Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

A German magazine tests winter tyres every year before the winter season starts, there's much difference between the brands.

By the way, winter tyres are obligatory in Germany in winter time.

 

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Who would have guessed........

 

Your alright, don't care what they say....

 

Was running the ac this morning when it was snowing.

 

Can most agree that in theory each 1 mph increase in speed results in a 0.1 decrease in fuel mileage? So let's reflect . Increasing the avg Euro truck to match our 65 avg speed , gets your trucks down to 7mpg , so no advantage there. Every trailer here would most likely have to be replaced or heavily modified , so no advantage there. The cost of replacing every truck here, no advantage there. Most of the drive line are exchangeable already , no advantage there. Throwing away all history, no advantage there. Only advantage , making Ceasar happy. So why in the world would we want to make a change.
That said the flip is 100 % true also. So what is this the tenth time ... What we have works here, what you have there works there.

 

Thanks.

On a more serious note, you would not see such Volvo in Europe. In Europe it would have two steering axles at the front and a tandem at the rear, or one steering axle at the front, one steering axle plus a tandem at the rear, ot two steering axles at the front and a tridem at the rear.

 

It was not made for your market. It was made for the market it is going to work in , specked the way the new owner wants it. To work following the laws the people of that country have passed.

 

Ha. You got that right. But living down here brings on another set of problems. Go to open the heater valves up and find out they are stuck shut.