Bedford TM & GVW de-rating
Hi,
Any thoughts about the Bedford TM and whether it's a bag of nails or OK?, I'm also interested as to whether it's possible to get the GVW rating down to 7.5T in the UK.
I was looking at 4x4 sprinter / 4x4 Iveco cab but they are expensive, but they meet the wife's criteria of being pretty and not white.
I've come across a TM 4x4 troop box carrier (not sure how much yet £), not quite what I was after in terms of config, but 95% there. If it comes in an 50% the cost of an Iveco / Merc with the added benefit of some ground clearance (OK Iveco is not too much on an issue on that one) then it's in wit a shout..... unless it costs a fortune to run.
I don't want to do the HGV / LGV test, so de-rating is an issue, if the TM also does the MPG of a Russian truck (which I've also looked at) then that is also an issue - though a £20k saving on a posh van, can buy a shed load of fuel.
Comments would be appreciated.
RTS
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