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Mirage seems awful low maybe he ment 150,000,000 DD's aren't bad just get ready to spend some fuel money

 

Seems high to me on the price. I understand it has low miles but the truck is still a 93. It doesn't matter if its a brand new engine it doesn't add $20,000 to the price tag.

A company driver buddy of mine got a big bright idea to cash in his 401k from the company he has been driving for of 24 years. He went out and bought a 96 379 pete with 305" wb along with a 48 ft wagon with intentions of becoming an owner op. He has since decided to stay as a company man. The nice stretched pete is sitting forsale for $11,000. Has 400,000 on the overhaul with a 15sp eaton. I am working on talking him down to $8,500 as its more reasonable for the year of the truck.

Anyways other than price it wouldn't be a bad truck to check into. Them detroits are cheap to rebuild but you gotta remember they are usually needing rebuilt around 1 million.

 

I was always told them darned old DDs especially the S60 sipped fuel

 

Ask this seller what is the ECM miles ( how many miles are on that engine?) if it matches the miles on the speedometer then there is something wrong with this picture

 

That is true. Keep in mind with those type of trucks being that old repairs are going to eat you alive if you don't have the capital to get it road ready. Its a 20 year old truck close to a classic but definitely not worth 20k. Its one of those cross over trucks. The old mechanical motors were getting replaced by electronics. I can say I know what I've dumped into a 13 year old truck. And I still have things to do.

I would suggest the 5-6k mark no more than. 8500. I see a huge maintenance file in your future, and many many hours of labor and parts. I don't care if that truck has a brand new reman motor. The trans rears brakes suspension etc all that is just as expensive to get road worthy as overhauling a motor. I cannot speak for a 92 for parts cost. But in about eh 2 months I'm looking at easily $1400 in parts to do brakes on my tractor. Mines going to get drums, s cams, bushings, slacks, etc. Least then I KNOW everything is up to par. That is the beauty of a cheap truck if you can afford to put a lot of money in them. You can rebuild them, and then you KNOW what you have as opposed to dropping 30k on a used truck that may or may not have been taken care of.

I would suggest dragging a mechanic out there to look at it with you if you know one. And make sure its one you trust with your life and your wallet lol good luck right? Anyway that would be my suggestion. And don't make a decision that day. Look at it walk away, sleep on it and maybe let him sit on it for a bit. A 92 long hood with a S60 isn't exactly a desirable truck not when you can get a 98 for the same price. As what this guy is asking.

Good lord I thought Detroit's did better on fuel than that. Shows how much I know about a Detroit. Guess I'd better stick to my yellow motors and leave the blue ones to the experts. Keep in mind you can get decent fuel milage out of a hood as well.

 

No way a 93 has only 155,000 miles. Maybe its 155, 00 since rebuild or replace of engine, but the rest of the truck still is gonna be really high Miles.

It probaly has 1,115,000 and the odometer flipped at 1,000,000 or its just the miles since last rebuild. Does it have original seets? If not, or if they are worn, its a sign someone sat in um for more then 115,000. Check the peddles. Are they worn? If it really only has 115,000 on it then it should look brand new under the hood.