Hello, I work for a market research company and we are currently looking for someone that works for or owns a company who could convincingly present themselves as looking to purchase a single truck - either a 4x2 Rigid Unit or a 6x2 Tractor Unit, or in some cases both.
You would need to contact 5 different dealerships to obtain a price for a specified truck. For each dealership you contact we would pay you a fee of £300, so a total of £1,500 for all 5.
I am aware that this sounds ‘too good to be true’ but it essentially comes down to the fact that without your help we simply cannot do this project. We are very aware that within the truck industry you work long hours (first hand experience of a Grandad that worked long haul!) and don’t have much free time, so the incentive we offer has to compensate for this.
This is just a brief overview of this, if you would like some further information please either comment or private message me. Please note that I am not able to disclose company names at this stage due to the forum rules and regulations.
Purchasing a lorry is just a tad more involved compared to buying a car or a washing machine. It goes a bit beyond what colour and interior trim take the fancy.
The outright purchase of HGV is becoming less and less common. A good dealer’s salesman is going to be asking a lot of questions about the purchaser’s business to ensure that the specification of the vehicle is suited to the client’s operation. Particularly relevant will be the information needed to set up any R&M contract, which for a single vehicle would be a strong probability given the level of sophisticated technology now incorporated in modern HGV. For the rigid he is also going to be trying to sell appropriate bodywork etc.
The chances of creating a fair and accurate like-for-like comparison which would be relevant to the haulage industry in general seem questionable, there are just too many variables between what purchasers are looking for. There are what could be called base model fleet vehicles, but a price comparison of these, particularly if this is then in reference between manufacturers may well not mean a lot.
Trying to compare identical specifications from a range of one make dealerships is also likely to produce what are in essence unfair results. The level of manufacturer support for dealerships varies, the price the dealer can sell for will be reliant on many factors other than how much he paid for the vehicle.
For the purchaser there are many factors which will influence his decision about from whom to buy the vehicle and these will not be related to the purchase price. The level of parts availability, technical competence in the dealer’s workshop, level of service support particularly out of hours, will be a far greater consideration than how much the vehicle cost. HGV ownership is all about the whole-life cost of the vehicle, from purchase to ultimate residual value.
cav551:
Purchasing a lorry is just a tad more involved compared to buying a car or a washing machine. It goes a bit beyond what colour and interior trim take the fancy.
The outright purchase of HGV is becoming less and less common. A good dealer’s salesman is going to be asking a lot of questions about the purchaser’s business to ensure that the specification of the vehicle is suited to the client’s operation. Particularly relevant will be the information needed to set up any R&M contract, which for a single vehicle would be a strong probability given the level of sophisticated technology now incorporated in modern HGV. For the rigid he is also going to be trying to sell appropriate bodywork etc.
The chances of creating a fair and accurate like-for-like comparison which would be relevant to the haulage industry in general seem questionable, there are just too many variables between what purchasers are looking for. There are what could be called base model fleet vehicles, but a price comparison of these, particularly if this is then in reference between manufacturers may well not mean a lot.
Trying to compare identical specifications from a range of one make dealerships is also likely to produce what are in essence unfair results. The level of manufacturer support for dealerships varies, the price the dealer can sell for will be reliant on many factors other than how much he paid for the vehicle.
For the purchaser there are many factors which will influence his decision about from whom to buy the vehicle and these will not be related to the purchase price. The level of parts availability, technical competence in the dealer’s workshop, level of service support particularly out of hours, will be a far greater consideration than how much the vehicle cost. HGV ownership is all about the whole-life cost of the vehicle, from purchase to ultimate residual value.
Some excellent points there cav, you could contact 3 salesman at the same dealership and end up with 3 differnet quote’s down to interpretation, although I am convinced some companies spend more time and effort choosing an office photcopier thtan they do there trucks
cav551:
Purchasing a lorry is just a tad more involved compared to buying a car or a washing machine. It goes a bit beyond what colour and interior trim take the fancy.
The outright purchase of HGV is becoming less and less common. A good dealer’s salesman is going to be asking a lot of questions about the purchaser’s business to ensure that the specification of the vehicle is suited to the client’s operation. Particularly relevant will be the information needed to set up any R&M contract, which for a single vehicle would be a strong probability given the level of sophisticated technology now incorporated in modern HGV. For the rigid he is also going to be trying to sell appropriate bodywork etc.
The chances of creating a fair and accurate like-for-like comparison which would be relevant to the haulage industry in general seem questionable, there are just too many variables between what purchasers are looking for. There are what could be called base model fleet vehicles, but a price comparison of these, particularly if this is then in reference between manufacturers may well not mean a lot.
Trying to compare identical specifications from a range of one make dealerships is also likely to produce what are in essence unfair results. The level of manufacturer support for dealerships varies, the price the dealer can sell for will be reliant on many factors other than how much he paid for the vehicle.
For the purchaser there are many factors which will influence his decision about from whom to buy the vehicle and these will not be related to the purchase price. The level of parts availability, technical competence in the dealer’s workshop, level of service support particularly out of hours, will be a far greater consideration than how much the vehicle cost. HGV ownership is all about the whole-life cost of the vehicle, from purchase to ultimate residual value.
Some excellent points there cav, you could contact 3 salesman at the same dealership and end up with 3 differnet quote’s down to interpretation, although I am convinced some companies spend more time and effort choosing an office photcopier thtan they do there trucks
I can agree, we are doing this across the UK so hope that we can get a basis of the prices involved.
