Ready to buy my next truck....should i go for new or used?

As a person who bought a used truck, after you drive that used truck for a month you will find all the problems with it and the after market warranty won't cover anything. It's a crap shoot. ###### if you do and ###### if you don't. That's my experience

 

never heard of he Mercedes Transmissions in trucks but if they like the Engines in truck what I drove they like Detroit Pull like Crap. And if ur going to be out west pulling the mountains you want something that will pull a hill and not die down as bad. Yes there are some who worship the Detroit but I personally wish they had stopped making Truck engines and not Cat.

But that is my Opinion

This is my reason I have that opinion. I never drove a Detroit that was any good. Best fuel mileage achieved in a Detroit 6.2 mpg Cat best 7.5 Detroit never pulled a hill worth a darn even bobtailed. With a Cummins or Cat I rarely ever gotten below 45MPH going up a hill with a detroit I had it down in 2nd gear and still struggling. All trucks I drove with a Detroit stayed in the shop more than others. Yes Detroit parts cost less but it adds up over time so your not saving money.

 

I drive a newer Cascadia mid roof. My mpg is at 6.49 right now. I am a tanker tanker though and most of the time I weigh out at 75,000+. Drive at 60 mph of course. The truck has been good, no serious problems in 25,000 miles. It has a Detroit in it and a ten speed. Not much to add, hope this helps.

 

Ethos at 60 mph that's bad lol. Your mpg should be at 7 lol if not higher. Hell I got 7.9 mpg yesterday doing 70mph but that's only with 18k in back.

 

Detroit Diesel and Freightliner are owned by Daimler , a German corporation that has shut down U.S. plants and put thousands of Americans out of work and done a lot of economic damage to small businesses and towns around these plants . Quit supporting foreign corporations and buy American .

 

and what about sellout US corporations that have done the same thing?

 

Ethos...have you been running the truck to use the compressor, or to pump off? I used to pump off at about 1000-1200 rpm's depending on product viscosity. Remember pulling a tanker you deadhead a fair amount too.

 

that song played out in the 70's

foreign countries own this country and american corporations hide their wealth and profits in foreign banks

so you may was well buy an 8track hifi while you are at it

 

The fleet I work for has almost all Cascadias. I take care of the mainentance and track fuel mileage. If you buy, I would buy a Freightliner Cascadia with a DD15 and DEF. They get close to 10% better fuel mileage and easily pay for the additional cost of purchasing the def. They also have less breakdown problems. We have some drivers that drive slower for extra money. We run from N. UT to the west coast, always over 75,000lbs pulling reefer and dry vans. If you go with new, get a 10 sp direct or 12 direct with wide base tires. We have one truck that has a 10 speed direct, 2.47 rears, and wide base tires. He runs 62 mph. He has averaged 7.7 MPG for the year so far.