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I'm in the fortunate position of choosing a new company car and I'm after some inspiration.
It needs to be:
Under 139co2
Four door
Under £20000 p11d value
Front runners at the moment are the golf, Leon and octavia estate. Thanks in advance.
Glacier
There is a [url= http://www.seat.co.uk/content/uk/brand/en/news-and-events/new-seat-leon-st.html ]Leon estate[/url] due to be launched in September.
No prices on the Seat site though.
Fiesta ST?
What's your position on wing mirrors?
What size wheels do you want?
(Well, this is the bike forum)
20k on a car?!! and so on and so forth....
fervouredimage - Member
20k on a car?!! and so on and so forth....
Could buy a bike for that, etc.
Could buy a bike for that, etc.
Two or three if they were Santa Cruz.
Fiesta ST
This, can't think of anything better fur the money atm
Isn't the fiesta ST 3 door only?
Anyone on here driven the new leon, golf, Octavia?
To be honest that leon estate looks pretty nice...
Alfa Romeo Guilietta
You've also got an Auris estate and Civic estate coming out at some point as well.
The Leon ST does look nice though.
Volvo V40
Merc A-class
Skoda Yeti
Kia Sportage
Kia Ceed
Hyundai i30/i40 or ix35
Plenty of others besides the obvious Golf,Audi,BMW's that nearly always get mentioned.
Focus ST Hatchback and just pay the extra tax 😆
Suggsey - Member
Focus ST Hatchback and just pay the extra tax
Or even the Focus ST estate 8)
You've got £20,000 to spend on a car and you're asking a load of strangers who are here because they ride bikes?
Really?
I like the focus st but my company is strict with the p11d value so not a penny more. I also think it Knocks out more than 139gco2
Cfh - you what?
Anyone driven the yeti? Probably the 1.4 petrol or 1.6 diesel could be worth a look.
I would be looking at Hyundai/Kia as loaded with toys and you don't have to worry about residuals. If you can squeeze a 1 series it may be cheaper on tax. I have a higher allowance and found that a 520d tourer costs me less overall than a Mondeo estate..
I was looking at a new Focus ST estate however the boot looks too small to fit bikes in upright with wheels front wheels out mounted in fork holders....so maybe a Golf R32 and a very old van instead.
I have been looking at loads of estates new/nearly new and the trouble is there is just so much choice and they all seem so similar re spec levels and performance. You could actually have a Fiat Doblo mini minibus thingy fully loaded for your budget if you are thinking of loading bikes in the rear.
The Caddy Maxi Life is beyond your budget unless you get the basic base spec and lowest powered engine.
I'll have a similar decision in month or so.
I've been running a 1.6 bluemotion Golf for a week or two and I've been very impressed - great for long distances as well as nippy when you want it to be. Does around 60mpg on a motorway run if you keep it at 70. Boots a bit small though.
Prior to that I had a Skoda rapid for a couple of months which was horrible in comparison - just felt tacky and 'normal'. However it had a bigger boot and was a bit better on the fuel with between 70-80mpg.
A colleague has a Alfa Romeo Guilietta which I would personally stay away from - lovely looking but not very good mpg and is uncomfortable and feels quite hard.
Vauxhall Astra? Or the combi tourer estate version? Had one of these as my last company car and managed to get a top of the range one for the same price as a mid range A3/Golf, you get masses of kit with them and they handle really well, sporty but not over firm for long journeys.