New/Used Contract Hire deals.

[xfmatt]

After previous expensive breakdowns I am considering looking into contract hire tractor units. This would have to include full maintenance package, tipping gear and also a fridge. I’ve read about and spoke to a salesman about the secondhand Renault T range deal at £289 per week but with tipping gear fitted that would push up to £320 per week.
I’ve also seen that Mercedes are offering secondhand tractor units at £193 per week but that doesn’t include a maintenance package.

Is anyone currently running a secondhand vehicle on a contract hire basis from any manufacturer and how does it work out for you? Are they reliable in providing up to date maintenance and will they provide a replacement truck in the event of a breakdown?

Also, does anyone have any up to date prices on NEW trucks on contract hire with all of the above fitted?

Many thanks.

[nsmith1180]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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[Stanley Mitchell]

http://www.truckfast.co.uk supply with tipping gear on.....

[Stanley Mitchell]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Does the £300 include tax & tyres Nick ?

And how are you getting on with the Renault dealership[s] regarding inspections and repairs ?

[el_presidente]

Renault are also doing 0% apr offers. They are like hens teeth in the private industry, never mind commercial sector.

[nsmith1180]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Does the £300 include tax & tyres Nick ?

And how are you getting on with the Renault dealership[s] regarding inspections and repairs ?

Includes everything but punctures and blowouts. And Thompson Commercials are the best dealer, car truck or bike, I've ever had dealings with.

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[Stanley Mitchell]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Does the £300 include tax & tyres Nick ?

And how are you getting on with the Renault dealership[s] regarding inspections and repairs ?

Includes everything but punctures and blowouts. And Thompson Commercials are the best dealer, car truck or bike, I've ever had dealings with.

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Last question Nick, honest...…

What are they like on fuel ?

[nsmith1180]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Does the £300 include tax & tyres Nick ?

And how are you getting on with the Renault dealership[s] regarding inspections and repairs ?

Includes everything but punctures and blowouts. And Thompson Commercials are the best dealer, car truck or bike, I've ever had dealings with.

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Last question Nick, honest...…

What are they like on fuel ?

67 plate is doing 9.8 mpg average on mixed light/heavy work
16 plate is doing 9.4 mpg average on the same work.

[Stanley Mitchell]

Thanks Nick.....

[Mattwoodtransport]

Renault t range, flat trailers, 90% 40 tonne, fixed midlift, one is running 8.5, other is 8.3

[Mattwoodtransport]

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Does the £300 include tax & tyres Nick

I’ve not been following trucknet for a few month nick? Did you say you’ve grown to two trucks now? What work/sector/weights are you pulling to get those return on fuel? Anything on the unit that may be helping that? E.g steered mid? I’ll give brs a ring when I fire up on my own. Ta


Last question Nick, honest...…

What are they like on fuel ?[/quote]


67 plate is doing 9.8 mpg average on mixed light/heavy work
16 plate is doing 9.4 mpg average on the same work.[/quote]

[chaversdad]

Anyone had a price on a new High T yet?

I had narrowed it down to Man or Daf but then i saw a high cab T the other day and it did look impressive all colour coded

[Jm11]

Spoke to Renault couple weeks ago.
Mid nineties for a decent spec high cab tag.
Can’t remember exact price of r&m but it wasn’t stupid if you want to extend warranty from 2 years to 4 or 5 think it was £75 extra a month if you want own maintenance

[chaversdad]

Spoke to Renault couple weeks ago.
Mid nineties for a decent spec high cab tag.
Can’t remember exact price of r&m but it wasn’t stupid if you want to extend warranty from 2 years to 4 or 5 think it was £75 extra a month if you want own maintenance

Fully specced tag Daf was 96k with 3 year warranty and driveline on years 4+5 so not far away then

[matamoros]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Methinks a refresher course in maths is needed........£31 a week difference over 24 months is £3224

[Stanley Mitchell]

Anyone had a price on a new High T yet?

I had narrowed it down to Man or Daf but then i saw a high cab T the other day and it did look impressive all colour coded

I`ve been quoted £92750.00 for a 520 6x2, all singing, all the bells

Or

£440.00 a month full contract hire over 5 years, covers everything apart from the tyres

[nsmith1180]

Anyone had a price on a new High T yet?

I had narrowed it down to Man or Daf but then i saw a high cab T the other day and it did look impressive all colour coded

I`ve been quoted £92750.00 for a 520 6x2, all singing, all the bells

Or

£440.00 a month full contract hire over 5 years, covers everything apart from the tyres

Moodys have, or had at least, a 4 legger for £85k outright. I don't know if they've sold it yet as I've been too busy for CM for a month or so.

[nsmith1180]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Methinks a refresher course in maths is needed........£31 a week difference over 24 months is £3224

Yup, you are right, I'm a numpty!

New question: Is £3224 unreasonable for tipping gear? Like I said, never specced it.

[el_presidente]

Try BRS. My second one is a BRS truck on a 16 plate for 300 a week, but no tipping gear.

As for the Renault deal, is £744 for brand new tipping gear expensive? Because that's what it works out at over the 24 months agreement. Doesn't strike me as unreasonable.

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Methinks a refresher course in maths is needed........£31 a week difference over 24 months is £3224

Yup, you are right, I'm a numpty!

New question: Is £3224 unreasonable for tipping gear? Like I said, never specced it.

Depends on how much you want doing (infils etc) and the truck - but around £2500 + vat is a qoute rattled off for me recently with a reputable engineering comany.

[nsmith1180]

Thanks el-presidente

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[chaversdad]

Anyone had a price on a new High T yet?

I had narrowed it down to Man or Daf but then i saw a high cab T the other day and it did look impressive all colour coded

I`ve been quoted £92750.00 for a 520 6x2, all singing, all the bells

Or

£440.00 a month full contract hire over 5 years, covers everything apart from the tyres

440 a month ? That sounds way too cheap

[muckles]

Anyone had a price on a new High T yet?

I had narrowed it down to Man or Daf but then i saw a high cab T the other day and it did look impressive all colour coded

I`ve been quoted £92750.00 for a 520 6x2, all singing, all the bells

Or

£440.00 a month full contract hire over 5 years, covers everything apart from the tyres

440 a month ? That sounds way too cheap

Must be a month was quoted £420 week for a full spec LHD 4x2 in 2014.

[chipliner]

Hi there can any of you guys tell me that are running their trucks on rural roads 90% of the time get on mpg , as most of our work is and we are averaging 6.8mpg on a mixed fleet at 40 ton and less I sometimes think there is better to be had , although it's nice to see guys posting 9 /10 /11 mpg I'm sure a lot of motorway running is involved , I'm looking an opinion on work similar to mine .

[Stanley Mitchell]

Hi there can any of you guys tell me that are running their trucks on rural roads 90% of the time get on mpg , as most of our work is and we are averaging 6.8mpg on a mixed fleet at 40 ton and less I sometimes think there is better to be had , although it's nice to see guys posting 9 /10 /11 mpg I'm sure a lot of motorway running is involved , I'm looking an opinion on work similar to mine .

Can`t help really, as we are 90% motorway, but when we do go "rural".....the fuel returns are Tommy Tank

[chaversdad]

Fully loaded from Carlisle to Perth i get about 8-9 mpg
From Perth to Wick i average 6-7 mpg

[el_presidente]

Hi there can any of you guys tell me that are running their trucks on rural roads 90% of the time get on mpg , as most of our work is and we are averaging 6.8mpg on a mixed fleet at 40 ton and less I sometimes think there is better to be had , although it's nice to see guys posting 9 /10 /11 mpg I'm sure a lot of motorway running is involved , I'm looking an opinion on work similar to mine .

44t Cross country north wales, 6 mpg av full one way empty back.

Spoke to a lad operating a new Gen Scania V8 520 - getting around 7.5 same work.

[stevieboy308]

Hi there can any of you guys tell me that are running their trucks on rural roads 90% of the time get on mpg , as most of our work is and we are averaging 6.8mpg on a mixed fleet at 40 ton and less I sometimes think there is better to be had , although it's nice to see guys posting 9 /10 /11 mpg I'm sure a lot of motorway running is involved , I'm looking an opinion on work similar to mine .

57 plate FH 480, can just about keep it in the 7s, bathtub bulker, empty 15t one way 44t on the way back, very hilly a + b roads, villages etc, motorway for 1 junction

[chipliner]

Thanks for the replies guys , I'm in the ball park then on 7-7.5mpg hardly any motorways mainly a-b roads .
Sorry to the o.p. for high jacking your thread .
We have two Renault premiums due for replacement soon , Renault salesman reckons I should see a big difference if I go to the Renault t range as the premiums are lagging behind the rest of the fleet in mpg, ( they all say that don't they )
1 in particular hardly making 7mpg more usually 6.8 mpg

[Old John]

R480 Scania (2013), always loaded to the max+ one way, lighter loaded in other direction.
Very steep territory, almost no motorway. Average over the last 80,000 k 6.86. and not a lively performer at all.
As another poster has said, have heard good things about the 520/580s, but until you run them on your own operation, you'll never really know

[Munchkin]

Anyone had a price on a new High T yet?

I had narrowed it down to Man or Daf but then i saw a high cab T the other day and it did look impressive all colour coded

1st RHD tag T High in UK. Going to be at Truckfest Scotland at the weekend on Renault stand.
Tidy !!!

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