Manufacturer's quality issues?

The 660 cab is the same as the T800 and the W900.

 

To me plastic quality of the W900 interior has always reminded of russian Lada car and that's low.

 

Cascadias have welded aluminum cabs. The roof caps are bolted to the cab. Volvos have welded steel cabs. Though I'm sure many adhesives are used in all cabs regardless of brand. That is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

Lol comparing kw to lada . Someone will shoot you Lenny!

 

Volvo VN plastics are of good quality actually, its the dumb Euro design with small cluster "window" and display you have to keep scrolling back and forth what turns of older (means those who know how to truck) truckers

 

Sorry the truth hurts !

 

Can Anyone post some pictures of some old 1970s to 80s Volvo or scania euro trucks that are still doing a good days work today? I'd say there could be a few pics of kw put up. Looks like this needs to move to the euro truck thread

 

Volvo plastic good quality? Not over here that I can tell you. Small screws that always strip or crack the plastic, squeeks you can't get rid of. Don't forget that ever famous bouncing dash. Even the new ones do that.

 

I said "plastic quality" - not the dash design. Meant the feel and touch of the material - In Europe they are very sensitive on things like that, there is not too many truckers anymore. All they are is steering wheel holders in leased (3 years=200k miles MAX and you return them) trucks so they like "that feel of luxury", just look at those new toys - its kinda like US trucks becoming to be now but it started over there long time ago, probably 20 years back. We will become like Europe as soon as blazing socialism will get rid of small business using CARB and multiple other scams being run by corporate world

 

Our fleet tried replacing the 07 379 daycabs with cascadia's with dd15's last summer. We slip seat our trucks 5000 miles a week at 139 000 lbs. The cascadias were gone in 9 months. The company actually sent them back to the dealer. Guys wanted the million mile 379's back.

The company is trying a bunch of Volvos with D-16's now. So far the reports are that they are much more comfortable nice to drive trucks. It's yet to see how they stand up as most are just around the 120000 mi mark.