Ford tough?

[Mooseman]

Look at this closed bidding for this government vehicle:
https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm...htype=&lci=&str=1&ltnf=1&frmsr=1&sf=ferm-clos

2010 Ford F-250 SD XL

Body Style:
CREW CAB PICKUP 4-D
Engine Type:
6.4L V8 OHV 32V TURBO DIESEL
Transmission:
5-Speed Automatic
Drive Line:
4WD
51080 KM

Here's the kicker. This thing has ONLY 51k km (32k miles) and has the following known problems:
Known issues:

• Scratches
• Paint chips
• Dents
• Rust spots
• Check engine light is on (see photos for error codes) (P0301)
• Reduced engine power warning appears on dash
• Defective tailgate
• Passenger side mirror cracked
• ABS light is on

Requires the following:

• 4 tires
• Ball joints, L/R upper and lower
• R front axle seal and u joint
• Front shock
• Fan belt tensioner
• A/C belt
• A/C belt tensioner
• Truck box falling off

Minimum bid: $5000

At such a low mileage, it needs this much repairs? And to have a misfire on a diesel, must be a valve or compression issue. This is awful. I don't know what department it was in but government vehicles are usually well maintained. I know they have a 10 year limit for vehicle age but it's not economically feasible to repair regardless.

I've seen similar Chevys with more mileage have a minimum bid of $15 000, like this 2008 GMC Sierra 3500HD SLE with no serious issues with 74k KM starting at $18K.

Wow.

 

[Capote]

They beat on that thing hard and had zero ****s given. Ridiculous it needs all that done and has those issues at 51k.

 

[littleblazer]

Because Ferd lol. I thought those era diesels were prone to problems tbh...

 

[northcreek]

Does seem a tad rough...The real real kicker is that all of those things are the KNOWN problems...

 

[Mooseman]

You buy it and

 

[Redbeard]

FORD:
Found on Road Dead
Failure on Race day
Found on Russian dump
F**Ked on recent deal...
and on the last page of the owners manual, the bus schedule. Along with a coupon for sneakers to get you home.

 

[Sparky]

I don't know the years but I know there were some Ford diesels that were junk straight from the factory.

 

[Mooseman]

Fix Or Repair Daily

We even have two in French:

Ferraille Ordure Rebus Déchet
(Metal Scrap, Garbage, Refuse, Garbage)
Ferraille, Ordure, Rouille, Détritus
(Metal scrap, Garbage, Rust, Garbage

Yes, we have that many words for garbage!

 

[northcreek]

Speaking of the French, Click & Clack said that when it comes to French Engineering, " The French copy no one and no one copies the French".

 

[Reprise]

Speaking of the French, Click & Clack said that when it comes to French Engineering, " The French copy no one and no one copies the French".

Renault
Peugeot
Dauphin
Dois-je dire plus?

Comparing Ford to the French auto industry? That's rough - even for Ford

As I saw someone else write online re: Ford vs GM - "the engineering just isn't there" After owning 3 early model Exploders - this really hit home for me - and it's why I now own the Envoy.

 

[littleblazer]

There were less issues per unit on roll out with the explorers but the tech was way worse.

 

[Moore]

The question about a government vehicle with low miles needs work. You guys ever drive fleet vehicles daily. Some folks take care of them but, many do not nor will not. How about jumping into a police vehicle and before leaveing the lot you realize the brakes barely work. Or, the tranny goes into gear after you shift and count to 10. Those guys I confronted along with many others. The standard line was I did not think it was a problem. Heck a game PU with 100,000 miles even with proper maintenance was a POS what ever the brand name was.

 

[Reprise]

Granted, people tend to abuse what isn't theirs or what they aren't the exclusive users of. BUT - this is supposed to be a HD pickup - with 32K miles on it. I would not expect that many mechanical systems to be in need of R&R. All 4 ball joints? U-joints? Emissions CELs? Truck bed 'falling off'? (the one inexcusable body item, IMO).

Unless the description of issues is being exaggerated - or someone drove the truck over a small cliff - I fail to see how so many mechanicals could be in that condition at that mileage. Sad.

 

[littleblazer]

I mean the hot dip galvanized bed of the Sierra is gone. And that was 1/4 inch diamond plate and the truck was maintained. Funny how everything else is rust free though.

Granted, people tend to abuse what isn't theirs or what they aren't the exclusive users of. BUT - this is supposed to be a HD pickup - with 32K miles on it. I would not expect that many mechanical systems to be in need of R&R. All 4 ball joints? U-joints? Emissions CELs? Truck bed 'falling off'? (the one inexcusable body item, IMO).

Unless the description of issues is being exaggerated - or someone drove the truck over a small cliff - I fail to see how so many mechanicals could be in that condition at that mileage. Sad.

 

[Reprise]

@littleblazer - I was actually referring to Moore's post re: Ford F-250. Hadn't looked at the Sierra, tbh.

 

[Reprise]

Just thought of a new name for the SD - Super Doody (I crack myself up sometimes...)

 

[littleblazer]

@littleblazer - I was actually referring to Moore's post re: Ford F-250. Hadn't looked at the Sierra, tbh.

I was referring to the 2500hd my dad uses for work and maintains. Everything else is sound but the bed is gone. And it is uh... beat on more so than anything I've ever seen lol. My guess is no work was ever done on that ford...

 

[Moore]

We can all guess about the truck but, unless we learn the facts as to WHY, all we have is guessing. But, again I can believe it because I have seen that type of abuse.

 

[Mooseman]

I don't care what anybody says, that is low km for having that many serious problems. It's an HD truck. It's supposed to be beat on. If they fall apart just by working them hard, well, that's a problem IMHO. Unless it was driven constantly through craters, it shouldn't need all ball joints. Doesn't explain the dead cylinder though but that could just be an injector. But then it's also in REP. Either way, it's a basket case.

 

[$ Khalid ! 9130]

I don't care what anybody says, that is low km for having that many serious problems. It's an HD truck. It's supposed to be beat on. If they fall apart just by working them hard, well, that's a problem IMHO. Unless it was driven constantly through craters, it shouldn't need all ball joints. Doesn't explain the dead cylinder though but that could just be an injector. But then it's also in REP. Either way, it's a basket case.

Over here we have Chevys' that have not seen the dealership for years and still run as good as new. Heck my TB has 141,000 KM on it and runs like a beauty

 

[Mooseman]

Well, it sold for $17k. Somebody is crazy enough to buy it or they know something.

 

[$ Khalid ! 9130]

Well, it sold for $17k. Somebody is crazy enough to buy it or they know something.

Hahaha..... Must have been some Ford reps, you know to not look bad in the eyes of people

 

[Reprise]

Well, it sold for $17k. Somebody is crazy enough to buy it or they know something.

Was that the selling price, or the shop estimate of what it'll cost in CAD to fix all of the problems?

 

[SnowBlazer]

Well, it sold for $17k. Somebody is crazy enough to buy it or they know something.

Looks like one of the work trucks we have on base. Idk, could have been the shop chief that bought it that knows exactly whats wrong with it, and how to fix it.

 

[Mooseman]

That's what I meant if he has insider info. Who knows if he didn't just cut a couple of wires. It's still a basket case.