2012 volvo 780

I have a frioend with 2 ishift trucks and they work flawlessly, mechanics at the dealer say they have never seen the inside of one, only ever saw 2 fail both under warr (5yrs 500k miles) and both were just replace with new.
That said... There is a dealer with a couple 2011's left over, they ordered 10 for a company loaded 780's leather, etc, cummins and 13 sp 355 rears low pro 22.5's chrome pkg etc. Problem is they are a wierd blue TFX auto haulers blue...they have 2 left, company wouldn't take them as they got ordered without the air ride front axel... They R down to $116 k for the last couple of them.. Very tempting.....

 

We've had the Ishift over here for many years now, it is a very reliable system
And because it's on a syncro box changes are very smooth and fast , it's like driving an automatic car. There are a few different systems over here but volvos system I'd say is the most advanced

 

These trucks are 2011's left overs, loaded.. both cummins 485hp, black one is 1650 tq, 370 rears on 11r225's blue 1850tq on low pro 225's and 355 rears.. $116 take your pick...... i like the QUIET ride... good thing im goin on vacation to Cuba for a week, give me time to talk myself out of it... Both 13 sp also...

 

Oh you are SOOOO wicked. That blue one is the specs AND the color we want.

 

Yes it is sweet, would expect 7.5+ mpg in that truck, extra 10K per yr in my pocket.... decision time...

 

Hey Chunker! How are you liking the new truck? Ant issues? Keep us informed!

 

I have a 2012 780 with a cummins ISX. Great fuel mileage and no problem with DEF...yet. 110,000 miles and runs like a caddy!! Quiet, smooth and LOTS of room.

 

Excellent have you had any issues at all? What kind of loads and weights? And where do you run? How is your MPG?

 

Load weight varies. Anywhere from 5,000 to 45,000 lbs. Dry van, all states but the north east. I just brought a load from amarillo to dallas and got 6.9 mpg for the trip. I get 7.5-8.3 for light loads, depending on terrain and winds. I had a columbia with a series 60 for 8 years before this. Just wore it out at 1.3 million, sold it a got this volvo. I absolutely love it!!!

Whats really funny is, I love it more for the room than anything else. I leave the table set up on the bottom, and sleep on the top. Its like having a R.V..

Absolutely no issues <knocking on wood>......yet......

 

I like w/o workstation with the wrap around cabinets.