Your favourite lorry, past or present.
Discussion
From the moment I saw it, I fell for Tommy Thomson's two tone, truly terrific ten ton Thames Trader truck, transporting ten tons of turquoise and tangerine twin tinted toilet tissue from Teddington to Timothy Whites and Taylors at 33 Thistle Terrace, Tewkesbury at twilight on Thursday the third of Theptember. Bugger....
GC8 said:
If you remove the tatseless lights, paint and crap then its a nice lorry. Drive one empty then laden and youll soon understand why he wants 600bhp!
Get out of here, the only thing worth removing is that bullbar, the rest of it looks spot on That "tasteless" tat you refer to is possibly one of the best advertisements he could have on the truck, even with a name and no contact number on the truck, no one will forget it in a hurry.
A 620 V8 8x4, is awesome, you'd barely notice the load your carrying
We will disagree about that Martin. Having driven an 8x4 offroad then I believe that the bar will be useful, but the rest of the tat makes it look like a tarts handbag / tasteless truckers wet-dream!
Youre too high up for a dual purpose vehicle too, but you cant do a deal about that. The whole cab is ridiculous though - who has ever had to night out in a s
t-shifter?
Youre too high up for a dual purpose vehicle too, but you cant do a deal about that. The whole cab is ridiculous though - who has ever had to night out in a s
t-shifter?I think people must be looking through rose tinted specs on this thread....
Personally ive got a soft spot for the old Volvo F10 flat top sleeper as its what my dad owned when he took me out on trips, and ever since watching 'Smokey and the Bandit' ive absolutely loved the old Kenworth W900. I also love the old Scanias and Volvos for what they were in their day but would i want any of the above to live and work in now????? Hell no, ive only seen one truck on here id be happy with, the M.A.N TGX XXL. I also rate the DAF 105XF Super Space, Scania is ok if specced right but im sorry, and im amazed its not got a mention after three pages is the Mercedes Actros, does'nt matter if its the MP2, 3 or the all new singing and dancing MP4, quite simply in my opinion its been the best truck on the road for the last 15 years which i think counts past and present.
All down to personal opinion tho of corse
Personally ive got a soft spot for the old Volvo F10 flat top sleeper as its what my dad owned when he took me out on trips, and ever since watching 'Smokey and the Bandit' ive absolutely loved the old Kenworth W900. I also love the old Scanias and Volvos for what they were in their day but would i want any of the above to live and work in now????? Hell no, ive only seen one truck on here id be happy with, the M.A.N TGX XXL. I also rate the DAF 105XF Super Space, Scania is ok if specced right but im sorry, and im amazed its not got a mention after three pages is the Mercedes Actros, does'nt matter if its the MP2, 3 or the all new singing and dancing MP4, quite simply in my opinion its been the best truck on the road for the last 15 years which i think counts past and present.
All down to personal opinion tho of corse
GC8 said:
Theyre terrible off road (relevant as theyre a dual purpose vehicle and off road driving is a fundamental part of their job)!
That said I bet that its nice on the road, although Id prefer it with a little less tacky crap and I cant see the need for a massive cab on a st-shifter.
Agree, id love to see it stay with a Leyland DROPS truck in the sticky stuff.That said I bet that its nice on the road, although Id prefer it with a little less tacky crap and I cant see the need for a massive cab on a s
t-shifter.martin mrt said:
Get out of here, the only thing worth removing is that bullbar, the rest of it looks spot on
That "tasteless" tat you refer to is possibly one of the best advertisements he could have on the truck, even with a name and no contact number on the truck, no one will forget it in a hurry.
A 620 V8 8x4, is awesome, you'd barely notice the load your carrying
Martin, this doesn't apply now because I've swallowed the corporate cock but most firm I've worked for a nicely specced white truck with no distinguishing features was an advantage, I.E dodgy basterds that pay well but you take you licence in your hands.That "tasteless" tat you refer to is possibly one of the best advertisements he could have on the truck, even with a name and no contact number on the truck, no one will forget it in a hurry.
A 620 V8 8x4, is awesome, you'd barely notice the load your carrying
You had me onside until you metioned the pile of ste with three pointed star. Most hateful trucks on the road and more accurate than a laser level when it come to a slope.
te with three pointed star. Most hateful trucks on the road and more accurate than a laser level when it come to a slope.GEARJAMMER said:
I think people must be looking through rose tinted specs on this thread....
Personally ive got a soft spot for the old Volvo F10 flat top sleeper as its what my dad owned when he took me out on trips, and ever since watching 'Smokey and the Bandit' ive absolutely loved the old Kenworth W900. I also love the old Scanias and Volvos for what they were in their day but would i want any of the above to live and work in now????? Hell no, ive only seen one truck on here id be happy with, the M.A.N TGX XXL. I also rate the DAF 105XF Super Space, Scania is ok if specced right but im sorry, and im amazed its not got a mention after three pages is the Mercedes Actros, does'nt matter if its the MP2, 3 or the all new singing and dancing MP4, quite simply in my opinion its been the best truck on the road for the last 15 years which i think counts past and present.
All down to personal opinion tho of corse
Personally ive got a soft spot for the old Volvo F10 flat top sleeper as its what my dad owned when he took me out on trips, and ever since watching 'Smokey and the Bandit' ive absolutely loved the old Kenworth W900. I also love the old Scanias and Volvos for what they were in their day but would i want any of the above to live and work in now????? Hell no, ive only seen one truck on here id be happy with, the M.A.N TGX XXL. I also rate the DAF 105XF Super Space, Scania is ok if specced right but im sorry, and im amazed its not got a mention after three pages is the Mercedes Actros, does'nt matter if its the MP2, 3 or the all new singing and dancing MP4, quite simply in my opinion its been the best truck on the road for the last 15 years which i think counts past and present.
All down to personal opinion tho of corse
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