So i just found this truck on craigslist

[bunkerking09 10+ year member]

And i'm begging my parents to co-sign for a loan so i can get it.

1999 F-250 Turbo Diesel 7.3 L Super Cab Long Bed

296k (not bad for a diesel)

Red

Leather Interior

Asking Price is $4950

Suggestions on how to convince my parents??

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[OoMesKoO 10+ year member]

Holy shit thats some mileage.

 

[shortyg83 10+ year member]

problem is your gonna need a personal loan for a car that old. I would start by not telling them it had that many miles on it lol.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

$4.09/gallon for Diesel up here in Maine...

lol

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

To be honest with you, I doubt they will co-sign since diesel fuel cost **** near $5 a gallon. Unless you have a decent job that will allow you to keep that things tank full, I wouldn't even bother. Just my .02

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Why would you want to buy that truck, considering the excessive amount of miles on it, and the price of diesel?

You need to use some logic here...seriously.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

diesel and 4x4 = $$$

 

[John3000 10+ year member]

problem is your gonna need a personal loan for a car that old. I would start by not telling them it had that many miles on it lol.

x2 Bank isnt going to finance a vehicle that old, esp with that many miles on it. If you do get a loan from a bank or credit union, let you parents do it so they can tell them its for home repairs or something like that.

$4.09/gallon for Diesel up here in Maine...lol

Point proven....with todays market buying a Diesel vehicle would not be smart unless you tow equipment all day long.

 

[ArrizX 10+ year member]

You're 17.

You don't need that.

Trust me, i'm 17. I know how 17 year olds live.

 

[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

my 99 dodge ram has 200k miles less than that.....

 

[kmanian 5,000+ posts]

You don't need to get a loan for a truck that costs $4k with a quarter million miles on it. I know it has leather ..., however if you don't have the $4k to buy it, what happens when it breaks down? which it will. fixing a diesel is nothing close to cheap. I would predict that the truck ends up sitting or sold with in a year.

My advice, don't do it, unless you hace the cash to buy and a couple grand in savings for problems in the future.

 

[UberAudio 10+ year member]

That truck is going to ****.

Keep looking.

 

[pcolasfinest 10+ year member]

You don't need to get a loan for a truck that costs $4k with a quarter million miles on it. I know it has leather ..., however if you don't have the $4k to buy it, what happens when it breaks down? which it will. fixing a diesel is nothing close to cheap. I would predict that the truck ends up sitting or sold with in a year.
My advice, don't do it, unless you hace the cash to buy and a couple grand in savings for problems in the future.

x2, i'll sell you my truck with 77k, doesn't have leather and isn't a diesel, but it is a v8 ....only 8000$ just for you today only hahahahaha....nah seriously don't buty that, get something simple, like a honda..

 

[slam 5,000+ posts]

just use some grease for gas

 

[lastcall 10+ year member]

i wouldnt pay $100 for that. that mileage is horrible, even if it is a diesel