Tarted up Scanias/Volvos a question for you all.

[cossy400]

Im averaging about 1800 miles a week at the minute depending on where ive got go, now clearly i spend alot of time on the motorway.

Now this brings me to my question, i overtake most Scanias/Volvos with considerable ease, some not but mostly i sail past, (18t Merc Axor is what i pilot).

So why is it when i look in my mirror and see a wall of fairy lights baring down on me they go past like im stuck in mud.

Do i need to buy some lights???

yes its a slow day ive been up a while.

[cossy400]

Thats the thing they are not all irish.

Am i imagining it all..............

[cossy400]

powerstroke said:

cossy400 said:

Thats the thing they are not all irish.

Am i imagining it all..............

Is your limiter set dead on 90K or 85 like alot seem to be ?? Its easy for MB to plug it in and reset it I had mine done and gained a couple of kms.. makes a big difference.. but if you know yours is 90 km and people are coming past they have fiddled with something ...

Yes tacho reads 90km, and thats interesting regarding the bald tyres.

Dont think the garage in my yard would go for it thou.

[cossy400]

martin mrt said:

Just because your tachograph reads 90k does not mean your doing 90k

If your truck was calibrated using new tyres it will do 90k when they are new, but will slow down to 86-87k when they are worn, yet your truck will still read 90kmh

tt nav always reads 55mph.

[cossy400]

martin mrt said:

How it passes most thing with ease at 55mph baffles me, i drove a Daf a while back set to 55mph (confirmed via GPS) and it wouldn't pass anything other than supermarket/bluechip companies set to 50/52mph

I was glad to get my Scania back, as that few mph made a huge difference.

Sat nav says 55, and i was suprised when they gave it me and i was passing stuff