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Old 09-05-2010, 12:15 PM
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So I'm back in the market for another winter beater (shouldn't have sold my last one). Was just looking at autotrader, and came across a truck that has a clean record, and looks like it was well taken care of. Only problem is its a 2001 with 226,000 miles.
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http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false

Is it even worth taking a look at for it being a secondary / winter truck, or just keep on looking?

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Old 09-05-2010, 12:17 PM
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4wd with that many miles its gonna have some issues maybe. id see who owned it. make sure that it wasnt abused and beaten on.
Old 09-05-2010, 12:49 PM
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according to carfax it says 2 owners, but looking at the history its really only 1 owner from PA (not sure where). The truck is now for sale at a use dealer lot, and was purchased at auction.
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as long as you dont see anything concerning, parts for these trucks arent too exspensive
these trucks can take a lot of abuse, i wouldnt hesitate to get a high milage truck
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looked it over yesterday, test drove it today. Its honestly in better shape than trucks with half the mileage. So I got it... $4300
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Good work! Mine is a '00 1/2ton with 195,000 and it runs like a dream.As long as it has had good maintence and has been taken care of shouldn't have any problems.
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