1996 Ford F-250 consumer reviews

I bought my 96 F-250 4x4 short bed super cab used with 113,000 miles from a rural family 28 miles out of town. A friend took me there and when I laid eyes on it I told my friend to go on back to town cuz I was buyin that truck. This was before I even met the seller. Since then I’ve driven that truck another 83000 miles including 2 trips up and down the ALCAN highway from Oregon to Fairbanks Alaska and back, both ways towing 4 tons of tools and equipment. That truck has never let me down, and never hinted that it would. Most comfortable vehicle for travel I’ve ever had, or been in for that matter. I’ll keep this old truck and will it to my granddaughter because she loves it, and I have no doubt it will outlive me.

I have owned mine 13 years and it has almost never needed anything but routine maintenance. It is powerful, fuel-efficient and well built. I have had many guys stop me to ask if I wanted to sell it because the 7.3L Power Max is such a stellar engine.

I've been more than impressed by this truck. It has served me well on the farm and on the road. If something breaks the 7.3 is so easy to repair with lots of hood space. 5 stars.

Best truck I have ever owned. Great body style, Powerful, dependable, long lasting and gets decent fuel economy too. The 7.3 power stroke is the best engine ever put in a pick up truck.

this car is a great car, it can take quite the beating, it is great for towing/off roading. it will last forever if you take care of it. also great for traveling long distances.

This truck is a must see! This three-quarter ton 7.3 diesel engine with a specially built transmission will go on and on and on! This truck easily pulls 20,000 lbs. check it out today before it's gone!

This was my 2nd 3/4 ton truck I've owned and let me tell yeah I wish I never got rid of her it had the biggest block available 7.5L aka 460 backed by an automatic transmission that never gave me the thought of a problem 4x4 was 100% I got her with just over 105 k on her and traded it in with about 135 k and never gave me one single problem. My previous truck was a 2000 chevy k2500 and i nearly tipped it on a gravel road. both pasanger tires came up off the ground but gravity was on my side and landed on all 4 wheels but in the process broke the pitman arm and the lower control arm which tells me that chevys front ends are weak and it also shows on paper too the f250 has a higher g.a.w rating the only thing I liked about the chevy besides the mpg of a 350 vs a 460 was the smoother ride but I know the ford would have not been harmed in a similar incident that the chevy was in. Only reason why I got rid of it was the mpg when gas was at its peak

I bought mine new.It only has 58,000 miles on it. Gets great fuel milage. Drives fairly well. Looks great. I get compliments on it regularly. Even offers to buy. Its shortcomings is...its a 4 wd drive and didn't come with locking diffs. You can get it stuck in your yard. The front autolocking hubs had plastic gears and stripped the first instant I used it as a 4wd. I replaced them with Warn manual hubs. Another thing...it didn't come with either front or rear sway bars which would drastically improve its handling. But I love my old truck.

Not to cause a problem or anything but the description says 2 wheel drive but after veiwing the photos of this wonderful beast. You will notice that the front axle appears to have a differential on it which means really it would have to be all wheel drive or 4 wheel drive. Hey, Im just saying.

This truck is built to last, just like Ford says, Ford Tough. It's comfortable on longs trips and pulls our 25ft travel trailer with ease. Never had a major problem with this truck. It's going on 112,000 miles and just keeps on going! Owned since bought new 1996. I would recommed this truck to anyone who needs a good truck to do the job,any job.