Bought a International Prostar finally..

[david24]

(09-06-2024 )Volvo8873 Wrote:  So after years of dealing with Volvo's and pretending them to be good machine I was so so wrong sadly...

I decided after going back and forth with many trucks and looking to go with a 2015 Internatoinal Prostar back in MAY of this year. It was a Ryder truck (unfortunately?) and It came with all the basic no glory interior and bare bones everything in which honestly I was seeking for the simplicity. It has a 10 speed Eaton tranny in it with horrible 3.36 gearing. As far I I can tell the truck came from out east and the engine abuse history checked out ok along with the emissions checking out ok also hauling light loads. I went ahead with the purchase and immediately swapped the rear ends for 3.90 along with a EGR tune up with fixing and painting up the frame and other things. I popped the engine cover to be surprised with a very very clean top end and set the overhead with minimal adjustments. The truck has been running great with the mandate in place and the one complaint I have so far is the 1800 rpm rev limiter from which I understand will be taken care of when the problem is taken care of for good..

I know any used truck is a gamble and am happy with what is going on so far. I can say these Prostars are FAR!!! easier to work on than those fvckuing Volvos I had before. It is almost like when they designed these trucks they had easibilty on working on these trucks in mind.

On fuel mileage? holy ol' dogshyt does this thing get better fuel mileage than the Volvo! I am seeing a consistent .8 MPG better! I honestly feel like I have wasted too many years with the amount of money if fuel I am saving with this truck compared with the past ones.

I have a 2014 Prostar(sleeper cab) for sale if you need another one. 920,000 miles. Well taken care of