I am looking at a 1999 Ford Expedition with 30k miles, but I’ve never purchased a car this old before and I wanted some advice on whether it’s worth it. I want something that can haul people around, drive well in the snow, and that I don’t have to worry about scratches and dings. They are asking …

$6k is way way too high. I wouldn’t pay more then $2k. And that’s if it has good service records and the mileage can be verified.

Is that just a gut feeling @MikeInNH ? I am struggling to find a good way of determining the value of the car.

An old car with few miles sets off alarm bells for me. I’d want to see that all maintenance was done by the book, according to the time limits. I’d worry about deteriorated rubber parts, and fuel systems clogging. Why pay more that the book value?

A 1999 Expedition has essentially NO VALUE. No dealer would want to take it on a trade as it would be hard to resell and just take up space on the lot. I agree that if it has NO FLAWS between $1000 and $2000 would be maximum. These a cars you normally give away to relatives or children of fiends wh…

[image] texases: I’d want to see that all maintenance was done by the book, according to the time limits. Just to clarify this excellent point for the OP, almost all car maintenance items have an either/or odometer mileage OR elapsed time value, with the proviso of “whichever comes first”. …

[image] OSR: Is that just a gut feeling @MikeInNH ? I am struggling to find a good way of determining the value of the car. You already determined the fair value for the car from KBB.

My advice is, before you sign or pay anything, take the vehicle to your trusted mechanic and pay for a complete inspection. Don’t take anyone else’s word for the condition of the vehicle and don’t let the seller pay for the inspection. You don’t want there to be any conflict of interest, and you d…

[image] Docnick: A 1999 Expedition has essentially NO VALUE. No dealer would want to take it on a trade as it would be hard to resell and just take up space on the lot Dealers take in vehicles like that all the time. They then just sell it at auction.

The one thing I would check for would be oil sludging. If the oil was only changed a few times in going on 2 decades then that would worry me more than anything. Check tires and accessory belt for dry rot. Lots of mechanics can work on this vehicle. Whether it’s expensive to fix depends on what ha…

Clean trade for an 1999 Eddie Bauer 2WD Expedition is $3112 for my area, per nadaguides.com . Clean retail from a dealer might run $4600, so the 6K is ridiculously over-priced. XLT package and 4WD would cause the valuation to be higher. Somewhat unusual that KBB prices this vehicle higher than na…

Advice on buying a 1999 Ford Expedition with 30k miles

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Mustangman August 9, 2016, 11:54pm 14

The stuck/broken off spark plugs were on the 2005 and later 3 valve V8, not the 2 valve mod motor in the 99.

Edit: I think the problem was pretty much fixed by 2008, though.

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Advice on buying a 1999 Ford Expedition with 30k miles

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