BUYING EURO 6

(^32) July 2019 Truck & Driver
P
icture the scene: you’re
an existing or potential
owner-driver who has
just picked up a new
customer but the work
involves driving into central
London, where the Ultra Low
Emissions Zone (ULEZ) is now
in force. Or you’ve just had a
vehicle die on you, you know
you’ll need to go into one of the

Six

education

Moving from Euro 5 to Euro 6 will prove

costly, but your work as an owner-driver may

demand the greener engine. How much will a

Euro 6 truck from the big seven cost you?

Words: Lucy Radley

many cities proposing a Clean

Air Zone in the near future, so

you’ll have to upgrade at the

same time as replacing.

The common factor in both of

these examples is that you need

to go out and buy a Euro 6

vehicle a bit quick – and we’ll

assume you don’t want to spend

any more money than you have

to. Fear not, however, because

before you start banging on

doors making enquiries and

screwing up your credit rating,

we at T&D have done some of

the initial legwork for you.

We asked all seven major

truck manufacturers what they

could offer us as the cheapest

entry into a used Euro 6 tractor,

and the following is what they

came up with.

Please bear in mind,

obviously, that all of the finance

options listed here are purely

hypothetical to give you some

idea of what’s out there, are

subject to terms and conditions,

and may vary depending on

individual circumstances.

Scania

Scania offered us two sample

trucks, both 64-plate R450 6x2

midlifts. Both are ex-contract

vehicles and come with full

service history, as well as 12

months’ MoT and a 12-month

Scania driveline warranty, which

also gives you access to the

breakdown service Scania

Assist. The only difference

between them is the mileage,

which makes quite a difference

to the numbers.

PE64 UST has 434,000km on

the clock and is priced at

£36,500 plus VAT.

Finance over 48 months

would cost about £900 per month

with a deposit of £1800.

PE64 EUH has 735,000km on

the clock and is priced at

£32,500 plus VAT.

Finance over the same period

would be about £875 per month

with a deposit of £1600.

PE64 EUH would also qualify

for Scania’s current Rent to Buy

scheme for trucks with 650,000-

800,000km on them. With this

option you pay an initial fee of

£295 per vehicle and a monthly

rental for 12 months of £1121.67

plus VAT, followed by £845 per

month for 30 months to complete

the purchase.

During the 12 months of

rental at the beginning of this

deal, and so long as the truck is

free from defects and damage,

you can pull out entirely and

return the motor – so that’s

possibly a good way to test the

waters for a start-up owner-driver

or for initial fleet expansion.

Daf

If a Daf takes your fancy, we’re

reliably informed that a 2014

Euro 6 FTGXF460 Space Cab

will cost you in the region of

£22,000 to £26,000 plus VAT,

depending on mileage. On hire

purchase over three years, this

would work out, based on 10%

up front, at about £650-£750 per

month, though this could be a

little less with a larger deposit.

Volvo

Volvo reckons the best way

forward is its Volvo Used Truck