buying my frist truck

An older truck won't keep the overhead down.... Plus you can get in deeper sewer waters with an older truck.... I speak from experience!

 

I'm not a mechanic either. I got an older truck when I started out, with the goal of being able to replace it with a newer truck within the following year. That way I was able to save for the new truck and have cash reserves on hand while fine tuning being an owner operator. If older trucks weren't reliable, you wouldn't see very many on the road.

You'll do what you want regardless what folks say here and that's what it's all about. Like I said in my previous post.... just trying to help folks out!

Good luck to you!

 

And 4 times the cost on any parts or repairs that he may need. Starting out he needs reliability and the ability to keep costs down while building up his repair fund.

 

Different opinions I guess.........................

But Good Luck on whatever choice you make !!!!!!!

 

When I bought my first truck, my "starter" truck as I mentioned earlier, I had it gone through with my trusted mechanic. I had an oil analysis done, the whole works. I made a purchase decision based on those results. Take your time and do your homework.

 

Actually, I think you can search on carfax now for commercial tractors. You just need the VIN#. As for a freightliner should be a good choice. That particular model seems to have proven itself. Also, parts for freightliners seem to be more readily available.

 

Buying a good $40,000 truck with a decent down payment should be workable financially. If you can't produce enough revenue to make that work, then you need to re-evaluate what you are doing and/or why you are doing it.