Lol. Because worn out slack adjusters are unique to Volvos.....
I have a heavy spec Volvo with a tuned D16 that makes 600hp/2250tq of reliable, efficient power. In the 600k miles I've owned it (since new) have not added more than a gallon of oil. TOTAL. Clean samples every drain. Ive hammered on my goofy looking tugboat for 6 years pulling 100-140k lbs in southern BC, and its still tighter than a frog's ***hole. Yep, garbage.
Yeah, you're right. It's was a great starter truck! Except I wasn't a new driver when I ordered it....
An observation
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Volvo's pulling everything up here, and a lot of them. Logs, low beds, flatbeds, steps, vans, chips, gravel, and everything else, and more Volvo trucks on the roads than any other brand. After Volvo the most popular truck in the area, number two is Western Star, and number three is Kenworth. Must be a regional thing where you are. -
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....... and Babine truck in Prince George. The guys there have won the volvo/mack international tech competition (whatever they call it) a few times now. These are the guys who figure out the crap the engineers down south cant solve.
Let's face it, all trucks have their pros and cons. But at the end of the day, no matter your brand, they are all still a pain in the ###. Volvos are taking over, partly because the other new choices arent all that great hahaDan.S, D.Tibbitt, Bean Jr. and 1 other person Thank this. -
I appreciate all the info I’ve been researching but I can’t find too many complaints about new Volvo’s with the d13 atleast no more then the new cascadias.
I know the contract comes with a decent warranty but I’d rather not be sitting at all over repairs.
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Volvos are a love/hate truck. Nobody seems to be "they're ok". I happen to fall on the hate side, although the Volvos I have driven with the D13, I didn't have engine complaints.
And please, give me a break about value. Perhaps in the last 5 years, but compare 2014 and older Volvos to 2014 and older KW, on truckpaper, and tell me they hold their value. Here are 2 searches. I tried to make them as similar as possible. Both 10 speed and minimum of 400 hp and tandem rear axles. Kenworth average, after removing the high and low is nearly $20,000 more than the Volvo -
Because flatbedders take pride in their rides its the nature of pulling a deck. Most the volvos u see pullin a deck is company drivers. Im sure some some owner ops got them. Plus it looks funny on a deck , even the midroofs. They were made for box trailers. Petercars and k whoppers were made for decks, man they just got that look.
Tell me which ones looks cooler
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