Good starter truck.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by blairandgretchen, Mar 10, 2025.

  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    I wonder why peterbilt stopped making them? I still see quite a bit out on the road.. probably the nicest looking aero truck ever made and alot of the parts were interchangeable with a 389.
     
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  3. Ruthless

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    You dont know about fire insurance?
     
  4. Espressolane

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    I trust @blairandgretchen, he says it was well taken care of, if you do the same, should be good. Or you could start a parts yard.
     
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  5. Espressolane

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    Have a cousin?
     
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  6. Ruthless

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    Uncle Nunzio handles many of the problems a business has- yesterday, today and tomorrow
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  7. Espressolane

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    Ahh, yes, Uncle Nunzio, the management and business consultant. Always good to have one in the family.
     
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  8. blairandgretchen

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    And that's a possibility, or inevitability too. Transmission, and rear ends.

    He functioned on the same principle as I did in regards to reliability - better off spend at the house than on a tow. It's at least $50k further ahead than other ones of similar age that a guy could buy, with receipts to back it up.
     
  9. Rideandrepair

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    Sounds a lot like borrowing your way out of debt. Just doesn’t work.
     
  10. Rideandrepair

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    . They haven’t fired me yet.
     
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  11. ElmerFudpucker

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    I like everyone that says they would give 30. But they don’t have the money to give. It’s not “pre” emissions and it’s almost 20 years old. 17 is a fair price.
     
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