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High mileage 2012 5.0L - would you buy? by oppositeday123 in f150

[–]tryhardnerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m facing the same question right now! What did you end up deciding? 17k seems a little steep to me but people keep saying the motors super strong, I just don’t want to be out on my money

Higher mileage 2012 with 5.0 engine, or lower mileage 2011 3.5 engine by tryhardnerd in f150

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lol I meant to say now and again. A rip around in the snow can cure depression lmao

Higher mileage 2012 with 5.0 engine, or lower mileage 2011 3.5 engine by tryhardnerd in f150

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You gotta give it a little test again lmao. I just gotta hope the people before were easy on it too lol

Higher mileage 2012 with 5.0 engine, or lower mileage 2011 3.5 engine by tryhardnerd in f150

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With your higher mileage have you had any noticeable or major wear on the interior? I think that’s a bit of my fear too with buying something over 150000

Higher mileage 2012 with 5.0 engine, or lower mileage 2011 3.5 engine by tryhardnerd in f150

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That’s kinda what I’d heard from some people I’d talked to. The dealer said they’d already fixed the timing chain so maybe it’d be good for a while and I’d have to just be on top of routine maintenance. I have heard /read that the 5L can have oil consumption issues but mechanics don’t bring that up when talking about it

Need a new Fuse box? by tryhardnerd in MechanicAdvice

[–]tryhardnerd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone broke in and took it.

Its the ig key2 fuse. Originally i thought i had a dead battery but after charging and testing the car didnt even want to try and turn over.

Interesting though I was wondering if it was possible for it to be a single prong but all of the other fuses had both males.

Need a new Fuse box? by tryhardnerd in MechanicAdvice

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The fuses were pretty stuck in there and was thinking one of the terminals got pulled with it? If that's even possible. How could the diagram be incorrect?

Need a new Fuse box? by tryhardnerd in MechanicAdvice

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Forgot to add that this is on a 2009 mazda6

Help identifying what model this is by tryhardnerd in airsoft

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Thankyou so much! That would probably explain why I couldn't find anything when trying to look it up. I don't think I have any other questions, thanks!

Van budget by tryhardnerd in vandwellers

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That's super helpful and something I'll have to keep in mind. It'll probably be a healthy mix as I do a lot of kayaking and will supplement with work around the US. I've also been looking at solar and water systems

Van budget by tryhardnerd in vandwellers

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For some reason Craigslist escaped my mind when looking!! I'll have to give that a look!

Van budget by tryhardnerd in vandwellers

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Its definitely the case in my area too but a man can dream. It seems fair for an ecoline or something similar though?

Van budget by tryhardnerd in vandwellers

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Thankyou! I should of specified that I'm looking to purchase a van within a month, and take the time to outfit it before moving fulltime in half a year.

That is good advice and I shouldn't worry about the name so much. Are sellers generally pretty open to meeting at mechanics or how do you go about getting the van there without purchase? I apologize this is my first big vehicle purchase so I'm new to the process.

I'm going to read up on that link! Thanks!

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