I'm saving up money to buy a box truck and was wondering if anybody has ever bought a used U-haul truck, if so was it worth the money you paid for it. What should I look out for?
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I'm saving up money to buy a box truck and was wondering if anybody has ever bought a used U-haul truck, if so was it worth the money you paid for it. What should I look out for?
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If i were going to buy a used uhaul dont buy the van body type. They are a PITA to work on. Also my dad use to have a uhaul rental place and the fleet maintenance wasnt te best on them. I dont think the trucks get the regular service they need to be honist.
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depends, most of the time uhaul wants more than they are worth. Get maintenance/repair records.
Cruise your local CL. I see them all the time.
If I was going to get one, I'd want one with a lift gate. Search CL by liftgate or lift gate. Also box van, box truck, delivery van, etc
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or maybe "flower truck" (they have the best air conditioning), and usually smell better too! lol!Originally Posted by IdahoScrapper
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Might try looking for a "Ryder rental" truck, they have a whole lot better maintenance schedule.
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hertz-penske had good ones too
Just understand the TCO (total cost of ownership) on box trucks. Its not like buying a car and driving off of the lot and using it.
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I bought an old UHaul box truck. I have NOT had good luck with it.
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They usually have over 200,000 on em. I see a few curbside pickers using em around here. They cut the roofs of off them, then weld a support bar across the top back corners. Then they put swing doors on the back. http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/...7/IMAG0490.jpg saw one of the regulars on my way to work this morning.
Last edited by Russell; 09-10-2012 at 08:20 AM.
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Wow, why go to all that trouble? I LOVE the rollup door!
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they don't want to hit the proverbial scrapper glass ceiling? Besides sky is the limit when you don't have a roof.
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I am liking the enclosed truck much better these days. Seems even with a tarp some chit goes flying out. Styrofoam bits, dirt, leaves, etc.
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i bought a 1991 uhaul f350 14" box back about 3 years ago NEVER AGAIN that truck ate front end parts kisses away brakes tires and ate 2 turbos worst $1995 i ever spent
the insurance was probable the worst part it had 78k HARD used miles butr felt like 2 million
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i had new one we rented i filled it floor to ceiling paper work i never saw the truck after that lol but i use budget there truck well better serviced
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A lot of people rent uhaul/budget/etc trucks semi-permanantely for business since the cost of upkeep and ownership is so much.
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I told Happy about what carlos does when he was here today. Whats that auction we drive by on the west side by I-4 that always has box trucks?
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Manaheim?
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Thank you everybody for your input. It sounds like u-haul is out, I might try looking into other rental trucks. I would not cut the top off, the reason for a box truck would be to keep the rain off my e-waste plus I could haul more now that my busness is taking off. I might also look into the lease opption.
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If you have a pickup truck allready a good trailer would be an option as well. A whole lot cheaper as well for those bigger runs.
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