All new P700's will be single axle wheel only. With the high center of gravity, IMHO it would make them a real roll over hazzard.
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Danny,
I am somewhat puzzled and am wondering where you got this information. I was issued a brand new P700-D last October. It rolled off the final assembly line in Wisconsin in September. It has a Freghtliner Chassis with a 5-speed automatic and 4-cylinder Mercedes engine. It seems to be completely redesigned, new body and has a new rounded hood. It has Dual wheels on the back. Still no A/C or CD Player though!
Its a little slow on takeoff, but gets up to speed fast, seems to handle the road slightly better than my old one. Nice vehicle.
The comments on the P500's were of interest to me. I used to love the 500 I drove and hated it at first when I had to take a 700. One day on the way back to the building, I spun one when moving off the entrance ramp onto the expressway. The left rear wheel tried to pass me, I let off the gas pedal and steered in direction of the skid. I almost made it, but overcorrected with that good old manual steering. When I finally came to a stop, I was in the emergency lane facing three lanes of tractor-trailers coming at me. Of course it was my fault, I had gotten out of bed and came to work that day. The 500's did seem to be hard to get the alignment on the front wheels correct. A couple of ones I drove would get bad "front end shakes". I did get used to that Power Steering And Four-wheel Disc Brakes pretty fast after that on the 700!