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JuggernautOfWar Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:28pm
Why does everybody love the Scania trucks so much?
As an American I have never heard of Scania before. Is it a real truck manufacturer? Why does everybody seem to love the Scania trucks so much?
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MichaelF Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:31pm 
Why does everyone love the Peterbilt trucks so much?

As an european I have never heard of Peterbilt before. is it a real truck manufacturer?
Why does everybody seem to love the Peterbilt trucks so much?
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JuggernautOfWar Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:34pm 
Originally posted by michaelfase:
Why does everyone love the Peterbilt trucks so much?

As an european I have never heard of Peterbilt before. is it a real truck manufacturer?
Why does everybody seem to love the Peterbilt trucks so much?
Interesting you've never heard of Peterbilt before, they actually sold some trucks in France and a couple other european countries. Same goes for Kenworth.

I've never seen or heard of Scania before though. Are you saying Scania is like the European Peterbilt equivalent?
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donjaro Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:40pm 
Because it is one of the Queen of the road.
As she, the rest are men hehe :honkhonk:
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O.J.Russell Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:43pm 
Scania has been around since 1912. (Peterbilt-1939) They build not only trucks, but also busses, deisel engines and other products. In the ETS2 world, the Scania is so popular because it has the most diffferent version's, Scania R, Scania RJL, Scania T, among others. It also has the widest and most versatile tunings of any truck, as well as different skins. The options are continually coming in on the ETS2 mods site!
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MichaelF Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:44pm 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRbo61h2ow8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KS3F7S95VU

Yes scanias are real trucks, here's a dutch trucker living the dream, driving his dutch truck through the US
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Drevin Aug 26, 2015 @ 12:48pm 
In vanilla ETS2 are present the top European truck manufacturers. Scania is one of them. And different people like different brands. In the end, each of these manufacturers have their own share of fans. Maybe it just so happens that Scania has more of them.

Incidently, I also like the Scanias. And I like them because of their exterior look and the clarity of their dashboards. Maybe other people like them for their raw power or for the inside tapestry.

When ATS will go live, many of us Europeans who will buy it, and who never used mods with American trucks, will have to find our new favorites too.
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BOYCOTT Aug 26, 2015 @ 1:29pm 
Originally posted by Drevin:
In vanilla ETS2 are present the top European truck manufacturers. Scania is one of them. And different people like different brands. In the end, each of these manufacturers have their own share of fans. Maybe it just so happens that Scania has more of them.

Incidently, I also like the Scanias. And I like them because of their exterior look and the clarity of their dashboards. Maybe other people like them for their raw power or for the inside tapestry.

When ATS will go live, many of us Europeans who will buy it, and who never used mods with American trucks, will have to find our new favorites too.

that last part makes me sad you'll never get the real american semi experience (or dump truck) of being at a light next to one when it makes an earth shaking fart and a ton of black thick smoke pours out, wheels jump a tiny bit trying not to skid as it takes off.

bit anticlimactic given they have to shift every 5mph or so i think, but still...
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kotekzot Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:14pm 
Don't they have Google in America?
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JuggernautOfWar Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:18pm 
Originally posted by kotekzot:
Don't they have Google in America?
Unfortunately Google doesn't tell me why ETS2 fans generally prefer Scania trucks, which is what my question was. Now I know it's because they represent a higher tier of trucks in real life, similar to a Mercedes or something I assume.
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kotekzot Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:21pm 
The question, among others, was "Is it a real truck manufacturer?". That's definitely something Google can help you with.
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BOYCOTT Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:25pm 
Originally posted by JuggernautOfWar:
Originally posted by kotekzot:
Don't they have Google in America?
Unfortunately Google doesn't tell me why ETS2 fans generally prefer Scania trucks, which is what my question was. Now I know it's because they represent a higher tier of trucks in real life, similar to a Mercedes or something I assume.

no clue either honestly, i guess it's just the mental image of scania trucks brand from being the target audience, really, only preference i've heard cited were really vague except for the turning radius stuff above.
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Mike Aug 26, 2015 @ 4:34pm 
Scania is just like a legend, blended with a bit of personal preference and there you go... The legend is alive. I'd say it's the 730 hp, the V8 and the look. If you love Pete trucks, than one could say that Scania is the european, let's say, 379 or 351. As legendary as it could be ;)
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Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx Aug 26, 2015 @ 6:59pm 
tbh, i don´t like Scanias too much, always seems to me that the cabin is about to fall over to the front :D... also the interior is too "sterile" (drove one in real life...sure, it´s a good working machine, but the enterior lacks of "character" somehow *shrug*)

if it comes to americans: i´d say the Ken W900 or those old Mack cab-overs (no type ID right now) ...
Last edited by Jackrabbit_V6/ RSProduxx; Aug 26, 2015 @ 7:03pm
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T-Bone Biggins Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:43pm 
Not sure @ OP. When doing quick jobs I liked the Renault trucks a lot, very smooth ride and great interior. The Volvo FH16 Classic is what I bought first since the larger motor pulls much better. It's also a really great ride, again likely due to the much more powerful powerplant. The Volvo also holds 1400L of fuel, takes a long time to go through even half that. The Mercedes on the other hand are not camels like the Volvo's, they hold much less fuel. Renault wins on interior and looks, Volvo barely loses on looks but has good performance and lots of options for upgrading. Oh yeah and the Renault has digital speed gauge, easy to read. Volvo has a digital display showing the crusie control setting.
Last edited by T-Bone Biggins; Aug 26, 2015 @ 10:45pm
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Sky_Goddess Aug 26, 2015 @ 11:05pm 
Well, when I first had to buy an European truck Scania was the first name to spring to my mind, and I've been riding with their buses a lot in the past. I'm also from Scandinavia and support the brand via their webshop where you can get all sorts of merchandise. I "ahem" got a lot of it, hehe. :steamhappy::longhaul:
I really like the Scania trucks since they're a legend, they look masculine, are reliable as hell, the V8 engine and the sound of the V8. I'm a fan of the V8 myself. :hittheroad::honkhonk::longhaul:

Once in a while the Volvo gets a spin or two and I like the truck a lot too. Heck, some of the buses have a V8 engine installed where I live. All in all the Volvos do have a nice rumble to it. :longhaul:

My motto: Never late in a V8.
Note: I've never been late in one, hehe.
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