Buying used

Take the truck to an honest mechanic. If he clears it, take it to a dyno and ask them to stress the f out of it. If it survives the dyno, buy it. But prepare for problems; hope for smooth sailing.

 

Your bank account. Make sure you have 15 thousand in it if things go south. I don’t care how well the truck checks out.

Though Some get by on Luck and delusion

What year /make/model. How many miles. What motor and transmission. Recent major service or rebuilds ?

 

Price

 

The door sticker, should be atleast 2007 but preferably 2000 or older

always buy a used truck planning on doing a motor, power divider etc

 

Was in the company shop last week..looked like they were stripping a frame for parts...this week..its a brand new truck...seriously..they were putting it back together..could be a million mile truck..with a computer that reads 200,000 miles...dont buy used trucks...

 

Maintenance records.

 

Dyno, Blowby, Fluid analysis, ECM FULL dump, independent mechanic that you want to find things wrong to make a list of things wrong with negotiating a price down.

Don't get emotional over the truck, it is a tool, it is one of many trucks out in the market looking for an owner and many will just sit looking sad.

 

Why would you not buy a used truck simply because of the fact that they're almost infinitely rebuildable? It's pretty easy to tell if they're lying to you on the mileage.

 

You can look at RigDig. They are the CarFax for trucks. Buying a used truck can be bad. I had 2, the first on was ok because it was 2000 truck. Pre emissions. Then 2011 because my truck had 1.4 million on it and . Both had clean RigDig reports. The 2011 truck was a nightmare of repairs even with parts and labor warranty on engine from Detroit Diesel. The did the warranty work for free but the downtime was crazy.. I would not buy any truck unless it was 2014 or newer. From 2002-2014 all the new emissions trucks are a mess