Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

I drove cabovers for 15 years , I'll bet no one with my experience in cabovers , wants to give them a try.
There are so many reasons they are crap , the only reason anyone would consider them is length restrictions.
I know the new ones are great , but,
I'd rather just lift my hood to check oil, coolant, belts , hoses , wires and lines.
And make any minor repair .
Climbing in and out of one in all kinds of weather , no thanks .
More wheelbase equals better ride.
You can only polish a turd so much , they're still butt ugly .
I'll take a classic truck with a big sleeper

 

And let's not forget the bridge laws , they make a cabover impracticable in the US for any trailer 40 ft or less

 

Nah. You just need more truck frame. Few things look as good as a k100 with a covered wagon 15 feet behind the rear wall of the sleeper.

 

It defeats the purpose of a cabover , and I remember when they would stretch cabovers frames to defeat the bridge laws .
Why would anyone want a new short wheelbase euro cabover , or order one with a stretch frame , none of it makes much sense to me

 

There are days i miss my k100. But like you said I'd never want to live in one again. But if i had an easy long term gig lined up that only kept me out i might get another. But as long as im spending more than a night in the truck.. I'm keeping my hood.

 

Hell yeah , my dad had a k100 , it was only marginally better then my cabover freight liner .
I'm going to have nightmares if I keep reminiscing

 

Living large .....





That truck is gonna give Caesar a coronary

 

I should of added, if the day comes that i do get another k100 the first thing im doing is adding frame rail. 280 or 300 I'm not sure of. But she will be stretched out.

 

And wasting lots of fuel (=money!!), an aerodynamic nightmare.............

What is the wheelbase of the average NA tractor? I found a value of 230 inch, is that a normal value? I assume it is measured from the front axle to the last rear axle?