I have been shopping for a 14’ U-Haul truck for several months. I’m sharing what I’ve learned so far, hoping that someone will correct me if I got it wrong, and also in case someone has some additional tips and tricks for buying the truck I want.
I’ve been visiting the U-Haul Truck Sales website so often and made so many calls about trucks for sale that I can now filter my search results to “new in stock,” which eliminates those trucks that I’ve already rejected. Yesterday I called about a new in stock truck posted for sale, to learn that the trucks listed for sale are often not really for sale. For example, the truck I called about yesterday was being leased and used as a billboard. Ah, that explains why the trucks I’ve inquired about were not really in the condition indicated on the Truck Sales web site: After the truck is evaluated, it sits for several months or years as a storage facility or a billboard. Once all the rubber components have sat idle for months, once the catalytic converter has been stolen, once the lease expires, THEN the truck is for sale.
So I called Patriot Leasing, a branch of U-Haul. I inquired about leasing a box truck and then buying it when the lease ends. Sure, we can say I’m using the truck for storage – I’d be storing the truck itself – and then I’m going to buy the truck when the lease expires. Actually I’d like to pay the entire lease at once at signing, and then immediately purchase the truck, or no deal. I would hope that U-Haul works for money not for time, that a paid in full lease would eliminate the requirement to wait until after the term of the lease to purchase the truck. (If I learn that they work for time, I’m applying for a job there. Time is so much more valuable than money). We didn’t get that far – the gal took my contact info and will contact me when a 14’ truck becomes available. It’s frustrating. I’m so ready to start buying the appliances I want. But I’m also patient. It will happen when my higher power decides it will happen, after I’ve learned whatever I’m supposed to learn.
If anyone has experience or knowledge to share on this topic I would be most appreciative.
I’ve been visiting the U-Haul Truck Sales website so often and made so many calls about trucks for sale that I can now filter my search results to “new in stock,” which eliminates those trucks that I’ve already rejected. Yesterday I called about a new in stock truck posted for sale, to learn that the trucks listed for sale are often not really for sale. For example, the truck I called about yesterday was being leased and used as a billboard. Ah, that explains why the trucks I’ve inquired about were not really in the condition indicated on the Truck Sales web site: After the truck is evaluated, it sits for several months or years as a storage facility or a billboard. Once all the rubber components have sat idle for months, once the catalytic converter has been stolen, once the lease expires, THEN the truck is for sale.
So I called Patriot Leasing, a branch of U-Haul. I inquired about leasing a box truck and then buying it when the lease ends. Sure, we can say I’m using the truck for storage – I’d be storing the truck itself – and then I’m going to buy the truck when the lease expires. Actually I’d like to pay the entire lease at once at signing, and then immediately purchase the truck, or no deal. I would hope that U-Haul works for money not for time, that a paid in full lease would eliminate the requirement to wait until after the term of the lease to purchase the truck. (If I learn that they work for time, I’m applying for a job there. Time is so much more valuable than money). We didn’t get that far – the gal took my contact info and will contact me when a 14’ truck becomes available. It’s frustrating. I’m so ready to start buying the appliances I want. But I’m also patient. It will happen when my higher power decides it will happen, after I’ve learned whatever I’m supposed to learn.
If anyone has experience or knowledge to share on this topic I would be most appreciative.
