Freighliner Value
I am going to look at 2005 Freighliner M2 106 truck today. Great condition with only 143000 miles. It may be overkill to pull our fifth wheel but is much cheaper than a newer dually. Anyone know of a...
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Halmfamily wrote:
Just looked at the truck and I walked away from it. Body and interior look beautiful but the chassis has a ton of rust. Also lots of oil or grease under the chassis. New front tires but rear tires are shot. Never even looked at the engine or fired it up. Thanks for the input all. I'll keep looking.
Grease is good. Means the previous owner actually maintained it. I've never seen a 6-7 or 8 truck that wan't greasy underneath and if I did, I'd run from that instead.
Most chassis I see have rust on them but remember, the frame rails are a lot beefier than a pickup truck or car and they are heat treated as well. Rusty frame rails are easily fixed. Called the 'Five gallon finish'.:)
