Truck Driving Jobs

Cool Hand · #1 10-10-2006, 05:50 PM

I was at the Volvo dealer and he wouldn't actually give me a good idea of what monthly payments would be for a new ($135k) truck. "Credit application blah blah blah..."

But really now: to purchase a $100,000 truck, what would payments be? I'm thinking about $2000/mo? Assume zero down just for the sake of argument.

geomon · #2 10-10-2006, 05:57 PM

Go to any loan rate calculator on line and play with the numbers.

Here's just one of many:
http://cars.com/go/advice/financing/calc/loanCalc.jsp

Cool Hand · #3 10-10-2006, 06:00 PM

I really wish I had a good reason for why I didn't think of that... :?

Rev.Vassago · #4 10-10-2006, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cool Hand

I was at the Volvo dealer and he wouldn't actually give me a good idea of what monthly payments would be for a new ($135k) truck. "Credit application blah blah blah..."

But really now: to purchase a $100,000 truck, what would payments be? I'm thinking about $2000/mo? Assume zero down just for the sake of argument.

At least $2100 per month.

rank · #5 10-10-2006, 06:43 PM

one thing I'm learning is this: if you can't afford to buy the truck outright, you can't afford the truck. Insurance and interest cut into the bottom line too much.

NascarFan · #6 10-10-2006, 07:57 PM

About $2,400 month with 0 down and 8.5% intrest.

Big John · #7 10-11-2006, 04:33 AM

$135,000 for a Volvo :shock:

#8 10-11-2006, 05:36 AM

Payments would be high. :shock:

Mackman · #9 10-11-2006, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big John

$135,000 for a Volvo :shock:

i was thinking the same thing a 135M(gman) for a volvo what a rip off my .02cents

geomon · #10 10-11-2006, 02:41 PM

Big John wrote:
$135,000 for a Volvo

i was thinking the same thing a 135M(gman) for a volvo what a rip off my .02cents

Quote:

Are you equating the cost of a truck with the fact you don't like the "look" of it? You pull the skin off of any of any Kenny, Pete, Volvo, or Freightshaker and what do you see.....driveline components all made by the same select group of companies (we'll leave off the Volvo engines in this discussion). So why should a Volvo be "cheaper" than a Kenworth? They all use outsourced suppliers for the major and costly components. The only differences would be cost of labor to build them and the design and fit of the "skin" components. In fact based on comments I've seen on the ride and noise levels, Volvos rate among the best.