http://www.uhaul.com/TruckSales/equipmen...
This one is a 2006 Ford E 450 with 90,000 miles for $9,200 (price quoted over phone not listed price).
http://www.uhaul.com/TruckSales/equipmen...
This one is a 1999 Ford F 350 with 194,000 miles listed as $4,500.
I have been told that the E series is better than the F series. When I talked to the person selling the first on he said that the older one is what they call a "mechanics truck" meaning it will need work done on it regularly. I want your opinion to know if this is true or if he was just trying to make the sale. (They are being sold by different U-Haul stores.)
Which box truck would you buy?
Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by EamonWill, Feb 26, 2015.
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From uHaul?!?
Neither!
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I heard U-Haul takes good care of their trucks.
It's just for travel. I have to move constantly.
Someone told me to get an Isuzu NPR, but I like the box truck shape.
I really don't know anything about vehicles, period.
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Budget, Penske, Ryder etc also have them why U haul..
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Am I going to get an answer or just more questions? I'm on a tight deadline and I would like some sound advice so I don't run out of time and have to buy something "just cuz" and end up with a ###### truck. -
The U-Haul trucks that I have road tested in my area all seem pretty used up. I was looking to buy a box truck for my smallish business doing "trash out's" for asset managers like FNMA, SingleSource, etc. etc. The used Penske's might be a little more expensive, but they looked and ran a heck of a lot better than the any of the U-Haul's I tried out. The Penske's also had new rubber all around.
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Other than expect a break down sometime in the near future after a purchase I don't have any sound advice..
Check maintenance records ..do whats with in your budget regardless of whom.. Good Luck Sir -
You said somebody recommended an Isuzu? I'd have to agree.
You don't like the looks of it? That's not the point.
The engine is very stout on that and much more accessible than the Fords.
I will say that the Econolines are a pain in the ### to service as the engine is under the windshield quite a bit. And they're less comfortable to drive. So are you going long distance?
Both are gas burners.
Box looks slightly longer on the F but the nose is MUCH longer. Where will it be parked? Parallel?
Again you're not really giving us much to go on in use.
On the other hand it looks like they took another grand off the asking price of the F, could be a bad sign but that makes it half the price of the Econoline. So if you've got enough money for either, you could roll the dice on the F and save $4-5k on whatever is gonna fail on the truck. (or get another one later.) -
I'm going to live it in. I want to convert a truck into an RV style home. I only have $9,500 to my name. I really want something $8,000 or less so I can have some left over for renovations and... life. I don't want an RV because they are made out of flimsy materials and they try to sell you luxuries as though they are essentials. I'm going to be living off grid so I wouldn't be able to use that crap anyway. I don't have a vehicle so if it's a tow design I have nothing to tow it with. I could buy something separate but that would mean each would have to be cheaper. I thought it would be easier to buy one thing that can be house and vehicle in one. I want the box or tow part no longer than roughly 15' because I want it to be easy to drive and park. I will probably not drive it long distances often but I'd like to go cross country at least once or twice. I use a bike for getting around so I probably won't drive it often. Really only when I decide to move to a new place. I need to know it will last about 10 years at the least. I thought a box truck would be good because it would be easy to build with. It will have more cubic feet than a van which loses space in the rounded top. The straight walls will give a easy canvas for building anything I want. Also, I was under the impression that I could detach the box from the truck if I absolutely had to (in the future when the truck no longer runs) so I could keep the home I built and find a new way to tow it.
This is what I thought was best. Any suggestions, corrections, or advice is welcomed.Last edited: Feb 28, 2015
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