Buying an older 2500 for daily driver

[Jwrenn]

Hello All,
I am looking into buying a 2002 2500 with only 50k on it for a daily driver. It has the Cummins 5.9 and all parts are original. My major concern is I drive alot. A whole lot. I bought a truck with 14k on it in January and it now has 32k on it in July. If I buy this older truck will it hold up to that kind of driving without needing work? Altenator(s), belts etc? I want the truck for it uniqueness but don't want to buy a headache in matinace right off the bat. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[JoeCo]

Hello All,
I am looking into buying a 2002 2500 with only 50k on it for a daily driver. It has the Cummins 5.9 and all parts are original. My major concern is I drive alot. A whole lot. I bought a truck with 14k on it in January and it now has 32k on it in July. If I buy this older truck will it hold up to that kind of driving without needing work? Altenator(s), belts etc? I want the truck for it uniqueness but don't want to buy a headache in matinace right off the bat. Any help would be appreciated!

Not likely to work out well, at least in my experience. Although my experience is more with old half tons in the northeast, but they didn't do too great when I was driving the wheels off of them with that kind of mileage per year. Sucks racking up miles on newer trucks too but they don't seem to break as much in my experience.

Also, might want to ask over in the 2nd gen section of the website for more answers/discussion on this, you've posted in the 5th generation section (2019+) so you might get more action in the 2nd gen area.

 

[SniperDroid]

A Cummins with 50K on it is not bad, if your a fan of expensive oil changes, soon to be maintenance issues, Hot no Start, EGR problems, Hi pressure oil pump failures, common rail trouble, and all the other things your going to experience as you Rack Up the Miles on it. No, it shouldn't be a problem for you at all.... If you really like Diesel's.

 

[RedneckHippy]

My bet is over time it will cost a hell of a lot less than a new truck, but you will definitely be replacing steering and suspension components as you go and don’t be surprised if at some point you’re swapping in fuel related components or tranny work. At least you don’t have to deal with emissions. Sometimes trucks with that low miles and that many years do worse than one with triple those miles. Cummins like to be worked with long drives, not sitting and short drives. But if it’s a good deal, why not? That truck up in my parts would probably cost you mid 20k nowadays. I’d do it if it were in good shape and was the right price.