I'm 15, and I'm looking for a 7.3L Powerstroke. I want a 1994-1997, but will take a 1998-2002 if I find a deal that I like. Mainly, the older body because I can find them cheaper and I actually like the square body. I want to start looking now even though I still have another year before I start driving because I have enough money to buy one ($8,000-ish) (which means more left-over money for new parts), to start saving up money for parts I'll need (to know how much I'll need to work to get all of that money before I start driving), and some relatives could sometimes use an extra car/ truck in my family/ my family could use it.
I want a Diesel because I can get better fuel mileage, and boy do I want to stick an MBRP with a straight pipe on it. I'd like to keep the truck that I buy for decades (probably about two or three) before I have to upgrade, as I don't think I'll want a new car a lot. Plus, I will occasionally haul a 8,000 pound camper, and regularly in the Summer haul a light-weight landscaping trailer.
But, should I get one?
(I should mention that I have a steady, minimum wage income as a teen, and a mother who would keep my truck on the road for anything)