I’m looking to replace my 15 plate 520 Scania in the near future my question is this though. I have seen 3 year old

[Nelsonnx]

I’m looking to replace my 15 plate 520 Scania in the near future and have always bought 2nd hand Scania as a rule. Unfortunately the way the market is right now that might not be an option, my question is this though. I have seen 3 year old 530 DAFs with 300000 Ks on them are they decent/reliable and good mpg? There is also a offer of a warranty which looks decent but will need to see who will honour it I think (my work is general haulage so mostly motorway).

[Impent]

A and m commercials

[Wynneertz]

A and m commercials

the bigger they got the more expensive they got

[jjOcampy]

I’ve got a nice R730 Scania for sale for £45k twin stacks, twin tag, all the toys

[Aaroup]

Definitely do not make that mistake stick with scania

[Wynneertz]

Definitely do not make that mistake stick with scania

not a mistake at all

[assendbl]

Stick with scania

[grantex]

Before you make any decisions go for a test drive in a 530 daf, I use to tramp in my R730 and moved into a 530 DAF (I own both) the drive comparison cant even be put into words

[Wynneertz]

Before you make any decisions go for a test drive in a 530 daf, I use to tramp in my R730 and moved into a 530 DAF (I own both) the drive comparison cant even be put into words

I have had both and the daf is way more comfortable

[GeoffDeep]

Speak to Pete White at Whites Transport Services Ltd he sales good second hand trucks he's your man

[rawsi]

Speak to Pete White at Whites Transport Services Ltd he sales good second hand trucks he's your man

he sells the same as any other dealer would sell. He doesn't have a Houdini hat where used trucks are born.

[leightoniz]

It’s the amount you loose after. The time you pay the daf off, got your work out of it & are ready to sell it they’re worth peanuts and are harder to sell.
Better off pushing the boat buying a late scania pay it off, sell it & put 30k+ depending what you buy back in your pocket to put a deposit down on a nearly new 1 again.
If for instance you got a 20/21 v8 for 120k ish, run it for 5 year she should still fetch 60k back easily after you’ve payed it off. If not more

[Katrac]

It’s the amount you loose after. The time you pay the daf off, got your work out of it & are ready to sell it they’re worth peanuts and are harder to sell.
Better off pushing the boat buying a late scania pay it off, sell it & put 30k+ depending what you buy back in your pocket to put a deposit down on a nearly new 1 again.
If for instance you got a 20/21 v8 for 120k ish, run it for 5 year she should still fetch 60k back easily after you’ve payed it off. If not more

and borrow 30k more and pay interest on it for 3 years

[Davri]

It’s the amount you loose after. The time you pay the daf off, got your work out of it & are ready to sell it they’re worth peanuts and are harder to sell.
Better off pushing the boat buying a late scania pay it off, sell it & put 30k+ depending what you buy back in your pocket to put a deposit down on a nearly new 1 again.
If for instance you got a 20/21 v8 for 120k ish, run it for 5 year she should still fetch 60k back easily after you’ve payed it off. If not more

and borrow 30k more and pay interest on it for 3 years

Scania king of the road Mate

[Katrac]

It’s the amount you loose after. The time you pay the daf off, got your work out of it & are ready to sell it they’re worth peanuts and are harder to sell.
Better off pushing the boat buying a late scania pay it off, sell it & put 30k+ depending what you buy back in your pocket to put a deposit down on a nearly new 1 again.
If for instance you got a 20/21 v8 for 120k ish, run it for 5 year she should still fetch 60k back easily after you’ve payed it off. If not more

and borrow 30k more and pay interest on it for 3 years

Scania king of the road Mate

iv told you before there like cocaine. God way of getting rid of money for people with to much of it

[Wynneertz]

It’s the amount you loose after. The time you pay the daf off, got your work out of it & are ready to sell it they’re worth peanuts and are harder to sell.
Better off pushing the boat buying a late scania pay it off, sell it & put 30k+ depending what you buy back in your pocket to put a deposit down on a nearly new 1 again.
If for instance you got a 20/21 v8 for 120k ish, run it for 5 year she should still fetch 60k back easily after you’ve payed it off. If not more

with the way haulage is at the moment that would be a foolish move

[jectornt]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

[goochip]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

at last, somebody who talks sense

[Wynneertz]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

exactly, what he just said

[Katrac]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

and borrow 60k more over 3years paying high interest now people font take the finance cost in to account

[jectornt]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

and borrow 60k more over 3years paying high interest now people font take the finance cost in to account

hit the nail on the head mate

[Nelsonnx]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

and borrow 60k more over 3years paying high interest now people font take the finance cost in to account

this is the conversation I have in my head all the time, tax relief is my other head scratcher as well , will have a beer and think on !!

[mariamaria]

Daf is a good truck and get a lot of bad press and at the moment there's a lot of cheap metal about. The whole argument of buying a scania it'll be worth xyz when you sell it isn't really a good one in my opinion. There's some dafs out there 2019/2020 circa £30k so say you run the thing for 5 years and give it away you've only lost £30k whereas the idea above of spend £120k and get £60k back after 5 you'd have lost double. Driven sensibly the daf will return good economy and will be reliable if maintained. Yes a Scania is a nice tool no doubt about it but with the inflated prices on them, the market falling I'd rather have less tied up in an asset but that's just my thoughts. There are some die hard Scania fans that will hear no bad about them and let's face it they're not without their faults

missed the time lost with daf which is likely to be way more often will happen if you have a scania

[Morector]

I have runned Daf 's for the past 3 yrs and never have any issues , 2 with over a million miles but still doing the job , as long as you service them with genuine part you are good mate

[Katrac]

I have runned Daf 's for the past 3 yrs and never have any issues , 2 with over a million miles but still doing the job , as long as you service them with genuine part you are good mate

i agree

[jose.vander]

stick with scania pal

[Lewomia]

The way things are could you not stick with your motor for another year

[knightra]

Mate euro six dafs are a disaster , I've got three and can't wait to get rid off , ones been off the road since start of December and so far spent around £10 k on it

[Maddium]

DAF is the work of the Devil… Cams go above 400k truly a horrible chariot of misery.

[Joeport]

Look after what ya got bruv if it needs a bit of dollar spent on it spend it when you buy them there sparse and you pay top dollar when you want to sell them there worth fuck all there all the same at the moment any one want to buy new motor must have rocks in there head its the race to the bottom and no one knows what way the economy's going hang on a bit there be giving them away by the summer trust.

[Davri]

Sell you a 2018 Daf 480 SS. With 7 months warranty remaining,
600000 KM

[deansay]

No mention of man any reason

[Nelsonnx]

Thank you all for your comments, a lot to think about, more homework!!

[mmotoon]

Keep what you got till work picks up at least you know your truck

[Lyonette]

The way secondhand prices are at the moment you should be able to get a Scania at a reasonable price. Prices have taken a real fall to what they were.

[alpine xf 95]

DAF all the Way, Much better truck than a Scania will ever be, We have a 460 with 1.5 millon on the clock , Clutch at 1m Turbo at 1.4 m running gear never been touched, in fact same Brake Disc, We do our own servicing though NO R&M for us, We have operated DAFs from 1979 and cannot fault ONE of them , I would recommend the 530 over the 480 though if you are an Owner Driver. the early ones 460 / 510 the clutch bearing would give out at about 750.000 kms clutch half worn at that,
Cannot fault the ride or cab comfort, If the price is right for that 3 yr old at them kms go for it, You will not need to worry about resell value at the end you can give it away lol , With an Over Priced Scania to start with you will have to find some Clown to take it off your hands ? And from what i see advertised most have been rebuild well under 1m kms.Scania bottom end have ALLWAYS be weak? change shells to get good oil pressure ever other oil change lol
Why people pay 40k over the top for a inferior vehicle is beyond me, Yes i have worked on All Makes of vehicle even Thames Traders 608 VTF the first vehicle i owned,
Thats my two penech for what its worth. been around trucks all my life, and operated them from 1972.