Yeah, that's to be expected. Older vehicles usually need a lot of work. However as @GYPSY65 stated that $50k or $60k is replacing things that are probably going to last awhile so the maintenance cost gets lower over time. I guess the solution is just to anticipate that and consider it part of the acquisition cost and be careful not to overpay. If things are as bad for the road drivers as many are claiming then we should start seeing some deals on used tractors popping up.
Old (pre 2000) Trucks vs New Models
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Before you fall for too much of the Peterbilt hater bullchhiitt… comparing a 389 hood price to a pre-2000 truck is pretty asinine. 389 wasn’t even in production then… however they ain’t cheap either… good thing is a 389 hood or a 379 hood is aluminum and you can replace parts and pieces for much cheaper then a fiberglass hood. Otherwise don’t you think all these dudes running fiberglass hood truck would actually just go get a good fiberglass part and replace it? Or pay a fiberglass guy to fix them? Better yet try that with a plastic truck. Maybe compare the 389 fully loaded hood to a Coronado that isn’t… the Pete hood without the stainless grill is about the same price as the Coranado unloaded hood. sure Peterbilt will charge more. I’ve seen these aftermarket hoods in person and would not hesitate to buy one if I did not need to just replace a panel for less than a K, or a fender vs a complete fiberglass hood.
if someone knows how to rivet a bit an aluminum truck is nice. I have experience riveting and fiberglass and composites from my aircraft experience soI can fix a lot of shat if needed. Trust me I’d rather do aluminum.
On that note, I would gladly take a nice older Freighliner, international, Kenworth, Pete, Volvo if it was a well maintained truck and I could make money with it and not dump to much money into it. Crawl over, under and around it. Look for corrosion and stay away from the truck that is eaten up. Even some newer ones you’ll end up spending more time cutting shat off then you will just unscrewing a simple bolt. I have a 94 379 and have not had to torch a single bolt off yet because it was a SOCAL truck with zero corrosion. I got lucky and bought before the bull #### got crazy out there with prices.
As far as motors. I have a Cat 3406E I love it. However I would not be opposed to a Cummins or a Detroit. Really whatever works in the best package you can get. Mechanical over cosmetics all day long. I’m sure a Detroit/Cummins would be a cheaper overhaul. For CAT parts I google everything and look for the cheapest. I don’t even want to talk about my motor because I don’t want to jinx myself but I’ll just say it has been great. Knocking on wood and whatever else helps…
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Since all we run is the northeast we touch em up every spring. Actually wanna send out the 93 this year and get blasted at least from sleeper back. Remove the 5th wheel and get around there good. That's really the only bad spot.
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