First Truck .. Engine Help

[Rawze]

you can say what you want to but dry-van/reefer ...

If I had to start from scratch all over again,.. knowing what I know now ... Even if I had $200,000 in the bank to burn and invest up front I would...

Find me a 2010 or 2011 Prostar or cascadia with a CM871 in it at a truck auction,.. go have it inframed the right way with all the recommendations that can be found on this forum for it... Chineese software/adapter to troubleshoot it with, kill the soot monster, bypass oil filtration, 0-pressure coonant system with regular ELC red, Tier-2 tri-pack APU, geared 3.55 or 3.57 -- super-10 or 13-speed HELL NOT THERE WOULD BE NO AUTOMATIC!!! I DON;T CARE WHAT THE WIFE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT -- SHE CAN LEAR TO GODDAMN SHIFT IT!!! ..and then spend several weeks to go through the truck head to toe and fix all the neglected crap from the last owner before even attempting to put it on the road ways.


THERE WOULD BE NO WAY IN HELLS CREATION I WOULD BUY ANYTHING NEWER WHATSOEVER!!! - And when asked WHY?, i would reply "I AM NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO JUST GIVE AWAY MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT IS LESS PROFITABLE OVER A MILLION MILE SPAN!"

Why?! -- Because I can turn a profit that I can keep + have everything I need to stay far away from all the incompetent stealershits and OEM rip-off shops out there because THERE ARE 2 PLACES YOU LOOSE ALL YOUR MONEY IN TRUCKING!@!!!!! #1 IS FUEL COST - and slowing down to 60 mph and managing time much better can fix that,.. and #2 -- TAKING THE TRUCK ANYWHERE TO GET IT FIXED - ESPECIALLY IF IT IS OEM !!!!!!! - If a person don't learn to slow the f#k down and to work on their own equipment, they will never have much of anything to show for their efforts long term.

85% of all O/O's fail miserably because of the fleet mentality, steering wheel holder, take it somewhere every time it brakes, gotta go 70+, dumb sh%t more miles = go faster = more money mentality that don't work when your paying for the fuel and repair costs, "not my job" attitude crap - All while complaining that every problem they ever had was someone else fault or that "crappy equipment" they abuse daily, wondering why they are miserable all the time and don't have anything to show for their efforts 500,000 miles later.

Just my own thoughts on it, No one has to agree.

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That out of the way,... I think worrying about how many repair facilities there are for a particular truck has some serious flaws. there is a reason there are more places that fix certain brands of trucks... BECAUSE THEY BREAK DOWN MORE AND THERE IS MORE PROFIT IN IT FOR THEM!!!!!. How about instead, start looking at trucks that first and foremost, fit your needs for best long term profitability, and second, something you can learn to maintain yourself as much as possible. otherwise, you will be hemorrhaging money non-stop in between every load you haul.