AUcrnp3010
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Hey guys,
New to the forum. Long time lurker.
I have the opportunity to buy a new to me 2018 Gen 2 concrete grey raptor. I have never owned a raptor before. I know several people who have and have driven them.
The 2018 I am looking at is a one owner gen 2. Regularly serviced and have all service records in hand from the Ford dealer where the guy took it to. Clean car fax, no wrecks. Regularly maintained.
The truck came back from initial inspection today- in a nut shell- cam phasers replaced (the guy had your typical "cold start rattling" complaint) and Ford replaced all phasers on their dime. Tires have been replaced in last 1-1.5 years. New mounted spare tire. Water pump replaced and rear differential resealed. No more coolant leak per service notes. No more rattle. Then they did your basic oil/ cabin filter change, rotate tires and balance, new wipers, new battery, transmission oil flushed and replaced.
So to me looks like the big 3- cam phasers, water pump, and diff have all been addressed and no major issues / fixes have been done on thier dime.
The truck has just over 80 k miles. Price is 43, 990. Ford is offering me a 4 yr/ 48 k miles premium blud (or blue premium ford warranty) which lady said is basically your 3yr/ 36 k bumper to bumper just longer- for 3k (this is a no brainer).
Can also tack on for $760 a service plan which is for 4 yr or 60 k miles- oil change, tire rotation and balance and reg fluid checks. This also seems like a no brainer to me (in oil change alone)- oil can be changed every 7 k miles.
I have all the screen shots from the service notes and would like to post them here to see if anyone has any other input I should be concerned with or at least ask about.
Shocks- I know this is a huge topic / cost. Supposedly, guy who owned truck used it for your typical drive to / from work and occasional get pine straw/ sod/ light duty stuff- no extreme driving off road. When I am looking or asking about shock rebuild vs replacment- what am I actually looking for/ feel for when driving. I feel like I already have a great deal on hand as they priced it under to begin with and signed so they have to honor their price...
Anyways, all help/ advice is greatly appreciated!
New to the forum. Long time lurker.
I have the opportunity to buy a new to me 2018 Gen 2 concrete grey raptor. I have never owned a raptor before. I know several people who have and have driven them.
The 2018 I am looking at is a one owner gen 2. Regularly serviced and have all service records in hand from the Ford dealer where the guy took it to. Clean car fax, no wrecks. Regularly maintained.
The truck came back from initial inspection today- in a nut shell- cam phasers replaced (the guy had your typical "cold start rattling" complaint) and Ford replaced all phasers on their dime. Tires have been replaced in last 1-1.5 years. New mounted spare tire. Water pump replaced and rear differential resealed. No more coolant leak per service notes. No more rattle. Then they did your basic oil/ cabin filter change, rotate tires and balance, new wipers, new battery, transmission oil flushed and replaced.
So to me looks like the big 3- cam phasers, water pump, and diff have all been addressed and no major issues / fixes have been done on thier dime.
The truck has just over 80 k miles. Price is 43, 990. Ford is offering me a 4 yr/ 48 k miles premium blud (or blue premium ford warranty) which lady said is basically your 3yr/ 36 k bumper to bumper just longer- for 3k (this is a no brainer).
Can also tack on for $760 a service plan which is for 4 yr or 60 k miles- oil change, tire rotation and balance and reg fluid checks. This also seems like a no brainer to me (in oil change alone)- oil can be changed every 7 k miles.
I have all the screen shots from the service notes and would like to post them here to see if anyone has any other input I should be concerned with or at least ask about.
Shocks- I know this is a huge topic / cost. Supposedly, guy who owned truck used it for your typical drive to / from work and occasional get pine straw/ sod/ light duty stuff- no extreme driving off road. When I am looking or asking about shock rebuild vs replacment- what am I actually looking for/ feel for when driving. I feel like I already have a great deal on hand as they priced it under to begin with and signed so they have to honor their price...
Anyways, all help/ advice is greatly appreciated!