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 hora
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Then the insurance/tax ( )/breakdown/servicing/tyres blah blah.

The lease deal will work out more but there's the peace of mind / less aggro side of car ownership on the plus side.

You have to pay insurance on a lease car though. Including Servicing/tyres into the lease ramps up the monthly figure- in the case of that Fiesta it went from 200 to 238 a month. Tyres tend to last 20,000miles anyway. On the tax- the Fiesta Ecoboost is minimal if not zero?

As for breakdown- if you get a two year old car???
I'm driving a 2007 French car and in 10yrs of driving I've never had a breakdown yet. Any noises etc - I'm on it straight away.

A 2-3yr old car shouldn't give you any aggro. Unless you misfuel or dont do the checks or regular servicing.


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:21 pm
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Here you go - [url= http://www.carfile.net/business/skoda-superb-20_tdi_cr_170_elegance_5dr_dsg-car-purchase-60770 ]a brand new Skoda Superb through a broker for £23,929[/url]

[url= http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sale/skoda/superb/skoda-superb-diesel-2.0-tdi-cr-170-elegance-5dr-dsg-16224456 ]The same car (not checked all the options though) second-hand with 2k on the clock for £25,995[/url]


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:28 pm
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I'm driving a 2007 French car and in 10yrs of driving I've never had a breakdown yet. Any noises etc - I'm on it straight away.

So how have you managed to drive a 7/8 year old car for the last 10 years?

8)


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:30 pm
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You have to pay insurance on a lease car though. Including Servicing/tyres into the lease ramps up the monthly figure-

The company lease deal I was looking at includes all this. I would just put fuel in.

As for breakdown- if you get a two year old car???
I'm driving a 2007 French car and in 10yrs of driving I've never had a breakdown yet. Any noises etc - I'm on it straight away.

Two year old cars *never* break down ? 🙂 Personally I would buy breakdown so that's an additional cost to put into the equation for me. Lease == included, purchase == not included. (Granted it's not much £££ though 😉 )


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:31 pm
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Hora while your logic is good and i agree to a point

My dad had a brand spankers van on a lease....

This thing had more electrical gremlins that god knows what , was a relief to hand the keys back.

After 2 years It did this thing where you would turn the key and "nothing"

Push it slightly and bump it a little and it would start fine sounded like starter solenoid ****ed- but no....garage replaced heaps of the componants in that area inc clutch , flywheel, starter and alternator before declaring it wiring and it would need to go to vehicle electrician. Lease co got that back sharpish.

Ip also hunted at idle - they couldnt fix that either.


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:41 pm
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My dad had a brand spankers van on a lease....

This thing had more electrical gremlins that god knows what , was a relief to hand the keys back.

After 2 years It did this thing where you would turn the key and "nothing"

Push it slightly and bump it a little and it would start fine sounded like starter solenoid ****ed- but no....garage replaced heaps of the componants in that area inc clutch , flywheel, starter and alternator before declaring it wiring and it would need to go to vehicle electrician. Lease co got that back sharpish.

So basically dont lease or buy a craply made van 🙂


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:49 pm
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Not all cars or vans are made equal.....

You could as easy buy or lease a lemon jn any brand..... But at least a lease gives you an easy exit strategy.


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:54 pm
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Cheapest leasing business I've come across http://www.vehiclesforbusiness.co.uk/

flexible prices indeed


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 4:57 pm
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Not all cars or vans are made equal.....

You could as easy buy or lease a lemon jn any brand..... But at least a lease gives you an easy exit strategy.

I was joking, but surely just selling a van is an easy way out also?


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 5:31 pm
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Not easy to sell a lemon that may or may not start at any given moment unless your delboy


 
Posted : 29/05/2014 6:00 pm
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