kuhlay
Junior Member
Okay, so this will be my first cummins if I decide to get it. A 2011 Laramie Mega Cab short bed 4WD listed at only $25,000. It currently has 290,000 miles and is deleted (dont know if just EGR or both EGR and DEF) and tuned. It has a MiniMaxx tuner, which I know has gone out of business since whenever it was installed. I test drove it for about 25 minutes and had it running for almost an hour. I completely forgot to check blowby, but if I go back, I will check it. It has a spacer level in the front and is on 35x12.5r20s with aftermarket wheels. Tires look brand new. Here's what I noticed:
Beyond the massive tear in the driver seat, it has a bad shake in the steering wheel above 50mph and the wheel has to be tilted about 20 degrees to the left to go in a straight line. The tuner felt like it performed real well and puffed out a bit of smoke on the "performance" tune. However, with the miles and the delete and tuner, I am worried about the transmission. I THINK??? it felt alright? (again, couldn't really get it above 50 without feeling like I was going to lose both front wheels). Should I be looking to replace a transmission soon? I have heard both good and bad about running a tune on a 68RFE. I don’t know what the truck was used for or if it was someone's tow rig.
Here in Arizona, we have emissions standards and all diesels need to have emissions equipment in the Phoenix-Metropolitan Area and in Tucson. Federal law prohibits the sale of emissions deleted vehicles in states that require emissions equipment, which can result in a $25,000 fine and the loss of the dealerships sales license. Replacing emissions is said to be between $6k-$8k. I feel confident that I could talk the dealership into doing whatever front-end repairs need to be done AND maybe cover having a transmission rebuild done so they can finally get that truck off their hands for the price they are asking.
Is this even worth the hassle? I mean, its an almost 300,000 mile 6.7 cummins. That's what I believe many people to consider "high mileage". But $25,000 for a laramie mega cab that hasn't been sold in over 150 days, they've got to be itching to get rid of it. It is at a smaller couple-owned dealership that mostly deals in selling exotics and sports cars. It is listed for exactly what the CarFax report I pulled said, $25,995.
If I did buy it, I would register it way out of the county at my fiance's neighbor's house near Roosevelt Lake, which should make me emissions exempt. It has potential to be a really nice truck. Here's a picture of it below:
Beyond the massive tear in the driver seat, it has a bad shake in the steering wheel above 50mph and the wheel has to be tilted about 20 degrees to the left to go in a straight line. The tuner felt like it performed real well and puffed out a bit of smoke on the "performance" tune. However, with the miles and the delete and tuner, I am worried about the transmission. I THINK??? it felt alright? (again, couldn't really get it above 50 without feeling like I was going to lose both front wheels). Should I be looking to replace a transmission soon? I have heard both good and bad about running a tune on a 68RFE. I don’t know what the truck was used for or if it was someone's tow rig.
Here in Arizona, we have emissions standards and all diesels need to have emissions equipment in the Phoenix-Metropolitan Area and in Tucson. Federal law prohibits the sale of emissions deleted vehicles in states that require emissions equipment, which can result in a $25,000 fine and the loss of the dealerships sales license. Replacing emissions is said to be between $6k-$8k. I feel confident that I could talk the dealership into doing whatever front-end repairs need to be done AND maybe cover having a transmission rebuild done so they can finally get that truck off their hands for the price they are asking.
Is this even worth the hassle? I mean, its an almost 300,000 mile 6.7 cummins. That's what I believe many people to consider "high mileage". But $25,000 for a laramie mega cab that hasn't been sold in over 150 days, they've got to be itching to get rid of it. It is at a smaller couple-owned dealership that mostly deals in selling exotics and sports cars. It is listed for exactly what the CarFax report I pulled said, $25,995.
If I did buy it, I would register it way out of the county at my fiance's neighbor's house near Roosevelt Lake, which should make me emissions exempt. It has potential to be a really nice truck. Here's a picture of it below:
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