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MAN's reputation for making solid, reliable vehicles has grown in strength over the past few years and operators like the fact that there is continuity from one model range to the next. MAN has always done relatively well in the 6x2 tractor market, so when 44 tonnes came along this model was already well established. Many operators appreciate this relatively heavy but robust unit; it shares the 4x2 tractor's high level of specification incorporating solid engineering principles. The large sleeper and high-roof Roadhaus cabs are the equal to any in their class. The Evolution model's brace of six-pot engines offering more than 4o ohp gives operators a choice of power right up to the legal weight limit. Many trucks that become available through the MAN Select used truck programme are returned after fulfilling lease contracts and are less than four years old, but operators who buy new trucks outright do so knowing they may keep them for five or six years.