Don baskin truck sales

Baskin has a lot of old stuff...been thinking about snagging a restoration project cabover... the rest of their stuff looks a bit rough. You get what you pay for and I'm sure its all as is where is with no guarantee the truck will even start once they can't see your taillights any more.

 

I would not discount a truck just because it came from an auction. Many of the trucks you see on most dealer lots come from fleets or auctions. I haven't stopped at Baskins, so I can't give you first hand information as to the quality of their trucks other than the one carrier that I spoke with who had bought several trucks from him. You can count on spending money on any truck you buy. The hope is that you will be able to make some money before having to start spending it. Whether you buy a truck from Don Baskins or any other dealer, you need to check out any truck before writing a check.

 

I purchased my truck from them, worked out well for me.

 

At least you can check the truck out really good before you buy it.

Not so much from an auction

 

I bought mine from baskin, put another 5000 $ in it (bought for 22k), to get it on the road, never had any problems, brakes, clutch, fan clutch and some other minor things! And still run on drive recaps that were on it!
2007 Volvo from Averitt ( 700kmiles), runs great with 6.2 mpg for 14 months so far!
You all have a choice to buy or not to buy, it is all your decisions, guy is running his business, just like u run yours!!!

 

My dad bought a truck from there back in 2009. It was a 2005 International 9900i with 435,000 in the listing on truck paper and called and asked if it was still available and they said yeah and my dad told them he would be down there in the morning with a check. when he gets down there to get the truck they moved it to the back of the lot and said we sold it right after we got off the phone on Friday. Then the sales man says that they have more coming in on Wednesday so my mom and dad stayed at hotel down the road till Wednesday and go back in and ask if the trucks where in yet and the sales man says no they wont be here til Friday then my dad says forget it we will go some ware else and the sales man pleated that they where better than any one in the state and there will be one here the next day. When they go there the next day there was a similar truck to the original one they had looked at all polished up and cleaned inside and out. When They get to Iowa City, to sleep and when they woke up he looked around checked everything over he noticed an oil puddle the size of a large pizza and a large puddle of diesel also and called the salesman and says he is coming back with the truck to have them look at it and they says no there wasnt any return on it even though he bought the truck 10 hours ago so then he decided to keep it and made it home to northern Minnesota and has put 15K in to it and cant find the problem

 

I would never buy a truck there.

My son-in-law ask me to go with him truck shopping for his first truck. We looked at a lot of trucks at Baskins,

Finally we decided we were wasting our time there as everything was pretty junky.

I laughed at his summation of Baskins trucks.

He said "this is where trucks come to die".

Pretty accurate assessment.

I highly recommend going to a reputable dealer, preferably an OEM dealer.

If you are going to be in business you need to develop a relationship with a dealer that will stand behind their product and their repairs.

The original cost may be more but you will be ahead in the long run.

 

Most dealers sell trucks as is. There are warranties you can purchase from dealers, but coverage is usually limited. Your best insurance is to make sure to thoroughly check out any truck prior to signing a purchase agreement.

 

I bought an 04 670 Volvo from Baskins in 2009. I have some mechanical knowledge/background and know of some warning signs/red flags to look for. Anyway, most all their trucks are higher mileage units that were maybe trade-ins at new dealers or auction trucks that arent "nice enough" to be on a dealers used lot.
I gave $17k for my truck with 700,000 miles on it. It was in overall good condition and mechanically sound. It has been real good to me, and made me a LOT of money. I keep it serviced well. And it now has 1,100,000 miles on it. I have had to do some things to it clutch, front suspension, a/c work etc. But most any truck with that many miles is gonna have some issues.
Had a couple issues with Baskins. Salesman agreed to deliver the truck to west memphis. Then when the day came, "oh my driver is off today" "sorry". So I had to pay for a cab to take me to get it ($100). I felt they should have paid for it, but whatever. Also it had an oil leak they agreed to fix before I bought it. He told me it was just a loose oil sensor, and that they fixed it. Turned out it was actually the wiring harness where it comes through the cylinder head and was still leaking after I picked it up. Luckily, for whatever reason, it stopped leaking after a couple months. Only thing I did was switch to synthetic oil. I dont know if that had anything to do with it or not.
Bottom line, like previous posters said, check it out real well, dyno, oil sample etc. Just be careful and buyer beware. Because they are pretty much as-is, where-is. No warranty expressed or implied. Good luck.

 

Hello, All the above is good advise.If your budget is tight,I have started this way years ago.Buyer beware is appropriate.He's not a cadillac dealer,but he does fill a niche market[price].It could be good or bad.Get to know a good mechanic for a high mileage truck.Most will be obvious as to condition