Peterbilt 587 vs. KW700

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  1. Art387

    Art387 Light Load Member

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    Peterbilt being (small) step ahead of the Kenworth. Nothing new. Things always been that way lol

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  3. The Challenger

    The Challenger Kinghunter

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    I'll take a T700 if given the choice.

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  4. BIG RIGGER

    BIG RIGGER Road Train Member

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    They both are made by PACCAR but I always thought the KW was a step ahead in creature comforts on the inside for the driver.
     
  5. Powell-Peralta

    Powell-Peralta Road Train Member

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    Neither; Bland, dishwater styling. i mean really----are triangular headlights really going to save fuel? Why does EVERY carmaker and now truckmaker have to have triangular headlights? Where are the designer's imagination? We as a society have fallen.


    i want(if i were going to buy a paccar product, which i wouldn't) a w-900B with 38" sleeper and around 180wb. And that's still available as far as i know.
     
  6. BIG RIGGER

    BIG RIGGER Road Train Member

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    What is the attraction to a sleeper that small?And a flat top?
     
  7. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    KW....Always a better, more comfortable, roomier, classier and way better looking truck than Peterbilt.

    PACCAR owns Peterbilt and was KW before they bought Peterbilt....Peterbilt has always been second fiddle to KW at PACCAR, Always getting just a little less in the line of comfort or style than the original.

    Besides, Anyone that still has the clutch pedal poking through a hole in the floor in 2010 doesn't build a top of the line truck in my opinion!


    Oh yeah, As for the T700 and it's Peterbilt cousin....They're both hideous and I wouldn't waste a dime on either one!
     
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  8. Powell-Peralta

    Powell-Peralta Road Train Member

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    The attraction is, i'm only one person so i only need one bed, not two(hence flattop) and i don't need that much space---i only need room for a flatscreen tv.

    Well, ok i could use a shower and a bathroom, but i could make one out of a 72" condo.
     
  9. condocassanova

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    You don't need a condo to be a cassanova but it don't hurt!!
     
  10. Art387

    Art387 Light Load Member

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    I want to see you doing hard coast-to-coast with this wheelbase and sleeper. I agree, society has fallen, people are dumb beyond recognition but want to look cool and be Next American Idol. Thats the goal
     
  11. Powell-Peralta

    Powell-Peralta Road Train Member

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    i think i could do it---judicious use of available space is the key i think; There should be some storage space under the bunk. At the same token, i don't carry much stuff with me---a flatscreen, laptop, bike(i admit this will be a problem w/out a condo) extra clothes and toiletrees, tools which can go in the sideboxes and that's about it.

    2) i drove a daycab once cross country with no problems about 2 yrs ago and her wheelbase was about 184", so i'm not sure how wb factors into the "can he do it" equation?
     
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