New Mack in the fleet

I had a 2000 model Chr Mack i sold last year, i gota say it was super reliable, and now i have the old banger " i do miss the "steering lock" :

Good looking truck there Cunning, why did you go for the Trident over the Granite ?

lotsa shinny bits its got everything except a gold dog
always always loved macks they just look TOUGH

It's a nice thing, two days on the road so far and luckily, the driver loves it.

Trident over the Granite was purely due to looks. They are a few hundred kilos heavier but we load rubbish so don't often get onto maximum weight.

My Boss was down this arvo when it drove in and started to comment that no matter how good it looks, it's still not a Kenworth. So no, he's not totally sold however the saving of around 25k per unit was the deciding factor that got it across the line.

Mack are coming over to have a Kodak moment on Friday, they're hoping to put it in next years calender

sorry boys,i think the boss is right, the mack is pretty but the kw is a KW and it'll be worth 25 grand more when thy sell it.

sorry boys,i think the boss is right, the mack is pretty but the kw is a KW and it'll be worth 25 grand more when thy sell it.

They do have a fantastic resale value

they do so!
chocs

so you buy kenworth and pay 25k more than a mack eg.($300,000 kenworth ,$275,000 mack)
then you sell the kenworth and get 25k more than a mack eg.($200,000 kenworth ,$175,000)
you have lost $100,000 on each going on what you fellas said
Question are you really infront going off that the only diffence is feul and servicing

thats just an observation

yerrr of course you are in front...
you got to drive a kenworth!

Ya kenny might get ya 50 grand when shes old and ya mackadyne might only get ya 12
or not

chocs

I can't speak for cunning's boss.
But the way I'd look at it is:
The man bought 4 of 'em. So that$100k less that he has to finance.

$100k over 60 mths is approx. $2k/month. Or $120k or 1/2 a new truck over the 5yrs.

As a percentage of the NEW price. There's not much difference in 'em over 5yrs. (IMO)
THe KW resale price advantage doesn't kick in till there 10-12 yrs old. Im My opinion anyway!!!

That's the way I see it.
Cunning's boss's thinking may be completely different to mine.