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Pardon my wording. I said they have them, but in fact it says "coming soon". It's on the inventory page for me and it's the last one at the bottom of the list.

 

Was the decision to go from a 2012 to a 2017 as simple(in terms of your decision to do so) as it seems from reading your sentence? I mean, the difference in the monthly payment from what I'm talking about to a 2017 is like double the price...

 

Double the price with warranty, better fuel economy and a Detroit instead of the Cummins, assuming he's talking about a new Cascadia. Unless he gets unlucky and finds a lemon, he should have the new truck paid for before any major problems. Average overall cost of ownership will be less for new compared to used.

BTW, the 2012 looks like an old USXpress truck.

 

If I get a used truck with about 250 to 300,000 miles on it, besides basic upkeep(oil changes/ tires etc), what all would contribute to there being more overall cost than in getting a new truck? I've heard that to rebuild the engine would cost about 10 grand and that another expensive problem that can pop up would be the transmission.

Is that right?

And is there anything else that would account for a used truck costing more in the long run than a new one?

 

I believe an in frame rebuild is about 15 k or more but that's only the motor.

Gotta think about def system, transmission, coolers, rear ends, brake system as well as electrical.

With an older truck everything is older so at some point everything needs attention.

But a new truck eventually gets older too, so it's basically how well kept and maintained the truck has been cared for from the beginning.

With new it's all you.

With older it's who knows truthfully.

 

10k might get you labor and an inframe kit plus tax. That's with no injectors, putting the old head on, no fueling actuators, etc

 

I got into my current truck at 425k.

Since September I've had 2 injectors replaced, the expansion tank and every coolant hose replaced. Wiper control module, abs ecu replaced (4 shops and a boatload of parts get the right problem fixed). New starter, new brake valve (after they replaced two brake chambers that were probably good), and I'm currently chasing an intermittent air leak coming of the compressor itself. It's also doing the "def is going to cause you problems" regeneration all the time which is killing my fuel economy. Last truck took 3 shops and a week of down time to get that taken care of.

So within 2 years of owning your "new" truck you may be spending all that and more.

 

I've had 2 used trucks. The first I got at 405,000 miles. The second, at a million (yes, a million) that had a fresh in-frame. My buddy bought a brand new truck. His maintenance has been less, but his payment more than twice mine. At the end of a three year period, I had a little bit lower operating cost, but he lost A LOT more in down time as all of his new truck's warranty repairs have to be done at a dealer, while all my work can be done by my independent mechanic. Meaning, I can get the truck in and back in a day or two and plan the timing of my repairs, while his sits around for a week at the mercy of the dealer, until they get around to it. In the end, my income outpaced his because of the time he lost waiting for his truck to get fixed while his huge payments still came due. There are so many different variables at play. It could have easily gone the opposite direction.