Getting started with a 2005 Volvo with the ISX.

[Rawze]

- I think you made a great post of your plight, thanks for that, but what you say is also somewhat contradictory.

You say you want high fuel mileage and that what you found is "your perfect truck" but I would question this heavily if fuel mileage is your highest goal. At least that is what I gathered based on your post any ways. If that is so then there are a lot of negatives things working against you there. You mention 3:42 rears, not so good for fuel mileage + a Volvo which happens to be the least fuel efficient Aero-style truck out there + you are looking at a CM870 which although is very close, has slightly less fuel efficiency than anything newer. Does not make much sense in the context you presented it in.

You also mentioned that "volvo Super-truck" (more marketed hype than anything realistic) which I think they did a lot of tweaking of the body, trailer, etc. to get where it is at,.. Just think if they had used a prostar, cascadia, or T700 with a shaved hood, mirrors removed, and that same trailer,... With a custom tuned ISX -- It would have kicked the teeth out of that Volvo so I am not the least bit impressed by it actually. My own truck has already gotten close to those mpg numbers all on its own WITHOUT all those mods. Just think what it would get if it had all that extra stuff done to it.

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-- Any ways, I just though I would apply some realistic perspective to your original post there and some thought of my own. Hopefully you have picked out the truck based on what you like and not solely because you think you can make it into something based off of some crappy marketed hype.