What's a good truck for team o/o

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  1. Brown Bagz

    Brown Bagz Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for your help. I was thinking about keeping the mileage under 350000 for my search. Since we will be running team. You think I should aim lower. I'm going thru a bank for loan. I was thinking $90000 should be good
     
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  3. Colt6920

    Colt6920 Light Load Member

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    What do you want? Comfort? Efficiency? Power? Looks?
    In any case you want to look for a truck that was well maintained.
    A few general suggestions: sounds like you want a decently specd highway truck. Any of the aero options would work, Pete, KW, Volvo, even Freightliner. Medium horsepower, 450-550 horse. Probably want to stay this side of 2013, preferably post '15.
     
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  4. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    Well if you buy a truck with 350,000 run it hard as a team, you will be at 600,000 in a year, just something to think about.
     
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  5. Brown Bagz

    Brown Bagz Bobtail Member

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    Thanks for your advice as a team I was thinking for the mileage not to go over 350000miles and probably stick to manuals. What do you think?
     
  6. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    Personally I would stick with manuals, but from what I am hearing the autos are doing pretty good. If buying used I would stick to a manual though.
    If I was going to buy new and do what you have planned, I might consider the auto, and swap before warranty runs out.
     
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  7. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    Lol, sure thang boss.

    Maybe you should get a long nose Pete with a flat top coffin sleeper.
     
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  8. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    1DE68A04-0A54-43C1-9672-7B2FB2DF4A80.jpeg Here’s one for ya.
     
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  9. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    I hope they like each other, it’s going to be pretty tight in that coffin box!
     
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  10. Atlaw4u

    Atlaw4u Heavy Load Member

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    Volvo VNL 780 or 860.
     
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  11. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Toss that sleeper and I'd take that!
     
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