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Why are Volvos so much better than all other Class 8 trucks?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Midnightrider909, Sep 17, 2018.

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  1. Sep 17, 2018 #51
    Socal Xpress

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    Midnight stop trolling TTR!!
     
    Socal Xpress, Sep 17, 2018
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  3. Sep 17, 2018 #52
    86scotty

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    I'm a Volvo fanboy I must admit this is true. The headlights on the late model trucks are a serious problem.
     
    86scotty, Sep 17, 2018
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  4. Sep 17, 2018 #53
    86scotty

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    What I'd really like is a Volvo 780 done by Fitzgerald. That'd be the pinnacle. I'd settle for a Coronado, my second favorite truck, if it had a Volvo interior.
     
    86scotty, Sep 17, 2018
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  5. Sep 17, 2018 #54
    otterinthewater

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    Yeah. That sounds good. I want the emissions stuff though. They will eventually get it right.
     
    otterinthewater, Sep 17, 2018
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  7. Sep 17, 2018 #55
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Ishift lol.

    I guess Im a Peter jockey too with my ungoverned volvo and paper logs. Except I dont worry about dot because I stay legal.

    Sure the space in the truck is nice. But @ 1.5 on the chassis, it squeaks and rattles just like any other truck with a bunch of miles.

    Id still rather have a w900 with the studio sleeper.
     
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck, Sep 17, 2018
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  8. Sep 17, 2018 #56
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Sorry to hear you're mentally challenged.
     
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck, Sep 17, 2018
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  9. Sep 17, 2018 #57
    Midnightrider909

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    Sorry, I just cant suppress my love of Volvo dependability, comfort, smooth ride, silky shifting, and ergonomics. I will admit it’s not the best looking truck although the new 860 is a giant leap forward in styling.
     
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  10. Sep 17, 2018 #58
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Yet your truck has 78k miles and is wearing tires funky...
     
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck, Sep 17, 2018
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  11. Sep 17, 2018 #59
    Midnightrider909

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    It’s still wearing much better than the T680 i had before going o/o. That thing ate a pair of steers in less than 100,000 miles. Horrible cupping.
     
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  12. Sep 17, 2018 #60
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Probably because you dont understand how air pressures and alignments affect that stuff. Do you know how to properly grease the upper and lower balljoints?
     
    HillbillyDeluxeTruck, Sep 17, 2018
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