Thanks guys, I did look and drove it! I wasn't impressed and thought I had blown my afternoon.
Not entirely, I called my contact in the used car world to ask his general opinion over the phone. He said about what you guys said but then said;
"I'm surprised you'd be looking at anything over a hundred thousand miles"
So, I told him that I was wanting a used cargo van to convert for camping and to keep it under $10,000. I told him I had bought an 01 Astro that was good mechanically but it had a brake issue and for what I really wanted was something bigger that could pull my trailer.
The conversation went on and he told me he had a 2011 Ford E-150 that was high mileage (201K) but in great shape.
So, he has had some medical issues and doesn't really go to his lot, but he met me there later. He pulled a car fax and his records. It was a fleet lease to a large health care company, Maintenance records showed the van went to the Ford dealership here in town. Last service was in April and there were no issues to address.
Stickers inside indicate it was used to deliver oxygen tanks and associated supplies, the van has 2 storage racks and a divider with a door behind the front seats.
Not a paint scratch anywhere, the dash is dusty/dirty but no scratches or issues usually seen on commercial vehicles (like holes from mounting radios or tracking devices) even the steering wheel shows little wear. The side of the brake pedal pad is worn down, an easy fix and the passenger side mirror glass is cracked.
The engine purrs and is very quiet, the transmission was rebuilt past January and is under warranty. I drove it, drives straight and solid, the racks and the divider door rattle. I checked the oil after a 10 minute run on the expressway, running 65-70, and it looks good. I shut it down and let it sit in my driveway, it spent the night with me. No fluids leaking, engine is dry, tranny and rear end are dry, universals are tight (may have been replaced with the transmission rebuild as they looked newer). I didn't check the brakes, but they perform well and are quiet. Good Firestone tires and the full size spare looks new, just dirty. The seats are in very good shape, the driver must not have been very big because with those miles, a butt breakdown is usually evident, no rips, tears, stains and they are firm. I'd swear the A/C blows ice cubes, it was over a hundred with the heat index and I had to turn the air off of max to normal for fear of frost bite on my arms and face.
Well, he gave me more than I paid for the Astro and the boot was $3500, putting me in the Ford at under $7 grand, counting tires and shackles I had put on the Astro.
12.000 or 12 month warranty from him to me, I've bought 5 vehicles from this guy over the years and took in a few other buyers.
So, yes, I bought it. Wish it had the AWD like the Astro, but I never really got that stuck in my Dodge 3/4 van going in the woods and along the rivers back in the day. I'm not a rock climber so it might be more of an adventure van with RWD, LOL
Didn't know Ford put premium radios with blue tooth and MP3 players in cargo vans!