Buying a truck from a retiring driver

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  1. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    I Bought my 2nd truck from MHC. The people that are having bad experiences i would bet half of them didn't even have the truck looked over at another shop or even pop the valve cover let alone go under the truck and inspect it.
     
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  3. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Mine came from MHC. Took it to 3 diffrent shops including a diffrent and competeing dealer. Blow by, dyno, compression and oil sample, ecm pulled, rigdig and test drive. Got 50 miles and got told to in essence go #### myself.

    Know a few others who had simular experinces.
     
  4. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    What broke in that 50 miles?
     
  5. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Easier to say what didnt break.
     
  6. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    just wondering did you have them do a Force regen on it? When i bought mine clutch was out. DPF was throwing fault codes during regens Light switch was bad and window switch all fixed for free
     
  7. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Yup i did. Turns out the previous owner did a LOT of shady and slipshod repairs that got missed by all 3 places. You can go see my thread for a list but this truck has been the truck from HELL from day 1
     
  8. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    I hate hearing stories like that. I’ve only bought 3 Trucks in 27 yrs. Participated in the search and purchase of a few more over the years for others. Reputable Dealers are often better than an O/O. Standing behind any major issue that happens right away. Has to be a reputable Dealer. When I sell my Truck, it will be with full disclosure. So much info, the buyer will want to just get the Truck and go. Lol. After the crummy week I’ve had, selling out looks better every day. Just about had enough.
     
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  9. RubyEagle

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    Sorry to hear about that Artic Wolf. I pass a truck lot and l hear the EPA tractors calling out saying "I'll bankrupt you!"











































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  10. visionarygvp

    visionarygvp Light Load Member

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    I’ve got a place I’d like to go through in mind, they lease purchase as well as sell trucks. However I am in the process of getting my credit score in order to qualify, but with the amount of money I am currently making I can’t seem to make enough headway to be able to cover all of my bills and still have money left over to pay off a few debts.
     
  11. visionarygvp

    visionarygvp Light Load Member

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    Yea I wish I had the money to pay everything down to increase my credit score but, with the cost of living expenses and everything else having skyrocketed it’s been rough. I haven’t been able to find a decent w2 trucking job that pays enough for me to even save for what these dealerships are asking, let alone pay off the few debts that I have.
     
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