Ford F-250

Over the years, I have owned many 1992-1997 F-250/F-350's and I have found these trucks to be very reliable, but they do have some odd qurks. This info is the exact same for the 1992-1997 F-350's.

Be aware that there were two different F-250 body styles in 1997, the square looking one (1992-early 1997), and the one that looks like the F-150's (late 1997-2003). This different truck had 7 wheel lugs, and was called the 7700 payload group. None of this review concerns the newer F-150 looking truck.

The Bad:

1. Inside door handles and cable. The cable always streaches, then your door gets harder to open, if you pull too hard on the handle, it will break. Very frustrating! (most all 1992-1997 F-250/F-350's)
2. Passanger side dash support. 3 out of 5 trucks that I have owned have a broken lower dash support, if left unattended, it can shake and loosen the rest of the dash, its a very common problem. I make a little metal replacement brace to fix this.
3. Inside door trim. It will require tighting quite often, they get loose and rattle alot. The little plastic push in clips break easily. (annoying)
4. Transmissions. My advise is to avoid the automatic transmission. (Called the E40D, all 1992-1997 F-250/F-350's) It's not very reliable. It requires constant maintence, and can overheat easily. Ask any transmission shop what they think about this transmission, they will tell you that it is weak and very costly to repair. The 5-speed manual transmission is the better choice. these transmissions are noisy, and the syncros can wear out fast, but I have never had a single transmission problem with any of the F-350's that were a manual transmission.
5. The spacing between the gears on the manual transmission is a little too far apart when towing really heavy loads.
6. The sheet metal for the entire body is thin and can dent very easily.
7. Rust can be avoided by removing the chrome wheel trim. This trim can hold water around the wheel well and cause rust. I have removed my trim, and have never had rust issues. It takes a trained eye, but look at the trucks with this wheel well trim, most have rust!

The Good:

1. These trucks are built like a tank! With proper care and maintence, these trucks can easily go up to and beyond 300,000 miles. I have a F-350 that is all orignal, and has 288,000 miles!
2. Resale value. These trucks hold their value if kept in great condition.
3. Reliable, Reliable, Reliable! The 1992-1997 Ford F-250/F-350 have less problems than newer trucks. This is a proven fact, look up TSB's and Recall Notices.
4. Engines. The 4.9L inline 6 cylinder (300ci), 5.0L V8 (302ci), 5.8L V8 (351ci), 7.5L V8 (460ci), and the 7.3L V8 Diesel (444ci). Are ALL good choices. The 351 V8 is a little underpowered compaired th the 302 V8, the 460 V8 will pass anything but a gas station, and the 444 diesel has glow plug issues but gets 18-22 miles per gallon!

Overall these trucks are great. They have been a pleasure to own. They look Big and Bad. They may be a little plain looking, but make up for it with great reliability.

I really love this body style and this particular truck had low mileage and a good body. It appears it has been painted; since you can see scratches beneath a layer of paint. It also appears that for some reason the dash has been taken apart. It rides as rough as a F-250 4x4 is expected to. This was my first on-line vehicle purchase and although the guys at GRN Motorsports are a great bunch of guys; I don't know if I would have purchased this vehicle had I looked at it in person instead of buying from photos on-line. I flew into Kansas City and Blake picked me up at the airport. After doing the paperwork I then drove this vehicle back to Charleston, WV. I only had one problem; the alt & battery went out in Ferdinand, IN. After getting a room for the night; paying a kid $50.00 plus gas to drive me 24miles to an Auto Zone store; purchasing a new alternator, battery, belt, wiper blades, & tools; installing these items myself; returning to the Auto Zone because the alternator they sold me was defective and reinstalling another alternator I was then on my way home with no other problems. I now have another adventurous tell to tell and a pretty good truck to start customizing to my liking.

I bought this truck in Jan 08 and now have 7000 miles on it. It is very powerful and no problems to date. Hope it stays that way.
I do not have one complaint about this truck.
I build cabinets and load them on a 16' Haulmark enclosed trailer that is pretty heavy loaded. This truck does not slow down for this load.
It has power to spare.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO PLOW SNOW THIS IS THE ONLY TRUCK ON EARTH TO BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This truck is unbeatable, Fast, strong I`ve drove her for straigth 1100 miles and It barely felt tlckles.

I bought this 2005 f-250 6.0 powerstroke it has lots of power it is very smooth and shifts like a dream drove it 1800 miles home and it ran just perfect. bought it $11,000 off blue book also. :)

the vehicle is in very good condition and the selles person's was every helpful with the transaction, the only problem I had was the cigarette somke was bad in the vehicle, but over all I was satisified
Gary

2001 Ford F250 4X4 4dr Crew Cab 7.3 Pwr Stroke Auto. This is the best pickup around. More pulling power than the average person will ever need with very respectable mileage.
What I liked first was the styling on the outside. The interior is very nice too. At 6'2" and 275# I can set the front seat where I want it and then get into the backseat and have more room than I have in the front. Plenty of room for the grandkids with car seats too.
The ride is nice for a 3/4 ton vehicle.
The performance is wonderful. The 7.3 is a workhorse plain and simple and gets decent mileage. Over 18mpg with cruise and AC on at 65mph. I worked as a paramedic for many years and the powerstrokes took a beating. They would get started up cold and get the throttle put to the floor right away. Also they were often run up to the governor when accelerating and at top end. These engines performed great. Only routine maintenance was usually done to these engines and some were kept on the road for 300,000 miles!
My 2001 has 180,000 miles on it and doesn't shake, shimmy, use oil. No wind noise, no rust. Starts great and runs great. For me this is the best pickup on the market.

THE TRUCK HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE, WITH A FEW PROBLEMS, BUT WHAT I PAID FOR IT I WILL SAY I GOT A GOOD BARGIN. THE DEALER I BROUGHT IT FROM WAS GOOD AS THEY COME, AND THE TRUCK WAS EVERYTHING THEY SAID.I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT.

Beautiful truck. Exactly as described. Highly recommend seller and products offered by this seller.