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what do you guys think about this one ??Is This good FIRST truck??????

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by buddyvuk, Apr 10, 2013.

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  1. Apr 13, 2013 #61
    buddyvuk

    buddyvuk Medium Load Member

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    thank yhou very much for your post. I Offered , 14, they said no , i then said 16 with better tires and he said 17 with no tires ...i said have a good day.
    the truck came from good company . no records though..motor was not dry though.
    i found another one with same company 03 with 685k miles , but didnt drive well at all. lots of vibration
     
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  3. Apr 13, 2013 #62
    buddyvuk

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    thank you for your advice. will do, also def planned to have my mechanic to go over it. if they agree on price
    i
     
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  4. Apr 13, 2013 #63
    buddyvuk

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    great advice!!! thank you! will tell my mechanic to do that
    i have learned alot from you. thank you
     
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  5. Apr 13, 2013 #64
    buddyvuk

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    EPMtrucks : hahahaha Thats exactly what I keep doing is looking for reasons not to buy truck , my girlfriend tells me ill never buy one , its been over 2 months now .
    but i dont care what anybody says ..i am waiting for the truck thats gonna hit the spot ..none of them have done that yet . this other FLD i found is getting close
     
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  7. Apr 13, 2013 #65
    buddyvuk

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    thats not what he meant.... i get it... you do want to find the truck thats gonna be perfect for you. truck thats perfect to me may be garbage to someone else
     
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  8. Apr 13, 2013 #66
    buddyvuk

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    great post. thank you
     
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  9. Apr 13, 2013 #67
    landstar8891

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    There is no ''perfect'' truck.They all cost alot of money.!!!!!...Not to mention a big headache...Be very careful what you wish for as far as wanting to be an O/O...It is a 100+ hour work week...
     
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  10. Apr 13, 2013 #68
    MNdriver

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    I bought my truck because it had my name all over it.

    Literally it did.

    I was browsing through www.truckpaper.com and had the search parameters in. I clicked on a Century I liked the looks of. When I went and read the salespersons name, I turned the computer to my wife and showed her. Told her, "See, It's already my truck with my name on it."

    The salesperson had my same name.

    When I went and emailed the company that sold me the truck, they were confused WHY the Site manager was emailing corporate for sales information on a truck at HIS Store.

    I would call and give them my name, I ALWAYS got answered in less than 30 seconds.

    After about 3 days of calling and such, I finally called the actually "sales person" listed on my truck posting. He and I had a good time chatting and figuring things out. He wasn't a salesperson either. He's the actual site manager for one of the Pacific Power locations in Oregon. That explained WHY my phone calls were never on hold long.


    The moral of the story.....


    You'll know it when it's time to buy the truck.
     
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  11. Apr 14, 2013 #69
    spyder7723

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    something to keep in mind, as of the end of the year those commies in cali won't let an old truck in the state. you need to research the carb regs. moreso than us on the east coast. says you are from Portland, or. gonna be pretty hard for you to avoid going into california. don't quote me on this but pretty sure anything older than 07 will have to be retrofitted with a dpf by Jan 1st. and then replaced with a 2010 engine by 2019

    good luck to you and don't let the negative type scare you off, there is excellent money to be made as an owner operator, and it sure as Hell doesn't take 100 hour work weeks to do it. and there have been quite a few that got "rich", but it wasn't pullin a dry box! that's one thing you need to seriously reconsider.
     
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  12. Apr 14, 2013 #70
    BigJls1

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    He has stated in a lot of his post/other threads no CA... and I think your right about the box, unless he can get some good direct freight.
     
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