First Truck??

New prices are dropping like a rock too. Won’t be suprised to see new sleeper trucks right at $100k by the fall again.
I parked mine yesterday until rates increase again. Could be months is not the rest of the year?

 

DO NOT... BUY AN EMISSION TRUCK.
There are LOTS of gliders for sale. Find one with a FACTORY rebuilt s60. A columbia was my choice. Not the nicest truck but it is HANDS DOWN the cheapest truck on the road to service. LOTS of used parts available, and new parts are affordable.
If you buy an emission truck you will not make it without a huge trust fund.
Guaranteed.

 

I got 590,000 out of my 14 Int. At 550,000 started having DEF problems and then the cams started making noises like my previous cummins when I had to rebuild the top end. I traded it in for a new truck.
Like the other guys was saying, I would wait for a few and see what happens with the economy and when it comes back, if possible, buy a brand new one. The day of the million mile engine is over.

 

Nope, not over, buy a glider and just keep rebuilding it.

 

I agree to what’s already been said, buy a pre emmisions older truck or glider or buy a new truck under warranty. A 2008 to 2016 emmisions truck with Half a million miles will bankrupt you unless your a mechanic with significant back up funds . They are disasters or
Disasters waiting to happen.
Run the numbers , especially insurance , right now you might be way better off with a good company job.

 

Emissions trucks are fine. That's mostly what's on the road now. Problem is the years you are looking at. 08-12 are the worst, the WORST years you could consider. That's probably why you're looking at them, because they are cheap.

Don't do it.

 

I'd wait a couple weeks to buy that truck the price with probably be half of what its currently listed at.

 

the council of the elders has spoken

DO NOT BUY a truck right now.

continue to save up your money, it may be a while longer before this virus issue is resolved and things get back to a more normalcy.

by the time that happens, you will have more money, for a bigger down payment, plus money set aside for when you will have a slow down.

 

If it is a factory rebuild, or done by somebody other than Fitzgerald. Do an oil sample, get an ECM dump. I would negotiate HARD if your hell bent to do it now, considering the economic climate right now I may wait and NOT DO IT until we see this mess we have right now thru to the other side.