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SERVICE BACKUP
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With West's concern for residual values it's no surprise that his Scania has had "a main dealer ser vice record from day one". A service contract with Southway Scania at Avonmouth cost him 11,900 for the first two years, including all servicing and inspections. Now he is on a £100-a-month servicing/sixweekly inspection scheme which doesn't include breakdown.
A 24-hour servicing scheme is available and parts availability is good but he hasn't had to make much use of it so far: "This is virtually maintenance free," he says. "Up till now I haven't had to pay for a light bulb."
However, the Scania hasn't been entirely trouble-free: a front spring broke recently, but a replacement from a local parts dealer cost just £40 fitted.
The Scania gets through a set of front tyres every year—that's only around 30,000kmwith drive axle tyres lasting twice as long. West reckons the weight of the cab has something to do with it.
Although Hanson owns the mixer drum