VOLVO .......... What ....... are they good for

[Swishy]

Hayseed

gudday m8

the Volvo test driver is taking his new bride for a ride

cya

§wishy

[Hayseed]

1 hour ago, Swishy said:

Hayseed

gudday m8

the Volvo test driver is taking his new bride for a ride

cya

§wishy

[Swishy]

[Swishy]

SMore

 

LOL

 

 

WotSezU?

 

cya

 

[gxbxc]

Last wed I saw a  whole lot of brand new red Volvo  with new unlettered tank trailers I think they are Sheetz .Must have been 20-25 of them

[james j neiweem]

Appropriate name.

[Red Horse]

9 hours ago, gxbxc said:

Last wed I saw a  whole lot of brand new red Volvo  with new unlettered tank trailers I think they are Sheetz .Must have been 20-25 of them

Shocker! always a F'liner fleet.

[Oso2]

Sorry guys - but Volvo makes good, durable, well-engineered trucks. I know you don't want to believe that.

BTW, chicks dig them too!

P.S. Some posters really are afraid of gay people.

 

 

[keg1]

On December 3, 2018 at 7:36 PM, Red Horse said:

Shocker! always a F'liner fleet.

They've had some Volvos for awhile. Mostly Freightliners though

[kscarbel2]

2 hours ago, Oso2 said:

Sorry guys - but Volvo makes good, durable, well-engineered trucks. I know you don't want to believe that.

You're right. Though always in the shadow of the world's best truck, Scania, Volvo tries very hard to follow in the leader's footsteps and make a good, durable, well-engineered trucks. Volvo will never reach Scania's level of course, but everyone should respect them for trying.

[Swishy]

Your typical 'V'Bus driver

 

 

cya

[Hayseed]

7 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

You're right. Though always in the shadow of the world's best truck, Scania

Volvo will never reach Scania's level 

Do you think VW (Traton) will keep Scania as their premium brand..??

Or will they cross pollinate It into a Prostituted "Legacy" Brand like has happened to Mack?? & to a lessor extent Western Star..!!

[Maxidyne]

Take a look at what's happening with cars and light trucks- You can now buy a "Chevy" light duty conventional with an Isuzu engine that's assembled by International. Or a complete Isuzu cabover with Chevy badges. Over at VW Group they're using the same platform on everything from $40k Audi A4s to six figure Lamborghinis and Bentleys. This ain't always a bad thing though, if you want an ultimate mid engine sports car the Porsche Cayman starts at a bit above $50k and is built on the same platform as the $100+k Audi R series and Lambo Hurricace. So I reckon the next generation Internationals on Scania chassis will be a big improvement, and they might even give us the Scania V8! 

[kscarbel2]

4 hours ago, Hayseed said:

Do you think VW (Traton) will keep Scania as their premium brand..??

Or will they cross pollinate It into a Prostituted "Legacy" Brand like has happened to Mack?? & to a lessor extent Western Star..!!

VW is keeping Scania as their premium brand. Recognizing Scania as the jewel in their portfolio, with the world's leading heavy truck technology, VW has given Scania wide operating autonomy.

[fjh]

13 hours ago, kscarbel2 said:

You're right. Though always in the shadow of the world's best truck, Scania, Volvo tries very hard to follow in the leader's footsteps and make a good, durable, well-engineered trucks. Volvo will never reach Scania's level of course, but everyone should respect them for trying.

Take out the bold-ed part and The statement would be correct!🙄

[Mack Technician]

There is only one individual I’ve met who sits at the outer rim of the Volvo inner circle. He told me every part being design engineered by Volvo is R&D’ed, tested, approved and passed to a second group of engineers who don’t design. That group of individuals take the design and predetermine the component lifespan against production cost and quality. They control the service life of components, quality of build materials and set production cost for the truck build. He advised Volvo has a reasonably good idea what your operating costs are going to be during the build. 

What I took out of the conversation was..... Volvo is a stacked-deck-dealer who only gets honest when He sees your going to walk away from the table. 

[Oso2]

28 minutes ago, Mack Technician said:

They control the service life of components, quality of build materials and set production cost for the truck build. He advised Volvo has a reasonably good idea what your operating costs are going to be during the build. 

What I took out of the conversation was..... Volvo is a stacked-deck-dealer who only gets honest when He sees your going to walk away from the table. 

Just like every other truck manufacturer. Let's not even mention American cars of the 70's! (Yeah - older is always better - not.)

[Bullheaded]

5 hours ago, Oso2 said:

Just like every other truck manufacturer. Let's not even mention American cars of the 70's! (Yeah - older is always better - not.)

Yes Oso, older is better. WAY better. I've already begun replacing my newer stuff with old stuff. Why? Because it all works when I go to use it and the old stuff doesn't make me hate life.

 

[Oso2]

1 hour ago, Bullheaded said:

Yes Oso, older is better. WAY better. I've already begun replacing my newer stuff with old stuff. Why? Because it all works when I go to use it and the old stuff doesn't make me hate life.

 

Emission vs. non-emission truck motors maybe. But a 2018 Corolla will run circles around some old beater from the past and run forever too! Mind you, I have friends who are getting good service from their new-ish Cascadias in linehaul service - so maybe the bugs are finally being worked out.

But I digress. Volvo makes a good truck, like it or not (and Mack would be dead if it wasn't for Volvo). I also think that if Volvo had simply rebranded their North American offerings as "White Trucks" in the 80's, they would have avoided this hate - because yes, people are that superficial.

 

 

[Bullheaded]

Ya your Corolla might do something good but tell me how many chicks it will draw over my 70 Mach 1 Mustang. Bahahaha.

And I'm not just talking emission motors. Cars are junk now. My new ones are in the shop more than any old used beater I have ever bought.

Electronics don't last. Appliances are shit now. The materials our cars and trucks are built with are sh*t. Etc.

I have brand new vehicles and tractors and the two biggest smiles on my face come from the 1955 tractor and the old truck i just bought.

So if you are happy with your new stuff, that is great. The manufacturers need somebody to sell their new overpriced SH*T to, LOL.

 

[kscarbel2]

30 minutes ago, Oso2 said:

Emission vs. non-emission truck motors maybe. But a 2018 Corolla will run circles around some old beater from the past and run forever too! Mind you, I have friends who are getting good service from their new-ish Cascadias in linehaul service - so maybe the bugs are finally being worked out.

But I digress. Volvo makes a good truck, like it or not (and Mack would be dead if it wasn't for Volvo). I also think that if Volvo had simply rebranded their North American offerings as "White Trucks" in the 80's, they would have avoided this hate - because yes, people are that superficial.

Mack IS dead, sir. Perhaps you missed that news. Foreign aggressor Volvo bought it in 2000. The nameplate now adorns a North American Volvo chassis with a 30-year old Mack-designed CH cab.  What Volvo has done, reduce an American icon down to a mere shell of its former self, should be a crime.

[Oso2]

2 minutes ago, Bullheaded said:

And I'm not just talking emission motors. Cars are junk now. My new ones are in the shop more than any old used beater I have ever bought.

You're kidding me. I know a guy who buys Corollas at 200kms and sells them at 400. Have them rust sprayed and they're pretty much bullet-proof. But again I digress.

[Bullheaded]

Like I said, you have your life, I'll have mine.

I ran old now have new. I want old back. 

I would trade my new air ride loaded Western Star to get back in my 1978 International S Series on rubber block.

Bad enough I'm already severely depressed after looking at pics of my old R Model and CH the other night.

 

 

[Oso2]

3 minutes ago, kscarbel2 said:

Mack IS dead, sir. Perhaps you missed that news. Foreign aggressor Volvo bought it in 2000. The nameplate now adorns a North American Volvo chassis with a 30-year old Mack-designed CH cab.  What Volvo has done, reduce an American icon down to a mere shell of its former self, should be a crime.

I can see that. Yes, everything under the cab is Volvo. Having said that, Volvo builds good trucks. I wish Mack had a little more independence, but it's probably not commercially viable. Mack didn't have enough money to design emission engines - so it got taken over. Everyone has had problems with emissions. That's the game now; it's worldwide and it's not going away.

[HeavyGunner]

1 hour ago, Bullheaded said:

Yes Oso, older is better. WAY better. I've already begun replacing my newer stuff with old stuff. Why? Because it all works when I go to use it and the old stuff doesn't make me hate life.

 

You ain’t a kidding. Just about everyone of our Coronado 122sd’s gauges quit working, hit a bump and sometimes they work again. Constantly fighting after treatment problems and dummy lights and  derating. I miss my old 379 with the 3406E, it just never seemed to give any problems to us. Put new bearings in the bottom end at 700,000mi and just keep going.