Looking at a 16 western star 5700. Dd15 505 hp 430k miles with dt12 trans. I haven't been in one of these trucks can you give me some of the good bad and ugly reports. This will be my first truck. Ive been company driver for 5 years so this will be my first endeavor. Sorry price was 45k. Thanks in advance.
Thinking about buying
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Charles masterson, Aug 4, 2020.
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Too high
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Lots of compartments for stowing gear. I hope that price comes with a dealer warranty. If it is a individual sale, walk away!
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It's basically a Freightliner Cascadia in a fancy frock.
When I ran a '16 Cascadia as a company truck the only issues I had were a bad starter and drive belt tensioner which the shop mechanics said were common in the fleet.
There's a lot to not like about the Freightliner but DD15 and D12 transmission are not it. My truck was very reliable and never stranded me from 130k to 490k when I turned it in.
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Ok. Thanks. What should the price be around with those miles?
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The Western Stars that I drove, wait for it...back in the day, were great trucks, never had a problem with them. I don't know how they are today, since MB owns them now. I did find a 2016 Cascadia with 440K miles with a DD15,12 speed auto and warranty for $35,000.00 on Truck Paper.
Temple-Lonestar Truck Group, Temple, Texas is the dealer. Whatever you buy i suggest getting a RigDig report for the truck.
LONESTAR TRUCK GROUP TEMPLE | TEMPLE, TX | Freightliner Trucks
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Rigdig? Haven't heard of it. What is it?
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