yesterday my faithful old 65 plate CF Daf,along with the rest of the fleet of CF’s,parked up and being returned to Ford & Slater after less than 4 and a half years use 
a good truck IMO,ideal for us on day work,just a few minor issues with the occasional warning lights flashing up for no apparent reason.apart from that,very reliable,and nice to drive.oh well,soon be Monday and i can get to grips with my brand new Actros 
Excellent post 10/10 A +++++ will read again and again. By far the best thing on TruckNet I’ve read in years.
joe royal:
Excellent post 10/10 A +++++ will read again and again. By far the best thing on TruckNet I’ve read in years.
joe royal:
Excellent post 10/10 A +++++ will read again and again. By far the best thing on TruckNet I’ve read in years.
Happy New Year Joe Royal.
carryfast-yeti:
yesterday my faithful old 65 plate CF Daf,along with the rest of the fleet of CF’s,parked up and being returned to Ford & Slater after less than 4 and a half years use
a good truck IMO,ideal for us on day work,just a few minor issues with the occasional warning lights flashing up for no apparent reason.apart from that,very reliable,and nice to drive.oh well,soon be Monday and i can get to grips with my brand new Actros
Oh well if you last 4.5 years you’ll have no fillings a broken spine knumb ■■■, enjoy the Merc
carryfast-yeti:
…just a few minor issues with the occasional warning lights flashing up for no apparent reason.
I assume you mean “less than 5 random errors a day” being a DAF and not counting that constant emissions error? 
Pity you can’t get get a 65 plate DAF with 13 plate headlights and gearbox. That would beat a lot of units including the Merc.
Hope your Merc isn’t the one with the tiny side cupboard suitable for 4 straps. Makes an Iveco look good!
trevHCS:
carryfast-yeti:
…just a few minor issues with the occasional warning lights flashing up for no apparent reason.I assume you mean “less than 5 random errors a day” being a DAF and not counting that constant emissions error?
Pity you can’t get get a 65 plate DAF with 13 plate headlights and gearbox. That would beat a lot of units including the Merc.
Hope your Merc isn’t the one with the tiny side cupboard suitable for 4 straps. Makes an Iveco look good!
The new DAF engines with a 2006 DAF gearbox, chassis, cab etc would do for me.
EDIT.
And I`d give up the latest engines to get that, too.
Actros…Another Crap Truck Rolls Outa Stuttgart. Good Luck.
I must admit I have been more than happy driving a cf 85 manual
well i survived the first day in my new motor cab appears to rock n roll about a bit though,reminds me of my old Transconti…didn’t quite read my front number plate though when i braked
bloody high up as well,and took me a while to work out the radio settings.still,no camera’s on or in the cab 
…yet.
carryfast-yeti:
yesterday my faithful old 65 plate CF Daf,along with the rest of the fleet of CF’s,parked up and being returned to Ford & Slater after less than 4 and a half years use
a good truck IMO,ideal for us on day work,just a few minor issues with the occasional warning lights flashing up for no apparent reason.apart from that,very reliable,and nice to drive.oh well,soon be Monday and i can get to grips with my brand new Actros
‘Old 65 plate” where I work we still got 57’s…could only dream about driving something as new as a 65.
carryfast-yeti:
well i survived the first day in my new motor
bloody high up as well,and took me a while to work out the radio settings.still,no camera’s on or in the cab
Give me a Transcon any day over a Craptros…give me any bloody thing over one. 
Don’t know how tall you are, but I’m 6 foot 1, and I can’t reach into those ridiculous bloody side cupboards, so unless you’re 6 6, take a step ladder with you.
You’re high up, because of the crap driving position, my seat is permanently pinned down, and it still felt too high until I got used to it…like you do with toothache,.and I have to sit virtually bolt upright, although I like to relax and slouch back whilst driving.
And the list of bad points go on.
Horrible, horrible trucks. 