9400i Mack vision or pete386 HELP

If you want older go with paccar with 60 series 12.7 Detroit 2001 or older. can't go wrong with one these. If you go new a new glider is the only choice. All the rest are junk. Run from that 2008 Mack all trucks 2006 to 2010 are emission nightmares. They get a little better after 2010 once they add DEF but a lot of maintenance cost for emissions. I to had ISX cummins nightmare that just about broke me.

 

sorry to hear about your mother my dad just passed and i am in the same boat everything on hold for the moment. my condolences to you and your family.

the price sounds ok on that 09 but i am scared of emissions myself. aftermarket warranties are often times not worth the paper they are written on. i guess it comes down to how mechanically inclined you are and how likely you are to fix the small problems that crop up on a old truck yourself. personally i would older pre-emissions or newer with remaining factory warranty

 

Maybe you should read the Schneider threads.
Those guys run mostly new Freightliners and they don't complain about breakdowns.

 

Regarding the years 07 and older Cats will keep you away from the EGR. I was in the same boat as you when shopping until I talk to a few owner ops with old and new trucks and one advice that stood out to me was a guy with a 99 freightshaker said " I'd rather spend $1500 a month in maintenance and stay rolling at oppose to having a truck payment with a new truck and losing all that down time". Another bit of advice with a older truck is once you replace or repair everything then you basically rolling in a "new" truck. Better check @double yellow thread or @blairandgretchen thread. They got old trucks and doing pretty good

 

t2000 and 387 are the same and they have horrible wiring issues

 

What if you put say 60 down on a Fitzgerald glider and you finance should not be too bad. Still leaves you with 20 for start up coasts.

 

Or he could buy a truck for $25k which would leave him with $55k Capitol and no payment which would benefit while he weather the storm of being in the fire of owning a truck. Even if he spent $30k his first year he'd prob have a fully rebuilt truck with...... No payment.