Is a 1995 Ford F150 a good first car?

I'm 16 and a friend has a 1995 Ford F150 XLT for sale. It's an extended cab with the 5.0L V8 and 4X4. The body is a little rusty and the current owner said that the frame may be bent. The truck also has 2 fuel tanks. Should I buy it or look for a different one.

My first car was a 1978 Ford… Can't remember the model… But I never drove it except to practice.

My first real care was a 1991 Subaru… And now a 1996 Toyota sedan.

If you can buy it for under $500, its not a bad deal, but you'll be paying out the rear for gas.

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It's not a bad choice, but if the frame is bent it might not be safe to drive

Nope
It has a bent frame and owning such an oversized vehicle at your age is unnecessary

Bent frame is deadly… Walk away.

No, the frame is bent. Its gonna cost what the truck is worth to fix it. 1995 was the last year for a true old school f-150. No obd2, emissions etc. All trucks rust at 15-20 years old. Look for a truck owned by an old man who used it to go to church.

I would NOT buy it with a bent frame.

I had a '95 F150 that I kept through college, it never failed me. However, it drank gas, and the "two tanks" and just really two average-sized tanks that made one large one. You use a switch to control which tank is being used.

I would spend $50-100 and have a licensed mechanic look it over thoroughly.

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