Looking at 2 trucks

That X15 is likely nearing a rebuild at that mileage.

 

The VOLVO

 

If I was paying cash today for a truck I would get something pre-emissions.
All the new trucks with emissions intact beyond 500K are basically trash from day 1.

 

Fuel mileage on a pre-emissions unit will suffer compared to a good clean newer truck.

 

Following

 

True

But it balances out when you you don’t have so much downtime lost revenue and repair bills for the emission garbage .

if I ever got back into trucking I’d get one old enough that didn’t have ANY computers on it ,
A big cam Cummins or 3406B with mechanical injection pump .

 

You don't think a 20 year old truck won't have problems either?

How about parts availability?

 

I own a 1989 Western Star with a 3406 B, just overhauled it, and parts were very easy to get. I will say though, if you buy a truck as old as mine, a Kenworth or a Peterbilt are even easier, very easy in fact, to get parts for, and ANY mechanic worthy of the name will work on one. Except a dealer, and who uses them anyway?

 

Has anyone really driven a new truck with def and egr past these miles? Or are they just parroting things heard around the truck stop?? I bounce between a first generation cascadia with 625K and a 2019 with 501K and both are solid trucks, I prefer the first gen because it’s a ten speed.