Magirus operating costs
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ALTHOUGH it was clearly stated in the operating cost assessment of the Magirus Deutz 232D I 6FS (CM February 28) that this related to the outfit actually tested by CM, it has been suggested to us that comparison with the nearest "average" vehicle in C14 Tables of Operating Cosh may have been less than fair to the Magirus.
The costing shown for the Magirus was for the 32-ton-gcw test outfit comprising sleeper-cab tractive unit and 34cu yd tipping trailer. The "Tables" tipper used for comparison was a 31ton-gcw outfit weighing 10 tons unladen — hence the reference to "one ton extra unladen weight of the Magirus," which was simply to explain its difference in licence duty shown in the tables. It was not intended to suggest that the vehicle is heavier unladen than comparable 32ton tractive units.
The Magirus 232 is in fact at the lighter end of the 32-ton-gcw range, weighing 5 tons 13 cwt in short-cab form compared with an average of about 5 tons 18 cwt for such units. Substitution of the short cab would reduce the weekly licence duty total (on a 45-week operating year) from £11.40 to £11.10 in our cost assessment.
The capital cost with the standard cab is £350 less than that used for the test vehicle and this means that the interest rate would be 93p less per week and that depreciation would be 0.0014p less per mile. Based on 1,000 miles per week. these figures produce a total operating cost reduction of £1.37 per week for the standard-cab tipper over the sleeper-cab version tested.