Dealerships getting way to full of themselves?

Pre '08 trucks will be non compliant in two months. If you have a 1993 or older truck you are good till Jan 2015 (14 months). There are plenty of old 1980's and 90's trucks on the road in California and they will continue to be for another year but most of us are not interested in 25 year old trucks anyway. If I were looking for an inexpensive truck to run for 3 or 4 years I would wait till next year when all those 1994 to 2007 trucks go on the market.

 

Your friend should consider a new glider with a pre-egr engine.

He will save a lot of money on maintenance compared to a used truck , so ownership costs on a new glider could be similar to owning a used truck.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a glider costs significantly more than $60k, which I think was the original poster's price point. Not that it's a bad idea...

 

I will sell him my 2006 Pete 379 with a rebuilt engine and new transmission. There was an out of frame over haul done on the truck that cost an arm and a leg.

See my post here in the classified section. $51,000 and you have a pretty much brand new truck!

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...eterbilt-379-exhd-new-engine.html#post3628201

 

Now thats a nice truck !