Cost of ownership 1997 Ford F150 Lariat!

In todays video we go over how much the parts on larry cost and how much I paid for the truck!

[@westhavenor9513]

You did well! I just paid $19,500 for an '03. But it's 4x4 with only 41k miles, primo condition, garaged, grandpa-owned. I know I paid (overpaid) a lot, but when you're out looking at new trucks that are $70k with questionable reliability (US brands at least), $20 grand doesn't seem so bad. I'm 60 years old and it's a second vehicle for me, so it will likely be my last truck. I'm happy.

[@eastonstricklin2164]

Talk about all the trucks you've ever had. Sounds interesting

[@Fishingfanatic88]

Buying a 98 4x4 lariat tomorrow with 164k...pretty excited. We shall see....1st ever ford purchase...

[@BumpyRossProject]

I’m buying a 99 4x4 tomorrow with 260xxxk for 1200 would you say it’s worth it ?

[@Larstappen]

Still got it?

[@fpaltenhoff86]

The 2v 4.6 and 5.4 are pretty bulletproof. There’s a reason (at least the 4.6) was in production for as long as it was. Panther body’s had them too and other then a couple minor things, they’re solid. Love the look of the 10th gen

[@danielmiller1856]

I just bought a 98 from the original owner. Has 107k on the odo. Super clean truck. I like the stance your has. Good looking truck 👍

[@coreyholmes2229]

I love this generation on f150. Bought this used as my first vehicle when I was 16 and I still have it at 30yo. Just put a new transmission into it this week. This one is beautiful.

[@Me-eb3wv]

Amazing

[@craigcrowe7961]

I bought an 01 F150 for $1,500. Found your videos when I was considering the purchase. Mines interior is in better shape but Larry’s paint is crazy good for a 24yr old truck in Alabama.

[@slapplejacks7311]

Just bought a 97 F150 Lariat 5.4 for $5,000 here in SC. Guy was asking $6800. The market is crazy but I really needed the truck. Interior is perfect, exterior about the same condition as yours & runs like a champ. After driving it for the last month, I’m not even mad about the price anymore…

[@stefanodalsasso9448]

I have a tenth gen myself! And seeing these videos gives me a ton of inspiration on where I wanna go with my truck!

[@hemimuscleman5683]

I have a 10th gen f150 2wd that I'm basically rebuilding. New skins all the way around and will just need a paint job. I'm hoping to lift it for fairly cheap and maybe put some more aggressive wheels on it. These videos on Larry have given me some ideas for my own truck now. Keep it up!

[@jesseclay6211]

Larry is honestly sick. I would love to buy one like it to have as a second vehicle. My dad had a 2003 with 4.6 and drove it to 180k and it when he sold it the truck ran perfect and didn’t have a scratch or ding on the truck. It literally looked like it just came of the show room floor. I wish he had kept it and handed it down to me as my first vehicle 😂

[@Samuel-zl7yw]

My dad’s truck is my first vehicle. It’s unfortunate that he sold it but it must’ve been a great truck for sure. My dad’s letting my be responsible for our 02 F150 Supercrew FX4 with the 5.4. Only 117000 miles! It’s been a good truck and has never left us stranded.

[@isuckm8887]

My dad had a 99 and when he bought it had abt 150k miles but when he traded it in it had 350k

[@gcortes0831]

I have a 99 similar to this one . Ives owned for 12 years now.. Clean inside out . 320k.. thinking about selling it soon 🥲

[@tomassauceda275]

I think you got a good deal man i bought a single cab flare side 97 f150 xlt with the 4.6 a couple years ago for 3600 only had 137k miles on it all original no issues anywhere whatsoever ive put in about 2500 into it and it’s basically a new truck wouldnt be surprised if it worth around 6-7k in todays economy

[@nicholashartsock2830]

Mine has 345k miles, I love mine, people give me crap about buying it and I’m like what other truck has lasted this long with the same motor and trans and has had no large break downs. And has been a farm and coyote truck for the last 200k miles with the previous owner, which is known to be very hard on vehicles

[@JohnnyReb2000]

Paid $5,600 for my 2001 Lariat 4×4 last year. It was about 210,000 miles and very clean for its age. Last I checked Facebook Marketplace (where I found my truck), the prices on 10th gens haven't seemed to increase too much, but as mentioned in the video, folks either love or hate the 10th gens.

[@stevenlarsen1691]

I bought a 97' f250 about the same shape except for a very nice interior and a very nice diamond plate bed cover with a fifth wheel hitch set up. They advertised it for $8,000.00. I offered $4,000.00 and settled for $5,000.00. Spent about $1200.00 on oil filter change with a K&n filter. New exhaust pipes heat sensor and new disc and rotors. It had good tires but I want different tires. Also new head and tail lights update and update dash lights. So far I am happy but my brother and wife think I'm crazy.

[@trevorsmith5524]

The 97 trucks have a silver tint on the back windows from the factory, tint makes it look like a mirror. People go out of their way to swap to the black windows but I like the look.

[@jimjam4049]

I own a ‘97 lariat with a manual. Love my truck man, it’s a good platform!

[@tell1998]

I got a 97 Ford F150 XL 4x4, 4.6L. I've owned a 08 F150 XL 2wd wreck it and owned a 01 Dodge Dakota 2wd, I thought I loved the Dakota but my 97 I truly love and really don't want to get rid of it, transmission is eh, getting a small backfire in the engine, and a small ticking noise when it's cold. 97 is truly my favorite and planning to hopefully keep it and make it a project truck when I get a newer (to me) truck to be reliable to drive to work and college

[@curtiskempton5392]

What is your climate like? Just got a 97 f150 5.4 4x4 with 162k Miles for a grand myself out in NC. How does it look rust wise on chasis and such? Thank you for posting this video it helps Clear up some cosmetic questions I had.

[@jarrettkeith3012]

I own a 10th gen f150 aswell and some crew cabs are going for 9-10,000 it’s crazy I paid 2300 for mine with 128,000

[@gagescripter]

Larry is the only 10 gen that looks good to me. Love the content man

[@comandermcgarrett7795]

i have a 2000 f150 that I bought in august 2020 as my first vehicle. Bought it for 4k. single cab regular bed, 4x4, 4.6 v8, manual windows and locks and vinyl floors. I put clears in my truck and got the manifolds fixed and the brakes and tint done but nothing really much else. I'm between keeping the chrome and the wheels that are on it and just getting MT tires or if i should black out the chrome and color match with black wheels and tires. I like booth looks, really i want king ranch wheels and mud tires for my truck

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

I just paid $3,500 for a '99 F-150 basic (manual everything, auto transmission, V-6 in good shape). I was pretty pleased. Should be a pretty solid daily driver and trash hauler. I haven't named mine yet. I need to get to know it first. My first mods will be rear tires and swapping the tail lights while trying to decide what I want to paint up front when I repaint the hood and roof.

[@jeremyedwards8256]

I love seeing Larry and would like to see more exploring in Larry

[@thejuddmotorcrew]

Can we please get another mudding video with Larry. Thanks for the content ❤️

[@tommythomas6015]

I went to a dealership and seen a 97 f-150 and it was clean only had 125k miles. But only problem was the back right had a huge hole in it like it was stabbed and they wanted 7500. That was insanely high. I bought my 2000 Ford F-150 4 wheel drive for only 5500 and that was 3 years ago

[@HughG.Rection101]

i bought a 2000 f150 v8 larry 4x4 for 5500 in 17. these things are solid rigs

[@dawson_5.0]

Now a year later probably around 7500 ish it depends. You got a great deal on that truck I was thinking you would have paid 3500+

[@johnulrich8470]

I have a 4.6 L 97 8Ft bed single cab with 100,600 miles and I bought it for $2000 at 76,000. Great truck. Thought about selling it but I’m actually going to put some work into it and make her purty

[@Silver12LTZ]

I’d love to hear about the old 2006 F-150 you had cause I have a 2008 myself

[@brianboy4775]

I have a 2001 F150 Lariat 4X4 i paid $4500 when i got it. Im sitting at 290k miles with the original 5.4L V8. Its leveled with 20s and 33 mud grapplers. Tinted 15% all the way around. Ive got long tubes and straight piped into one tip. After market headlights, fog lights, and tail light assemblies. And all LED lighting. Bull bar in the front with light bar and pods. And flush mount pods in the bumper. Ive put alot of money into it. But its mostly been modifying it. I wanted true dual straights. But i got priced $650 to do it an i didnt wanna spend that at the time

[@tommythomas6015]

I would love to see your truck what’s your Instagram

[@brianboy4775]

@@tommythomas6015 brianb1993 i dont use it to often anymore. But theres some pics on there.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

You can’t kill that motor. My sons been trying for 15 years.

[@JamesK7911]

I love the Lariats but I always hate how those leather seats would age. If you haven’t already (in 2024), it’d be cool if you added seats that matched your trim on the dash or the King Ranch seats are also cool to have in a truck. Yes you’d lose the middle seat and rear middle seat if those get replaced with ones from a KR but you at least get more storage space. I have the bucket center storage counsel in my front seat and I love it a lot, it has the storage space I never would’ve thought of using or even needing😅

[@Rogg33k]

I love your channel by the way brother you're the the reason I fell in love with 10th gen f150s

[@graveyardrumblers]

Bought a 98 f150 xlt 4.6L with 120k miles on the clock for $3k... Replaced or repaired the rusty cab corners, bed sides and rockers, gave it a tune up and it's like a brand new truck. Just drove 330 miles on a single tank.

[@ehd1990]

Right now I'm looking at a very clean 98 4x4 with 108k miles on it. The thing doesn't have a single scratch, cut, tear, blemish, ir anything wrong with it at all but he is asking 11.5k for it. It's ridiculous what people want right now. That's a nice truck btw, very clean and sounds nice

[@ScrappertontheFurst]

Paid 4700 for my 97 xlt 4.6 4wd. Was super clean, low rust for a Midwest truck. Had 136 on the dash but came to find out the dash stopped working. Anyway I could find out the actual mileage? Have taken it to a couple shops and they say they don’t deal with that kinda stuff.

[@SuperOskar2000]

I've got the exact same truck A 1997 just like yours my dad passed away and left it to me. I live in a border town with Mexico in Calexico here. So a lot of my mechanical stuff is done across the border a lot cheaper nice nice videos. Yeah my dads trucks got only a 160000 miles on it. He didn't drive it that much I hope it last longer the ac which u must have here got replaced in nex but now blowing hot I put the ac boost bought hope it last. Ac repair is expensive

[@brandonlandry5289]

Bought my 01 f150 xlt 4x4 5.4 119k for $6800 3 years ago super cherry and had a matching camper shell with it too. Solid truck no issues has 142k on it now

[@altoneiland5919]

I bought my 97 f-150 4.6L 4x4 for $1000 and did a few mods so about same amount spent on aftermarket parts it was worth it

[@joshtonmiller4113]

Very very interesting and helpful these are the type of videos everyone looks for. Thanks for the content !

[@fza.digital]

I bought my 2v 5.4l 99 4x4 for 2400 bucks. Has a rebuild engine with legit paperwork. Had to drive 8 hours to get her and she’s super mint

[@MichaelFletcher-to7mm]

I’d imagine Larry could go for 5k as it sits, fix the headliner and seats and you prolly have a 7k truck.

[@mmasinator]

I agree

[@25BEDFORD]

Truth be told, his plan is to sell it......

[@tinacarpenter746]

Yep, I got got. 😭 I am sick now. Good job. I'd say it's a good buy at 4000. More if it were 4x4. Wish I could find a good deal like that!

[@tristine217]

I just bought my 97 lariat for 6,000 she’s show room inside/out with 92k swear! shes all white w/ Crome 🤩 Im looking to put new shoes and some extras. I love her! Wish I could show a pic

[@codyswilley]

I paid $200for my 2000 f150 from a buddy of mine. I put a motor in it and ended up completely rebuilding the 5.4 2v and put it back in and been driving it ever since. 384,000 miles.

[@JohnRogers0014]

4 months ago I picked up an black 02 xlt screw 99k from Socal for 8k. Probably worth twice that now.

[@briantolar8111]

I have a 97 4.6 150k miles. With regular wear and tear. And it was garage kept for 20 years before I bought it

[@israelbugarin]

Definitely keep making these vids, id like to see a vid like this on chompper

[@Cahoony]

I’ve got a 95 Cheyenne with 250000 miles for my first truck and ive put 400 miles on it so far

[@JasPlun]

I see those body style Fords all day for 4500-7500 bucks Texas Facebook market place.I purchased my 2nd 2003 GMC 2 weeks ago for 6500 imaculate garage kept by an elderly man. There are good deals out there its not as bad as it was. I almost got a 1994 F150 XLT with a 5.0 with 120k for 7500 did not move fast enough and it sold.

[@darney555]

Bought a 1997 Lariat 4x4 256k miles all original 500 bucks, I’m into it for tires at 1400 33s stock no lift

[@j.johnson5217]

That's an excellent buy, just need to fix the headliner. However what u see them advertised for these days isn't what they are getting. They are asking way to much fully expecting the buyer to chew the price down

[@ethancopple5241]

Could you maybe do some vids in larry, going from stock to current day? Seems like it would be a very intriguing story

[@alexgrove5023]

I paid 250 for my 97 Ext Cab XLT 4.6 with 227k it just hit 240k and it's doing great. Had some wear and tear and now some more is going out in it but no shame in it being my first vehicle.

[@alexgrove5023]

@A-a-ron the engine is fantastic. It has a lot of other work that needs done to it however.

[@briancobos6262]

My 2002 f150 XL same cab configuration like yours with 4.2L V6 w/ 4 speed automatic. I bought it from my neighbor for $120 in 2018. Yea. It had at the time 89k miles! The best deal! 👌 Right now it has 95k. It idles very low and I smell gas. I love it! I'm keeping it as long as I can!

[@CaptainRedbeard31]

Have a 98 4.2 2wd myself, she has 216k on her and running strong. Definitely not no larry though as much as I wish she was. And my question is if I should try to build it up or drive her till she's dead

[@25BEDFORD]

Looking at a 2001 Lariat stepside 5.4 2wd extended cab with 80k miles all original Texas truck so no rust. Guy is asking $8,500. I really want 4wd just to have it, but this is the same color as the one I bought in 02' which was a styleside and would bring back memories.

[@socal_c10]

I got a 83 C10 Shortbed as my first truck for a project 4 years ago for $2200 now it’s worth around $10k and nothing except for the seats and carpet have changed

[@chase_smelcer7271]

yes please do all your past trucks

[@aaronlaws8605]

I have a 1998 4.2 V6.5 speed what is the biggest set of tires I can put on a 17inch rim without changing any thing with the suspension? Thank you. Love larry.

[@Rogg33k]

Bro I've seen some 10th gen running up 10gs it's crazy. I love olt trucks my self I have a 9th n 10th gen f50s both extended cab

[@dirkwalker7504]

Have you had any spark plugs blow out

[@estebansmoran1194]

Good truck if you spend a lot of little and it is something that you like no matter the price it does not matter it is the satisfaction of one

[@willkirkland9030]

Did the 315s kill the power on Larry? Im trying to decide for my old 1500 on stock gears.

[@jrciv7166]

Love the 10th gens

[@jamesdulin2848]

Bro... I'm looking for the chrome inserts you used on your 2018. Any help? Thanks for all your videos and information.

[@kristopherengland4036]

I have a Gold 2000 F-150 Lariat 2WD and I paid a whopping 1300 on her and she's been going strong for 3 years. Love her to death and wouldn't trade her for the world, my Goldie is babied

[@youthw8711]

love this just got my gandfathers 97 f150

[@victorcokas6979]

Market is by far insane, I been looking for a pick up what people are asking are insane so I’m going to wait it out until prices drop.

[@thereelistfishing5781]

do you have a video or can you make one that shows larry’s exhaust under the truck how it’s ran i’m having trouble getting my 99 done in my town

[@mitchellpinkston1051]

I paid 900 for mine .. 02 f150 4wd 4.6 ext.. just need a fuel pump .. there was no smoke no tick .. not even weird motor sounds … everything work from ac to 4wd shockingly

[@motomischief2160]

I have the same truck but it’s a 98 and I bought it for $25 it has 145,000 miles and it’s in prestine condition

[@Connor.l5165]

Bro I have a 196cc off road go kart that I payed a grand for and you got a nice running truck for the same price

[@gassadually6879]

the price of trucks is insane right now my 2004 silverado 3500 is worth more then what it costed 2008 its insane...

[@WielandBeneyDieselPowers]

I know what you are talking about im 15 years old and I'm looking for a 1984 Chevrolet custom deluxe 10 and they are $5,000-$7,000 right now that is crazy it used to be $1,000-$2,500

[@shonmcmahon7173]

i paid short money for mine as well love it doing headliner know

[@flawlesslandscapingsacrame7261]

U got a nice ass truck ! Outside is flawless ! Inside is pretty bad ! We’ll worth the price! U can probly get about $5k at most !

[@devinlantz3239]

You should do a q/a video.

[@brentwithers4584]

I’m buying one tmr it has a 7 inch lift on it

[@michaelstevens8560]

I owned a 04 f150 10th gen good truck

[@jevintaylor4740]

Paid 2800 for my 97 f150 but a good price on Larry is 6500 in south Louisiana

[@Billy-Boggs]

3k for the truck Edit: 1k is crazy steal Here in Maryland that truck would go for around 5k.

[@codypaterson9139]

Here in Illinois, a truck like this with a rusted out bed and a cracked windshield with a motor that sounds like it’s in hospice care will run you 5,000 still.

[@victorcokas6979]

I had a 99 lifted 8in on 35s I wish I never sold it.

[@jessethecuhhh4794]

I have a 2001 Ford F-150 lariat with 150k miles and I bought it for $2k from a friend of my dad cuz he bought himself a brand new truck and a week later his truck just stopped working

[@larrymeister5255]

What did you do with the Ion wheels that were on Larry?

[@willhardin7872]

You should put cam and header on larry

[@isaacwilliams399]

Let’s hear about all your trucks

[@TheXxikillyouxX]

And to this day its dirt cheap seen some F-150s about 2-3grand in terrible condition and even some decent ones around 4 grand (houston tx)

[@MrPAULONEAL]

True dual exhaust starts at the headers...

[@ScottyBeen1000]

LARRY! LARRY! LARRY!

[@mromatic17]

i really dont get the point of lifting a 2wd truck. I get if you put a leveling kit but i don’t see a point with the lift. I have a 1994 f150 4x4 5.0 5 speed and i only have a leveling kit but they used to build trucks a lot higher off the ground then they used to! my ex wide bought a brand new ram1500 4x4 and its as high off the ground as a Camry!

[@brekenbatty3722]

Where did you get your switch back?

[@LoveArkeen]

Wow. Nice truck.

[@laneblount9888]

If you fixed the headliner and seat you could probably get 5-6 for it

[@raulgarcia3356]

when are you sending the stickers out

[@noelleon148]

Do they rub even with the 3 inch level???

[@Gahaam1K]

i want to hear about the obs gmc where did she go

[@wilhollowayy]

I saw a truck just like larry, and the fool was asking 10k.

[@arnolddewy4861]

That’s cheap man

[@wilhollowayy]

@@arnolddewy4861 i forgot to add it had 230k miles and needed new stuff. alot of new stuff

[@TNAWWE]

@@wilhollowayy yeah nah. maybe if it was a full crew cab 03 4x4 with like 100-150K then it would be worth 10K

[@wilhollowayy]

@@TNAWWE absolutely

[@josebenitez2451]

I just bought mine exact same 105000 miles 2,500

[@raze4789]

I've seen 10th gens like mine going for anywhere between 5000 and 9000 in my area. Also seen OBS 7.3L like my other truck I have going for 15000 to 25000 lol. But mines ugly as heck and needs some work I got it for 2500 I think.

[@fibers4333]

great video