Advice on Purchase from Rays Truck Plaza?

That would be the deal killer for me. Buying a truck site unseen is about the dumbest thing you can do in this industry and raises your chances of failure from 1 in 10 succeed to your chances of winning the lottery, 5 times in a row, with the same numbers at that are higher.

Dont walk, run.

 

No.

If it's a Detroit platform they can hide any emissions issues for at least 5K miles just by hard regen, and then ship it off. And you ain't gonna run it 5K in 10 days.

Then your stuck with a clogged one box.

How many miles? And what kind of truck?

I'm not gambling my 80K dollars on the nice guys at Ray's Truck Plaza, in Colorado. They have a 2 star review on Google. They are not even a dealer.

Use Truckpaper and find another seller with a truck that fits you.

 

Have a dealership pick up the truck and inspect it and give you a report before it leaves the city where it's at right now. Whatever it costs to do all that will be a lot less than having a broken truck and not earning money while everyone argues about who pays and what get's fixed.

 

I stay away from any "Plazas",,, I still say, your best bet on a used truck, is something like FB Marketplace and you can buy it directly from the owner. Most times, they, or a family member if gone, can tell you everything about their "baby". Not sure what you are looking for, but for example, a 2005 FL daycab twin screw, 1 owner, clean, 515 HP, $17,900 in Hayes , KS. or a 2019 FL Cascadia, big sleeper, 700K, $34,900 Denver. Don't be afraid of FaceBook, the Marketplace seems to be the premier place to advertise now. Really, stay away from a dealer, please. One thing to remember on a used truck, miles. ALL used trucks are going to have a ton of miles, its why they are for sale. By 7-800K, most motors are shot for the 2nd time, or will be soon, so plan ahead. Automatics are practically proven, as 93% of all new trucks have them. Good luck.

 

Just the name of the place says no for me.

 

I agree with the others that I would just probably stay away from this situation. To many pitfalls. But since you mentioned that you will pay for the shipping to you, I was curious how many miles we are talking about and what they quoted you as the shipping fee. Also do you have to pay the shipping fee upfront or is it "upon arrival"?