Volvo VT880 Mid Roof - Loaded

stay away from the volvo engine too expensive and few places for repairs for an owner/op

 

The problem will more than likely be the trucks weight. With me, my gear, and 3/4 tanks the 07 880 that I had tipped the scales at 25,900. However, I LOVED that truck. I did not have any issues with it at all. I did have the I-Shift transmission and the 550hp D-16, but I am pretty sure I had a 77 inch sleeper and an APU.

 

you said 200k miles has the engine been overhauled or not and what work has been done on the ENGINE?

 

actualy it is volvo vt830, vt880 has raised roof....

sleeper lenght is 78inch

 

is it an '07 with an '06 or '07 engine? That will make a big difference in your maintenance costs too.

 

this is very in interesting how these engines in the United States passed a very bad

In Europe, the D16 with the scania´s v8 is considered as one of the most durable engines,here these engines without any problems crossing million miles(but with higher compression ratio, higher weights( mostly 88200lbs in some countries 97000lbs (UK Belgium Netherlands-110 000 on 6axles, Luxemburg, itally-but they tolerate 110 000) all the way to Sweden and Finland with 133 000+10%

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybfMzsgB5Dk swiss



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADMkoE8njIE&feature=channel_page swiss -also recommend to see entire profile has interesting videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE54rz62A4g&feature=channel_page -spain downhill 17%
this channel also has a lot of recordings from the hills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLWX8TPWsr0

but also in America, I would ask only Volvo with Cummins engine

 

I don't know much about the 8 series Volvos, but I know a few o/o's with 770s and 780s who say that they are pretty well the heaviest trucks out there, and seem to be prone to electrical problems.