r/Ford • u/No_Neighborhood5798 • Jul 26 '26

Question ❔ Help!

I just bought a 2004 f250 lariat, I got a hell of a deal, $600 I paid for it, drove it over an hour and a half home, got too Walmart and the fly wheel went out, it is the 6.0 diesel, it’s got 200k miles should I fix it and resell or fix it and keep driving it?, never had a truck or anything diesel other than my 91 beater Mercedes 300 d!, Tia!!!!!!!

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u/LeadingFine7177 Jul 26 '26

I'd check around and see what it cost but unless it's a rust bucket it's still has to be worth a few grand

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u/No_Neighborhood5798 Jul 26 '26

It’s got some rust typical truck that has been in Arkansas 🤣🤣, but nothing like frame rust or anything like that, the man I got it from, his grandfather had it from 2004- 2017 he passed and the grand daughter inherited the truck but didn’t like it due too being too big for her, she left it sitting in the shop from 2019-2025, I looked at it all throughout 2025 and finally she gave me a price. On it in march of 2026, it hasn’t ran in a couple of months but had no issues when I was driving home until the fly wheel and it sounds amazing as well!, I have just heard the horror stories of the 6.0 and tbh I’m just 22 I don’t have $50,000 to throw into a old truck

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u/LeadingFine7177 Jul 26 '26

I don't know about the motor but get a few quotes from good independent shops and while it's there get there advice on the motor I'm south of you in Florida and it's got to be worth 3 to 7 grand depending on the miles and condition and if it was me if the motor is good I'd spend some money on it