Buying a new kw w900

If you don't mind asking what requirements did they ask you for?

 

What year is your current truck? 40k is crazy. For that money I can completely rebuild my whole truck

 

Kind of a personal decision if you ask me. $40000 in repairs (tax right off) that you need with a paid for ride. I'm in same boat there. That kind of money, you should be good to go, if it was on major parts like engine, tranny, rears. I love my old truck, 1999 and being e log exempt, its worth it to me to keep. I would never want to have to run to pay for another truck. Your operation is probably different than mine, but I can't justify the payments with all the new changes coming. Remember, warranty won't cover all things and lost revenue from being down is just that. Lost. Seems like the lines for newer trucks in the shops, are big. Now if that $40000 didn't replace major components, and you still may need to do them soon, maybe it's best to go new. Really need more details to be honest. I know this probably doesn't help much but it's my .02

Since I do all my own work, I can basically rebuild my truck to new condition for $45000-$60000 depending on how far I want to go. That's including paint and interior

 

Carefull. The guy I'm leased to has 3 KW 680s with Cummins and eaton automated trans. The one that I drove was in the shop 3 times for DPF issues 3 times during that 6 months I drove it. It had 200k when I stated and about 250k when I started driving my own. One time was 6 days in a hotel in VA. Another truck cooked the motor at about 325k miles. They put in a new crate motor. Out of warranty. 6 weeks down time in WI. He got some help from cummins but was still a $30k bill for him. That was October. Truck has been in the shop every other week since and they don't know what's wrong with it. That truck was in the KW dealer 4 weeks before with engine problems to the tune of $8k. The third has constant codes for the auto trans.

He has a 06 kW 660 with an c15 cat with 1.1 mm now. Tires, oil, batteries and a round of brakes. It's a piece of #### but the #### thing starts every morning.

Mine is an old international 9200 with 700k I spent $15k on the truck only last year including 2 transitions. I thought that was steep without a rebuilt motor. I will do the rears and the engine this year to the tune of about $30k but should be good to go then I hope.

I want a new truck too but I just can't justify it for the kind of work I do. Home every weekend.


Good luck in your choice but new doesent men your out of the wood shed.... ask the guy I'm leased to.

 

If going new buy cascadia or kw 680 with fuel saving and almost no maintenance on first 3 years, your expense will be close what you have now. But the 900 will get almost 2 gallons less and that is half of your truck payment

 

I wonder if it's the same requirements for me I I'm a company driver I make really good money 28.00 I have about 40grand save up thinking of buying a new truck and leasing with landstar also I'll give this guys a call tomorrow see what happens