My first truck what should I get that's reliable

It helps if you know somebody, that knows somebody, that owned the truck.
I drove a truck for several months for a friend that I was thinking of taking over the payments for nothing, just take over the payments, only had about 14 months of payments left. Sounded cheap to me.
But everyone I ran into that knew the truck said they wouldn't buy it, the guy drove it hard and didn't take care of it. But it was so cheap, so I signed for it and took over the payments.
After about $12,000 in repairs over 7 months, then it really got expensive, needed an inflame. Plus the front end sucked.
I was out of cash and my credit card was just about maxed out, but I still had stellar credit. I was able to trade it off on a slightly newer truck, difference being, everybody said the previous owner was great at taking care of it.
I never had a problem with it in three years, other than standard cheap stuff.

 

A good reliable truck for 15k ain't go to happen sorry!

 

There has been a few people on here that lucked out and found. Good trucks in that 15 range.
Hurst runs a 20thousand dollar freightliner Columbia
Double yellow paid 14500 for his international

Scheeple paid 14000. For his freightliner classic

Gretchensnblair. 12000 for his t2000 ken worth

They seem to do well with them though dbleyello and hurst. recently needed a Inframe but both got some miles out of the truck 1st.

I think it is a big roll of the dice what you get even with due dilegence .

I have been looking at old pre emission trucks the last 2 years and they are getting far and few where there not 2 miles from needing everything done to them and the prices are way up.

 

U ain't kiddin.

 

Hi anthione,you haven't said but a couple words after your leading post.may I ask why you want to buy your first truck without getting experience first?trucking isn't as easy as you may think.there is the physical part but there's also the cost you need to figure out when running a one man operation.learning the industry takes time..plus the better companies will want exp.

 

A company truck... they are free!

 

Buy a 25-30k truck from a buy here pay here outfit. 4-6k down and 1k a month till its paid off.

 

Pre emission pre emission. If you must. I started as a O/O way too soon and it was a expensive lesson. Good luck.

 

Sure you can but it'll be a one in a million chance. I bought the 359 in my avatar for 3500 bucks. It had a new BC 400 Cummins with rebuilt tranny behind it. Newly rebuilt diffs and a brand new front end including springs.

I added new tires, some electrical, replaced airlines, dressed up cab and the straight 6in stacks. It lacks a paint job and aluminum buds.