30 May 2017 15:41
Just me or are we seeing a lot more Merc A Classes on the road? - particularly new plates as well.
posted 30 May 2017 15:52, edited 30 May 2017 15:52
Lots of half decent lease deals about and very popular among immigrant communities where Benz is always the top aspirational marque.
30 May 2017 16:27
Would it be impossible to get a car on a lease if you have no credit history or a low score. I have never had a credit card in my life. Just spend what I earn and live within my means so to speak.
But times come for me to get a set of wheels, what's better in terms of deposit for a car, put down a big deposit to lessen monthly payments and shorten the leases or small deposit and take out a longer lease?
30 May 2017 16:55
I always assumed buying was the better option and maybe it is but the benefits are so slight now with the amount of pcp/lease deals around. Plenty of deals about with no deposit bar 1 month payment, you keep the car for 3-4 years by which time you're ready to move it on anyway and you get something else. No mot or servicing worries in the meantime.
eazypz
3680 posts since 16/4/10
posted 30 May 2017 18:55, edited 30 May 2017 18:55
Anyone seen any good lease deals for something like an Audi A4/A5?
burny
6157 posts since 25/5/06
30 May 2017 19:50
Try Stable Lease. They're very good.
ginner
356 posts since 15/4/14
31 May 2017 07:42
Central UK Vehicle leasing have some good A4/S4/A5/S5 deals about at the moment. Looking at c.£5k per year for an S4 leased on 2 year basis with 8000 miles a year or maybe 10000. Check the piston heads best lease deals thread. Usually has anything decent on it.
31 May 2017 09:27
If you're looking for a lease bargain then you have to go in with an open mind about what kind of car you'd be happy with rather than thinking you want a BMW 320d or whatever.
Seen people getting Passat Alltracks and Kia Sorentos for £130 a month. Probably not cars that you had ever considered but you'd be mad not to accept those offers. Who gives a fuck if you don't like the car in the end? You've only got it for 2 years.
31 May 2017 12:14
No beef but can't believe you can get a new Passat or Sorento for £130 a month, not without a monster deposit anyway
31 May 2017 14:35
JustinCredible wrote: No beef but can't believe you can get a new Passat or Sorento for £130 a month, not without a monster deposit anyway
You probably could if you are quick and check very often.
right now you can get a A4 1.4 S line, a Volvo V40 or a tiguan all for around £130 + VAT and only 2k + vat down.
https://www.centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk/vehicle/choose_your_lease/80184/audi/a4/14t_fsi_s_line_4dr_leatheralc.htmlhttps://www.centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk/vehicle/detail/74834/VOLKSWAGEN-TIGUAN-ESTATE.htmlhttps://www.centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk/vehicle/detail/74738/VOLVO-V40-HATCHBACK.html
ginner
356 posts since 15/4/14
31 May 2017 15:38
Picked up a scirocco r 18 months back for £1k down and £220 a month for 10,000 miles. Decent deal for a £32k list motor. You have to act fast and have to be willing to take something without options or it starts to add up. Option cost are just divided by the months of the lease and added at full cost so a £1000 option will cost you about £40 a month extra plus Vat. Bear in mind the lease cost includes your road tax too.
1 Jun 2017 12:56
The trick is to go low on your mileage limit initially then renegotiate halfway through. Can save a packet.
swede
10519 posts since 21/3/09
1 Jun 2017 13:10
illwill wrote: Seen people getting Passat Alltracks and Kia Sorentos for £130 a month. Probably not cars that you had ever considered but you'd be mad not to accept those offers. Who gives a fuck if you don't like the car in the end? You've only got it for 2 years.
always thought leasing cars was for chavs/idiots but that is amazing. surely someone is losing a lot of money somewhere along that line
1 Jun 2017 13:41
Yeah, if you break the terms you lose heaps of money