ClassicOne
Expert Expediter
We have been at this for 18 months, leasing and paying lots of our hard earned cash, based on %. We are looking at new trucks and I'm more than a little put off by both the price and the attitude of the sales staff. You'd think that a salesperson would be happy to help... I mean your gonna spend an amount equal to buying a house... I know I'd be knocking myself silly trying to help a potential buyer. So here's the question... We average 17k miles a month...about 200k miles a year. Our lease truck 01/FL80 is available to us to purchase, but it will have 600K miles on it by then and it will still cost us $5K. Have been told by most everyone that by then the truck will be worth maybe $1500-2K. How long will the other components last? Replace bearings, brakes, trans, get the 3126 replaced or remaned, ???? Just how long can I dodge the bullet with one of these "business class" trucks? I mean, a hundred thousand dollars can maintain a truck for a long time!!! What do you think?