The DAF85 i’ve got at the mo. '04 plate 450k on the clock. It’s needed air dryer, starter motor, head gasket, core plugs, discs and pads all round, injector pipes come adrift, ABS- forgotten what that is, chucked a fan belt before now… goes on and on. loves to make up imaginary problems for the on board diagnostics thing. all in the last year. Bring on the Scania 
I had a volvo fh that was i pile of ■■■ it spent more time in the workshop than it did on the road 
crickrichard:
The DAF85 i’ve got at the mo. '04 plate 450k on the clock. It’s needed air dryer, starter motor, head gasket, core plugs, discs and pads all round, injector pipes come adrift, ABS- forgotten what that is, chucked a fan belt before now… goes on and on. loves to make up imaginary problems for the on board diagnostics thing. all in the last year. Bring on the Scania
Ah that’s what could be up with my Alpha 
Without doubt, my current fh12. It’s an 02. In the 4 months I’ve had it it’s had every valve changed on the gear box, a clutch pack, drag link, v bar, compressor, range inhibiter valve, heater matrix, ac compressor, 2 abs sensors and a mirror positioning motor. Now the blooming rear fogs are stuck on as soon as you put the lights on. What’s worse is I have an 06 reg sitting in the yard, ready to go, but my boss won’t put it on the road til the digi software is installed in the office 
RENAULT THE BIGGEST HEAP OF CRAPS IVE HAVE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO OWN GOT MONEY
BACK IN THE END AND STILL PACKED UP ON WAY BACK TO THE DEALER
Today it broke down again chucked the Ad Blue dowser out its got to the stage where the driver doesnt want to drive it now
mrken:
RENAULT THE BIGGEST HEAP OF CRAPS IVE HAVE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO OWN GOT MONEY
BACK IN THE END AND STILL PACKED UP ON WAY BACK TO THE DEALER
There seems to be a lot of firms running the crap now, firms that I would have thought would have known better, what’s happening are they doing good deals on them, giving them away or what?
I had a Merc Actros 2543 on a 52 plate that spent so much time parked in Mudie Bond in Brackley that people thought it was up for sale as it never seemed to be out doing anywork,mechanical it was like a tank but the electrics were definately off a bloody U boat they were that prone to the damp 
,shame really as it pulled like a train 
washy jnr:
I had a Merc Actros 2543 on a 52 plate that spent so much time parked in Mudie Bond in Brackley that people thought it was up for sale as it never seemed to be out doing anywork,mechanical it was like a tank but the electrics were definately off a bloody U boat they were that prone to the damp
Without doubt the worst vehicle I ever bought was an Iveco 6wheeled mixer L650EKP
it was so bad it was eventually replaced by the manufacturer for an N reg which although
better, at the end of the contract I could not get rid of quick enough.
DAF 105XF 04 plate, jamming front calipers, jamming in 12th gear, power steering knotty, the list was endless and had 4 weeks of everyday downtime, it’s gone to the graveyard now though
My current 58 plate FH 13, broke down on its first day out (brand new) with wiring shorting out in the dash. Since that time the computer throws up different (non exsistent) faults on a regular basis. Air gauges have been replaced 4 times now and the I shift box has had problems. Nothing major just annoying niggles but it has clocked up 370,000kms so has not stood still too long.
The previous MAN tg 55 reg. it replaced clocked up 760,000kms and only had blown bulbs replaced !
Trev_H:
My current 58 plate FH 13, broke down on its first day out (brand new) with wiring shorting out in the dash. Since that time the computer throws up different (non exsistent) faults on a regular basis. Air gauges have been replaced 4 times now and the I shift box has had problems. Nothing major just annoying niggles but it has clocked up 370,000kms so has not stood still too long.
The previous MAN tg 55 reg. it replaced clocked up 760,000kms and only had blown bulbs replaced !
The trouble with UK Volvos & Scanias these days is that they are thrown together in shed on a Dutch industrial estate by a bunch of potheads with no pride in the product & one eye on the clock. In the old days they were hand crafted by those wonderful conscientious, tea drinking Norse Vikings who would only use a screwdriver when their magical/mythical swords took a day off. Sad, but true.
the most unreliable for me has to be a VOLVO FS7, it was basicly a 7 ltr engine squashed into an FL6 cab & chassis awfull drive, i was on it for a month & usually by each afternoon came i was driving something else, the FL6 supercharger was a much better truck ,
next has to be daf XF & CF with the AD-blu i don’t think i’ve got away with driving one for a full weekwithout something happening to a valve or a sensor at somepoint 
Wheel Nut:
I cannot say I have ever had an unreliable truck.Sounds like your 07 DAF was a bad’un and not representative of the marque
I can agree with that although I’ve never driven a 21st century wagon which seems to be the ones causing most of the aggro.It seems like all those supporters of the so called better high tech modern euro heaps versus good old fashioned engineering which the yanks are still (trying) to hold on to are being proved wrong.Although having said that even a 13 speed fuller will seize without oil in it and maybe it’s the modern driver training which is knackering the brakes and it could be the modern idea of letting the thing lug through a combination of relatively high gearing and relatively low engine/road speeds together with speed limiters which is putting to much strain and torque loadings on the engine and trans components.Modern day false economy ideas of (trying to) save a few gallons of diesel at the expense of wrecking the wagon maybe 
.
Carryfast:
Wheel Nut:
I cannot say I have ever had an unreliable truck.Sounds like your 07 DAF was a bad’un and not representative of the marque
I can agree with that although I’ve never driven a 21st century wagon which seems to be the ones causing most of the aggro.It seems like all those supporters of the so called better high tech modern euro heaps versus good old fashioned engineering which the yanks are still (trying) to hold on to are being proved wrong.Although having said that even a 13 speed fuller will seize without oil in it
I wouldnt say new trucks are less reliable but these days the management system will shut things down and it needs diagnostics computer to reset even if its an electrical gremlin where a truck of even ten years ago could often be repaired bodged or limped back to the yard and you tend to forget these problems but you remember if you need a big hook to get you home.
kr79:
Carryfast:
Wheel Nut:
I cannot say I have ever had an unreliable truck.Sounds like your 07 DAF was a bad’un and not representative of the marque
I can agree with that although I’ve never driven a 21st century wagon which seems to be the ones causing most of the aggro.It seems like all those supporters of the so called better high tech modern euro heaps versus good old fashioned engineering which the yanks are still (trying) to hold on to are being proved wrong.Although having said that even a 13 speed fuller will seize without oil in it
I wouldnt say new trucks are less reliable but these days the management system will shut things down and it needs diagnostics computer to reset even if its an electrical gremlin where a truck of even ten years ago could often be repaired bodged or limped back to the yard and you tend to forget these problems but you remember if you need a big hook to get you home.
None of that seems to relate to an 07 wagon throwing a con rod or an 04 one with jamming brakes,zb’d power steering etc etc though.Whereas the old 7 year old 2800 which I was given seemed like new to me that’s after it already having done a mixture of tramping and trunking work before I was given it to run around 400 miles + per night 5 nights per week and the mileag which the day driver put on it in addition to that.
harry:
Trev_H:
My current 58 plate FH 13, broke down on its first day out (brand new) with wiring shorting out in the dash. Since that time the computer throws up different (non exsistent) faults on a regular basis. Air gauges have been replaced 4 times now and the I shift box has had problems. Nothing major just annoying niggles but it has clocked up 370,000kms so has not stood still too long.
The previous MAN tg 55 reg. it replaced clocked up 760,000kms and only had blown bulbs replaced !The trouble with UK Volvos & Scanias these days is that they are thrown together in shed on a Dutch industrial estate by a bunch of potheads with no pride in the product & one eye on the clock. In the old days they were hand crafted by those wonderful conscientious, tea drinking Norse Vikings who would only use a screwdriver when their magical/mythical swords took a day off. Sad, but true.
BRING BACK FODENS!
MolePower:
the most unreliable for me has to be a VOLVO FS7, it was basicly a 7 ltr engine squashed into an FL6 cab & chassis awfull drive, i was on it for a month & usually by each afternoon came i was driving something else, the FL6 supercharger was a much better truck ,
next has to be daf XF & CF with the AD-blu i don’t think i’ve got away with driving one for a full weekwithout something happening to a valve or a sensor at somepoint
You don’t drive for Charltons do you?
Carryfast:
kr79:
Carryfast:
Wheel Nut:
I cannot say I have ever had an unreliable truck.Sounds like your 07 DAF was a bad’un and not representative of the marque
I can agree with that although I’ve never driven a 21st century wagon which seems to be the ones causing most of the aggro.It seems like all those supporters of the so called better high tech modern euro heaps versus good old fashioned engineering which the yanks are still (trying) to hold on to are being proved wrong.Although having said that even a 13 speed fuller will seize without oil in it
I wouldnt say new trucks are less reliable but these days the management system will shut things down and it needs diagnostics computer to reset even if its an electrical gremlin where a truck of even ten years ago could often be repaired bodged or limped back to the yard and you tend to forget these problems but you remember if you need a big hook to get you home.
None of that seems to relate to an 07 wagon throwing a con rod or an 04 one with jamming brakes,zb’d power steering etc etc though.Whereas the old 7 year old 2800 which I was given seemed like new to me that’s after it already having done a mixture of tramping and trunking work before I was given it to run around 400 miles + per night 5 nights per week and the mileag which the day driver put on it in addition to that.
There are thousands of modern trucks running round with big miles on the clock without missing a beat for every lemon. Just because you had a reliable truck in the 80s it doesn’t mean every truck was a good one. Remember at the cheaper end on the market trucks like the ford d series and bedford tk would be lucky to do 100.000 miles without a engine rebuild.
Even the premium end wasn’t perfect my dad worked for mc governs a large bulk rubbish company in london in the 80s they run lots of daf 2800s and they were great. They upgraded to 3300s and they used to keep two spare engines in the yard as they couldn’t stand the pace and now they run an all scania fleet.