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#MyTopThree. Vehicles. Number 3


Greetings. Seems lots of people enjoy when I post older pictures from my past, and let’s face it it’s not like I can take many at moment (soon hopefully). So after a think I decided to do my Top 3 vehicles across this week. This is all about my personal choice, the vehicles that I think have been the best for me for some reason. Though I do think its a fact my Number 1 is one of the best vehicles of all time, possibly the best, but you’ll have to wait for that! Also as you may know I’m a relentless lover of the new and unlike many drivers I’m under no illusion, modern trucks are nicer to drive, so my choices very much belong in their time.

And *insert drumroll* Number 3 is the Scania R Series. Before Virginia the only Scanias I’d driven had been the day cab monstrosity's Tesco had. I used them out of Harlow. But since I started at Virginia is 2007 they’ve gone from my least driven to most. The best version is the last one, with its proper bed, not that ridiculous bed you have to make before bed. In the last of the R’s the slide out bed was the best in the business in my opinion, well, level with DAF. Otherwise I love the driving position with its wrap round dash. A very comfortable truck to drive that I’ve driven up as far as Norway and down as far as Crete.

So what’s your number 3? Hold back on others for when I post 2 & 1.



Dark Diamond 1. I did it’s last trip for Whites, Italy. Probably my favourite of the special editions 




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