VND64T. Utter trash

Nov 17, 2004 6 Replies

Least comfortable vehicle I've ever had the displeasure to have been unable to avoid driving.



Sleeper curtain can't keep the light out, curtain nearly six feet tall, has only four tabs of velcro two inches long by one inch wide. Sleeper LED clock bright enough to read by, and has no facility to turn it off. Designed so that people of short stature have to stand up to fully depress either the accelerator or brake, wife had to use a hyperextended posture with her bottom off the seat in order to brake hard or to mash the accelerator (does this sound safe, an 18-wheeler with a driver who can't sit in the seat, but has to stand?). Window in the sleeper (a bad idea in general) had a curtain that allowed light to come in straight down on the driver's face.


Many good features in the vehicle, I like the idea of drawers rather than cabinet doors. Freightliner uses cabinets with doors that rattle, this sleeper posed no noise problems, but if you can't shut the light out, the sleeper adds no real utility. Many good points, lots of nice touches and bells and whistles. These mean nothing if you can't actually drive the damn thing, or if you can only get an hour's sleep while spending five in the sleeper.



Volvo may make good cars, but their trucks suck. They suck bad. Their engineers should be made to live in their abominable creations for a couple hundred thousand miles.



One other thing to say in its defense. Most of the trucks my wife and I drive (everything we've driven has come from Ryder) have had their odometers set 2%below actual use. Last night marked the first time since July 2002 that our truck hasn't defrauded us.

Oh, and a very smooth ride. I used to think the Century class had the best ride out there (sorry, KW, it beats your T2 hands-down), but a Volvo with 499Kmiles on her rode like glass.

Always wanted to drive one of those. Are there any publications that showcase these big rigs and all the customizations done to them by their owners?

Just wondering. blurp

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 20:36:11 GMT, the illustrious "Lane Gray, Czar Castic" favored us with the following prose:

I think Overdrive still does that in at least part of their issues, and it wouldn't surprise me if some others do. My wife and I are landlords as well as drivers, so we've got other things to do with our money.

Have a look at what the Japanese guys do to some of theirs.

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Wow, those trucks appear to be "more than meets the eye"...could they be robots in disguise?

lol blurp

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:57:01 GMT, the illustrious "Lane Gray, Czar Castic" favored us with the following prose:

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WOW, That's a LOT of Chrome!!

Bet they need a full time dude just to shine all that stuff.

those are some wild machines...some of the rigs are volvo's?

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