[Singh]

I am going for F/L because of their fuel efficiency and cost of maintenance but which one. Columbia tends to little more expensive than Century but why? What are some of the big differences?

Anybody who post a reply, Sincere thanks in advance.

[Jumbo]

I believe they are for the most part the same truck. The Columbia is just a newerversion of the century.

[Shawnee]

They are basically the same truck, interior and everything is basically all the same, just outside appearance is different, it just comes down to personal preference and what you can afford,

Century Class is Freightliners most inexpensive truck, the Columbia is a step up from the Century class

[Blacksheep]

You should be able to find a great deal with a little research, the market is flooded with those things.
Personally I'd look at some T-600's or T-800's, but then again I dislike anything Freightliner. :wink:

[Slowpoke98908]

Originally Posted by Singh

I am going for F/L because of their fuel efficiency and cost of maintenance but which one. Columbia tends to little more expensive than Century but why? What are some of the big differences?

Anybody who post a reply, Sincere thanks in advance.

It should be other way around. Century is a fancier truck with more electronics and a standard bumper to bumper 3 year warranty.

I had 2 Centuries and the maintance cost is not cheap. I would come come home with 2 sometime 3 pages of things to look at. It got so bad I would divide them up. Had a section I only wanted done if warranty would cover.

On my 2002 my A/C kept going out. Was in shop a dozen times for it.


I bought a 2005 KW T800 after that and have had very little trouble.

Selling my 2005 KW T800 with Studio sleeper and a APU - Take a look

http://classifieds.truck.net/index.php?page=out&id=37

[mudawg]

Maybe one of you Freigtliner people could answer me one quetion about these things,has there ever been one made that has the headlights adjusted right??????Why is it one of them is always pointed way out of wack???Is it that hard to fix the problem or is it just one of those things that goes along with the doors not shutting,the dash rattling.....

[ThumperS25]

The headlight adjustments are out of wack because many of the drivers/mechanics unscrew the wrong screw. I work for a company that has a lease/maintance deal with penske. Mine seem right all the time, but then again those folks know how to work on the truck.
Also some of the lights arent out of adjustment just out of light. Many folks replace a bulb when it goes out with a new one. That makes one bulb brighter than the other. Personally I would prefer to have them both replaced at the same time so I dont have to be back in the shop 7-14 days later for a new head lamp. That never happens though.

[Kintama]

The newer columbia's have an awful rattle in the shifter. If you look around you'll see alot of guys that bungie the shifter to the seat while driving. I had one in the shop for it here in Portland and the engineers took it down to headquaters to figure out the problem. They replaced everything but the shift knob, and that is the problem. The plastic is so cheap it just rattles like crazy.

[Dejanh]

Originally Posted by Kintama

The newer columbia's have an awful rattle in the shifter. If you look around you'll see alot of guys that bungie the shifter to the seat while driving. I had one in the shop for it here in Portland and the engineers took it down to headquaters to figure out the problem. They replaced everything but the shift knob, and that is the problem. The plastic is so cheap it just rattles like crazy.

You are correct about that rattle, i have 07 and it rattles like crazy.. :twisted:

[-FlyByNight-]

Originally Posted by Dejanh

You are correct about that rattle, i have 07 and it rattles like crazy.. :twisted:

My 07 Century has the same problem though. :cry: