How about this for a 'used truck'? No really. The '05 plate is a giveaway--that and the fact that this immaculate Actros [Nick Smith has since quite rightly pointed out it's an Axor...BLB! I blame the bright orange colour] on Merc's CV Show stand had 140,000 klicks on the clock (is that all?). But either way Biglorryblog is VERY impressed by this superb 2543, which is yours for just £174.95 a week---a snip I'd say, if only for the striking pearlescent orange paint finish on it. As the lean, mean eating-machine on the stand (aka PR man Ian Norwell) quite rightly stated: "I dare you to find a better paint job anywhere in the show). Well Coles may argue with you Ian---but I won't.
Meanwhile, should you find the above a touch garish (and why would you?) then you can always have this Black Beauty--also used, and also an '05 plate, for a tad over £222 a week. And as the man standing next to this stunning 2546 MegaSpace 6x2 said in a loud voice: "Three years old--you'd never guess it"
Indeed, if this is the kind of quality that Merc is knocking out on its used trucks, why would you want to buy new? (And whatever happened to rhetoric questions?). Meanwhile, click through here for some really groovy seats!
This wonderful orange and graphite leather seat was in the aforementioned orange Actros. And it reminded me of a yellow and black leather-trimmed Actros test truck I once drove in Germany---it was like being next to a very large wasp! Ian N was clearly reminded of the same thing too.
So naturally, when I passed by the nearby stand of those excellent chaps from TEK Seating (who do a very nice line in original and replacement truck seats) I couldn't help taking a photo of this one. Black and yellow...it works for me..how about you?
Comments (2)
Brian
The orange Actros is really an Axor, I've still got the headache from spending 3 days with it on our stand, who needs automatic headlights or a high viz with a paint job like that !
The Actros is fantastic as well, great colour and the LCD screen is larger than mine at home
Posted by Nick Smith | April 17, 2008 8:59 PM
Posted on April 17, 2008 20:59
whatever happened to the Actros Space Max???
We now have a new Actros, but no Space max???
Posted by russ hurley | May 25, 2008 12:13 AM
Posted on May 25, 2008 00:13