Glider Freightliner or Volvo VNL 670

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by ivo K, Apr 6, 2014.

  1. Foxcover

    Foxcover Medium Load Member

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    The Ishift is fantastic, we like to refer to it as "set it and forget it"!
    You can put it in manual mode and click up and down the gears if you an action hero trucker but really there's nothing better than selecting Eco Roll and sitting back while it gets 9 or 10 mpg!
     
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  3. Foxcover

    Foxcover Medium Load Member

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    I guess we are!
     
  4. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    Ishift is a fine choice .
     
  5. Foxcover

    Foxcover Medium Load Member

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    Ps, I had D12's and bought a brand new D16 in 2002, the truck was great but the D16 almost broke me. Also I have yet to meet a happy D16 owner! I had it as a heavy haul application but it got horrible mpg even bob tailing and was a very heavy engine!
     
  6. ivo K

    ivo K Bobtail Member

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    yea,everybody comlplaining from d16,thats why i will go d13,
     
  7. BigJls1

    BigJls1 Medium Load Member

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    WHAT???

    here is a 2011 columbia 500k miles still asking $62k. not bad for a truck that cost less than $100K...
    http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5077837

    here is a pete day cab, 800k miles asking $56K, again new price on truck less than $100k...
    http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5079921

    coronado day cab, 500k, asking $56k.
    http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5088447

    coronado sleeper 130k, asking $94k.
    http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5087715

    Or get brand new one for $112k fully loaded Columbia and love the non headache awesome mileage and cheap maintenance
    http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=5077483
     
  8. ivo K

    ivo K Bobtail Member

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    well,the thing is,im not rich to buy cheap beat up trucks,800k miles for 60k,,??i cant do that,thanks anyway
     
  9. BigJls1

    BigJls1 Medium Load Member

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    Driver not saying you need to buy one. You made comment gliders don't hold there value. You know you don't see to many used ones for sale?. But the paper is flooded with 2 year old emission trucks...make me wonder if success of the buyer has something to do with it.
     
  10. ivo K

    ivo K Bobtail Member

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    true,but in 4-5 years you will get nothing,compare to what you may get for,t680,Cascadia.or Volvo,m i right?
     
    Foxcover Thanks this.
  11. russtrucker

    russtrucker Road Train Member

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    Those emission junk trucks cost more than $150k. I would rather get gliders and not suffering for DEF bills, DPF issues, and egr.
     
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