First, let me say, I actually do need advice and I'm not just fishing for prospective buyers, ok?
I haven't posted in a long time, I haven't had my own truck on the road since last year. After an 8 month layoff, I took a local job which hub is three miles from my house. I don't get back weekends much like I want but I do get home frequently without asking. But, there's this issue of this tractor in my driveway.
No plates on it and I can't drive it, supposedly something about solenoids in the transmission that went bad AFTER I parked it. May be something wrong with the key switch or whatever, too. Truck was running a couple weeks ago, and running well, though I think the mechanics jumped the starter solenoid, or whatever.
So, here's the deal, I let this go for cheap or, I don't know, have it towed to Freightliner, have it repaired- but how am I going to do all that without plates?
The mechanics want to tow it away, they'll give me 4k for it. The question now is whether I should just take that and be done with it or spend another 2, 3, 4 thousand dollars on it and I guess try to get more.
2001 Century class ST. Condo. Just over a million miles. Cummins ISX 470 hp. 140 gallon tanks. Chrome outer rims. Autoshift. Pump, compressor, hose rack, 5 hoses, fifth wheel riser, axles lock both ways, $400 brand new air bags, Espar (new, though it's not working, maybe a fuse), side door to sleeper, spotlight, new kingpins, new batteries, very good xza3s in front, Bridgestones in back are good. tilt. Some engine work at 650,000 miles, needs no oil between 14k mile change interval.
Needs a new driver's seat, new fender mirrors, as well as the above mechanical problems.
What do you guys think? Anyone have any idea what scrap value is? I'll check truck paper but what are these things actually moving for when they're running? As I said, truck was running great when I parked it.
It's possible to hang onto it in case I decide to go with my own truck again. That said, I'm just enjoying the break of worrying about all the extra. Like I said, home a lot, all north/south lanes, 2010 company tractor...
Sometimes I just get tired of buying at retail and selling at wholesale all the time. I can't really say that, though, I got a good deal buying my sister's used lease car (good deal for everybody). Still, the pump and all those modifications alone cost me $7800. Truck has $400 of diesel in it. On the otherhand, it won't get better sitting in my driveway another winter.
Lastly, perhaps most important, I never did find a local mechanic with the knowledge, talent, tools and shop, to take care of my truck, at significantly less than dealership prices. That hasn't changed and I haven't had any interest in working on it since I tried changing slack adjusters and an exhaust elbow a couple years ago.
Thoughts? Advice? TIA