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dgorila1 · 12-31-2013, 07:36 PM

So I just did a little searching on Penske and UHauls. Penske has late model (average 2007 -2008) diesel Freightliner and International Box trucks, with anywhere from >250k miles to over 400k miles, for about $18,000.
Uhaul has a year 2000, gasoline 7.4l engine 24' low deck box with about 155k miles for approx $8800.
Your feedback please on the pro's/con's of each. Do the medium duty truck diesel engines last for a million miles like the HDT diesels or is 300-400k miles pushing the end of their life? Thanks.

12-31-2013, 07:36 PM	#7
dgorila1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 105	Penske vs. Uhaul results So I just did a little searching on Penske and UHauls. Penske has late model (average 2007 -2008) diesel Freightliner and International Box trucks, with anywhere from >250k miles to over 400k miles, for about $18,000. Uhaul has a year 2000, gasoline 7.4l engine 24' low deck box with about 155k miles for approx $8800. Your feedback please on the pro's/con's of each. Do the medium duty truck diesel engines last for a million miles like the HDT diesels or is 300-400k miles pushing the end of their life? Thanks.