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"Much better truck" is also relevant to the buyer.... example.... what tires are on the MTV for sell. If they are the Michilen's instead of MTV's; your looking at 2 to 4 grand on tire replacement alone.How is it then that a m1078 sells for 23.k and a much better truck is not worth that much?
Are people worried about the CDL?
They are probably A1 trucks with C7s is why they sell high. The motor is worth 10,000. And it has to do with location location location.How is it then that a m1078 sells for 23.k and a much better truck is not worth that much?
Are people worried about the CDL?
I bought a HEUI pump for a C7 from Cat a few months ago.. $1600.00. Injectors are approx $300 each with core charge.I will say this in my mind the a-0 units are worth more you know they will always stat and run all you have to do is start buying fuel components for the electronic engine you will see what I mean 6 grand for a heui pump, 6 grand for electronic injectors, and if you have the c-7 than you have to pay some one to reprogram your ecm for the new injectors. heui system failures are far more common than most realize. I would pay more to get they straight 3126. I should add this comes from someone who works on cat, cummins, and cornbinder engines daily. I will opt for the mechanical diesels over an electronic model any day.
and a HEMTT out in Oregon sold for $40,000 and was relisted 4 days later again. Just cause it sold doesn't mean it sold. People bid things up and then back out of the deals all the time.I saw a 1995 m1078 sold on ebay for $23.k
Buying with the ability to always make a profit isn't always likely. so you buy a 1083 today or a 1078 and in the next year the DLA starts sending out tons of them to be liquidated, like they did the M939 trucks and selling 200 to 300 trucks a WEEK and you won't make any profit for at least a few years. This happened with the M939 trucks as they were selling so many they were worth more cut up for parts than whole and a lot of the trucks were fresh out of rebuild and just had been parked on lots. Granted the LMTV/FMTV trucks won't be fresh rebuilds like all those 939s were but they could flood the market.Any vehicle i purchase,i buy with the ability of selling it with a profit when i am done with it. Im not really interested in tous, it has to have a fuction to me.
IMO. No. It being an 3116 truck knock it down a lot on value in my opinion. More and more show up at auction nowadays that compared to a year ago at this time I would much rather have a 1084 over the 1083 if I was to buy one.So will i be avle to sell a m1083 for 12.5k in the next 3 months?
I know of 2 that sold at in the past 60 days on Govplanet and Govdeals. 1 went for 5500 and the other for 8500. Both were decent trucks and with small stuff like batteries/PM service they were both fine.I doubt i could get a m1084 for 12k
I just sold a '98 M1078 with A/C, new tires, and an almost NOS cargo cover (plus loads of extra parts including 2 new mounted tires) for $14k so whoever bought that one for $23k overpaid for it.I saw a 1995 m1078 sold on ebay for $23.k