You're getting a loan for 80k to 100k for the truck. You're main concerns are reliable number 1 and mpg number 2. What truck do you buy? List all specs and why you choose them.
If you're buying to lease to a company, what truck would you buy?
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Old school 12.7 liter 500 HP Detroit. Why? You didn’t men performance. If you’re pulling a box and bean counting, the old 500 Detroit is the most reliable, gets great fuel economy and cheap to repair and build. Transmission? 13 speed. Rears? 3.36-3.55
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Pulling what?
Terrain?
All paved?
Max weight?
Really no way to answer the question, with 1% of the information.
My needs, your needs, and the next persons needs, could be very different.Rideandrepair, Tall Mike, tscottme and 2 others Thank this. -
My perceptions, Going by engine manufacturers.....
Volvo: makes a fine engine. Factory authorized service centers may be a problem. The serviceability for an over the road application may be a challenge. Even If you buy a Volvo truck with a Cummins the service may be problematic if you are not near Volvo dealers.
Paccar: I just got out of a Paccar powered T680. A Paccar engine may require you to go to a Pete or KW shop. More shops than Volvo, and the number of independent shops are growing. Good fuel economy out of the new ones. I was disappointed with the power though. It is a smaller engine and the one I drove never met a hill it didn't balk at. Mid western flat land routes it would do fine, but heavy and hills will kill that thing.
DD15: good serviceability with a big network of service providers. Good fuel economy. My opinion is one of the least down time engines out there. May come out a bit lackluster with heavy loads running through mountains but will get the job done. Disadvantage: you can only get in Freightliners and Western Star.
Cummins: good serviceability with a big network of service providers. Since they make engines for most every manufacturer, most every dealer can patch them up if they can get parts. I think they generally pull better than the DD15. Unfortunately they do not put up the fuel economy numbers of the DD15. Short term side note: Availability of service parts has been suffering during the supply chain fiasco.Rideandrepair, Pamela1990 and Cowboyrich Thank this. -
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Freightliner cascadia as much as I hate them.
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Freightliner has the most shops.
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*If* I were ever to buy a truck I would buy a glider rig so as not to have the emissions crap to deal with. And yes, I would continue my long standing policy of staying out of Nutland.
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