What a very nostalgic thread. I ran a TR305 in the late '80s early '90s. Brilliant truck and was very comfortable. They were very underated. It wasn’t a racehorse by any means but it luggged pretty well and always gave a very relaxed journey,as the engine gave the impression it wasn’t working as hard as it was. It gave decent fuel returns as well when you left it pull at the lower end of the rev range. I had a DAF 2800 DKSE at the same time and the Berliet was a nicer truck to drive.
There was an importer in Co.Wexford at the time,and I’m not sure whether thay assembled them from ckd kits or just imported them directly.
Like you said Saviem,the V8 engine had a reputation for poor reliability,but the 6 cylinder was a great workhorse.