Trade in program for old rig?

Along these lines I was looking at a 379 someone was offering pre elog for my cousin. "Excellent condition."

Excellent condition equated to not even running and need some drive axle work.

 

Or less....

 

Overhaul on a Cat is 20k with Interstate Mcbee parts, which gets you all new parts, not used like you get from Cat, and that was out of frame with a new head and crank work. I was figuring the 40k was with a fairly recent overhaul, if there's 250k on an overhaul there's no reason you shouldn't be able to put 100k a year on that for 5 or 6 years and not have to put anything else in it other than regular maintenance. What's it cost to sit everytime there's an issue with the emissions on that new truck? I highly doubt anybody's getting 8 with a new w9, pulling anything, maybe 7 on good days.

 

I pull open decks but:
1. 1986 model year 359EXHD flat top, 3406B, 15 speed OD, 3.90 gets 6.2 USmpg on summer fuel at 60-62 mph . Weights are 30,000 to 85,000. Paid $25,000 USD for the truck in 2014. Truck is worth probably $50,000 today

2. 1998 model year T800 tall bunk but without the roof fairing, M11, 13 speed, 4.33 gets 7.0 USmpg on summer fuel at 60-62 mph weights are 30,000 to 85,000. Paid $12,000 USD for the truck in 2007. 250k on the inframe done here in our shop.....$3000 for the Cummins rebuild kit not including the cylinder head that was replaced earlier, $2,000 labor. Truck is worth probably $30,000 today

3. 2008 model year T660, ISX, 13 speed, 3.70 gets 5.5 USmpg on summer fuel at 70+ mph weights are 30,000- 85,000. Paid $80,000 USD for the truck in 2007. Worth probably $10,000 today you almost can't give a DPF truck away.

Even without mentioning the emission related expenses of the 2008 that exceed $50,000, I'll leave it to the loan officers and aerodynamics experts to calculate which has been the better deal.

 

Have you seen what they're asking for a late 90s or early 2000s w9 with a rebuilt Cat, 18 speed, and rears, anywhere from 60k to 90k. Have you seen what they want for a 2015 with 600k miles and an ISX, the same price range and nothing new or rebuilt.

 

About 6 months ago a farmer out here bought a used 2015 Pete 389 trade in from Rush. ISX with 18 speed with maybe 350,000 on it. Really excellent shape for $20,000 cash. Was around $150,000 new down to $20,000 in 4-1/2 years.

 

That's a clean looking 359, lot better looking than the old man's.

 

I just bought a 14' Cascadia, DD15 505 HP,double bunk, Thermoking APU Evolution, 10 speed, inverter, new DPF, disk brakes. all maintenance records, 372K miles / 7.8 MPG lifetime.

$43,750 out the door.

$0 down and 8.75% interest.

So I only need to work it for 16 years to catch up with the mileage of the mighty CAT trucks.

I actually bought it in October, hasn't turned a mile yet, except to go to my drop yard, and yesterday for Landstar Inspection.

 

A 2015 389 for 20k, day cab I'm guessing? He get that thrown in on a deal with a brand new one?

 

Ir ain't about the cat. An n14 or series 60 is just as good, if not preferable. It's about not having egr/dpf/def and all the costs, headaches and downtime associated with them. Give me a 12.7 any day of the week and twice on sunday . 7+ mpg, inexpensive parts and so simple I have literally rebuilt them over a weekend.