Achieving a Goal Coastie going O/O

[devildice]

HAHAHAHAHAHA Well I do not think I'll need to do that. Just a few small problems and nothing I can not handle. It going to be a piece of cake.

[rank]

Well I finishing up my first full week running in my own truck. Lot has happen, and many miles has passed.

Since I took the Helm of the Truck, I been DOT, Hit, And given an Over weight ticket, and DOT again. Been to MO, To TX, and out to Calif and now on my way back to Texas.

LOL. That reminds me of the day I took my driving test (during DOT blitz week). I was early for my appointment, so I parked the truck and trailer on the shoulder of a city street and went in for a coffee. When I came out, a cop was checking it over. He asked to see my license and I said, "I don't have one yet. I take my driving test in 15 minutes". "Come by and see me at the arena when you're finished". So I got my license and got DOT'd 30 minutes later LOL.

[GMAN]

That was quite a welcome to the business, rank.

[coastie]

Yes that was a strange welcome to the industry.

[coastie]

Well Coastie still Running hard and strong.

I did turn in the Truck I had leased, but now I am buying a 378 Pete. A cost cutting deal.

Times it hard to believe we are in bad economics times, for I have to fight to get any rest.

[RostyC]

nice looking truck coastie, congrats.

[Bumper]

Much nicer looking truck than the freightliner in your first picture for sure!

Keep them wheels turning sailor!!!

[ronrdrcr]

Well Coastie still Running hard and strong.

I did turn in the Truck I had leased, but now I am buying a 378 Pete. A cost cutting deal.

Times it hard to believe we are in bad economics times, for I have to fight to get any rest.

Love that Pete you have now. As a current Coastie looking to get my CDL, I'll be keeping an eye on this thread to see how you're doing.

v/r

OS1 Mason

[Orangetxguy]

Well Coastie still Running hard and strong.

I did turn in the Truck I had leased, but now I am buying a 378 Pete. A cost cutting deal.

Times it hard to believe we are in bad economics times, for I have to fight to get any rest.

Did you by chance, buy that Pete from Arrow Truck Sales in Atlanta?

[coastie]

Did you by chance, buy that Pete from Arrow Truck Sales in Atlanta?

Sure did

[Orangetxguy]

Sure did

I stopped in and looked at it, last month. Did they come off the $53,000 that they were asking for it?

[coastie]

I stopped in and looked at it, last month. Did they come off the $53,000 that they were asking for it?

Well I guess they did. I paid 29,950.00 for it. First they were asking 32,000.00 but the salesman came back and said they are going to offer it to me at the 29,950.00 price.

I did have a steering box problem and was scared of the cost that was quoted. 1000.00. But after the repair I was in high heaven, cost 23.16.

[Orangetxguy]

Well I guess they did. I paid 29,950.00 for it. First they were asking 32,000.00 but the salesman came back and said they are going to offer it to me at the 29,950.00 price.

I did have a steering box problem and was scared of the cost that was quoted. 1000.00. But after the repair I was in high heaven, cost 23.16.

LOL....They must have one qoute for people whom have trucks already under a lease contract and another for those with out!

A steering gear box cost's about $680 plus the labor to instal. I just put one on my truck last week.

[coastie]

A steering gear box cost's about $680 plus the labor to instal. I just put one on my truck last week.

Yes if they had to replace the steer box it would have cost 650.00 plus labor which I was told it would end up with a total of 1000.00. But it turned out the fluid line was lose and was leaking and only had to be tighten. I never saw it leak so I did not know other than I had to place some fluid in it the day before.

[GMAN]

You were very lucky on that gear box, coastie. I replaced a gear box on one of my trucks about 2 years ago and I believe the gear box was just under $600. I will take a hose or clamp any day.

[Orangetxguy]

Yes if they had to replace the steer box it would have cost 650.00 plus labor which I was told it would end up with a total of 1000.00. But it turned out the fluid line was lose and was leaking and only had to be tighten. I never saw it leak so I did not know other than I had to place some fluid in it the day before.

Mine had oil leaking out of the outter sela, then when they took it off the frame, there were two cracks in the backside of the case. Total replacement cost....$987.99

[coastie]

LOL....They must have one qoute for people whom have trucks already under a lease contract and another for those with out!
:

Well they knew I had a truck already and was leased on to a Company. I dropped in there in the Freightliner.

[Fredog]

LOL....They must have one qoute for people whom have trucks already under a lease contract and another for those with out!

A steering gear box cost's about $680 plus the labor to instal. I just put one on my truck last week.

maybe they thought you were trading and added the trade in amount to the truck like some dealers do

[Orangetxguy]

maybe they thought you were trading and added the trade in amount to the truck like some dealers do

Maybe. I stopped in to Arrow Trucksales there back around the first week of April. When they said $53,000 for that truck, I lost interest.

[GMAN]

Mine had oil leaking out of the outter sela, then when they took it off the frame, there were two cracks in the backside of the case. Total replacement cost....$987.99

I was planning on rebuilding mine until they gave me the cost. Parts were not very much, but labor would have been about as much as buying the new gear box, providing I had a mechanic do the work. It probably cost less to just buy the box and put it on rather than rebuilding the one that was on the truck.