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Bullheaded

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  1. This brochure only lists 6 cylinder engines, or did I miss something? So is this a different model B bus to have the hemi V8? Who made the gas V6's listed in the brochure? Were they Chrysler also? This fascinates me. I had never saw a Mack school bus before. i would have been in my glory if I saw these as a kid!!
  2. That is sweet. A friend of mine used to have one identical to that, winch and all, but it was yellow and had an 8V71 Detroit in it. Unfortunately it got in the wrong hands and got scrapped.
  3. Got me beat mrsmackpaul, LOL
  4. I don't know if these Mack's are any good or not. But as far as other mistakes......you only have to look at the idiot that is running our country. Enough said.
  5. That's not the corporate mantra! It is "You take what we give you!" LOL
  6. Well they need somewhere to put all those 16 litre MP10 motors since they took them away from us, LOL
  7. Chev China Handmade Every Vehicle GMC Get My Chinese LOL. Seriously though, we here in Canada know what that's like. We lost Western Star and they have gone downhill, we lost Mack (we were the home of the RD800, CL350ST and the big M Series), Pacific, Challenger Trucks, and we lost Kenworth (except for the medium duty production) among others.
  8. I was just going to say that. I had one pony in the past with a joe dog hauling salt to the sheds. But normally I have a rigid tongue. They are better for our hills in the winter to get traction on the truck drives. But the one with the joe dog could be tied into a knot tighter, LOL. You could almost put the pony up beside the truck. Don't have to worry any more though. They don't wanna pay you to haul the salt, so you make more money leaving it parked, LOL
  9. Yes, but at least you can get a big sleeper on a Titan over there. That was one of the biggest things that killed it here. That and the price they wanted for a bare day cab. My favorite quote from my long time Mack salesman friend when he got his first one in: "How in the F@&K do they expect me to sell these at this price!" LOL Edit: At the time he said when they first came out, that was a day cab, cab and chassis tractor. It was the same price as what I was paying for fully equipped 4 axle dump trucks.
  10. At least Mack Australia still knows how to build trucks, to specs customers want.
  11. I like them. The HX is one of the nicest trucks I have drove, and I have driven every brand. I'm only 5'9' though, so I have no issues with cab room. I like that cab, but I do miss the old dash that I had in my 5600i and 9900i. I wish now that I would have got one of those last Cat trucks when they offered them as a glider to get rid of the last chassis they had on hand. That would have been sweet, basically an HX with a 3406E or C15.
  12. Isn't she pretty compared to a Mack Titan! LOL
  13. Nope, you can't have a sleeper on a North American Mack Titan heavy haul, but here, let us sell you a Volvo with any option you want, including a Cummins engine. https://www.truckpaper.com/listings/trucks/for-sale/189857253/2020-volvo-vnx84t740
  14. I also love when they get the title "PRODUCT SPECIALIST." BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  15. This is one thing that really gets me. I go to lots of trucking trade shows, and watch lots of you tube videos truck and compact tractor dealers put out. It blows my mind how many of these Factory reps, and salespeople either know NOTHING about their products, or they just can't speak. Most of them give no product information at all. They just try and baffle you with bullshit. It's kinda like me hiring another truck driver....... me: What's your experience? App: None. never drove before in my life me: You're hired! LOL
  16. Wow! I guess I better keep all my Holden branded memorabilia my friend in Australia has sent me.
  17. Hahahahaha
  18. There is an auto detailing place in my town and as I drove by one night I looked at their sign and it said "best hand job in town." It only lasted a couple days, so somebody must have made them take it down, LOL.
  19. Good one finding that ad with the Mack KS!! LOL. I wished they had brought the Amarok pickup here. VW used to be very dependable. Used to be that the body would fall off before they ever broke. But the last several years they are using cheaper components. Every oil change interval (which I do before their recommended mileage) I am replacing sway bar links. And around 3 years they need control arm bushings. But my rural roads don't help either.
  20. Ya, I hear you. It still burns you though. And yes, my town is FULL of crappy dealers. it's like no one cares any more nowadays. I did like my VW products. Pricing is good and they were enjoyable to drive.
  21. Well, I used to be more of a VW fan until recently. I bought brand new Jetta and a Tiguan Highline, paid them off first year. Dealer broke grill on Tiguan while doing an oil change. Then put the hoist right through the floor on my Jetta and tried to blame my wife. Told her she ran something over. They wouldn't come good for anything so I called VW Canada and they just blew me off. I even had all kinds of pics documenting all the damage my dealer has done and all they could say was "sorry for your luck." So I hope they don't bring that attitude to International, because on the car side they don't care about customers that buy two at a time and pay them off.
  22. You use Scania's in Australia also Paul? I have a friend in Australia but I haven't seen any Scania's in his pictures he sends me from the shows. I guess he figures I am just interested in the Mack's, Internationals and Star's.
  23. Yes, there seems to be a lot of scamming going on now. I have a couple vehicles I don't use so I put them on Kijiji (kinda like a Canadian Craigslist I guess) It is the most popular site people use here, they kinda surpassed Auto trader. Anyway, I never made it 4 days and I removed the adds. I'd rather have them rot into the ground in my yard. I had nothing but calls from people that can't speak English, and all those clever stories like "I would love to come to showing, but alas, I work on offshore drilling rig. So you put in shipping container and send to this address and I will send cheque." I even got that same one for a dump truck I had listed. Ya, I'll just put that in a shipping container, LOL
  24. Speaking of Scania, I'm watching "How'd They Do It" on Discovery Channel. They are at the Scania factory showing a new V8 being built! They even forge their own metals.
  25. Ya, but do you really want a new Cat with emission equipment? It will be a headache just like every other engine out there. I respect Cat for getting out, rather than sell us government mandated junk.
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