On 11/30/2020 9:02 AM, Leon wrote:
On 11/30/2020 8:46 AM, dpb wrote:
On 11/29/2020 7:56 PM, Leon wrote:
On 11/29/2020 11:51 AM, dpb wrote:
On 11/29/2020 9:29 AM, Leon wrote:
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It is not unusual for an 18 wheeler engine to go 1,000,000 miles
and to be rebuilt a time or two after that.

That's at least as much to do with that a truck tractor is
solid-enough to last as well and that 90% of those 1M are OTR.

LOL Yeah, there is that.




The consumer pickemup otoh, isn't intended for such longevity by
design--even if were, people simply get tired of personal vehicles
for other reasons first.

The last Duramax I had had almost 500K when traded; it's still in
use as I see it occasionally around town.Â* I fully expect at least
that with this one as well...but the rest of the truck was getting
frayed enough and, like you, we decided wanted a better ride and the
four doors, so gave up two in place of one for it.

No doubt that some of the pick up diesels willÂ* go and go.Â* BUT the
Ford pick up diesel that "had" such a great reputation.....well Ford
just recently lost an enormous class action law suite over that engine.

Hadn't heard anything about it...surprises me, but never had a Ford
truck on the place.Â* But there surely are a lot of them around and not
heard any of the guys with them grouching about the engine.Â* One of
the guys in the old coffee klatch when we were still meeting didn't
like his new one nearly as well, but it wasn't the engine he
complained about but all the foo-fah electronics.

And then there is the price of the option to get those diesel
engines....

And what did that truck tractor diesel cost to get the 1M miles in
comparison?Â* Pickemup diesels are not that expensive in
comparison--it's easy to drop $50K on gas model any more.

I cannot say what rebuilding would cost.

Certified rebuilds will be $20-40K typical.

A quick look found 455 hp Detroit w/ 300K on 2019 remanufacture date
available for $13,500 -- seemed pretty typical offerings.

A 16V71 long block assembly alone is going for $45,000 -- that's
remanufactured w/ OEM parts, not even a new one.

In the case of choosing a new F250 with the Power Stroke Diesel, you
start with an XL-250 for $35675.00 and add 30% for the diesel.Â* $10,495.00

While it's not priced as an option for a truck tractor, you'll be paying
at least 2X that as part of the sticker price for a lower end engine.

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