The new vehicles will represent a third of the company’s entire LCV fleet and have been chosen for their payload, value and their four-year/100,000-mile warranty.
Finished in the Protyre corporate livery, the Masters mark the firm’s return to running Renaults, with the business having operated previous generation Masters.
Ordered in long-wheelbase, high-roof format (LH35), the front-wheel drive Masters are powered by the dCi 125 2.3-litre turbodiesel engine, which produces over 125hp and returns over 35mpg on the combined cycle.
Offering a payload of up to 1,490kg, the Masters were ordered in Business specification, which includes DAB radio with Bluetooth, electric front windows, remote central locking, ESC (Electronic Stability Control) with HSA (Hill Start Assist) and Grip Xtend; which over loose surfaces such as gravel, light snow and mud, allows one wheel to spin to help aid traction.
Micheldever tailored its vans with the factory options of 270-degree opening, unglazed rear doors and a 68mph speed limiter. Additionally, the breakdown vehicles have been equipped with onboard, engine-driven compressors and full tyre changing facilities to Micheldever’s bespoke specification.
Malcolm Turnbull, group fleet manager, Micheldever Tyre & Auto Services, said: “Against the other LCVs we considered, the Renault Master was unrivalled when it came to its combination of price and payload. The vans we have taken delivery of have arrived with us on schedule and, now that they are starting to be operative in the field, are exceeding our expectations and generating some good feedback from our drivers.”
