Have found a good driver & company, now ready to get the truck. I think this one has a lot going for it - 1 year/100,000 mile warranty (have not spoken to them, so not sure what it covers yet; just on Truckpaper); '06 Century, 70" sleeper, Detroit series 60, 515 hp, 10 speed ultrashift, 456,000 miles, 3.58, all virgin drive tires, all aluminum wheels, airslide 5th wheel...$37,900; dyno has been done. I'm very much into mpg and economy...so, whattya think? Any issues with this truck or engine I should know about? Also considering Volvo's...but like this price, warranty and fact it's pre DPF and all that.
Another 'whattya think of this truck' thread...
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by osumike33, Jun 12, 2013.
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Buy it and don't sue me if it does'nt work out. Why do you think a guy owuld trade in a truck with 456K on it?
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A Century with a Detroit prolly one of the safest bets there is IMO. Does it have an APU ? besides convenience and savings for you, it's better to buy a truck that hasn't had a lot of idle time on it. If not APU, you should be able to check the idle time on ECM, also check fuel mileage (ECM usually reads about 0.5mpg over actual mpg)
the only negative is you may have a hard time getting much for it in a few years if you decide to sell or trade. there's gobs of them. -
It seems decent. mileage is to good ... Do ecm check .. make sure nobody was messing with the mileage ..
...find out who had it before and ask the dealer to call him to call you... and ask him why did he traded in low mileage truck .. also ask where he did the maintenance and call that shop and ask them what they think about the truck. Get vin numbers for engine and truck. VERIFY mileage with the shops paperwork. ( i called in on really sweet kenworth w900 and the guy gave me milege i called the shop and they had diff mileage hahahah losers) NOBODY TRICKS ME ..
anyway , if you cant get hold of the owner call shops around with vin# .. it will be worth it , you find out so muchhh..on one truck i called in and they told me it was there 8 times in the last month hahaha and now they are trying to sell it to me so i can keep going to the shop... so many dirtbags in this business OF BUYING SELLING TRUCKS.... thats why its BETTER to buy from private owner
HAVE 2 different mechanics inspect the truck.
aSK if you can take it for a long test drive and see if engine chokes ...if it coughs up even just little bit RUN AWAY from it
You could have non stop EGR crapppp ..
verify dyno results , call the shop and talk to the people who did it ...
why not put 10k in a bank and buy 600 k miles truck ... the way I SEE it ..you buy 400k mile truck vs 600 k mile truck its SAME GAMBLE ...
because you dont know the history on both of them ... ( if u do its diff case) .600 k mile truck maybe not as abused as 400k mile truck ..
ANYWAY...hope this helps
PEACE
oh and good luck!
ps....I just dont know what driver would like the ultrashift .. yaackk -
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You better get that millage checked friend ask the seller for the ECM Miles Not the dash miles
We bought a 2005 Century Condo 3 Years a go with Auto shift 3:58 10 Spd 480,000 ECM Miles for $36,000 so I think you are paying a little more than the truck is worth
The bad part about freightliner is soon after you have more miles on the truck you will begin noticing cracks all over the darn cab all the plastic parts will begin to crack and shatter it's like it was made out of cookie doe as soon as the plastic parts dry up from the sun it will start to crumble & That freight liner dealer will charge a fortune when it comes to truck parts we paid $150 for a windshield wiper switch
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osumike33, What problems you will have with on this truck is the EGR. It's up to you what you want to do, but your going to get the best fuel mileage out of that 14.0L series 60 by getting the EGR removed and the ECM tuned up. Pittsburgh, PDI, Antrim Diesel, take your pick, these guys all do it, just depends on what part of the country you are in. You can expect it to cost about $10-12k to get it all taken off the right way though and you'll have between a 1-1.5mpg increase in fuel economy. Mine was pretty much same setup as yours, only two years older, with the EGR pulling a pneumatic (horrible drag) I could get between 5.8-6.2mpg running 63-65mph.osumike33 Thanks this. -
Do a quick search on www.truckpaper.com and check the asking price for that truck vs others of the same model out there. I paid about $32,000 for a similar set up three years ago and just sold it w/ 750k on it for $25,000 last week. Maybe the one you are looking at is in immaculate condition but the price seems high based on what you have said. As buddy said the EGR will give you issues at some point - I know mine did along with the radiator, clutch, clutch fan, etc....
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I guess you have not read the UltraShift thread.
The first gen UltraShift is to be avoided at all costs.
If you buy the truck, make sure you get the transmission warranty and know what it covers. You are going to be due for transmission servos.
I think the price is too high on the truck. Maybe with a regular 10 speed, but not with the UltraShift.osumike33 and cetanediesel Thank this.
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