-Moonshine wrote If you want a good project truck then I say go for it. You might get another 200,000 miles on it but you don't know how its been treated on the first 300,000 miles. What happened with the stock trans cooler?

BigTunaDaBoss wrote

-Moonshine wrote If you want a good project truck then I say go for it. You might get another 200,000 miles on it but you don't know how its been treated on the first 300,000 miles. What happened with the stock trans cooler?

Was in an accident and damaged I believe, but it might have just broke. I looked at it and it would need a new driver fender and bumper as the door scrapes the fender. There is no rust at all on the undercarriage of the truck. In total it would need A control arm, tire, fender, bumper so far. I wasn't able to get it started as the battery was dead but I was able to get the mileage which was 267K not 300K.

BigTunaDaBoss wrote I found a 12 valve cummins for 2k. I have about 2k to buy a tow rig and I would rather have a gas truck since I can work on them easier. But a 12 valve is my dream truck. It's got 300K miles and needs a new upper control arm and a new tire, aswell as a trans cooler It also has some accident damage. My mom's boyfriend told me not to buy it since If something happens internally he won't help me since he doesn't screw around with diesel but I am pretty mechanically inclined. Anyone else want to chime in?

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002 wrote Good choice!

The 12v are probably the easiest to work on but the parts for any diesel are expensive. If you budget is low I would definitely recomend a gas truck. They are cheaper in every way from repairs to fuel to insuring and registering.

The thing about diesels is you get mad respect because it's a diesel, it sounds and smells good, but for 99% of what we do we could use a gas truck. I own a diesel and even though I love it, financially I regret buying this truck.