Choices oh boy

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  1. reynettevos

    reynettevos Bobtail Member

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    Which truck would you opt to lease. 2016 Freightliner Cascadia or 2016 Peterbilt 579 Conventional.
    Can anyone tell me which of the two is more economical to maintain.
     
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  3. thelushlarry

    thelushlarry Road Train Member

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    I would pick the pete. That way you could tap your feet to the sound of the motown beat while sitting in the seat of your pete. Can not do that in a fruit liner.
     
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  4. truckthatpassesyouby

    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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    579s remind of of Cadilacs. Sure they're nice inside but boy nobody wants them when they get old.
     
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  5. Sipesh

    Sipesh Medium Load Member

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    To tell you which one would be more 'economical to maintain', a little more information is needed. What's under the hood? Transmissions? Different engines are more or less expensive to maintain. There should be a warranty on a lot of it if it is new, but not always. If that Pete has a Paccar engine... good luck getting it worked on anyplace but a dealer's shop. That can be a real issue if you break down in BFE. If you're going to end up buying out at the end, though, that Pete will have a much higher resale value than the Freightliner, but if you're only going to run it for a few years and then turn it in, I reckon that doesn't matter.
     
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  6. reynettevos

    reynettevos Bobtail Member

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    Freightliner Cascadia Evelution--- DT12 with Detroit gearbox
    Peterbilt 578 Conventional----- Cummins 15L with 16 speed Eaton gearbox
     
  7. reynettevos

    reynettevos Bobtail Member

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    Freightliner Cascadia Evelution--- DT12 with Detroit gearbox
    Peterbilt 578 Conventional----- Cummins 15L with 16 speed Eaton gearbox
    We do intend to keep the truck.
     
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    FLCRACKER Medium Load Member

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    Dt 12 is the Detroit trans engine should be dd15 or dd13. 16 spd eaton thats a new one on me.
     
  9. Sipesh

    Sipesh Medium Load Member

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    Well, good, not a Paccar engine. Honestly, depending on how you drive, you can probably eek out similar fuel mileage out of them. The Cummins engine can be fantastic, tons of places to get serviced, if you maintain it properly. YOU MUST MAINTAIN IT AND THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROPERLY, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY. Luckily, there are a lot of resources online for learning what sensors to keep an eye on and such. Detroit engines have their good and bad qualities as well. Parts on the Detroit can be less expensive. The Pete would be my choice, personally, and not just because I have one now (I'm actually getting a KW next week). The durability of the truck overall will be better with the Pete.
     
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  10. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Lot more old Petes on the road than old mega fleet throw away truck Shakers.
     
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  11. RERM

    RERM Road Train Member

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    16 speed Eaton?????

    Freightliner is cheaper to run, BUT has the build quality of a 1970's Chrysler...Peterbilt would be my choice....but...16 Speed Eaton????? what's that????
     
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