Peterbuilt 386

in the words of the petercar dealership my dad deals with (he drives a 387) that truck aint no pete its a whole nother critter. its the base model. I personally love the looks of the 386 with some side stacks. when I go to buy my next truck thats what I will be after

 

386 any day. they others are plastic junk

 

i haul horses with an 07 386 pete it only has the eaton fuller 10 speed i love it got a 400 cummins n it it is turned up and runs like a scalded dog i get between 6.5 and 7 mpg it is a comfortable truck just not as much room as a 387

 

they are made out of plastic and fiberglass, every part on the outside is 1 or the other, and terrible to get a good ground plane for a cb. whereas the other 386/388/389 etc, have metal sleeper/cab/roof/door panels, the only body panel on the 386 that is fiberglass is the hood, everything else is metal.

 

body work and repairs are much more costly due to panels being molded, plus fiberglass is heavier than sheet metal.

 

like I said before if all things were equal, I would not buy the t2/387 simply due to the electrical issues, trust me it gets expensive for electrical parts/ecu's/labor/diagnostics on these trucks over any other truck. and it will be a matter of time before the electrical gremlins start popping up, not if but when. usually the serious problems in these trucks show up around 500, 000 miles, I know as I worked at a pete dealer for 3 years and am still a diesel mechanic.