Okay, I went and looked at a couple of trucks today. This place is basically a used parts dealer.
I came in to look at a 2000 W-9, but the owner was recommending a 2000 Freightliner Century for me. He said that the owner had taken good care of it. I checked it out. It definitely needs some cleaning up. The owner smoked and the interior had some wear. But it had power windows and mirrors, which I wanted. The tires looked pretty new, and I think he said the owner had replaced the shocks. It had about 700k on it. Price was $9500.
2000 Freightliner, 12.7 Detroit dsl, 10 spd, new brakes, Jake brake, lots of new parts, go to work
Vehicle Details
* New/Used: Used
* Year: 2000
* Make: FREIGHTLINER
* Transmission: 10 Speed
* Engine: 12.7 Detroit
* Category: Semi Tractors
* Sub Category: Conventional Sleeper - Tandem Axle
The other truck was a 2000 KW W-9. The up side was that it was more like what I wanted; more gauges, cooler styling, plus it apparently has a fresh engine with 100k on it. The downside was that it cost $20,000.
2000 Kenworth W900L, 460 Cummins, 13 spd, loaded with opens, fresh eng, 100K $20,000
Vehicle Details
* New/Used: Used
* Year: 2000
* Make: KENWORTH
* Model: W900L
* Mileage: 100,000
* Cab: Yes
* Heat: Yes
* Engine: 460 CUMMINS
* Category: Semi Tractors
* Sub Category: Conventional Sleeper - Tandem Axle
I'm trying to be sensible about this. The cheaper I can get into a truck the better but I don't want to buy something that is going to fall die on me either. Also, I want to be comfortable in the truck I buy because I'm going to be spending a lot of time in it.
I'm by no means ready to write a check. This was just an opportunity to start looking and seeing what's out there.
Thoughts?