Buying Used Schenider Trucks....

It's my understanding that you can get all the maintenance records for retired Schneider trucks. Just need the VIN.

 

we got 2 trucks from sni Harrisburg, be ready to spend a lot of time looking for that good truck, I spent 2 days test driving and checking the trucks until I found the right one,so far they have been strong runners besides the regular pm they are strong runners and also decently priced!


07 with 610k for 16,700 with automatic transmission
06 with 591k former tanker yanker 18500 regular transmission(had super singles got them to give me 8 new recaps with rims) only mayor expense 500 dollars for a new starter and new batteries!

 

a long time ago. there was an auction for cars. there were 20 ford pintos for sale. (drivers ed cars) each one sold for $50 - $100. they all were 12 year old cars. last year pinto was made. the all had only 9k miles. one needed batteries, one needed a clutch, one needed a starter. the one i bought.( $50 ) lasted 2 years, 30k miles. replaced timing belt. and sold for $500.

the old addage too good to be true. was defenitly a good deal. but more often then not, is usually a gamble.

 

I was just looking to do this. The truck I looked at in Carlyle had dead batteries, so I could not test drive it. The salesman sent me the last 3 years repair(not service/maintenance) I requested a few items be addressed and an oil sample taken and was sent an email stressing "as is" and what an incredible bargain this truck was. I did not respond back. Too bad, I liked the century with sidestacks look.

 

I tried to buy one direct from Schneider. They would not let it leave their property for any inspections or a dyno run. If I can't dyno it I won't buy it.

 

Are they leasing or buying outright?

 

I had the same issue with my truck, I asked the mechanics to jump start it and they did, a tire had a cut, they fix it, bad weld on the muffler they fix it, I had a good salewoman and a pack of newports will take you far in this business!(that's my experience all experience are not the same)

 

Huh, i have a brother in law that works in one of the service centers, you couldn't give me one of these old trk's. Pm's go way over or are skipped/pencil whipped shoddy repairs not to mention probably a 100 different drivers drove the trk. The sale trk's sni doesn't want them to have dyno's or oil samples pulled because the trk's are patched together and usually ready to die. They run the snot out of them trk's they gut the power and expect them to pull rocky mountain doubles. Just thought i'd give a little inside knowledge i have

 

Being a former driver of big orange for 4 years and having been assigned to 12 different trucks for various reasons. I would say if you have your own tools and arent affraid to work on the truck on your days at home, It probably wouldnt be to bad of a deal. Just choose wisely. Stay under 700k mi for a truck, anything over that and your right on the tipping point for major overhauls. Before the economy crash they would normally sell off trucks over 600K that had a ton of life left in them. The last year I was there I was in a 05 with 966K mi, wasnt to bad of a truck but interior was getting beat to death.

As far as under hood maintenance goes, they normally stayed on top of mechanical issues if the former driver had a clue about what the truck was doing. Biggest issue I would look out for is Bad EGR and cooler. They hated replacing egr because it would never stick open when in the shop but pulling a big hill it would choke and puff like a train. Body damage was the other major thing they never liked to fix.