Should I buy a 2007 peterbilt 387?

all trucks have problems, you will hear some say this truck is great, some say it sucks

as one who bought a used truck, i would say be prepared to do work on it, or have a good mechanic close by to find and fix the many problems it will have

if you are not familiar with the truck ahead of time, you will have a long learning curve

i saw truck paper had a pre egr 387 in MD for $25k, i know nothing bout pete's or the 387 other than what i have heard, it is my second "dream truck" after a Classic, right now i drive a columbia and am loving it (though i always hated columbias before)

 

Do you have a plan as to how you are going to make money with this truck? Or you think it just looks cool and you have to have it? When I say make money, I mean how you will increase your take home pay, otherwise, what is the point of carrying the risk that the engine might blow up and cost you big time?

 

What is the milege,is it cat 475 hp engine or else? I have a 2006 387 Bought it 700.000 mile .Before I put it on the road I did take it to dealer to make sure everything is in good shape , by my choose did over head, replaced the factory head studs .ever since it is a treble free truck.You can get them$ 25000.00 range any time.Good Luck

 

07 Cummins has EGR problems of this years. my truck with 475 Cat C15 gets 6,25 _+ I pull flatbed and mostly heavy. But I only drive 63 mil/hr on open road and shift lowest RPM I could ,that saves me fuel=money

 

Then you are not ready to buy a truck! Don't take offence to this, but what would you do IF that did happen? Just be dead in the water?

 

If it's a former Werner truck I'd stay away, Their maintence sucks

 

probably the same thing he would do if a meteor fell on his head

he is a big boy, and you cant live life scared of what MAY happen

i bought my truck, put my last nickel into it, it lasted 4 yrs without so much as a breakdown, then the engine DIED

it could have been worse, it could have been better, so deal with life as it is