Old or new trucks?

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624028 发表于 2019-07-09 22:50:43 Enough said

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603772 发表于 2019-07-09 23:18:32 my preference is old no newer than 07 but I also do all my own work right down to overhauls. but if you go this route go with a 379 Pete or the right w900 with an e-model or C15 cat. I don't say because of status or any of that bs but if you're going to buy and own you might as well buy something that has resale and will always be worth something. go to a big auction and see what a 5 year old Volvo with 500k miles on it brings it's pathetic. pre emission cats are cheap and easy to fix vs the newer trucks. a Pete with low air leaf suspension rides and drives better than the huge aero trucks. don't believe me? next time you're in a 40+ mph cross wind look over at the guy in a Pete passing you with one hand rested on the wheel while your truck is leaning and you're struggling to stay in your lane and not look like a drunk.\n\nmy last 379 was a 2000. 6nz cat, 18 speed, 3.36's on 24.5 lows. 63\" sleeper 265\" wheel base. truck was making a little over 800 horse to the ground and pulling reefer from MN to Cali through the mountains running 80-85 mph loaded on a good day id usually do 5.5-6 mpg and on a brutal windy day 4.5-5 mpg. running to the south east and not driving like a lunatic best I did on a good day was 6.7 mpg. \n\nI live by the old saying, \"if you're worried about mileage you're hauling the wrong freight\" \n\nto each there own but there's a reason we keep rebuilding our old trucks instead of upgrading. that Pete had 1.7 million on the truck and if it wouldn't have been totalled last February I could have sold it and bought 3 500k Volvo's....

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289718 发表于 2019-07-11 01:34:08 pre emission all the way big long hood 2 breathers and 2 big stacks with the coal rolling out

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{"replyTo":"","text":"per emissions simply less of a hassle less to go wrong. if you can't go that old get a paccar engine. they last way longer that Cummins or Detroit","replyToPid":0}

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613187 发表于 2019-07-11 18:38:57 What do you prefer to take? OLD or NEW?

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Hell yeah I love my Banshee.","replyToPid":0}

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613187 发表于 2019-07-11 18:39:22 You love it that much?

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{"replyTo":"","text":"2018 Volvo 13 liter. 9.3 mpg British Columbia to Michigan with 10K in the box. Just did the run this week. snow/slush/freezing temps. My older 2003 Volvo got 6.5 on the same run. The older Volvo was under 20 K to purchase. The new truck was over 170K. New truck has almost $0 in repair cost over the first 5 year, as it has one of the best warranties out there, even has free towing to the nearest dealer Older truck is $1000 a month in parts, (just about guaranteed) and your own labor... you do the math.","replyToPid":0}