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Should I buy a new Kenworth???

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Jun 13, 2018.

Should I buy a new Kenworth???

  1. Yes

    93 vote(s)
    64.6%

  2. No

    51 vote(s)
    35.4%
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  1. Jun 13, 2018 #1
    Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Should I buy a new Kenworth???

    2019
    680
    500HP X15
    13 speed
    3.21 ratio
    76 inch sleeper
    232" WB
    500K warranty
    Bunch of frilly stuff the cats will like.
     
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  3. Jun 13, 2018 #2
    Wooly Rhino

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    Buy Buy Buy.
     
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  4. Jun 13, 2018 #3
    skellr

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    How long do you plan to keep it?
     
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  5. Jun 13, 2018 #4
    Dave_in_AZ

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    Probably end my career with it if I like it.

    I've always wondered how long I could make a brand new truck last.
     
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  7. Jun 13, 2018 #5
    ReeferOhio

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    Sounds like a really good spec if you're pulling a box.
     
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  8. Jun 13, 2018 #6
    HopeOverMope

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    Then you can get your updates via WiFi! Savy tech! But no, the X15 seems like a good choice, I met Cummins at the truck show in Dallas and they explained to me the improvements in the dpf technology and the reduced maintenance intervals. If I were going New I’d go with an x15 efficency model. I would get it speced’ with 3.73 rears and minimal electrical components such as no lane collision and etc.

    Because the way they route the electricity, I know a guy who chased down an electrical problem for a good while $ just to find out the “compass module” was bad, and causing the resistance in the circuit.
     
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  9. Jun 13, 2018 #7
    ReeferOhio

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    3.73 rears are way to fast for the new engines. 3.21 or 3.08 especially if it's pulling legal weight loads with an efficiency program.
     
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  10. Jun 13, 2018 #8
    Dave_in_AZ

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    It's either a 680 or a Volvo.

    I love Casper, don't get me wrong, and still have a 100,000 of warranty left on him.

    But Freightliner, every GD F Freightliner is just so F'd up to deal with.

    Volvo in Phoenix is or was number 1 in the nation. See no reason for them to have changed.

    Inland in Phoenix has a very good rep.

    Then there's Freightliner of Arizona for the Criminally Insane.
     
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  11. Jun 13, 2018 #9
    Dave_in_AZ

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    3.73 way too short lol. I have 3.58s now. They limit my speed if I want to squeeze a fuel.
     
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  12. Jun 13, 2018 #10
    buddyd157

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    i just saw a video on the new Mack Anthem?

    i wouldn't mind driving that. i miss the CH that i had for a few years.
     
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