New truck 1 year out . Peterbilt discontinuing 389.

I too think that free enterprise should dictate what happens in product development and our economy. Unfortunately there is too much money driving the decisions that are being made. I still think America is the best place to live but we are being aggressively pushed to become something way different than our predecessors expected us to be.

 

I am still REALLY unhappy that Studebaker stopped building trucks in December of 1963.
With the very latest Detroit Diesel 2 cycle 4-53 engines.

 

My uncle was just told today by a peterbilt salesman that the 389 is being discontinued. Prices are insane, for a 389 with a 500hp/1650tq cummins, 13 speed, and 58in mid roof sleeper he was told $199,152. The truck would be built in August. He ordered this exact spec about 9 months ago for $160k.

He was told he could get a 579, and it would be built sometime next year. He ordered one back in January, and it'll be built in June or July. It's a 500 cummins with a 10spd and the 72in midroof. He ordered it for $181k, and was told if he ordered that same truck today it would be $223k!! Price went up $42k, it's crazy. (Bought the same truck for $152k about 1.5-2yrs ago)

 

Absolutely insane how much everything is skyrocketing in cost…

 

If oil goes up so does everything…
Glad I got my 389. It will be a priceless piece of history. Was lucky to get mine before the digital dash, - that was what got me to pull the trigger and pick one up.

 

Long as Paccar doesn't get rid of the mighty C500 I'm happy.

 

98% of sales weasels are idiots…

 

Yeah, we got three 389s just before they changed the dash, our 4th one came with the digital dash. I got to go pick up and drive mine back from the dealership, and my uncle took another one. That was an awesome night!

Trying to put as many lights as I can on it, lol, since I'm pretty sure it'll be the coolest truck I ever get to drive. Still hope to get the chance to drive a pre emissions truck with straight pipes atleast once.

 

Future's looking pretty grim to want to be an owner-operator in the future huh?

Hahahaha...a guy can dream. This sucks you-know-what. Sucks, because I love trucking, and I wanted to make a business out of it, but it looks like that'll be harder to do every day with these newer trucks...unless you buy old, but that's its own can of worms. Especially if the gov ends up banning pre-emissions engines off the road anyways, which I've heard is very possible.

 

Ain't hard to retrofit a modern engine into an old truck.