Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

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  1. mxpx148

    mxpx148 Road Train Member

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    If it is causing safety problems, could you convince SFI to approve Freightliner to shut it off?
     
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  3. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Summer Special from SFI.... bahhhahahaha!
    More like lets lure you guys into locking u into a 3 year lease instead of a one year.
     
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    What you said about the two different down payments between the T680s though, how much more could they strip them down than the "premium" model? Outside of the gauge package, I don't see much premium in the SFI T680s that isn't standard on them...no NavSmart, leather, steering wheel controls, disc brakes, air ride front, HIDs. There isn't much more they can take out of them lol.
     
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    Several shop guys have told me that dd15 is the best emissions engine out there.
     
  6. TennMan

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    Mine has steering wheel controls for radio cruise and some other item.

    I had Deerskin bumper covers, replaced with chrome ones now and I love the fridge keeps my jello jiggly. And Ice cream in the freezer. Lol
     
  7. freightwipper

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    Knowing Schneider they will find a way to get a truck to bare bones.
    That $7000 has got to make a significant difference or else nobody would put up the money for them.
    Details you have to find out from them though, that wasnt offered when I joined.

    3 year lease on pretty much any new SFI truck payments are around $40,000 a year eh?
     
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    My guess is the Advantage package is the used KW's they've got sitting around.

    If anyone is going to Lease thru SFI (which I'm not saying to do ) then get the Volvo unless it's changed they don't have the radar on the front and the Volvo engine and Auto are the best combo out there for Auto's
     
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    Kenworths have had issues but i havent met one with emissions problems here.
    There been multiple Freightliner ICs I talked to that had emissions problems.
    Loooong ago I think Sadwars first Freightliner here had a big emissions problem as well.

    No matter what it's a crap shoot
     
  10. mxpx148

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    I did forget about the fridge. Did they offer the steering wheel controls on some and not others? I thought I remember FW saying a while back he didn't have them.
    The T680 does have an awesome fridge only second to the Volvo 780 IMO.
     
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    I raised hell my truck didn't have streering wheel controls, even went to Kenworth in Green bay to beach about it and find out how much it would cost to put in. I mean I have a switch for red l.e.d nightlights in the sleeper, a switch in the sleeper to lock the doors but no freaking streering wheel controls, how dumb is that.
    Right after that SFI ordered the Premium KWs with streering wheel controls since on lol.

    Theres a lot I'm sure would be missing in the stripped KW, another thing off the top of my head is the windows in the sleeper with the emergency escape hatch.
    Probably wouldnt have that 5th wheel psi gauge either which saves money on scales, the air dump, bluetooth radio, power locks, 10 speed instead of 13 etc etc the list can go on.
     
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