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will take as many as we can get" Frank Parr Harris Oaf at Grays in Essex carries a stock of about 20 used trucks, but XFs are rarely to be seen among them. They go back out as quickly as they cane in," says dealer principal Frank Parr. "They are difficult to get hold of, but we would take as many as we can get if they are right—they must have been well looked after. When we advertise one we get phone calls for weeks after.
'The greater the power the better on the XF, so I would say go for 480hp, but the 430 is still a good performer at 44 tonnes. Fleets tend to go for the Space Cab, while owner-drivers want the Super Space Cab, and there is still a big demand in the used market for 4x2 XF tractors by owner-drivers who like to fit big-capacity fuel tanks of up to 1,200 litres.
"The CAP book is pretty well spot on when it comes to pricing. A 1998 S-reg FTG 6x2 430 Space Cab XF is retailing for about £35,000, while an FT 4x2 430 Space Cab XF is selling at £29,000. There is a premium of about 22,000 separating the 430 and 480hp versions, and you would expect to pay between 22,500 and 23,000 extra for the Super Space Cab." •