How much is your payment?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Beaver9, Mar 4, 2022.

  1. Elroythekid

    Elroythekid Road Train Member

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    Unfortunately the WORST years for the "new" emission/electronic trucks are 2008-14. I'm told... the 15 and up trucks are much better. I assume they will be for the first 4 years, its after that. A buddie has a 2015 he paid off, it's been ok, he has had some big repairs, problem being, his big repairs are 3x the cash of mine. Clutch, rebuilt head, rad, waterpump, etc. He HAS to go get a new truck. I'm nowhere near new truck payment money repairing mine. I'll keep it for a while longer.
     
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  3. Elroythekid

    Elroythekid Road Train Member

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    How? Do you really think they will let us charge for nothing? And ALL the states are going to want their fuel tax. Most of the cost of fuel is tax.
     
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  4. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    That's it! Electric trucks, even if they ever go beyond the toy level, are not going to be a free ride.
     
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  5. bumper Jack

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    4900 WS
     
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  6. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    Brandon & his hippie tree huggers think electricity is free
     
  7. supergreatguy

    supergreatguy Road Train Member

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    Hahaha I was planning on using one of them outlets outside of a loves or something’, if I see you out there maybe I can use your cigarette outlet to charge??
     
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  8. supergreatguy

    supergreatguy Road Train Member

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    brother, I have no clue. Elon pays me a monthly pension to be biased, sooo….
     
  9. boneebone

    boneebone Road Train Member

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    Used truck and trailer I paid cash for.
    I just have a monthly insurance payment.
     
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  10. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    I'll help you out all I can .. there's a bunch of them wind towers around me .. maybe I can rig up a battery charger off 1 of them ;)
     
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  11. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    Bought my 13 cascadia in Sept of 17 , 511k on the clock and financed it for 4 years .
    Paid it off last June.
    Year 1 was pretty trouble free .
    Year 2 was a complete inframe ..new apu ..new clutch etc etc etc .
    Year 3 . Non stop emissions problems ...problem permanently fixed .
    Year 4 to present very uneventful and just turned a million miles .
    Sure glad I'm not in a position of being forced to buy a truck now and this one is Good for many more miles the way I maintain it .
     
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