Need advice on first truck purchase

Many people that post on here buy trucks in that price range from Schneider. Probably look at their website to find their used truck centers. I know they have used truck lots in Chicago and Atlanta, but don't know where the others are.

 

Knowing what are you planning on hauling & where helps to point you in a good direction

 

If you buy a $20K truck, you better know what you're looking at. If it were me, since I know a little more than I wish I did about CAT motors but also have a preference towards Peterbilt, I'd look for an '06 pete 387 with a 450 cummins. You can find them with 800K for around $19K-$22K.

But like the poster above, what you plan on hauling will make the biggest impact on your decision when buying a used, high mileage truck.

Off topic, but I have a real love-hate relationship with the 379's w/ C15 CAT's w/18 spds. Saw one driver get in and tear it up starting at 500K, another who understood the truck is still going on w/o any major work past 1,000,000 miles.

If MPG is a big concern, which it should be, rule out getting anything that looks really good running down the road with straight lines and long square noses.