What Makes a good truck for you

[Guest]

My Personally Favourite And Useful Trucks are 1. Scania Streamline 2. Daf XF Euro 6 3. Volvo FH These you could see me driving round ets in, but what makes them special for me is, with the speed limiter on, you hardly waste any fuel, you gain MPG And better economy. But I want to hear from you all! What's your favourite and how useful are they

[The Imaginative Lad]

That pretty much sums it up.

 

Usually I drive a Scania R730. This means I don't usually pay attention to the weight of the load as recently I have enjoyed setting my cruise control instead of flooring it everywhere. Although, the power is still available for when I do need to floor it.

[Guest]

^^^ yeah, put the radio on friday afternoon and sit there and relax

[The Scottish Lad]

I agree with @The Imaginative Lad. I don't care which truck as long as it has millions of power.

[Trucking Australia]

It depends on what I am pulling and where I am driving.

 

If I am doing Scandinavian runs, I will use the Scania or Merc (Depending on my mood & what I last drove)

If I am doing Rotterdam-Calais runs, I will generally use the Scania and sometimes the Volvo (If I'm on troll patrol, I will sometimes use the car)

If I am doing a general run to somewhere random, I will tend to be in the Scania

If I am doing a convoy with HHA, I will use the Volvo FH.

 

I do prefer the Scania, mainly because I drive a Scania IRL, but I don't mind the look and extra 20hp of the Volvo or the long chassis of the Mercedes. Oh yeah, and always a bogie drive (6x2)

[Guest]

I think the best truck has a mix of both power and handling. The DAF handles like a dream, but is too slow for me, you struggle to get up to speed. The Volvo's and Scania's are both very powerful, but not the best with handling, so I tend to use them only for motorway driving. The Mercedes, however, is a good mix - great handling and very fast

 

 

[Guest]

For me first of all, handling is most important. Secondly a truck has to look and sound good. I'm gonna be spending hours inside the cabin and I don't want to be put to sleep by a bland interior and/or dull noise.

 

Power isn't a big deal for me, as long as I have 2300 - 2500Nm torque I'm good.

[counterpxl]

Reliable engine, good turning/acceleration, gotta look nice (sorry Renault), and just nice to drive!

[Darkstar.]

Normally the Daf XF, or if I fancy a change I'll use my Scania stream line, with 580 engin, power isn't everything it's down to Controle and being able to enjoy your drive, I don't go everywhere at 100mph I generally keep to the speed limit so my engin is regardless as long as it's had a certain amount of pulling power 

[Zirox]

Gonna throw a curve ball in here; I personally love driving the MAN TGX XXL or the Iveco Hi Way. Why? Because they are different. 

 

A lot lot of people slate the Iveco for its weird sounding horn or it's terrible looks, but to me it is extremely reliable. I use this on a day to day basis. If I want to haul heavier loads then I use the MAN due to the extra HP. 

 

For EZL it's a Scaina Streamline with the 520 engine in.

[Guest]

I like the MAN for it's massive windscreen, but the indicator timing on the Hi-Way is so slow...

[Hammy Potter]

It's the Volvo FH4 for me, grown up in Volvos so it's a given. Sounds well, has a nice interior and gauges, pulls like a train which it has to if you're getting 7.5mpg (or 31ltrs/100km for you EU lads) and it looks majestic going down the road with a fridge trailer on its back.

[TrademarkGamer]

If it goes and looks alright, Il drive it xD

[Subtle [HKG]]

I usually use the Scania Streamline or the new Volvo FH. Both trucks are quiet, engine is powerful, better fuel consumption, gauges are easy to read, quick acceleration, turning circle is small, and at last, the interior is spacious and comfortable to drive.

 

The only thing that i hate about these trucks is that it seems like everyone in the game drives these 2 trucks, which creates a monopolize situation.

[Matt #CarLadMatt]

6 hours ago, MrCreeper said:

if it has a merc badge on

 

all the rest pfft

even if they are hybrid trucks? @MrCreeper

[RayRay5]

It needs a simple overview of the important vaiables (speed, rpm, fuel) and it needs to be reliable (= low wear)

[Cyrusj]

Yeah, the biggest thing i look for is power. Then looks.

[flybel]

Enough power to accelerate, good visibility of all the mirrors, a useful HUD (I like the Volvo HUD) and good handling are important to me.

 

I like to drive Scania, Volvo and Mercedes. Sometimes probably DAF. But that doesn't mean I never drive the other trucks...

[Freddyk]

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