Saw an automatic Mack today.

Like this?

When I worked in the oilfields we had Mack day cabs. I always thought they were decent trucks, looked like tanks but had a smooth ride. Now that I think about it, I really liked them trucks.

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I drive an auto mac it's a fine truck, it's like anything else except I'm constantly looking for the shifter.

 

How many gears?

 

That Mack push button shifter looks exactly like Volvo's push button shifter. I wonder why?.

 

The parent company of Volvo is Geely, a Chinese company. Why oh why?

 

Nope,it isn't.
You are mixing up Volvo Cars with Volvo Trucks.
The Swedes sold Volvo Cars to Geely and kept Volvo Trucks.
Used the money the Chinese gave to build up the Trucks ,bought Renault Trucks from the French (French kept Renault Cars )and got Mack as a bonus(Mack was allready owned by Renault Trucks)

 

Ahh, ok! That's what I get for reading short sighted so early in the morning. Thanks for the correction. Good decision on Volvo's part to keep truck division. No telling where that would have went.

 

Hated my 2014 day cab Seat was too short for anyone over 5'11 turning radius, steering wheel, and the ride over all meeh. Didn't mind the auto although it did lag on me a little. It. But I thought the Volvo trucks were more dialed in than the Mack in that department.

 

I bet that is a software issued and could be solved with a few clicks on a laptop.