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THE VERDICT The TO-A was a major leap forward for
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MAN — even within the company some people are prepared to admit it was probably a step too far.
That's certainly the impression of a number of our users who took the very first examples. Thankfully the MAN driveline was well proven and the majority of the early faults were niggling mistakes, rather than more costly component failures.
These early experiences saw the TG-A labelled as suspect; a moniker it has struggled to shake off despite the latest versions being much better. In fairness, MAN appears to have reacted quickly to any problems and seems to have rectified most of them. This should mean later models are a much better bet.
MAN has worked hard over the past five years or so to raise its attersales game and the consensus of our sample is that the addition of ERF's service agents into the mix has been a positive factor. Most of our operators report competitive parts and service pricing, as well as a commendably flexible approach to servicing outside normal operating hours.
Good driver acceptability, decent driving comfort and competitive fuel economy are all further points in the TG-A's favour. On this evidence our inclination is to give the TG-A a clean bill of health, but we'd tread carefully when considering early models.