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>>cwwc+(OP)
and then selling them at auction with 100,000 ... However, their real mileage was sometimes as much as four times the odometer readout

These numbers matter more here. The Cummins/Allison engine/drive-train in these vehicles are otherwise good for 1 million miles before rebuild on average until they are used as delivery trucks. The constant stopping and starting used as delivery trucks cuts that number down to around 480k miles. So they are selling vehicles that will require engine and transmission rebuilds in less than 80k miles. That's very shady. The engine rebuilds are usually around $10k same as a refurbished engine and the transmission rebuild is around $3k. That does not count the cost to install them.

>>LinuxB+M2
I had a 1/2 ton Dodge with a Cummins. The one thing you know or learn fast with a diesel is you change the fuel filter often. Diesel engines are nearly indestructible if the maintenance is done right at the very least the fuel filter.

>>dghugh+9g
I've seen a diesel pulled out from the bottom of the bay, scrubbed clean, and installed in a new boat. The old boat caught on fire and sank. The old common rail diesels are damn hard to kill.

Diesels need 3 things: fuel, oil, and coolant. Do not ever skimp on those 3.