Yeah defintely get a dyno,oil analysis and most important get a readout on the ECM to check the mileage,my guess is it's a million mile truck,looks clean though.
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Look out old Prime truck and those are USED ABUSED hard. Heavy loads and sometimes the drivers skip maintance on them to stay ahead on FLEECE PAYMENTS.
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Thanks All!!
I appreciate the input. You probably saved me some grief latter on down the road. It had 865,000 miles so I am not interested Who's old trucks are these? http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/d...4D0DC27BE36C8A |
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Scott, Increase your odds of not getting screwed many times over. Pay an independent mechanic hard cold cash to go over the truck thoroughly before you buy ANY TRUCK. That, and look at the ecm and dyno like they're saying. If there is something there and you still want the truck, you can use that information to get a better price.
Do this even if it is at a dealer that says this or that about the condition of the truck. I believe that there may not be any better money that you can spend in your business. |
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I am looking for my first truck and really confused on what I am doing. I have found a local company to lease on with who has a dedicated run each week. Leave on Monday and back on Friday and it pays good. |
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Actually Sittion Motor lines out of Joplin. If you are looking for a old fleet truck to buy look for either a old Crete Shaffer Sunflower. Earl Henderson has nice ones also there newest ones also will not have the massive idle time on them with the APU's on them. KLLM would be good also since they also had APU's mounted. Stay away from PRIME CR ENGLAND AND Swift trucks used and abused hard. Now for KW look at CFI or Melton they treat theirs with kid gloves so I have heard.
Near me we have a mid sized company that buys old Star transport Pete 387's and is happy as can be big bunks and normally pull light cat loads. |
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