Pick the wrong truck and $15,000 will be peanuts. I have a friend, he bought a pretty truck with low miles on it... His first 3 months he is at $20,000 in repairs. He has now figured out that he needs to learn how to be a mechanic and be able to diagnose his truck properly. I just saw he texted me, he is setting up Cummins Insite right now. These are not the trucks of the past, Grease, oil and general maintenance. Those days are long gone.
Here are some things to look for... And caveat emptor.
Good luck, and don't be a victim.
Buying used truck from large fleet?
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Hopefully I'll be as lucky with this second truck I'm buying... -
PermanentTourist Thanks this.
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So Werner is a no-go, they have like a 30 day waiting list and you buy the truck sight unseen, it's very silly. I don't know how they manage to sell them at all.
And Schneider seems to hate engine brakes for some reason, most of their cascadias for sale don't have engine brakes. Weird.
So I'm checking out Volvo and Kenworth dealerships for trade in cascadias, cause I hate freightliner dealerships. Is it bad to buy a not-so-old truck from a dealership? Does it indicate that the driver was unhappy with it and traded it in too soon? -
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Pro hint - make sure the reviewers are from a bunch of different nationalities, that way you know it's not just the owner's buddies dropping 5 star reviews.
Yeah, you might get ripped off. But dealer will rip you off just as bad and take 10 times longer doing it.
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