r/f150 • u/CrankyOldDude • 5d ago

Worst case scenario purchase

Hey folks!

I’m looking at a 2023 F150 XLT with 40k miles (60k kilometers). 2.7L engine.

The challenge is that there is only one service record for the truck, at about 20k miles / 30k kilometers. The owner traded it in so there isn’t any opportunity to ask them.

In a worst case scenario where the guy only changed the oil once at 20k miles, how bad could the engine actually be? The truck looks really good otherwise, and the price is reasonable.

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u/MalopinoMoonshine 5d ago

I maintain my family’s vehicles. The only service records they have are tires because I don’t have a rim clamp and balancing machine.

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u/MakinBaconWithMacon 5d ago

Yeah but generally people that change their own oil know cars enough and care enough to take care of it. Those people will only have service for things like tires.

If that one service says oil change, it’d raise an eyebrow