This deal is profitable. The price is 17.3 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $15505
Fair price: $16920
High price: $18334
MPG: 0 mpg city / 0 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Tan
Color: Black
Dealer: D D C Motors
Mileage: 167,833
Year: 2004
Ownership Cost for 2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL
Estimated: $49218 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3220
$1546
$1352
$1224
$1095
$8437
Insurance
$1660
$1718
$1778
$1840
$1905
$8901
Fuel
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$2540
$1407
$1629
$2291
$10630
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1161
$1161
$1161
$1161
$1161
$1719
Total Ownership Costs
$12218
$9585
$8602
$8920
$9892
$49218
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Crew/ Super Crew/ Crew Max
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 6000.0
Displacement CI: 366.14246456839
Displacement L: 6.0
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 325
Engine KW: 242.3525
Engine Manufacturer: Navistar
Fuel Type Primary: Diesel
GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-250
Model Year: 2004
Note: Single Rear Wheel
Plant City: Jefferson County
Plant Company Name: Kentucky Truck
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kentucky
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: F-Series
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AT VERY SLOW SPEED WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED (SUCH AS FRONT & BACK PARKING MANEUVERS, OR JACKING A TRAILER INTO A TIGHT SPOT), THE STEERING HAS ALMOST NO POWER ASSIST. I DIDN'T MENTION IT TO THE DEALER UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2001,AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND GAVE ME A COPY OF A SERVICE MEMO FROM FORD STATING THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND "NO REPAIRS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED". AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2001 I RECEIVED A SURVEY FORM FROM FORD ASKING BASICALLY HOW I LIKED MY TRUCK. I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY CONCERN WITH THE STEERING. I ACTUALLY RECEIVED A CALL FROM FORD ABOUT MY PROBLEM. THEY ALSO CALLED THE DEALER AND WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DEALER TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. ON 12/11/01 THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER PERSONALLY CHECKED-OUT THE PROBLEM (WITH ME ALONG), AND AGREED THAT THE STEERING PROBLEM WAS NOT NORMAL AND HIS COMMENT WAS "IT'S LIKE THE WHEEL IS AGAINST A ROCK". HE SAID THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND WOULD CALL THE FORD ENGINEERS. HE CALLED ME LATER THAT SAME DAY AND INFORMED ME THAT FORD WAS ADAMANT THAT THE CONDITION IS "NORMAL" AND ABSOLUTELY NO REPAIRS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED. THEY SAID THAT HE COULD CHANGE ALL THE POWER STEERING PARTS, AND THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY HIM TO DO ANY WORK ON THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE HYDROBOOST SYSTEM DIVERTS ALL OF THE POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED AND NOT TO THE POWER STEERING, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS DESIGN. THE FORD ENGINEER GAVE THE DEALER A REPORT NUMBER TO USE IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER REFERENCE TO THIS SITUATION. THE REPORT NUMBER IS "1LKEB013" DATED 12/11/01. ON 12/12/01 I CALLED BACK TO THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PERSON THAT ORIGINALLY CALLED ME (ROSA AT 1-800-393-3673X2452) AND REPORT THE RESULTS. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THAT SHE COULD DO BECAUSE THE FORD ENGINEER DECLARED THE PROBLEM TO BE NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS.*AK
2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. OWNER WILL TAKE TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP. *NM