Any T680 Owners? Would love some feedback.

ORAM, seems that we were/are country neighbors past/present, RO there...USA here...how did you do it to get the dealers bid on the truck price?????did u sent the 1st Quote to the others by fax/email or u just stopped by on every location/dealer than tell everyone else the lowest price asking them to match/lower it....tnx cause i try to pay as less as posible too

 

No rotating table for me too. It looks good, but because it can not be folded, it is a pain. Anyway.
I worked with one dealer to make my specification. Actually a third one, because the first two just wanted to sell me a spec what he had in his computer. Lazy ones. When I got my spec, I called other dealerships, who are not affiliated with the first one and I told, I have the spec, I am looking for the best price. If he was interested I emailed over the spec. But before I covered every information about the dealer and dealership, because I did not want them to know, where is the spec from. The far away dealership usually gives better price, because you do not damage their further business, and every money what they make on you is found money. After that, I got their prices, and I called them one by one with the best price and ask to beat it. When I got the best price, I told the winner, I would by from him, if there is a few smaller thing he put in. Floor mat, extra fuel, lug nuts, axle covers and like this. Normally people go to the closest dealership. But you know what? I go to a city what is 600ml from me. 200$ the airplane ticket, I start from home in the morning, I will be home with the truck before midnight, and I saved almost 10,000$ compared to the first dealership. I know I got the best price, because I offered the closer dealerships just to match the price, because they are closer and they would not. The last standing guy got my business.

 

masterpiece indeed...got the closest dealer quote 5miles from home(((neighbours)) 135000 + fed tax 16000= $151000....
That's 63.5% .....gross list price @ $212500.........by adding the fed tax.16000....michigan exempt....total 71% of the quoted list......no extra warranty yet in

I'LL TRY YOUR advice next with others...i may drop some gimmicks, .....arctic insulation,disc brakes on front, i'll go full drums, and just 3/4 fenders cause i plan to have dynasys apu and with the full fenders it cannot be accesed for maintenance...
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tnx,about seat and table what i've seen for 2 drivers like we are::table is awkward ,not folding,expensive $950 list, so is the seat 900 list, and is taking to much space.......for a single driver should work and is a nice touch but then include a flat screen tv too......

What i liked a lot is how much back u can slide the seats to have the legs extended when driving .....VOLVO..... not even close
And the doors design feel and quality are something that i couldn't even dream that those can be had onto a truck.....amazing door closing sound......I already told a few of my friends with new and newer volvo's that what they have is just a piece of ...plastic...this is realy hurting me too cause B4 seeing T680 I WAS REALY CONSIDERING the 780v..........the only thing KW should be offering is a bigger refrigerator.

Called BOOMERS DIESEL,OKLA CITY,OK....DYNASYS installed 8200 plus tax on 7200 only...ok doesn't charge tax for install job ...so 9000 out of the door....they do charge instalation 200 more for KW owners...guess they look ether richer or .....

 

The dealer called, my truck is there. I go to pick up next Friday.

 

I have been hearing the the 2009+ Cummins are not lasting... I know the shop I bring my trucks to works of both the new DD motors and the Cummins and they say hands down Detroit...

 

I was surprised with how much stuff I can fit in the fridge. Anyone else currently driving a 680 and finding it to be really heavy on the steers when it is scaled? I know the actual loads make a difference and my company has the fifth wheel locked into the same spot, but when I was running my 700, I typically scaled between 11800 and 12440. In my 680, Ihavr yet to scale her below 12400 on the steers and the last load I pulled was 12920 on the steers with 32000 on each set of dual axles. KW said the longer wheel base is probably the reason? She may be steer heavy, but she pulls like a dream! I am so inlove with this truck. She turns heads everywhere I go and I bust my butt to try and keep her looking like she just drove off the dealers lot. No one believes me when I tell them Ive been running this truck for a month and have put close to 10k on the odometer.

 

Good to know about my only issue with the T....the fridge seemed small,owning the largest fridge non custom truck in industry for the last 9 yrs the 770volvo...tnx

About the steer weight is there any chance 4u to tell what WB size you have,fuel quantity at the scale time/gallons if u remember and i'd like to know where the 5th wheel was located ((( between axles or on top of the 2nd tire/axle,if so how much far over it)) on the frame provided that it was all the way back on the slide base...cause i'm still on the order spec process and thet was one of my big questions , do u have the isx engine, don't u???

tnx