Truck Marques

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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bigstoop:
This is pretty much my first topic, but why are UK trucks so utterly bad, do the designers not sit in them and try them out. What do you think. I drive petrol tankers and have the following thoughts.

Volvo, too heavy, cramped, why is the seatbelt so short?

Merc, utter utter garbage, cramped, uncomfortable, WTF are the pedals all about, no where for the left leg, right leg rammed up against the door pocket to reach the accelerator, and FFS what are those “progressive” brakes all about. Nothing nothing, about to hit a wall, bang, face off!

Daf, not too bad, a lot of silly warnings, and that ding, da, da, da, ding is irritating. Seatbelts are too short.

MAN, fall to bits, shut the door and trim falls off, but comfy, spacious, and a good puller. Always breaking and in the garage.

Renault, horrid, strange, french. But a good middle of the road truck to be honest.

Iveco, steering wheel too big, but comfy. Always breaking down, very unreliable.

Scania, the best looking truck on the road, but looks are deceiving! Seat horrendously uncomfortable, always breaking down, seatbelt cuts neck, fall of the seat going round corners. Couldn’t pull itself out of bed. Pedals, offset and in the wrong position, clutch is higher than the rest. Why is there no where to put your feet. Shut the door walking out and it opens again, doors lock with the keys inside, I hate, positively get chills when I have to drive one of these!

*** ALSO TRUCK MANUFACTURERS ***

Why oh why oh why do you insist on putting radio’s in the cab with buttons that a mouse could barely touch. Why have so many functions that a NASA scientist would struggle to understand it? Why have everything so small and cramped and thats not saying anything about the cabs.

WE WANT BIG CLUNKY EASY TO READ SIMPLE BUTTONS, ALL WE NEED IS CD, MP3 AND RADIO. VOLUME UP, DOWN, AND TUNE UP AND DOWN. 5 BUTTONS. AND A TRAFFIC BUTTON 6 BUTTONS NO ZBHR, CDFMS, NEWS, PTY, OR ANY OTHER CRAP!

RANT OVER!

think you need another career flowerpot , unless rolls royce or bentley start making lorries : )

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bigstoop-
Get yerself an old Atki, mate. Non of your complaints apply and it’s BRITISH.

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a word for the manufacturers.Maybe if they didnt have to spend millions on developing emission systems due to legislation,gearboxes that shift themselves because nobody really knows how to change gear anymore,dashboards that not only tell you that the truck needs some oil but that you need to scratch your nuts as well,wipers and lights that turn themselves on because you might be a little too tired to turn the switch yourself or even seats that warm your poor worn out sorry asss they might have had a bit of money left over to have designed a bleedin radio that has big buttons and a little arm that comes out to wipe your poor weary brow.

Jesus wept.

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newmercman:
Are you sure about the 5 pot :question:

AFAIK Scania use a modular design on all their engines, this gives two litre cubic capacity to each pot, so the V8s are 16litre, the 6’s are 12litre and the 5’s would be a 10litre :bulb: I do remember something about a 5pot lump from them, but never seen one myself and if there was such a beast it would be a little bit smaller than 480hp, that I am sure of :wink:

Absolute bollox eg 143 14 litre v8 3 series, 111 11litre 1 series straight 6 114 11litre straight 6, 4 series

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5 pot is the little motors like the p230 might go up to about 300bhp but anything bigger is a 6 pot.
But as you say it is a modular engine design.

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Bking:

newmercman:
Are you sure about the 5 pot :question:

AFAIK Scania use a modular design on all their engines, this gives two litre cubic capacity to each pot, so the V8s are 16litre, the 6’s are 12litre and the 5’s would be a 10litre :bulb: I do remember something about a 5pot lump from them, but never seen one myself and if there was such a beast it would be a little bit smaller than 480hp, that I am sure of :wink:

Absolute bollox eg 143 14 litre v8 3 series, 111 11litre 1 series straight 6 114 11litre straight 6, 4 series

I think we are talking the current range.

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Bking:

newmercman:
Are you sure about the 5 pot :question:

AFAIK Scania use a modular design on all their engines, this gives two litre cubic capacity to each pot, so the V8s are 16litre, the 6’s are 12litre and the 5’s would be a 10litre :bulb: I do remember something about a 5pot lump from them, but never seen one myself and if there was such a beast it would be a little bit smaller than 480hp, that I am sure of :wink:

Absolute bollox eg 143 14 litre v8 3 series, 111 11litre 1 series straight 6 114 11litre straight 6, 4 series

Well done, you are correct, but the current Scania range uses a modular design in its engines, so the ■■■■■■■■ is coming from you pal, the OP is talking about new lorries, not the older ones & the current Scania engines all share the same Cubic Capacity in each individual cylinder :open_mouth: