2010 Freightliner Columbia

I have a 2006 Columbia with MB engine, its been a good truck.
Good mileage and light truck. Dont have the power to pull 4 axles but ok on a 3 axles feed tank.

 

is freight liner ever going to update the dash and cabinets of the Coronado?

 

They did update the dash on the new Coronado.

KH

 

I looked at the photos and it still looks like a century/columbia to me... just because they add some flashy plastic wood grain doesnt make it "updated."

"You can put lipstick on a pig... but its still a pig..."

EDIT: Insert foot in mouth. I must have been looking at an '10 maybe? I just checked freightliner's website, and they did do some changes. It looks like it has the cascadias door, or at lease interior door panel. The dash, while still shaped like the century/columbia and has the same air vents, does have different, nicer gauges and a slightly different layout. The sleeper cabinets look untouched. BUT, i think i like that. The cascadia's cabinets are terrible. I do wish they'd make the coronado's sleeper a little bigger though

 

Do they offer a Coronado 84" like they did with the classic?

 

I drive an 07 columbia with a M Benz and a 10 speed, 90 % loaded at least to 80k. Had no problems at all except for a water pump and themostats at 365,000. Fule mileage is 5.50 to 6.50, It think it should be better but thats what our whole fleet is staying in that range. There really have not been any significant problems that I know of.

Be bulk tractor we also use the engine for unload, running a blower/compressor off a PTO. Our company runs them to 600K then trades them in. I believe trade in as around 15,000.00, orginal purchase on the one I drive was around 85,000.00 new.

 

Usually, when someone specs out a glider truck, they are not looking at resale value because they are buying it for long term use. They don't view the purchase like fleets do and turn over the trucks at 400,000 miles. When purchased for long term, they offer quite a good value. Especially when you consider that the warranties are virtually identical and the use of pre-emissions engines more than makes up for things in less frustration and cost of operation.