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Buy a used truck now or wait until we can afford a new one?
We are a small Junk Removal company operating with a single truck. Our current dilemma is whether we should purchase a used truck now and put the extra money into repairs, or to wait a bit longer unt...
My thing is that I know how people treat their work vehicles. They get tortured daily for years and then whoever buys the vehicle has to inherit the consequences of that. The main pro to buying new for me is being able to baby the truck right off the lot with the goal of prolonging the lifespan of the truck. There definitely is a huge benefit to being able to pay cash for a used truck and get working with it immediately though, and just deal with the repairs down the line.
Totally agree it's hard to buy a used truck, especially if it was owned by another company. But usually you get a couple of years out of them. I try to look for a used truck on the side of the road. That is a one owner truck. Better way.
