02 Tundra SR5, '02 Ford F-150, '02 Dodge Ram 1500 ST, 1997 Ford Ranger, 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel, '07 GMC Canyon SLE, 1990 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat, 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, 2007 Toyota Tundra SR5, 2013 Toyota Tundra SR5, Toyota T-100, 2004 Toyota Tacoma SR5, 2009 Toyota Tacoma SR5
I would recommend these SUV's: 2001 GMC Yukon XL, 2006 Ford Escape, 2003 Honda Pilot,2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2002 Chevy Trailblazer, 2005 Dodge Durango, 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5, 2003 Toyota Highlander Limited, 2009 Toyota Highlander Limited, 2001 Toyota Sequoia Limited, 2004 Toyota Rav4, 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5, 2005 Toyota Sequoia SR5, 1998 Toyota 4Runner, 1991 Toyota 4Runner SR5, 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
I would recommend these cars: 2002 Toyota Camry SR5, 2006 Honda Accord LX, 2005 Chevy Impala, 2008 Ford Taurus, 1998 Toyota Camry, 2008 Toyota Camry, 2012 Toyota Prius Hybrid.
These are my top picks upon what i have driven and worked on. Good Luck!
