no matter what it is you buy a truck, car or house you have to go touch it, drive it, listen to it and then even worry about the engine. i know you might be saying well i drove a truck with the same specs before but once you get in this one it might have something about it that you don't like. as far as the motor goes i looked in to a volvo cause of the ride and everybody i talked to told me the same things "get a detroit 60 at least with 430hp and don't take less cause you will be unhappy" . now you will do what you want but my two cents is get at least a 430hp for local unless you live some were that has absolutely no hills cause if you see hills like i do here in the northwest you will wish you got the bigger motor. and another thing i can advise you since i have been shopping for sometime (im picky with a small budget) get the THING DYNOED! and dont buy it unless it has been dynoed, dot'ed, and a full inspection. a dyno here in portland cost 200, a dot 100, and a full inspection is about another 89-120. i have paid these rates and saved myself from buying a truck that looked very tight and sounded very good and two of my buddies said to buy it cause this thing is very well taken care off and it only had 500k on it. guess what? it had a hole in a hose going in to the compressor and that cause it to suck dirt and water in the commpresser that got in to the motor and cause damage. this caused it to show a very high blow by (4.9 it shouldn't of been more then 3.3 with the miles it had).
bottom line
at least a 430 hp
must have been put on a dyno (and have the shop YOU, not the seller, take it to explain what it says and why)
must have current dot done by a shop you took it to
and a full inspection done
if not don't buy it!
good luck and hope this helps.
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