by ellis93 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:23 am
RCCUMMINS89 wrote:$12k for a half worn out truck?
Ever tried buying a cr? Around here you'll pay $25k for a half worn out truck...........that needs $3000 injectors and a transmission, and an entire front end the day you buy it.
If it is less than that, most likely it needs an engine because jo schmo was too cheap to fix the broken injectors and now it has more blow by than a 12 million mile semi.
Prices are different down here,sometimes by a lot. Cummins powered trucks are way cheaper than comparable chevy or ford.
There's one guy I know in particular that's finding the new tread of the overpriced used market unbelievable. He just bought himself a used duraslack with 200k on it. Gave 16k for it.......and a month later needs injectors and a turbo. The turbo is shot because ol flat biller previous owner broke the crankcase vent T that feeds The turbo. This let it suck bunches of dirt in and kill the compressor.
The absolute cheapest I can get a reman turbo for is 1k$ the injectors are 225$ a piece (X8) and if it needs a CP3 that's another 500$. That 3300$ in parts and another 1150$ in labor to install all that...if you don't break off any of the stainless bolts off in the cross over pipes coming from the exhuast manifolds. They'll cost 70$ a hole to remove with a carbide drill bit.
That is a pile of schity deal right there.
93 D250 ,5 speed,4.11s,k&n autometer tach pyro trans boost guages,GDS 60mm h1c 14cm,honed 5x10,hplp/reg,1/8 timing,M+H M2 fuel pin, tims cooler tubz