Atlantic Highlands, NJ · 60 mi · under $15,000

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🔄 swept Jul 27, 12:10 PM ET · 42 scanned · 7 new
Midday: no new Tier-A, and all four leaders re-checked live at unchanged prices — the Jackson 5.0 at $8,250 is 16 hours old and still there. The one to watch is a 2013 Silverado Z71 double cab, 110k miles, one owner, clean title at $9,999 — Tier-A numbers, but the seller account was created in 2026 and the ad brags about modified suspension, so it is a VIN check and a phone call before it is a drive. Also new: a 2016 F-150 Lariat at the same Cliffwood lot that has been sitting on the Tacoma for 14 days.

Top picks — ranked (4)

№1 PICK
$10,500 OPEN LISTING →

2013 F-150 FX4 SuperCrew 5.0 — BLACK ON BLACK

ENGINE5.0 V8 Coyote
DRIVE4WD (FX4)
CABSuperCrew
MILES156k
TITLEclean

#1 and still live — DAY 6 now, on a truck whose 61k twin sold in about five days. Black-on-black SuperCrew, 5.0, 4WD, clean title, new tires, $10,500 in Brooklyn. Re-checked this morning: up, unchanged. The full-crew-cab pick.

⚠ verify the rust claim underneath · Brooklyn pickup — bring a plate check · seller is a flipper-style account (aged, rated)

Brooklyn, NY · 45 mi  ·  on our radar 4d  ·  'Frankie Carz', 14★ highly rated, FB 2010 — small dealer/flipper, honest rust disclosure

№2NEW
$8,250 OPEN LISTING →

2012 F-150 XLT SuperCab 5.0 V8 4×4 — 1 owner, NJ title in hand

ENGINE5.0 V8 (stated by seller; EPA 14/19/16 on the listing = 5.0 4WD signature ✓)
DRIVE4×4 (stated)
CABSuperCab (4 doors, rear half-doors — smaller rear seats than a SuperCrew)
MILES142k
TITLEclean — NJ title IN HAND, 1 owner, valid inspection

Survived the night at $8,250 — re-checked this morning, still live. Everything you asked for except the full crew cab: 5.0 Coyote, 4×4, 142k, one owner, clean NJ title in hand, valid inspection, no leaks or lights, good tires and brakes, 35 minutes away. Cheapest right-engine truck on the board by $2,250. The SuperCab rear seat is the whole compromise.

⚠ SuperCab = tight rear seats (the one hard-filter compromise) · Flowmaster exhaust — louder than stock · listed 2 hrs ago at a strong price: call tonight, see it early

Jackson, NJ · 28 mi  ·  listed today  ·  private, 'Frankie Marra' 79★ FB 2018 — long detailed honest ad (discloses Flowmaster exhaust = louder)

№3NEW
$15,000 OPEN LISTING →

2015 Tundra Double Cab 5.7 iForce 4×4 — NO frame rust, diffs serviced

ENGINE5.7 iForce V8 (stated in the listing title)
DRIVE4×4 (stated)
CABDouble Cab (4 full doors)
MILES168k
TITLENOT STATED — ask before anything else

The Tundra profile you actually want, and 25 minutes away. Seller states NO frame rust — that is the one thing that kills these — and the maintenance reads like a tow rig: oil every 4,500-5,000, front diff + transfer case + rear diff all changed every 10-15k and done recently, new front rotors/calipers/pads, fairly new tires. Offers a test drive and welcomes your mechanic. Honest about the bad too: paint is rough, a little surface rust, minor dents. The catch is the price and the miles — $15,000 is the top of your budget for a 168k truck, and he has not posted a single photo yet, he is fishing for a number. Not a bargain, but for towing the boat to the Adirondacks a 5.7 double cab with serviced diffs beats the Tacoma at the same money.

⚠ title status NOT stated — confirm clean before driving out · no photos posted yet — seller is gauging price, may not be serious · 168k miles, top-of-budget price — offer accordingly · verify the no-frame-rust claim yourself underneath

Manchester Twp, NJ · 25 mi  ·  listed today  ·  private, FB acct 'gauging pricing before selling' — no photos posted yet, welcomes a mechanic PPI and a test drive

№4
$14,995 OPEN LISTING →

2012 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab V6 4WD

ENGINE4.0 V6
DRIVE4WD
CABDouble Cab
MILES149k
TITLEclean

Still live at $14,995 on day 14 — the market has now told you twice that the price is high for 149k. Full double cab, 5 miles away, dealer lot. Dropped to #4: for the same money the Manchester Twp Tundra is far more truck for towing. Use it as a bargaining chip, not a target.

⚠ 2nd-gen Tacoma: frame-rust inspection is mandatory · get a pre-purchase inspection · ask out-the-door price

Cliffwood, NJ · 11 mi  ·  on our radar 6d  ·  Route 35 Auto Group (small lot), 9★ highly rated, FB 2023

Worth a look — down-ranked (40)

$9,999 2013 Silverado 1500 Double Cab Z71 LT 4×4 — 110k, 1 owner ⚠ new accountNEW 5.3 V8 (2013 Z71 LT — the good pre-2014 generation you specified) · Double Cab (4 full doors) · 110k mi · New York, NY (vague — pin down before driving) Highest upside and highest risk on the board. On paper it is a Tier-A truck: 2013 5.3 Z71 4×4 double cab, 110,000 miles, one owner, clean title, new tires, seller claims zero rust, zero leaks, no check-engine lights, cold A/C — $9,999. The problem is the seller account was created in 2026 and has no rating history, which is the exact profile behind both confirmed traps in this hunt, and the ad brags about "modified suspension," which is not what you want under a tow rig. Held at Tier-B on purpose. Treat as a phone-and-VIN job before you spend a Saturday on it. $13,600 2016 F-150 Lariat SuperCab — 150k, clean title (Route 35 Auto Group)NEW not stated — ASK (5.0 vs EcoBoost) · SuperCab · 150k mi · Neptune City, NJ (dealer lot: 145 Route 35, Cliffwood) Worth knowing because it is the SAME DEALER as the Cliffwood Tacoma sitting at #4 — Route 35 Auto Group, 145 Route 35. One stop, two trucks to look at, and a dealer who has now had the Tacoma unsold for 14 days is a dealer with room to move. The ad itself is a financing pitch with no engine, no drivetrain and no cab detail beyond SuperCab, so Tier-B until someone answers the 5.0-vs-EcoBoost question. $14,188 2015 F-150 XL — 96k miles, dealer (engine/cab unstated)NEW not stated; listing says Flex fuel ⇒ 3.5 base V6 or 5.0 V8, NOT an EcoBoost · not stated — XL trim can be regular cab, ASK · 96k mi · Langhorne, PA The lowest miles on any F-150 in this hunt — 96,081 — and the Flex-fuel tag is actually useful: it rules out the EcoBoosts, so this is either the base 3.5 V6 or the 5.0 V8 you want. Two unknowns decide whether it is a deal or a trap at $14,188: which engine, and which cab (XL is the work trim and can be a regular cab, which is an instant disqualifier). Established 34-year dealer, so the answers are one phone call away. $12,995 2015 Silverado 1500 — 141k, buy-here-pay-here lot, zero specsNEW not stated · not stated · 142k mi · Trenton, NJ A buy-here-pay-here credit pitch with a truck attached — the ad is entirely financing copy and states no engine, no cab, no drivetrain, no title. You are paying $12,995 for a 141k 2015 with all the questions unanswered. Bottom of Tier-B; only worth a call if the leaders evaporate. $14,500 2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew 4WD 5.7 Hemi — BLACK, clean titleNEW 5.7 Hemi V8 (stated) · listing header says Quad Cab, description says Crew Cab — CONFIRM (Ram quad = smaller rear doors) · 153k mi · Lansdowne, PA Best-presented Ram to come through this hunt: black, 5.7 Hemi, 4WD, clean title, VIN posted up front, heated seats and wheel, tonneau, running boards, and the seller claims engine and transmission are still under warranty. Ram 1500 is Tier-B by your own spec, and Lansdowne is a 75-mile haul outside Philly, so it is a drive-only-if-the-Fords-fall-through truck. Worth asking what warranty exactly, and whether it is a true crew cab or the quad. $13,995 2017 Silverado 1500 — black, clean title, but 4.3 V6NEW 4.3L EcoTec3 V6 285hp (stated) — NOT the 5.3 V8 · not stated — confirm · 143k mi · Paterson, NJ Black, clean title, 143k, and the VIN checks out as a 4WD 1500 — but it is the 4.3 V6, not the 5.3 V8 you specified. The V6 will pull the boat on paper and be gutless doing it in the mountains. Dealer-flavored listing that never states the cab. Tier-B on the engine alone. $10,000 2015 Silverado 1500 Double Cab LT 5.3 — 95k, 1 ownerNEW 5.3 V8 inferred — EPA 16/22/18 on listing = 5.3L 4WD exactly (not stated in text) · Double Cab (4 full doors) · 95k mi · Bronx, NY Lowest miles anywhere near this price: 95k on a 2015 5.3 for $10k when retail is $17-20k. On paper it is a Tier-A truck. Held at B for three reasons: 2014+ GM = AFM lifter era, the Bronx below-market cluster has burned us twice already, and the seller wrote nothing. Worth a phone call — if it survives a VIN check and an in-person look it jumps the board. $7,400 2013 F-150 XLT — custom blue, 150k, clean titleNEW not stated — ASK (5.0 vs 3.7 vs EcoBoost) · looks like SuperCrew in photos — confirm · 151k mi · Nyack, NY Cheap for the year and the miles with a clean title, but it is dressed up — bright custom blue with painted grille letters, city-parked, thin ad. Engine and drivetrain both unstated, which is exactly the profile that hides a 3.7 V6 2WD. $8,500 2013 F-150 XLT 4-door 3.5 EcoBoost 4×4 — 200k, honest adNEW 3.5 EcoBoost V6 (stated) · 4-door, 6ft bed · 200k mi · Middletown, NY Honest seller, everything disclosed, but it fails two of the filters at once: 200k miles (the cap) and an EcoBoost, which is the engine you least want at 200k behind a boat — timing chain and turbo bills are when, not if. $7,499 2014 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew — 170k, clean titleNEW not stated (Big Horn = 5.7 Hemi or 3.6 V6) — ASK · Crew Cab (full 4-door) · 170k mi · West Babylon, NY Full crew cab, clean title, 1 owner — but 170k, an admitted steering problem, and it is on Long Island. Ram 1500 is Tier-B anyway. $13,500 2015 Tundra CrewMax Limited 5.7 — 1 owner, price-dropped↓ was $14,500 5.7 V8 (Limited trim = 5.7 only) · CrewMax (full crew) · 141k mi · Beachwood, NJ The Tundra profile from June, finally: 1-owner CrewMax Limited (biggest cab, 5.7 by trim), 141k, honest about needing paint, already dropped $1k to $13,500, 'has to go'. Confirm 4×4 and title and this is Tier-A #2. 30 min south. $13,500 2014 F-150 FX4 SuperCrew — grandpa-kept, 132k, $13.5k obo likely 5.0 V8 (EPA 14/19 signature) — CONFIRM · SuperCrew · 133k mi · Phillipsburg, NJ The provenance play: 1-owner, garage-kept, maintained, only the radio broken — the kind of listing that's usually true. Better miles than the #1 (132k vs 156k). EPA figures say 5.0 — confirm it and this contends. OBO. $6,000 2013 Silverado 1500 Crew 5.3 4x4 — $6,000 5.3 V8 · Crew Cab · 197k mi · Sussex, NJ Best under-$8k truck on the board: target-gen 5.3 crew 4x4, 1 owner, new tires/battery/cooler lines, 'needs nothing'. 197k is right at the line and the title isn't stated — two asks away from being the value pick. $9,990 2012 F-150 FX4 SuperCrew — black, $9,990, likely 5.0 likely 5.0 V8 (EPA 14/19 signature) — CONFIRM · SuperCrew · 154k mi · Roselle, NJ Near-twin of the #1: black-on-black FX4 SuperCrew, clean title, CARFAX-verified miles, $510 cheaper and half the drive. EPA figures match the 5.0 exactly — one seller answer from contending for #1. Negotiable, per the listing. $8,995 2009 Silverado LTZ Z71 Ext Cab 5.3 4x4 — 1 owner 5.3 V8 · Extended Cab · 148k mi · Riverside, NJ Target-generation LTZ Z71 with the 5.3, 1 owner, clean title, leather, VIN in the listing. Black. Ext cab + South Jersey drive keep it B — but this is the best GM value inside the radius. $6,900 2012 Silverado 1500 Ext Cab LT 5.3 4x4 — $6,900 CT 5.3 V8 (stated) · Extended Cab · 119k mi · Milford, CT Value of the week: target-gen 5.3 + 4x4 + black + 119k + clean title in hand + tow package at $6,900 — half market. Out of Tier-A only on distance (90-mi CT drive) and the ext-cab note. At this price, budget a day trip + PPI and ask WHY it's this cheap. $13,500 2016 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 3.5 EcoBoost — 60 service records 3.5 EcoBoost (twin turbo) · SuperCrew · 174k mi · Brick, NJ Best-documented truck on the board (60+ service records, VIN published). EcoBoost rule keeps it out of Tier-A — turbos + winter towing = more to go wrong — but as EcoBoosts go, this is the honest one. $13,999 2015 F-150 FX4 — 109k, 1 owner not stated — ASK (2.7EB/3.5EB/5.0 all possible) · 4-door · 109k mi · New York, NY Low miles (109k), 1 owner, clean title — three-line listing, engine unstated. If it comes back 5.0, it contends; EcoBoost keeps it here. $13,995 2013 F-150 XLT Crew Cab — 77k, black, base V6 base V6 (desc says 3.5, flex-fuel says 3.7 — VIN-check) · Crew Cab · 77k mi · Passaic, NJ 77k miles, black, crew cab, 4x4, clean title at $13,995 — great bones, wrong engine class: it's the base V6 (~6,000-lb tow = enough for the boat, zero margin for sleds+gear). If you accept the tow ceiling, this is the lowest-mile crew on the board. VIN in listing — run it. $13,500 2017 F-150 XLT SuperCab 3.5 V6 — Route 35 lot 3.5 NA V6 · SuperCab · 165k mi · Keyport, NJ Same Cliffwood lot that has your #2 Tacoma — they multi-post through sales-rep accounts. If you go look at the Tacoma, this red 2017 XLT (165k, base V6, clean title) is sitting on the same lot. Confirm 4x4. $15,000 2016 Ford F-150 FX4 — 110k, likely 5.0 likely 5.0 V8 (flex-fuel tell) — CONFIRM · 4-door — confirm SuperCrew vs SuperCab · 110k mi · Avenel, NJ Second-lowest miles on the board (110k) and 'Flex' fuel type = almost certainly the 5.0 (EcoBoosts aren't flex). At cap price with a blank listing — confirm title, cab, and engine, then this contends for Tier-A. $14,500 2017 Toyota Tundra Double Cab — 182k not stated (4.6 vs 5.7) — ASK · Double Cab · 182k mi · Fords, NJ Newest Tundra on the board, clean title — but 182k at $14.5k dealer money only works if it's the 5.7 4x4. Both unstated. $9,200 2013 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 5.0 4x4 — trap-check first 5.0 V8 (desc) · SuperCrew · 182k mi · Raritan, NJ On paper it's the spec: 5.0 Coyote + 4x4 + SuperCrew + 1 owner at $9,200. But it wears the same trap-triad as the Bronx scam (new account, dup-posted Raritan+Piscataway, under-market) and the title status is missing. Assume salvage/flood until the title is in your hands. $15,000 2019 F-150 SuperCrew Lariat 5.0 4WD — Hazlet 5.0 V8 · SuperCrew · 225k mi · Hazlet, NJ Everything right except the odometer: 5.0 + 4WD + crew + clean title in hand + new Michelins, 10 minutes from home — but 225k miles at cap price. Listed 15 WEEKS = very negotiable. At ~$11-12k this becomes a serious daily-driver bet. $7,000 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab SLE not stated — ASK (2011 = the good 5.3 gen if so) · Crew Cab · 183k mi · Yorktown Heights, NY Best budget candidate yet: target-generation crew cab, clean title, fresh plugs/brakes/tires, honest private seller, $7,000. Asks: confirm 5.3 (not 4.8) + 4x4. 183k and a Westchester drive keep it out of Tier-A. $14,500 2011 Toyota Tundra Double Cab — 129k not stated (4.6 vs 5.7!) — ASK · Double Cab · 129k mi · Park Ridge, NJ Lowest-mile Tundra on the board (129k, clean title). At $14,500 it only makes sense if it's the 5.7 + 4x4 — both unstated, 'financing for everyone' flipper boilerplate. Two answers from Tier-A. $9,500 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab — 93k miles not stated — ASK (body gen determines 5.3 flavor) · Crew Cab · 93k mi · Bronx, NY 93k-mile crew cab at $9,500 'negotiable', listed minutes before the sweep — under-market, upside real IF it checks out. Listing is thin: confirm engine, 4x4, and which body it actually is ('classic' isn't a 2014 factory thing). $7,500 2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LS 4.8 4.8 V8 (weaker than 5.3, still tows the boat) · Crew Cab · 190k mi · Westbury, NY Right generation, honest seller (admits rust spots, lists all work incl. trans replaced @176k). But 190k + frame-rust admission + muffler delete = not the no-drama winter truck. Budget option only. $8,999 2015 Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat 5.0 V8 — black on black 5.0 V8 · SuperCrew · 175k mi · Little Ferry, NJ THE morning find: black-on-black 5.0 V8 SuperCrew Lariat, clean title, loaded (leather, cooled seats, sunroof, remote start), $8,999 — thousands under market. Confirm 4x4 and find out WHY it's this cheap (temp plate + volume flipper = inspect hard). $10,600 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LT 5.3 4x4 5.3 V8 (MPG-confirmed) · Crew Cab · 139k mi · East Brunswick, NJ Best AFM-era value on the board: crew + 4x4 + clean title + 139k at $10,600, 25 min away, solid seller. Only reason it's not Tier-A is the 2014+ lifter-risk rule — if you'd budget ~$2k for an AFM delete it's strong money. $11,900 2018 Ford F-150 FX4 (4-door, 5½-ft bed) not stated — ASK · SuperCrew · 164k mi · Long Branch, NJ ONE QUESTION FROM #1: if the engine is the 5.0 V8 this becomes the truck to buy — 1 owner, clean title in hand, great seller, ~20 min away, $11.9k. If EcoBoost it stays here. $12,500 2013 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7 — BLACK double cab 5.7 V8 · Double Cab · 169k mi · East Moriches, NY (Long Island) The blacked-out 1-owner 5.7 you asked for — new tires, bed cover, $12.5k. Two asks from Tier-A #1: confirm 4×4 and clean title. Catch: ~95-mi Long Island drive each way. $9,200 2012 Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat likely 5.0 V8 (EPA 14/19 matches) — ASK · SuperCrew · 163k mi · Glen Cove, NY Value play: $9.2k SuperCrew Lariat, clean title, honest about cosmetic wear. The listed EPA numbers (14/19) match the 5.0 V8 4×4 — confirm both before driving out. $13,500 2016 Chevy Silverado 1500 Double Cab Z71 — blacked out not stated (5.3 vs 4.3!) — ASK · Double Cab (long bed) · 164k mi · Flemington, NJ The all-black Z71 look you like, clean title, $13.5k — but 2014+ GM 5.3 = AFM lifter-risk era (why it's not Tier-A), and the engine isn't even stated (4.3 V6 exists). Ask, and budget for an AFM delete/lifter history. $13,595 2014 Toyota Tundra SR5 Double Cab 5.7 4x4 5.7 V8 · Double Cab · 209k mi · North Bergen, NJ Right truck, too many miles: 208k is over the 200k line. 5.7s do go 300k+, and it's been listed 5 weeks at a legit dealer — if it drops under ~$11k it gets interesting. $11,995 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LT 5.3 (assume) — AFM era · Crew Cab · New York, NY AFM-era GM (page-only by rule). Not deep-vetted yet — next sweeps will. $11,995 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LTZ 5.3 (assume) — AFM era · Crew Cab · Edison, NJ Same price pattern as the NYC LT — likely the same flipper feed. AFM era. Not vetted yet. $7,900 2013 Nissan Titan Crew Cab SV 5.6 V8 · Crew Cab · East Elmhurst, NY Budget V8 crew cab. Titans tow fine (9k+) but drink fuel and resale is soft. Not vetted yet. $7,800 2011 Ram 1500 Lindenhurst, NY Ram = page-only by rule. Cab type unknown. Not vetted yet. $13,400 2016 Chevy Silverado Double Cab (red) 5.3 (assume) — AFM era · Double Cab · New York, NY Posted twice from two accounts (NYC + Bronx) = flipper. AFM era. Not vetted yet.

Gone — market intel

GONE 2014 Ford F-150 SuperCab 5.0 V8 4x4 — 61k miles · $10,500 lasted 2d · Removed Jul 23 between 8:40a-11:45a — 'sold or expired' after ~5 days on our radar. The 61k-mile 5.0 at $10,500 went exactly as predicted: fast. Benchmark for what good ones do.
Skipped & scams (19)
2019 Ford F-150 SuperCrew XLT · $14,700TRAP CONFIRMED: reposted overnight from a second account/location (id 1387918966625488, 'New York NY') — multi-account flipper/scam network. Avoid.
2011 F-150 SuperCrew Lariat — $3,100 · $3,100way below market = scam bait
2012 F-150 SuperCrew 3.5 EcoBoost — $12,000 Lindenwold · $12,000seller literally named 'Jon Doe', 2024 account, no title info, 'need gone ASAP' — and it's an EcoBoost anyway
2011 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X — $6,500 ×5 listings · $6,500same truck posted 5× across Paterson/Clifton accounts = curbstoner network
"2026 Toyota Tacoma SR5" — $563 · $563scam price
2016 F-150 SuperCrew XL — $1,850 · $1,850scam price
2007 Tundra Double Cab SR5 — $15,000 Trenton · $15,000full budget for the oldest, frame-recall-era gen — pass unless it drops hard
2019 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 5.0 — $6,200 misfire special · $6,200Honest mechanic's special in Manalapan: real 5.0 SuperCrew, clean title, but 204k mi + active misfire code (could be a $50 coil or $2k cam phasers). Not the no-drama truck — noted in case you want a flyer.
2011 Silverado crew LT — $4,150 'too good' · $4,150Black target-gen crew at HALF market with a 4-line description = deposit-scam profile (aged account doesn't clear it — those get hijacked). If you're curious, one message — 'can I see it today, cash' — settles it. Expect the runaround.
2012 Tacoma — $5,650 Newark · $5,650204k, account joined 2026, two-word listing. Bait or beater.
2013 F-150 XLT 5.0 4×4 — 231k · $6,000Right engine, right drivetrain, well over the 200k cap at 231k. Skip.
2013 Silverado — 211k, NEEDS A TRANSMISSION · $6,000The most honest listing of the sweep — ex-fire-chief vehicle, records binder, brand new engine 30k ago. But it needs a transmission (erratic shifting) and has 211k. A project, not a tow rig.
2014 Silverado LTZ $5,000 — too cheap, new account · $5,000A 2014 LTZ with 149k is a $13-15k truck; this one is $5,000 with a six-word ad from an account created this year that somehow already has 18 ratings. That is the exact scam/flipper signature from the runbook. Avoid.
2006 Tundra 4WD SR5 — "140k motor, 340k body" · $6,000Seller is upfront in five words: "140k motor, 340k body." A 340,000-mile first-gen Tundra with a swapped engine — that is a frame-rust lottery ticket, not a tow rig. Pre-2007 means the 4.7, not the 5.7, anyway.
2008 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew SL — $1,600 bait price · $1,600A running 2008 crew-cab Sierra is a $6-9k truck. $1,600 is the placeholder-price bait pattern from the runbook.
2010 Tacoma Limited — pre-2012, $12,345 placeholder price · $12,345Pre-2012 Tacoma (frame-recall era) and the price is the $12,345 keyboard-walk placeholder that shows up on the junk listings.
2016 F-150 SuperCrew Lariat — 218,924 miles, over cap · $11,995Full crew Lariat 20 minutes away with a clean title — and 218,924 miles, nearly 19k over your cap. Credit-pitch dealer ad on a 2024 account. Skip.
2015 Ram Big Horn Crew $5,000 — TMU 444k, low oil pressure · $5,000Eight miles away and completely honest, which is the only good news. Odometer reads 444k, mileage is TMU, the engine was swapped before he owned it, and the check-engine light is on for low oil pressure — 19-20 psi at hot idle against a 23 psi switch. That is worn bearings talking. Credit to him for spelling it out; it is still a truck on borrowed time.
"Free" 2019 F-150 XLT Sport 4×4 — bait · $0A $25,000 truck listed at "Free." One of a cluster of bait listings in today's feed (also a Free 2014 Sierra Z71, a $500 2022 Ram Rebel, a $500 2020 Ram, a $2,000 2020 Sierra SLT). Standard lead-harvesting bait — the reply always moves you off-platform.
Engine cheat sheet

Ford F-150 (2011–2020)

5.0 Coyote V8 = the target. Avoid 3.5/2.7 EcoBoost for this use (turbos + winter towing = more drama). Engine is usually only in the seller description — always confirm.

Toyota Tundra (2007–2021)

5.7 V8 = bulletproof, thirsty. 4.6 ok. Pre-2010: crawl under and check the FRAME — rust recalls.

Chevy/GMC 1500

5.3 V8 2009–2013 = sweet spot. 2014+ 5.3 has AFM lifter-failure risk — page only, never a top pick.

Toyota Tacoma (2012+)

Must be the 3.5/4.0 V6 (~6,400 lb tow). The 2.7 4-cyl tows ~3,500 lb — not enough for the boat. Base SR/Access-cab trims are often the 4-cyl.

Hard rules

4-door crew/double cab (4 real seats) · 4×4 · clean title · under ~200k mi · no HD/diesel (rides like a dump truck, overkill) · rust kills the deal before miles do.

Seller check

New FB account + big rating count + below-market price = flipper/curbstoner → demand CARFAX + pre-purchase inspection. Old account (2009-ish) + ratings = established. Clean title in writing, always.