If you’ve tried to sell anything recently, you likely know the market is a bit soft for anything that isn’t a truly exceptional luxury and/or performance car. This is a bummer if you’re trying to sell something; however, it’s a unique opportunity to buy at a very fair price point if you’re in the market for a project. This 1993 Ford F-250 XL is much better than a project; it actually looks like a compelling daily driver, showing just 50,000 miles from new. It’s a 2WD example with a 5-speed manual, which makes it quite intriguing from an equipment standpoint. Find it here on craigslist already discounted once to $9,700.

These OBS – or Old Body Style – trucks never fail to draw a crowd when they appear for sale, and I doubt this one will hang out long. Seeing a low-mileage survivor with great options already being discounted once shows you just how tight things are out there, as a few years ago, this would have likely sold in the upper teens. While many OBS truck buyers seem dead-set on owning a diesel-powered example, I would be perfectly content to own a rig just like this one with a dependable gasoline V8 engine and very straightforward maintenance and parts-sourcing. As you’d expect with low miles, the interior is pristine.

The long bed thankfully has a plastic bedliner, which is surprisingly not scratched up to an excessive degree. The tool box suggests this was a working truck at one point, while the clean paint and dent-free body panels suggest it didn’t spend much time on the jobsite. The seller notes it was elderly driven, which makes an awful lot of sense given the lower mileage and clean condition. For retirees of a certain age and lifestyle, having your final vehicle be the best spec’d truck you can find makes a lot more sense than buying a Town Car or a Crown Victoria, as a truck like this ensures you can log plenty of highway miles in comfort while still hooking up a trailer and hauling when needed.

The flat sides are undoubtedly less attractive than the flareside design but what’s more impressive is the lack of dings or dents – this truck was not left to fend for itself in parking lots for hours at a time. The factory alloy wheels still present well, a do the chrome bumpers. The 5.8L V8 churns out a respectable 200 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque which will feel noticeably more lively with the ability to row your own gears. Roll up windows, manual locks, and a tried-and-true drivetrain make this truck fairly bulletproof, and a smart buy at the current asking price given how many years of reliable service it likely has left. Thanks to Barn Finds reader Curvette for the find.