my 97 works every day, (well Monday afternoon till Friday morning atleast) not running a tattle box Is another plus
For the price of that w9 I’d be calling the dealer that did the inframe with the serial numbers before anything and confirming what was actually done before even wasting my time on a Dyno. If you cannot confirm an inframe it never happened and that Is a ~25k truck. And an nxs is going to be closer to a 30-35k bill to completely go through
Takes a little more getting used to the hood but I run the NE with a 285” WB w9 and a 53’ just fine. Also, never mind my 23 year old truck, we can still call either of our local KW dealers for my uncles 1976 and get any part we need delivered in under 3 hours for the closest one, or next business day for the one a little further away (we get better pricing from)
personally I’d never spend that much on a used truck because it’s still going to need a trans or power divider etc, and it’s still a lot of money I would find a 2000 down for ~$25k or less and take a few months to go through it while you keep a company pay check, or buy a brand new one.
Advice for first truck
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Any thoughts on something like this? Really low miles but it could have a lot of idle time, I’ll have to check. The coffin sleeper is not a big deal as I’m local. If I have to go over the road then something serious has gone wrong. Only has one 100 gallon tank which is another negative but I suppose I could add another. -
Always get atleast a coffin sleeper, it’s easier to park a bunk truck everyday then go somewhere with a day cab
our spare truck only has a 75 gallon tank and 4.33 rears and can always get atleast a full day out of it -
Apparently this is the ecm reading for the 2017 Coronado I posted above. Not a ton of info but do those hours seem reasonable?
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I think that’s a good deal what I see of it. That low of mileage you should have very little maintenance cost. Those DD13 Detroit motors recommend anywhere from 25,000-50,000 oil change interval depending on how hard you are on it. Even 25,000 is a long time to be able to run compared to pre emission trucks. Not to mention the oil filter is right on top easy to get to when you do change it. I think you’d be happy with it.
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So, I finally have my financing worked out and it is actually a really good deal. I found a small, local bank where the owner is good friends with the owner of the company I lease onto. They will do 20% down, very good interest rate considering this is my first commercial loan (low single digit rate), and they will lend on an older truck. So now I need to know the reality on that 05 W9 that I referenced earlier. Assuming all of the paperwork on the rebuild and new transmission check out, would this be a wise decision? I’ve read on the C15 ACERT engine and it is a little intimidating. I know that all engines have issues but what do I need to consider with this? This truck will be pulling containers about 20 miles each way, 4-5 loads a day. I realize that this truck is overkill for this job but I’m trying to get something that can do just about anything. Be real, be tough, I need to make a good decision here.
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I was sent this paperwork for the engine work that has supposedly been done to this truck. No serial numbers listed so I’m still skeptical. Apparently the work was done in house by the previous owner. Any ideas on how to get more verification? I don’t get the sense that this guy is trying to mislead me, I just don’t want to screw this up.
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