Some people don't like the style, I don't like the $ price because the freight rates keep going down, and the price of trucks has nearly doubled in the past 10 years.
Don’t forget the cost of maintenance that also atlesst doubled. The ones around us in Alabama are all $150 an hr. And these new trucks with all The newer, emission crap they spend their fair time in the shop!
Took Peterbilt long enough to caught up with westernstar for the cab curtains. TV mount should be standard on the 58in and up sleepers. I do like the amount of storage in this one. 589 is growing on me like the 389 did.
The wide cab with the single windshield destroyed the classic look of the truck. I get it, there's hella room inside now but it doesn't look good. It looks cheap. My issue with the door is the window also. It's not square and it looks cheap. It looks like it came off a Freightliner. The whole thing looks more like a Western star. Just my opinion didn't mean to offend
@@SteveCarbone Mostly the handles. These outside handles wear so insanely fast. After about a hundred thousand thousand miles up to two hundred thousand, they especially feel insanely cheap.
@@UnduplicatableMy last 579 had 600k on it when it was sold and I had no issues with the door handles. My current 579 has 260k on it and no issues with the handles. My favorite part about the doors on the wide cab is that they actually seal up, to the point that cab has to be vented like a car so you cab close the doors.
@@bradj7900 Yup, I don’t mind the doors too much, and they seem to close nicer and are much quieter (block more noise) than with the 379/389 style doors. I haven’t been in a 589 yet, but I’m liking the appearance if I can get the customization I want. Those handles aren’t too bad, but I really like the older style external door handles of the 379 and 389 and wish I could keep that on the 579/589. I suppose the reason our handles are already junk is because these are company trucks used by multiple people and we work with harsh oxidizers and what-nots, too. They work fine, but they feel cheap and sometimes they’ll stick in the open position instead of closing. And when the chrome cover begins to wear off, it’s even more ugly. We work around fine grit and dust, along with oxidizers, but the old style handles all look much better and they’re older than our 579 handles. I prefer a metal handle over a plastic handle. Automatics in the old style cabs are AWFUL - they destroy your knees and have no space to move. I’d love to finance a 589 and find a company or more to run it with, but I’m not sure the insurance would be cheap enough for someone who’s almost 30 with only a couple years or so of commercial hazmat driving experience. Do you have any good news for someone like me in this position?
I like it all the way around, the mount and outlet for ELD etc is very good. Not too many lights and not visually obfuscated from inspection with excessive deck plating etc but it looks like it could use one deck plate and stairs to it on the right side. I was wondering what the two vertically oriented black plastic things 2:42 are at the back of the cab near the bottom.
I think the DEF tank should be mounted forward of the driver side fuel tank that way both of the tanks line up with each other and the fuel tanks need to be positioned about 6 inches more to the rear that way the filler caps aren’t under the sleeper which would make it easier to fuel at those truck stops that have the long fuel hoses from one pump compared to those with satellite pumps Just a thought
What does he mean that Peterbilt didn't offer airbag dump? I never noticed and I've driven many 379s! Maybe I just didn't have a reason to use it. I honestly don't remember not having an airbag dump, though!
Yea we’ve e had several 379’s. Still Have one. They all had air dumps over on the right side. Left to right toggle switches. Either above or below the inter axle diff. Lock. And 5th wheel air slide release. If u have one.
@@user-bo4jp4lk6l Yeah, I remember the three or four left to right toggle switches on the far right of the dash! Shiiit, I really wish my credit was still what it used to be. I need a truck bad!
This looks too good. I’d still want both fuel tanks to be longer, extending just past the cab so the fill ports are easily accessible. Steps and handles would be great, and I’d mod the def tank to be hidden somewhere behind the stairs. Desperately needs deck plate and different outside door handles. I also don’t know why carpet is still a default option.
I concur I drove 2 389’s with those headlights and always had a hard time seeing the road if it was raining at night The turn signals in the fender bracket are a good idea If I was ordering one it would have to have the single square heated LED’s along with lollipop style turn signals on the fenders
You always make Peterbilts look awesome and you did with this one. But the 589 is hideous with that one piece windshield and on slope. I really dislike the interior cab as well. Not a knock against you at all this all on paccar or Peterbilt. At this point why even put out a hood truck.
Why does it seem like Steve isn't so excited about these 589s? If not, I don't blame him. I'm pretty upset about the change, too! They should not have mixed the modern aero with the classic! They were better off mixing the modern aero with a completely new design of a long hood like KW did with the W990! You should never redesign your classic truck, you should just design something new or partially new! If it ain't broke, don't fix it! That's why I respect KW for leaving the W900 exactly like it's always been! The 389 headlights were already too much, but everyone got used to it, especially after all the aftermarket designs came out. That should have been the end of messing with the classic design right there, but nope, they just had to mess with it again, and now have discontinued the classic design for good, smh! It's one thing to update the classic truck with new amenities, etc., but those things can be done without messing with the actual design! Nonetheless, I guess we can say Rest Easy to the 389! It's definitely a sad day in trucking, smh!
