New vs Used: some real life data for 2018

I have a cousin who's sister's ex-brother-in-law's father said he had talked to a mechanic in Biloxi, Mississippi a few years ago.

He said he was listening to Road Dog Radio and well, some driver called in and said that all emissions trucks are junk. You know, worthless, I mean broke down most of the time on the side of freeway.

Right after that Dave Nemo broke for a commercial. And what do you know! It was an adverstisement for some Glider Truck outfit, followed by a ScanGuage ad!

 

I got a 2010 Pete 387 in 2012 by 2015 had to put a new is eine in , it cost 40,000 paid 65,000 for the truck ,since I have dumped another 40,000 in the truck and the worth today with a engine of 28,0,000 miles on it is 15,000 . So it will be driven to the ground .
If I had bought brand new I would be out the same money but the value at trade in be higher.
Just when I think I got bugs worked out its bust out another 5 to 10 thousand.
I been trucking for over 40 years and I should have gotten out 37 years ago.
or at been smart enough to have joined a teamsters company and be retired with a pension today , instead I invested in a job buying a truck to spend my retirement on.
Smart ain't I lol

 

A 2018 Pete with a Cat in it. Scratching my head on that. Is the truck a pre-emission glider?

 

Sorry I don't have any experience with Volvo or any feedback from people I trust to comment on them.

 

I have a 2016 Volvo with D13 motor, bought new in December 2015. Other than a steering column recall which they did a great job rectifying, I've had no issues whatsoever.

 

I really don't care about KR one way or the other. Haven't listened to him in years.

We park our truck a block from the Kenworth dealer. What I see in his yard and in the shop is mostly older trucks. I would say less than 20% is trucks three year old or newer. When I talk to the service writer, he has no stories about new trucks breaking down. When I talk to the mechanics that work for the local fleets, they don't have stories about new trucks breaking down consistently, like they did five years ago.

 

Ya I agree I think Paccar's gotten alot better but they're still not matching Detriot and they weren't great a few years ago but I'm just rehashing what I've already said. I really hope the x15 works out I'd like something this.

 

Cat last made on-highway engines in 2009, which were designed to meet 2007 emissions. Those were supposedly the worst years for reliability.

My point is this: It's misleading to judge a modern engine by ten year-old technology.

 

I am a Dino Soar. I don't judge modern engines by engines that are 10 years old.

I judge modern engines by engines that are 40 years old, lol

They just ran and ran and ran and ran with no electronic nonsense needed whatsoever.

When they make a modern engine that you will never ever ever have to replace any of the sensors, the computer and wiring will Outlast the frame of the truck, and they don't have a check engine light because the electronics NEVER have a problem, that would be a consideration.

Until then, I see it all as unneeded extra nonsense that WILL cost money and downtime.

The guys that like that for whatever reason can have it.

While they are on the side of the road, the mechanical engine will cruise right past them.

 

Well that must be the best kept secret in trucking since most trucks from 1984 with mechanical engines are in the junkyard. You see some pretty old trucks being used as farm equipment but very rarely do you see equipment that old running OTR.