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Both. The seller should provide a truck ready to run unless you get a tremendous discount. Like, free.

 

Hi paulpost, welcome aboard. Do the check-up BEFORE you buy the truck. If someone won't let you take the truck to a mechanic, have a mechanic come to the truck, even if you have to pay them to do so. Things to check on a used truck, would be coolant sample, oil sample, all the greaseable points ( king pins, spring hangers, steering) check oil in trans and rear ends for metal in oil, brakes and 5th wheel play. Most trucks today with air ride, usually don't have much that goes wrong with the rear suspension. Sometimes dealers have a loaded "test trailer" for the test drive, as a truck performs a lot different with a loaded trailer than bobtail. The hope for the best thing rarely works in your favor. Best of luck.

 

Always have a truck checked mechanically before buying it let alone before putting it to use

 

Problems can still surface after you buy the truck and can cost some sizable money to keep it on the road. If you have good credit and some good credit lines, you can handle what ever surfaces that way, but it's much better if you have at least $10,000 set aside for emergencies.

 

In my opinion as the others stated already, have the Truck inspected before you buy it and if it checks out OK, then start with $10,000 in an account in case something needs fixing, later on and every month add a percentage of your gross in that account for major problems.

 

Dino. the truck away from where you are buying it, also have the shop give it a yearly insp. if it passes the blow/by an HP part of dino?

 

your staying a 06/07. if you have a good amount of money to start with, I say don't buy over a 03. then you don't have to deal with emissions. there are good old trucks out there. drop 10/15k into it and make it a better old truck. in the long run it will treat you better then the junk form 04 and up. keep it simple. don't worry about the bells and whistles.