i am considering a merc actros 540 or 580, but i can not find anyone who runs either, the demo is a 500 so cant really compare that to either, all i want is rough fuel, and any major problems. cheers. v8 karl is your dad on a 540 actros now if so is he impressed?
dont know about the V8 but i own a 460 megaspce {new shape} and cannot complain at all,195000 kms since may 2004 and never put a foot wrong, so they,ve got the cab spot, on the gearbox about right, and the merc V8 is renowned to be bomb proof, so all in all a good machine
Na sorry mate, he’s in one of the Scania’s. 
gavin c:
, all i want is rough fuel,
What on earth for?
I had a tankful of rough fuel in Afghanistan with the coach years ago and all the passengers had to get out and push up the hills till it worked through 
Seriously Gavin, can’t give you any advice, but I did like (most) of the Mercs I’ve driven.
Salut, David.
thanks for that chavers,karl. pretty much made my mind up. heard nothing but good about the460.
Weve just had 4 new 460s and running with a 15 3 tautliner from Wrexham down to Shepton Malet and back the onboard fuel computer was showing 10.6 mpg. We only carry empty drinks cans so theres no weight & we always run home empty but
the 420 Scanias they`ve replaced never came anywhere near that,not that iam
paying for the fuel, just playing with the computer when i get board 
You didn’t used to get 10mpg out of the scania’s with empty cans on
That’s outrageous. I used to get 13 out of the 420 scania that I had, taking cardboard from Huntingdon to Falmouth. And reloading out of Truro with plastic crates for Kettering.
That was always a 13’10" Tautliner, but I wouldn’t have even dreamt that pulling a 15’3" would hammer the fuel that much. Scary