Truck & Driver UK – July 2019

BUYING EURO 6

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Centres Economy selection,

which is mainly sold from

Washington (Tyne & Wear) and

Coventry. All Euro 6 FH4 tractors

come with an unlimited-mileage

six-month basic Volvo driveline

warranty, and the vast majority

have been Volvo-maintained from

new. For example:

PX64 WPW is a 64-plate Euro

6 Volvo FH4 13-litre 460hp 6x2

Globetrotter. It has seven months’

MoT, has been Volvo maintained

from new, and has covered

735,000km. The asking price for

this vehicle is £29,950 plus VAT.

To hire purchase this motor

with a 15% deposit, repayments

would be as follows:

Over 24 months:

approximately £1117 per month

(£258 per week).

Over 36 months:

approximately £769 per month

(£178 per week).

Prices are based upon today’s

cost of funds and would obviously

be subject to credit approval –

depending on credit status, a

deposit of 20% may be needed.

MAN

MAN urges us to look at the

bigger picture on this one, as,

by the time you add in variables

such as mileage and fuel

consumption, the vehicle with

the lowest asking price that fits

the bill doesn’t always work out

best in the long run.

The manufacturer suggests,

therefore, that we consider one

of its regular offers on these

kinds of vehicles, using the

following current MAN offer to

give us an idea.

For TGX 440 6x2 tractors

from about 2015, you can lease

purchase over 24 months on a

deal that also includes a

24-month Bronze Service

Package and 24-month Factory

Driveline Warranty, both

covering 130,000km annually.

Initial payment of £2100 plus

full VAT, amounting to £6431.09.

This is then followed by 23

payments of £1061.67, then a

balloon payment of £8000

to buy the vehicle at the

end of the lease period.

Scania R450: 735,000km, £32,500 ex VAT

Volvo FH 460 Globetrotter, 735,000km: £29,950 ex VAT

Daf XF 460 Space Cab: £22,000-£26,000 ex VAT

MAN TGX 460: take advantage of an offer and lease purchase