Help with choosing a truck

I do like the older w9. pre I think 04...the newer ones have set back dash gauges and all just don't like the dash layouts...and I like switchs not rockers....long noses normally ride better vison is reduced by the nose but you get use to it backing the same deal

 

I will say the biggest thing I Hate about a w9 or most any kenworth before wide bodies which don't have a hood so wont be in my yard, is that step down going into the bunk. I catch my big feet on it all the time....plus with my classic I have more leg room driving

 

I have been truck shopping a lot lately. I went to (my gauges.com)and pulled a bunch of w9's and t660's took the fuel mileage of both for about 20 trucks. I came up with a 1.2 mpg difference between the two models. If I were just starting I would forget all the mods and unusual setups and just go with raw numbers. As much as I love the w9 it does have one of the worst mpgs I've found in my search of my next truck. Good luck

 

My personal opinion is a KW is ok but I think a Freightliner is more driver friendly, but at the same time I love my 379.Now having said that I havent ever drove some of these newr style trucks I'm speaking bout classics. As far as backing up a truck they all take a lil getting used to finding their turning radius and blind spots and how to compensate for them. A lil time in the seat and it will be ez to do