Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

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  1. spyder7723

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    When you own it, the time spent under the hood is even more important than the time spent in the cab.
     
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    Ive driven both and I've worked on both. How many have you driven and worked on?
     
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    There are trucks driving from Europe to China, where do you think those drivers spend the night?
     
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    He’s not one of them.
     
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    With each other if I had to guess
     
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    I'm sure you can advise them in that matter.
     
  9. Humblepie

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    I would just tell them to do whatever you do. Since you’re an expert everything else, I’m sure you are an expert spooner
     
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    Modern EU trucks are very quiet, you hardly can hear the engine and the drive line. The standard gearbox for EU trucks is an automated one, manuals are an option. The cabs have air suspension for a soft ride.

    Here's a comparison between the W900 and the W990. The tester liked the wide cab and high ceiling. More and more Euro style in US cabs.



    Production numbers of the W900 seem to be very low, if we can believe the video.
     
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    Here we go again o_O

    Who cares about a wide cab? Nobody's hosting ballroom dancing classes in the truck. Cab width is NOT a selling feature to me. Neither is a tall cab. Stand up sleeper, yes. I'm only 5'7 so there's already like a foot and a half of space between my head and the headliner. Any more than that and it'd feel like I'm driving a cathedral down the road.
     
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