Anthony G
Member
Hello everyone. First time potential owner of a Expedition here, maybe, depending on what ya'll say and the test drive.
I'm looking at a 1998 Eddie Bower 4x4 with the 5.4. I've spent the last couple of days reading what I could on the web, watching a few videos on youtube, time to make a decision. First, the bad news. It has north of 250,000 miles on it. I did not run a full carfax on it but other VIN checks and etc show almost no maintenance records at all. The last one was in 2010. It will need tires by the end of the summer. I haven't been in the truck yet but looking in the side windows shows the drivers seat covered with a seat cover, the rest of the interior looks pretty good. Moving on, the body has no dents, it does have numerous door nicks and other paint imperfections. The original wheels are all there, the glass is good, although I don't remember if I took a hard look at the front windscreen so I can't say for sure the front glass is not cracked. There are no deposits on the tailpipe. Seriously, that tailpipe is barely even black. My finger was completely clean after rubbing on that. No, the tailpipe is not new. it looks the age of the vehicle. I've got a lot of looking to do today, mainly for all the rust spots the web advises to look for....see how she does on the test drive, test the 4x4 system...all that stuff. I'm aware of the spark plug issues with the Triton
The owner wants 1400 for this old beast. What do you all think?
I'm looking at a 1998 Eddie Bower 4x4 with the 5.4. I've spent the last couple of days reading what I could on the web, watching a few videos on youtube, time to make a decision. First, the bad news. It has north of 250,000 miles on it. I did not run a full carfax on it but other VIN checks and etc show almost no maintenance records at all. The last one was in 2010. It will need tires by the end of the summer. I haven't been in the truck yet but looking in the side windows shows the drivers seat covered with a seat cover, the rest of the interior looks pretty good. Moving on, the body has no dents, it does have numerous door nicks and other paint imperfections. The original wheels are all there, the glass is good, although I don't remember if I took a hard look at the front windscreen so I can't say for sure the front glass is not cracked. There are no deposits on the tailpipe. Seriously, that tailpipe is barely even black. My finger was completely clean after rubbing on that. No, the tailpipe is not new. it looks the age of the vehicle. I've got a lot of looking to do today, mainly for all the rust spots the web advises to look for....see how she does on the test drive, test the 4x4 system...all that stuff. I'm aware of the spark plug issues with the Triton
The owner wants 1400 for this old beast. What do you all think?
Last edited: