Million mile Truck what needs Repaired ?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tommymonza, Feb 1, 2015.

  1. mnmover

    mnmover Road Train Member

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    Do a rigdig report and get a scangauge KR it will tell you codes and such. A rigdig will tell you any DOT inspections, accidents, like a carfax for cars. seems like a solid truck.
     
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  3. simon999

    simon999 Light Load Member

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    Thats close to 70k ..plus if add what you have paid for the truck probably will be close to 100k

     
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  4. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    118,500 is what it came to roughly with PMs
     
  5. simon999

    simon999 Light Load Member

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    Maybe buy new truck if its 118,500
     
  6. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    118,500 is what DoubleYellows maintenance log shows was spent on his truck to keep it on the road over the course of a million and a half miles.

    7.9 cents a mile
     
  7. Ruthless

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    Those records didn't start at zero mileage. Hard to guess what else may have got done before the records begin.
     
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  8. simon999

    simon999 Light Load Member

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    Exactly it starts about 580000 miles. It depends a lot how the truck was maintaned with previous owner...
     
  9. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    i agree with both of you but if you threw in the figures from the 1st half a million when the truck was still fairly new it would lower the cost per mile figures you see on the lower left corner.
     
  10. Ruthless

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    Maybe. Sometimes things go to pot early on. One of my best friends bought a brand new truck in 2001 to get in on the last pre emissions trucks....@under 200k the entire motor had to be replaced (Cummins signature) most of which was warranteed....but the new crate motor from cummins only got a 3 year 400k warranty which didn't cover accessory parts.

    Not saying that's a commonplace situation: it does happen tho.
     
  11. tommymonza

    tommymonza Road Train Member

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    i have bought 3 brand new automobiles in my lifetime and all 3 had problems right out of the gate.
     
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