Cumming or Detroit in 2012 frieghtliner

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  1. Kazanimo

    Kazanimo Bobtail Member

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    Looking to buy a 2012 freight liner day cab. Was wondering which engine you guys suggest between Cummings and Detroit. Both have about 185000 miles. Price and equipment almost exactly the same.
     
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  3. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    I think Detroit is cheaper to get worked on
     
  4. QUALITYTRUCK

    QUALITYTRUCK Road Train Member

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    I am presuming a DD13 engine? The 13 IS NOT the 15 in terms of reliability and ease of working on (which equals labor $$) crammed in a day cab engine bay. Remember the cost of a "one box" replacement vs. cost of Cummins dpf/doc replacement cost is triple. Then again, Cummings does not produce an engine. Cummins does. Shop owner just thinking out loud..........
     
  5. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    2012 was a bad year for Cummins. Common issue to drop a liner before 500k
     
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  6. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    And carbon packing which takes out the liners .
     
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  7. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    That was early 2013-2014 engines if I remember right. Was a 2350 problem not really a 2250
     
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  8. bzinger

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    Story I got was 2012s were in that mix too but who knows ...mine lived to 684k before I had it tore down .
     
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