That was a little harsh Rhio. There are different schools of thought.
Take me for example.
Unit: 380 a week and only tyres and glass to worry about.
Trailer: owned outright and has cost £1500 in repairs since November.
With the MAN deal it’s on a six month minimum and rolling 1 month after for as long as the operator wants it. So you don’t have to hand it back with nothing after 2.4 years. But you have most of your 40k still in the bank now to start and run your business. Cash in the bank is most important for a new operator. If I had bought my myself a unit outright, Barron Wood would have sunk me two weeks ago when they dropped me, as it is I have cash reserves to fall back on. (which the trailer is doing its best to eat for me!)
ETA: I don’t include planned maintenance in the trailer costs. Its also cost another £260 in planned maintenance inspections.
Thanks for the MAN lessons Big truck. I don’t know that range particularly well.
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