GLIDER VIN INVALID?

Don’t hold me to this, but I will give you my gut feeling. Since it looks like the title the original owner had (first actual title in Tn was Fitzgerald) with only 800 miles and the date was early 2017 I say this is a legit glider kit and not a wreck rebuild. It doesn’t mean it hasn’t been in a wreck sometime in the last 6 years, but highly unlikely in the first 800 miles. I would still put it on a Dyno and pay a Professional Truck Mechanic several hours to pick it apart. In my opinion even if you get a Dog Glider, it will still be cheaper and more reliable long term than a used emissions truck that starts to have problems.

 

Very accurate statement, but due to the age of the truck if it has normal miles it probably has already been rebuilt. If it has 200,000-400,000 miles and no paperwork for a rebuild, I would budget for one.

 

The 386 is likely a clerical error. Are you buying it from the original owner? The title you posted looks like the original owner. I don’t see where they would have got a new title less than a year after it was built.

 

That looks like the original title to me, issued in 2017. The loan was paid and the lien release was signed in 2023.

 

If you have a good independent shop or you can do most or your parts replacements it will likely be a good truck. Since it appears to be a one Owner truck and they have kept it 6 years they have probably replaced many of the parts that wore out by now. If you have to drop this truck off at the dealership every time something is wrong, it may not suit you. My Glider is coming up on 8 years in March and I am the only owner. I have no plans to get rid of it or retire for many years. Thanks to an excellent local shop and myself doing routine maintenance my rig is extremely reliable. Building a glider was the best decision I made in regards to a new rig.