Selling an underwater financed truck

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Underwater trucker, May 27, 2024.

  1. Constant Learner

    Constant Learner Heavy Load Member

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    It's not a 2017 truck. Only the engine was rebuild that year and already has over 600K miles on it.
     
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  3. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    It’s a 2017 glider. New truck, factory reman engine installed by the dealer that sold it.
     
  4. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    Ok so let's use your screen name. A glider is a new truck without a drivetrain (at least 2 out of the 3 parts are missing: engine, trans or rears) produced by Paccar or Daimler. Volvo and International did not make them in recent history. Typically for transport reasons, rears are the drivetrain selection put on at the factory, then a dealer puts the engine and transmission combo in. An individual could also order a glider and put in their own drivetrain parts. The OP is stating the engine was fresh when the glider was finished by a Daimler dealer. Gliders are no longer made, but were the easy legal answer to not having emissions issues as well as a lot of them being elog exempt with pre-2000 manufactured engines.
     
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  5. wifi_guru

    wifi_guru Medium Load Member

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    WTF was the intrest rateo_O. the truck and the price just don't add up the math is not mathing here!!! 600k miles on it since the rebuild so who ever takes it is almost due for another rebuild. if it was me and i had good ins along with gap ins id'e park it in the street and hoped to hell someone hits it but that's just me:rolleyes:
     
  6. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    Alot of you are missing the critical info. His motor was a rebuilt with zero miles.
     
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  7. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    The whole unit has 600k miles is how I read it.

    I think a lot of folks don't understand what a glider is.
     
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  8. SmoothBore

    SmoothBore Medium Load Member

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    530 and rebuild than another 600. So 1.1 million on the truck? I’m lost, either way. OP should take the first offer and run. If you believe that you will get anything close to 80k I have some time shares I’d like to sell….
     
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  9. Magoo1968

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    On the bright side investors lost a bunch of coin in the last few years and might stay out of trucking next time it’s good..
     
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  10. 50WT

    50WT Road Train Member

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    I think you're correct. I'm driving a 2017 , 389 glider. With a 1996 engine, depending on what engine his truck has and how it's been cared for it could easily go a million miles before needing a rebuild. That said I still don't think it's a 80K truck .
     
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