Cascadia 2016 reliability…

It’s due for a new one box that’s for sure and maybe another 100-200k miles left on that engine.

 

It would be cheaper in the short mid and long term to find some old iron and throw an engine rebuild at it right off the bat. DD series engines usually need a rebuild in the 600-800 range depending on how they got used. though occasionally they make it to 1 mil. One boxes usually start showing signs of wear around the 500-600K mark if properly maintained and will need maintaince at a minimum and likely a full on replace. Your looking at 10-30K for the emissions system right off the bat depending on how borked it is. And likely a lot more. You are looking at least 30-50K for a rebuild within a year, two tops. You could go as much as 70K if the block is pooched for some reason and you need an entire engine. So figure 40-100K in repairs more or less off the lot. And thats assuneing the transmission and diffs are solid and dont also need rebuilds and ignoreing anything else. Add on the im guessing 50-60K they are asking just to BUY it and you would be better off getting a new rig. Even if the rig is only 30 or 40 its still a bad buy.

Meanwhile you can pick up an older non peterbilt rig with a 80s-00s era engine and transmission in need of a rebuild for around 20k-40K and have a solid runner by dumping 40k in for a rebuild on the engine. 10k on a transmission rebuild and another 10k for diffs. Maybe 10k more for going over everything else. Call it 90-100K all in for a rock solid rig that will last for a decade at least if maintained correctly.

 

me personally i would not touch an emissions engine with 700k on the clock unless its been rebuilt and aftertreatment has been gone thru or hit a big pothole somewhere and all that stuff fell off.. if the truck has good bones you could possibly make it work, but need to have money in the bank not only for engine rebuild but aftertreatment as well..id be real hesitant to purchase a truck like this.

 

All the repairs seem to start around 700-800k. Buying something with almost 700k, it better be priced cheap, or have some major repairs already done. It’s going to need plenty. Just about everything imaginable within a few years. Even hoping to get lucky, running a couple years without major problems is a big gamble. It will probably cost more than a 3 year newer Truck at 40% higher price to begin with. Better to be selling at 675k than buying. It may seem like a good deal. In 2 years there’s a good chance it’ll be just about worthless after spending plenty on repairs.

 

Run about 18 of em around same mileage, delete the DEF $2500 and you'll be fine for a few years.

Worst thing about those trucks is the sensors, every winter the trucks start acting up and mechanics can't figure it out

 

All above is true. Do not buy

 

until you get nailed somewhere …

 

Where are you getting nailed, the only place that gives a f is California if your deleted don't go to California same rules I use on my 2004. Regular dot doesn't give one f about emissions systems on trucks, it is not part of there inspection and they don't look and don't care. The only people that care are carb, and that is only in California

 

I have the ability to keep an old truck running, so emissions is not something I worry about, which are federal law not state, and there are more and more that are checking, and if you do break down on the road, a majority of reputable shops will not change a light bulb on a deleted truck because they also face fines