Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

@Farmerbob1 any plans on finding a good private shop and stop going to dealers for every repair?

 

Wow

Newer truck for so many problems

 

Where do you take your hometime at? Even with a newer truck you’d be better off forming a relationship with an independent shop for non-warranty repairs. You need a shop that you get along with that will stop working on a major project on someone else’s truck to get you out the door in an hour for something simple.

 

Wow you have been running the wheels off that thing, 207 thousand since January 2019 and enduring a rebuild and broke down all the time.

 

I don’t know your time frame, but around 750k-850k, waterpumps, turbos, fans, maybe compressors usually go bad. I don’t know how much of those were changed during the overhaul. I’m guessing turbo and waterpump. Compressor can easily last over a mil. Only given is the fan clutch. There’s a good chance, and I personally would try to get my money out of it for a while, after it’s paid off. Running it, as long as its still reliable. At some point, trading up. One year without a payment, is nice. I don’t know about new Truck warranties. Used to be one year only on the Truck. 500 on engine, 500 on trans, only 350on a 13. 750 on rears. Volvo, I think had a 36 mo. On the Truck. I imagine that explains why the Fleets went to them. But the one year on the Truck always seemed like a joke. I’d rather get a 1 yr old Truck, with under 100k, for 75% or less than new. My reasoning, besides cost, is fuel economy being better, since it’s already broken in. Less insurance cost. Lots of reasons. The downside comes later, needing Drive tires, brakes, and batteries etc. sooner. The last year of big payments and increased maintenance, is the hardest.