Want to buy Pete 379ex but not sure if good truck?!

Wait....

Before you list a truck, have all the specs together, okay?
1. How many miles?
2. Maintenance records (like an inframe papers or any major repairs)?
3. What rear end ratio?
4. Any dyno numbers?
5. Oil analysis performed?
6. Current or recent DOT sticker (when was the last inspection)? The last thing you want to do is sign for a truck and have to drop a few grand in it to get it road ready.
7. Wheelbase measurement
8. Tires...will they last about a year so you can stack your money and build up your maintenance account?

 

That's 378

 

If my math is right you'll pay over 77k. That's double what it's worth.

 

That is easily the first giant red flag, unless you have NO credit these kinds of places are not where to look for a truck. If you have no credit, fix that before you take on a truck that needs constant influx of cash. These predatory car and truck dealers are just loan sharks disguised as car dealers.

Steve

 

Don't walk away from the truck run run run its way to much money no aerodynamic look cool on the stool like a #### fool and to answer your question the. Ex stands for extended hood

 

Watch out for the IXS engine the first sever years they had trouble with soot building up in engine and taking out the top cams and rollers out

 

My 379 has been a good truck. I got a friend that bought one cause of mine, he is next to broke now. See where I'm going here?


Without checking it out who knows, even then there is a certain gamble

 

My 94 379 “EX” with my 5EK series with custom tune got me 7.8mpg on my last fill up. No “Aerodynamics” needed.

 

I don't do quite that well with my 91 3406B but 6.5 pulling a max weight in a hopper I'm content