I found a Peterbilt 379 at this dealership and went to look at it. I was told an old man had owned it and retirement was his reason for getting rid of it. The salesman told me originally they had done nothing to the truck when they got it. They also said online the truck had 160,000 miles on rebuild and the engine had warranty.
Upon arrival, I immediately noticed fresh paint on the frame and engine. A different salesman told me they had painted it up and done other work to it. I could see evidence of rust on the frame, although it was not bad, and other areas with no fresh paint did not seem to be rusty.
We pulled a CarFax report on the VIN (which I highly recommend) and discovered the truck had a rebuilt title, which means it had previously been a salvage title. Also no paperwork on the engine overhaul, and the only evidence of warranty was the older man told me since it only had 160,000 miles on the overhaul surely “they” would warranty it. Which “they” he meant I have no idea since there was no evidence of an overhaul at all.
After I left to think it over, they text me they had now got paperwork for the overhaul from the previous owner, but my gut was telling me to put the petal down on my rental car and put Gulfport in the rear view mirror.
I hate leaving bad reviews about businesses, but I feel like these guys are shady. My main reason for not buying the truck was the salesmen’s stories were all different. If I would have only had one salesman and he would have had proof of what he said the truck had, (overhaul with warranty), I would have probably bought it even with a rebuilt title. My advice is, be careful. They have lots of nice looking trucks on TruckPaper, but I looked around the shop and it wasn’t my kind of operation.
If anyone has had a good experience with them feel free to post it as well. I hate to run them down, but I also want to warn any prospective buyers.
Beware of North Shore Truckers or Payless Truckers for Saucier or Gulfport Misissippi
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by OldeSkool, Jun 10, 2020.
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