Thoughts on buying a super high mileage Ranger

[Stevedbvik1]

With it being so cheap, it makes it more manageable. I would think the engine would last a good while longer - I might do the timing chain guides preventatively, do a leakdown test and send the oil sample to the lab.
For transmission, I already have the CDF hub, I would see what happens after I service the trans. If it doesnt shift funny (it didnt on the test drives), it might be ok. The idea that the fluid should be changed at 150K miles is completely ridiculous in my mind.
However, I understand why the transmission does what it does and if it's ok at 150k, it means that it wasn't the worst of the bunch.

At 155K I would plan on adding at least the following to your CDF replacement.
All frictions and plates
Torque converter
Outer shell
Valve body
Bearings
Would add significant cost to your repair but just changing the CDF drum would not touch all the problem areas especially at 155K

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[ScarzRanger21(2.0)]

Personally, I wouldn’t buy anything super high mileage unless you’re planning on using it as a beater ranch truck or turning it into an offroader. Especially if the interior doesn’t look taken care of, who knows how they maintained the truck.

 

[Cabose-1]

My uncle had this same dilemma. I love fords. But......i did tell him, stay away from used turbos. It is very hard to tell how it was maintained. Just like the turbo thread someone just put up here in the forum.
It was not cared for, as in maintenance, it will give problems. Just gard to tell how someone else maintained their vehicle.
I would shy away from used turbos

 

[SymChris]

Hello

Any thoughts on buying a '19 base, 155K mile Ranger for around 10k?

Truck is pretty rough. You can tell its 'worn out' but mechanically, it seems ok. Interior is particularly crap with seats torn etc. Also, the dash is as basic as they come. I really wanted a Tremor, but with it being this cheap, I can do my own lockers and aux switches.

Question is, does it make any sense buying something with this many miles? Is there any way to 'add' drive modes later? Are they already in the PCM that just need to be 'unlocked' with Forscan?

If this deal does go through, I am considering offering 'cheap' CDF drum replacements if there is enough interest in the community.

Any help is appreciated

*EDIT*

Thanks to some of the responses on this thread and this forum in general, I have found so far:
1. Adding Terrain Modes is very easy to do
2. Adding AUX switches is very easy to do
3. Swapping out the screen for something bigger is fairly easy to do
4. Adding a brake controller is relatively straight forward as well

Any update? You seem to know what you’re doing and I think it may not have been a bad deal either… just curious…

 

[Msfitoy]

Transmission is on borrowed time.

I like how they recommend fluid service at 150K...after your transmission's already failed...

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