Harry Monk:
If I did it again I would lease one with a full R&M deal. I rode my luck and got away with it but a run of mechanical bad luck can easily send an owner down the pan.
Since you are a bit of a legend on this forum I think I’ll take your advise especially that after reading some posts I developed a feeling that buying a used truck is a bit of a hit and miss. I don’t like to leave it to pure luck as I’m quite of an accountant type of person.