listed as a manufacturer vehicle Sold at auction

So I'm looking to buy raptor number 2 and I found a 2010 for $34,*** but when I pulled the carfax it says listed as a manufacturer vehicle Sold at auction is this good or bad please help

That is nothing bad, it just means that it was a Ford Company truck. They use these for all sorts of things. Everything from an executives vehicle to show vehicles.

And had a easy life

I say go for it

I guess my only real concern is that it may have been used a testing vehicle

Secret Ninja said:

I guess my only real concern is that it may have been used a testing vehicle

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I doubt it was a testing vehicle as those normally are reconfigured with tons of sensors and data loggers. Do not think those get sold off the same

Secret Ninja said:

I guess my only real concern is that it may have been used a testing vehicle

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Most likely not. But I'm sure it has had all of its maintenance taken care of by qualified technicians!

Yukon Joe
www.RUNRAPTORRUN.com

Usually and I could be mistaken but aren't testing vehicles destroyed after testing (assuming they survive anyway)? Something about the liability of them.

dogknat said:

Usually and I could be mistaken but aren't testing vehicles destroyed after testing (assuming they survive anyway)? Something about the liability of them.

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Correct. I have taken many "test vehicles" to scrap yards to be destroyed or sent back to manufacture due to them not having parts that usually meet dot standards or not main production fitted parts . The only ones that dont usually get destroyed are the ones the manufacture will keep as a running display model for shows and display only and can never be registered on public highways .

The truck looks pretty clean in the pics it only has 44,*** witch is about average for that year

Yukon Joe said:

Most likely not. But I'm sure it has had all of its maintenance taken care of by qualified technicians!

Yukon Joe
www.RUNRAPTORRUN.com

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"Qualified"