Today’s Nice Price or No Dice F-150 is a bare-bones stake bed work truck. That makes it perfect for farm duty or scrounging the neighborhood on trash day. Let’s see if this utilitarian truck’s price works for us.
Mazda’s MX-5 Miata ruins everything. If it weren’t for that delightful little roadster, there would likely be a greater appreciation for other small classic sports cars like the 1980 Fiat X1/9 we looked at yesterday. There was still some love for the little Fiat, but, sadly for the seller, not enough to account for its $12,000 asking price. In the end, it fell in a 58 percent No Dice loss.
Certain rules in the Hollywood movie scene seem sacrosanct. Basement light switches in horror movies never work. Rom-com schisms occur over misunderstandings that could be easily cleared up by simply talking. And, in every road trip movie, the protagonists invariably spend some time in the bed of a pickup or a stake-bed truck carrying cabbages, chickens, or the like.
Today’s 2000 Ford F-150 could easily be such a Hollywood hero. Alternatively, and with Spooky Season upon us, it could do duty as a hay ride or harvest parade participant. Honestly, the opportunities are endless for a stake bed pickup truck.
This one looks to be in great shape for its age and purpose. According to the ad, it sports a mere 113,000 miles and comes with a clean title. It’s parsimoniously spec’d with steel wheels, manual window winders, and a bench seat that looks like it’s out of the waiting area for police lockup. On the bright side, that all means there’s very little to go wrong with the truck or to have to keep clean.
Things are pretty simple under the hood, too. There’s a 4.6-liter SOHC Modular V8 with 220 horsepower and 290 lb-ft of torque, backed up by a four-speed automatic with column shift. Sure, the beefier 5.4 might be preferable for hauling, but without a dually rear axle, would it be worth the poorer fuel economy?
Of course, a stake bed truck is all about the stakes and the bed, and this truck appears to have all its splinters present and accounted for. There are no noticeable dings or dents in either the cab or the rear platform. And, while its standard side-view mirrors seem to clear the slightly wider stake bed just fine, there are plugged holes on the doors for bigger towing mirrors. It also has mud flaps out back, and who doesn’t love those? Per the seller, it additionally comes with cold AC and runs and drives great. The asking price is $4,700.
What do you make of this utilitarian truck asking that amount of coin? Does that feel like a deal to get your stake bed on? Or does the truck’s frugal spec demand an even more frugal price?
You decide!
Los Angeles, California, Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.
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