About the Western Star, I've heard that same complaint about Freightliner. I don't know if it's all that valid though. Especially on FL. There are just so many of these trucks on the road that any mechanic worth his salt should be able to work on it just fine. FL has a pretty extensive internet database too. I'm not too familiar with Western Star. I guess from a service aspect I'd lean more toward FL. Even compared to Volvo. Volvo is very popular with the HDT (campers that use semi-tractors to pull their 5th wheels) and they seem to love them. I think finding a repair center is slightly harder than FL, and some of the parts might be slightly more expensive than FL. I don't think the difference is that important for rv use though since we just don't abuse our trucks like a commercial use truck is. More important to me would be pre-emission and non-smoker. The non-smoker is the hardest thing to find.
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'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
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