Comments by "Rimrock300" (@Rimrock300) on "Scania Truck Gets an American MAKEOVER with Iowa Customs!" video.

  1. This Scania is in the US, not Europe. And in Europe the styling of Scanias varies, depending on what country. Arrogant to demand the Americans can't style according to their taste and culture, just as is done all over Europe, Australia and so on
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  2. It's great everyone drives around in factory original Scanias in Europe. The Americans enjoy to style trucks according to their culture and taste. Bruce is reaching out to potential american customers, not Europeans, so why care
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  3. Scania Sweden is happy. With this demo truck in a potential new market, they first of all want attention around their brand name, and americans comeing looking closer at the truck. The 'drama' regarding Bruce to put some chromed stacks and other styling on the truck, or not, brings the Scania name out there in a larger degree, more views, more attention. This is marketing.
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  4. Are you a potential American customer?
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  5.  @Savagetechie  Not quite agree. I think this truck is first of all about getting the name Scania known to more US truckers. It is more of an 'attention getter', a 'forerunner', a gimmick if you like. A bit less important at this stage to show off factory spec's and all technical details. If this was the case, there would possible be a representative from Scania coming along to the shows, which there likely will not be. Later on, if Scania want do go for the US market, they will present themself all about factory specs, and it's easier when more people already have heard the name up front, seen videos, photos. Anyway, no big deal.
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  6. Ok
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  7. yeah. Nobody ever touches their Scania in Europe, everyone drives factoy original trucks, only.
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  8. never seen a euro truck with chromed stacks and a deck plate? I have.
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  9. well..first of all, he has not yet shown what he has done to it) He shows test fitting of a hub cover, that's it. Second, this truck is to appeal to americans first of all, not europeans. In general, americans and europeans got different cultures and styles. Trucks all over the world are styled according to local preferences. Thisis about marketing and potential sales.
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  10. the point of ths particualr truck is maybe to see if, and to what possible degreed, americans have ANY potential interest AT ALL in a euro style cabover. It would not hurt to have all details in the frame visable, but I think at this stage the big elephant in the room is 'the Cab'.
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  11. Lol...love the sarcasm) Yes, he gives a shite what some people in Europe possible think, except Scania Sweden who wants him to bring attention to their truck in the USA first of all, and do whatever he feelss will help in getting more americans come over have a closer look at shows, and be exposed to the brand name, a euro cabover.
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  12. oh BU-HU, I'm not getting it my way and I'm going to lay down and CRY
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  13. This truck is owned by Scania, it is their demo truck in the USA. Bruce is allowed to do some styling of it, whatever it takes to appeal more to americans at truck shows
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  14. It's sweet that all Scanias in Europe are fully factory original., totally untouched. This Scania is in the US, and they like to style trucks with 3'rd part parts.
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  15.  @ourfarmhouseinspain  This Scania is all about getting attention in the US. It's a marketing truck. It's fine with Scania that Bruce do something to get some more attention. Also all the 'do not touch it' comments helps Scania getting attention towards this truck, as it helps this channel grow and reach out to more viewers. Scania themselves will manage in a fine way to show their original factory trucks when/if they come to the US. Now it's just all about getting their name out there.
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  16. keep commenting and declare you sub and unsub..it helps the channel, and Scania Sweden) This truck and it's videos is all about marketing, getting the brand name out there. The drama sorunding styling it whatever way or not, is perfect in helping the marketing of the name, bringing attention in social media
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  17. He havn't really showed finished styling yet...) Just trial fitted some hub covers) Let's just wait for the result
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  18. A bunch of European cry babies not getting their way lol) 'I'm leaving!' I'm unsubing! I'm done here! '' baaaaahahaha
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  19. @deanoc8551 Common sense is to do certain adjustments both regarding the marketing and product itself, all depending on the specific markets one are aiming at, in order to potentially get more attention and sales. It's all good that people in UK and elsewhere in Europe have their clear preferences about how a Scania and other Euro brands should look, spec'd and potentially styled. Put this does not really help Scania regarding a market that got some rather different preferences regarding trucks. This Scania in the US is a show truck, an 'attention getter', trying to get the brand name better known, and Bruce is of the opinion adding some 'local styling' to it helps in getting even more attention at shows, getting more people over being expose to the brand name there on the front of this truck. Yeah, owners of Amerian trucks in both the US and Uk does agree on theose trucks looks the best the American way) Most potential owners of a Scania in the US will be fleet owners, how is into efficiency, fuel economy first of all, and will not spend much money towards chrome in the end. But chrome draws people at shows)
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  20. Lol...stop kidding...just STOP IT, european cry babies!!!:) Europe is full uf Scanias with chromed stacks, deck plates and +++++++++++
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  21. This truck needs to appeal to americans, not people in EU. Sit back and relax, or not watch
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  22. anf another bunch of European cry babies not getting their way lol) 'I'm leaving!' I'm unsubing! I'm done here! '' baaaaahahaha!!!
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  23. Such a Euro truck will not replae the typical over the road US trucks, but can potentially be a addition regarding local, inter-city, vocational trucks. Some drivers/ fleetowners do focus more at effiency, comfort, fuel use, than cool looks regarding their daily work, source of income. It's not a truck type for everyone, but potentially a niche when it comes to the US
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  24. EUROPE IS FULL OF PIMPED UP SCANIAS, THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop these stupid comments, euro guys, you are fooling NO ONE!!!! This truck in the US, and they do WHATEVER they like with it.
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  25. the truck is in the USA and supposed to appeal to the americans, not europeans
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  26. this truck is to appeal to americans, not europeans. Better look up some channels where they style trucks to appeal to europeans
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  27. Looks looks looks...oh it's all about the looks. So many on here are superficial persons. Yeah there are a lot of 'American trucks'in Europe, that is Scanias that have been styled with chromed exhaust stacks and a deck plating, yes that suddenly makes them 'Ameriacan', nobody has any chance to see they once where Scanias lol
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  28. different countries, different cultures and taste. The point is every country got their styles and taste. Americans would not love dutch or dansih styling, colour choice, they want to ad their own touch, as any country
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  29. European styling of trucks are heavily influenced by US trucks. Chromed stacks, for example. I say this as an european.
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  30. The truck is in the US, and is supposed to appeal to the American audience, not europeans. Plenty of chromed up Scanias in Europe
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  31. This truck is to appeal to Americans, NOT EUROPEANS!!!
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  32. what makes you think potential American customers should/would look up tp a Dutch or Danish style..........? They got no relation to Euro trucking culture. They got a relation to American trucking culture. Sure, many would admire the work regarding some style done in Europe, but the americans got their own taste, way of styling trucks. Bruce knows more about what americans like, than europeans do....Just relax. This truck being in the US, and at these videos, is marketing first of all, getting the brand name more known. And 'big dramas' like 'style the truck the american way or not' bring lots of attention and is fine marketing, good or bad' )
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  33. Have you ever visited a European truck show.....There is some chrome parts there..........But the chrome is no big deal. Big problem with a lot of European show trucks is HORRIBLE paint brush 'art' ALL OVER!!!! Flying wolves with sigars in their mouth, crying dragons and princesses and whatever crazy stuff created. So much bad taste. But also muh good taste. I say this as an european. I find the Americans better to style trucks, as they usually got a more clean look, nice paint jobs with some different colours and stripes, not often to see razy paint brush 'art'
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  34. This truck is to appeal to Americans. Not Europans. Please look at some euro youtube channel for Scanias to appeal to the Eruoepan market.
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  35. Every been to a European Truck Show. If not, stay far away, for your health
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  36. I agree, if these trucks gets to the US, owners who likes to style their trucks will do it the way it appeals to americans, not so much the europeans way, even some might look at it for some inspiration. That said, I do not think Scania really is particular eager about the US market regarding their trucks. It's a difficult market to get into, large costs, and market is not so keen on cabovers. With the Scania owner purchasing International/Navistar a couple of years ago they obviously have some plans for the North American markets, but I think those plans mainly are putting Scania, and MAN, technology into Navistar trucks, with the convential cabs that the North American market is used to and like. Maybe they will 'sneak in' some Eruo cabs for vocational trucks, dump trucks, concrete trucks, where it can be an advantage with a short more compact truck, just like Paccar use some small DAF cabover cabs for particualr trucks. This coperation with Bruce's channel and 'dramas' hanging in the air like 'customize the truck the american way or not' and all the attention it gets, is good marketing for Scania, get their brand name mentionedin social media to viewers from different countries, no matter what becomes of the 'american market test' in the end
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  37. to get more attention at US truck shows. To get more people over, wondering what this is, and have them stand there right on front of the grille and see the name 'Scania. It's a marketing truck
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  38. It's fully allowed to feel frustrated, but not needed. This Scania is in the US. Scania marketing department and Bruce, as their partner, wants this demo truck to appeal to the americans, NOT the europeans. they wants it to draw as much attention as possible at US truck shows, get the brand name out there. It's just that simple. Europeans are free to think Ductch styling or whatever is the only perfect option for a Scania, but north america is another places, with it's different culture and way of doing things. Truck companies, and truck parts manufaturers do adpat to the different markets around the world, in order to have more sales.
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  39. People watch are much too concerned about details, like if Bruce ad a deck plate or not. This is not important at this stage. To Scania it is all about getting their name out there, to check out if americans got an interest for a euro cabover AT ALL. Some chromed styling, what appeals to americans, is not anything negative.
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  40. Okay
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  41. No Scanias or other euro trucks in Europe that got stacks and deck plates? They can't touch them because they are Gucci out of the factories. Great, do whatever you like in Europe. This truck is the US and needs to appeal to americans. The truck is all about marketeing, drawing attention to the brand name
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  42. This truck 'mission' is to appeal to Americans, not Europeans. Many viewers overseas seems not to understand the marketing aspect much, and nees to chill, or just not watch
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  43. He trolls the heck out of many europeans wathing, with his threats to make it American..lol..brings a lot of fuzz and attention, Scania Headquaters LOVES it, their name getting more exsposure
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  44. You obviously did read this truck is in the USA. It need to appeal to Americans. They give a F how they do it europe, they will style it their way. Keep on crying about not getting it your way. Nobody cares
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  45. As a european, yes kind of agree it would be nice being able to show off the tidy layout of things between the rails, axles and so on. On the other hand this is details that might not be so important to go into at this level of marketing. I think what Scania Sweden, andBruce, is looking out for is if there is any kind of interst from an US audience regarding a Euro style cabover, AT ALL. If the feed back is 'the frame and drive line is a piece of art, but we don't really like the euro cab', than there is not much help.
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  46. American truck owners are in general concervative, less open to new tech than in Europe. They are in general skeptical to anything different, and certainly 'completely different'. Adding a few details they are familiar with, can help some get over and take a closer look. This is marketing, and most commenting here got no clue about it. Scania Headquarter are fully into anything that can draw some more attention to this show truck. Bruce nows the attitude of the US truckers better than Scania Headquaters.
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  47. this truck is located in the USA, and needs to appeal to americans, not europeans. It is as simple as that, but few viewers seems to understand. Europeans to cry about 'do it our way', but that is not how it works. Better look for other channel where they style trucks to appeal to europeans.
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  48. lol..he has not even shown the end result! Just trail fitted a hub cover)
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