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Did you know that an ordinary office typewriter has more parts than a 24-ton-gross lorry? The manager of an office-equipment firm told me the other day that it had more than 3,000 components, whereas the new Seddon Atkinson 300-Series six-wheeler (CM, September 29) has only 2,621. Of these, 2,012 are already used in other models.
Seddon Atkinson are clearly sensitive to the question of spares since the Road Haulage Association's complaints about a shortage. They are not only doing their best to ensure an adequate supply but, according to Paul Hirons, parts distribution centre manager,they are "having a blitz on quality at the moment." If a 300-Series lorry was off the road for lack of a part for the International Harvester engine, it would be flown from America, he added.
Spares for the new model are a little dearer than average. Seven selection components cost £554, compared with an average of £500 for the 300-Series, the Leyland Reiver and Bison, Ford with V8 engine and Volvo F88. But if they really are available at once, the extra money is well spent. That is how Volvo justifies the top price of £572.