Is it feasible to find a decent daycab 10,000-15,000 range

Read about Mack's engine issues in that time frame. IIRC there were one or 2 years where they had some design issues. Otherwise a great choice.

On our old Pete, the PO took off the sleeper and went to daycab.com and bought a kit to fill up the hole. Looks factory.

 

I paid just over $10k for my 2000 CX613 with 1.1 million on it in March. Sleeper, not day cab. I would absolutely offer less than they're asking for the Mack. It never hurts to start with a low bid.

Truck I purchased was from a 65 year old O/O who is retiring, he purchased in 2002 with 130k miles when original owner couldn't afford payments.
The 460 engine was rebuilt at 680k miles. As a whole, the truck is solid.

I drove it home from NY and put it to work a week later. Truck paid for itself in about 3 weeks and has been as reliable as I would expect for the mileage and price.

I've put about $4k into the truck (steer and drive tires, two wheels, brakes linings, couple hoses, belts, water pump, some exhaust work, etc). Do all my own repairs so it saves me quite a bit on labor.

Basically what I'm getting at is if you take your time you can find a good truck in that price range. However, make sure you are prepared to put a little extra cash in it at any given moment. I personally wouldn't spend $10-15k on a truck if I was unable to spend another $15-20k should all hell break loose a few weeks later. If It doesn't make sense to make those repairs, go buy another truck and keep rolling.

In my opinion, there's no guarantee that a truck in the $20-40k range will last without major repairs any more than a less expensive truck. Also, if you have to cut your losses on the cheaper truck, you're less likely to lose your ### in the long run.

Regardless of which one you buy, just take your time inspecting it and make sure you're confident before rolling the dice. No reason to rush into it.

Good luck!

 

I was going to ask t he same thing. Last one that I stepped out of had 906k and I would not hesitate to drive it across country. It hauled heavy and it hauled dirt.

 

It's feasible, but if you want something nice with no problems, you will have to spend some coin.



I have this 2000 379 for sale for $25K. Just over 1MM, new paint, tires, pipes, quarter fenders, mud flap hangers, visor and ECM.
C12 CAT 475HP/1650trq, super 10 & interior is good. Truck was purchased from Rush Peterbilt in Phoenix, and has lived its entire life here. Inframe was done 1 yr before I purchased it and I have the folder of maint. dating back to 2000.
This truck is a blast to drive!! It will flat out get it!

 

Yup. Mine goes anywhere & everywhere I ask it to...even where most wouldn't take their pickup truck. They don't say "built like a Mack truck" for nothing...

 

Wonder where all these decent $10-$15k trucks are. I browse Kijiji and it's all junk until I hit about the $30-$45k mark it seems.

 

They are parked on the side of the road with a for sale sign in the window. Mine was there for a year before we bought it.

 

Here is one old bulldog for you. 1985 superliner one owner 350 Cummins 9 speed. This would make an awesome dirt truck.

 

Eh...I'd like to find one with the E9-500.

Actually, a dream truck would be a B75 with a well-tuned E9 stuffed under the hood, 18 speed trans (either the T2180B like I've got in my truck or the newer T31821), and 4.35 or 4.42 rears with tall 24.5's with either an AirLink or AR2 suspension....