Is a 97 F150 4.2L any good?

[Vtec]

I'm looking at buying a 97 4x2 F150 4.2L, single cab ,short box with 120,000kms. Couple questions I have, are these trucks in those yrs. reliable? how are the 4x2's in the snow? basically I'm trying to find the low down on this truck and whether the 4x2 with a 4.2L is worth buying. What I want to use it for is the usuall truck type stuff such as camping, fishing those types of things and snowboarding in the winter. I heard as it is these trucks ain't the greatest in the snow, so I'm guessing a 4x2 would make it even worse if I had to drive up a road that had bad wintery conditions?
Oh and the guy wants $11,200 Canadian for it.

[truckdrivinfool]

I don't know about the 4.2 but for what you want I'd hold out for a 4x4. I've had many 2x4 p/u's and they do suck in the snow but this last winter I bought my first 4x4 and the difference in the snow is like night and day. I don't see how I've lived this long w/o one.............lol

[Vtec]

Originally posted by truckdrivinfool
I don't know about the 4.2 but for what you want I'd hold out for a 4x4. I've had many 2x4 p/u's and they do suck in the snow but this last winter I bought my first 4x4 and the difference in the snow is like night and day. I don't see how I've lived this long w/o one.............lol

I did a little more research and also remembered how crappy the roads get when driving up to the ski hill and decided that a 4x4 is the only way to go, plus alot of the places that are good for camping and even some fishing holes you need to 4x4 into them. I think something a little older that I won't care if I scratch up is what I'm gonna go for.

[FghtinIrshNvrDie]

I just wanted to put something out there... Canada sucks. In addition, I think you should put in NOS.