Now I know another major factor our Eastern counterparts can be so competitive in International transport…Their capital costs seem a lot lower than ours
Not sure thats really all that cheap to be honest.
I’m pretty sure you could find a base-spec 4x2 Stralis with the smallest engine in this country for not much (if any) more! Also, let’s not forget that the capital cost of running a truck is a ridiculously small part of the overall operating cost, and that even if trucks were half the price they are now it would barely make a dent in the operating cost.
However let’s not let the basic financial facts get in the way of finding another limp-wristed way of explaining why some British hauliers have failed to adapt to the changes in the market, especially if it doubles as an opportunity to stick the boot into a foreigner eh? 
in late 2005, i was given a quote of £46,000 for a brand new Stralis 430 6x2 from a main dealer, it was the active space cab, the one with the baby seat for the passenger
at the same time, i had quotes for a Merc megaspace and a DAF CF Skycab, both came in at between £57,000 and £58,000
shuttlespanker:
at the same time, i had quotes for a Merc megaspace and a DAF CF Skycab, both came in at between £57,000 and £58,000
We got a pair of brand-new Euro 5 2546’s with Megaspace cabs 2 years ago for 57750 each, so not much shift in price by the looks of it.
Could it be that these units are a cancelled order, so are priced so the dealer can shift them?
muckles:
Could it be that these units are a cancelled order, so are priced so the dealer can shift them?
the one i specced was brand new unregistered not a cancelled order
Gogan:
However let’s not let the basic financial facts get in the way of finding another limp-wristed way of explaining why some British hauliers have failed to adapt to the changes in the market, especially if it doubles as an opportunity to stick the boot into a foreigner eh?
And your point is 
shuttlespanker:
muckles:
Could it be that these units are a cancelled order, so are priced so the dealer can shift them?the one i specced was brand new unregistered not a cancelled order
I meant the one’s on the op, even the advert is in the secondhand trucks section.
The company I worked for a few years back got a couple of FH’s that were destined for a German company, but were then surplus to requirements. So we bought them instead even though they weren’t quite specced to what we wanted, but we couldn’t wait for a new truck to come off the production line.
Frm what I gather other than v8 scanias there are deals to be had on most trucks.
Don’t quote me on this but having had a conversation with a polish haulier who works for me they where ordered by the company Link and cancelled. so that’s prob why so cheap.
kr79:
Frm what I gather other than v8 scanias there are deals to be had on most trucks.
It looks like the Scania V8 is also keenly priced in the East…
Riverstick:
kr79:
Frm what I gather other than v8 scanias there are deals to be had on most trucks.It looks like the Scania V8 is also keenly priced in the East…
Again, not really at £75k. A poverty-spec 4x2 R500 which is sitting in dealer stock isn’t realistically going to be fetching much more in the UK.
A 6x2 with leather, retarder and the 2-pedal setup might well fetch stronger money - but apart from having the lowest powered V8 engine in the range (and not even the EEV one at that!) that Scanny is as billy-basic as they come, not really representative of the typical factory order for a UK dealer from which I suspect you are drawing comparisons.