Dilemma

[kinboshi]

LOL.

Hey, LINGsCARS, my wife wants a smallish car, but with 7 seats, preferably a convertible, with a high driving position. Must be available in an automatic, and economical to run. What do you recommend?

A different wife?

[G1BTW]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

[rex008]

LOL.

Hey, LINGsCARS, my wife wants a smallish car, but with 7 seats, preferably a convertible, with a high driving position. Must be available in an automatic, and economical to run. What do you recommend?

A different wife?

Don't tempt me . We're moving house house buying tearing our hair out at the moment. The stress is getting to me. The new owners of ours may have to avoid digging under the patio .

Sorry, thread hijack.

I'd be looking 2/3 year old cars, if it were me. Usually reliable for a bit, and usually 1/2 the price of a new one.

[kinboshi]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

Depends on the car as well.  There are some models that were £220 a month to lease a little over 8 months ago on my site that are now well over £400 a month.

[boldie]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

Depends on the car as well.  There are some models that were £220 a month to lease a little over 8 months ago on my site that are now well over £400 a month.

I take it if I were to lease a Merc C180 or something similar like that (about 30k miles a year) you could get me one for round about £250'ish (inc maintenance and servicing obv) on my Boldie doscount card, no?

[kinboshi]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

Depends on the car as well.  There are some models that were £220 a month to lease a little over 8 months ago on my site that are now well over £400 a month.

I take it if I were to lease a Merc C180 or something similar like that (about 30k miles a year) you could get me one for round about £250'ish (inc maintenance and servicing obv) on my Boldie doscount card, no?

I was actually talking about Mercs in my example.  You're not going to get one near the price you've quoted at the moment.

[byronkincaid]

i don't know much about leasing but I heard people are really getting kicked in the nuts now for wear/tear/minor damage when the cars are handed back, stuff that you used to be able to get away with.

is there someone who makes sure these charges are fair or could i set up a lease company, have great rates but make my money through overcharging for damage?

[boldie]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

Depends on the car as well.  There are some models that were £220 a month to lease a little over 8 months ago on my site that are now well over £400 a month.

I take it if I were to lease a Merc C180 or something similar like that (about 30k miles a year) you could get me one for round about £250'ish (inc maintenance and servicing obv) on my Boldie doscount card, no?

I was actually talking about Mercs in my example.  You're not going to get one near the price you've quoted at the moment.

but what about my Boldie discount card?

[kinboshi]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

Depends on the car as well.  There are some models that were £220 a month to lease a little over 8 months ago on my site that are now well over £400 a month.

I take it if I were to lease a Merc C180 or something similar like that (about 30k miles a year) you could get me one for round about £250'ish (inc maintenance and servicing obv) on my Boldie doscount card, no?

I was actually talking about Mercs in my example.  You're not going to get one near the price you've quoted at the moment.

but what about my Boldie discount card?

That adds a premium of 15% to the cost.

[MPOWER]

If you're going for a car for £1,000 you can get one that'll run and run (with a bit of luck).  I'd go for Japanese, and ideally something with a decent service history, etc.

I wouldn't get a brand new car on PCP or a finance deal from the dealer - they will generally cost you more than if you got a personal loan independently and then bought the car with the cash from that.  There are lots of good offers on at the moment.  Have you had a look at nearly new cars?  Pre-registered, demo cars, etc.  If you're flexible on what you want, these can often be your best bet.

You could also lease a car for two or three years - for a small car this can be as low as £120 a month, and at the end of the contract you just hand the car back.  It means you never own the car, but you don't have to fork out the cost of buying it or go through the hassle of selling it for far less when you want rid.

Kinboshi without question you post some good stuff and then again you post some shite.

Do you lay down shut your eyes untill some garbage comes into your head?

All good fun. 

Regards

M

[kinboshi]

If you're going for a car for £1,000 you can get one that'll run and run (with a bit of luck).  I'd go for Japanese, and ideally something with a decent service history, etc.

I wouldn't get a brand new car on PCP or a finance deal from the dealer - they will generally cost you more than if you got a personal loan independently and then bought the car with the cash from that.  There are lots of good offers on at the moment.  Have you had a look at nearly new cars?  Pre-registered, demo cars, etc.  If you're flexible on what you want, these can often be your best bet.

You could also lease a car for two or three years - for a small car this can be as low as £120 a month, and at the end of the contract you just hand the car back.  It means you never own the car, but you don't have to fork out the cost of buying it or go through the hassle of selling it for far less when you want rid.

Kinboshi without question you post some good stuff and then again you post some shite.

Do you lay down shut your eyes untill some garbage comes into your head?

All good fun. 

Regards

M

At least I post some good stuff.

All good fun.

Regards,

K

PS  Don't tell me - a beemer is what everyone should buy?

[G1BTW]

If you're going for a car for £1,000 you can get one that'll run and run (with a bit of luck).  I'd go for Japanese, and ideally something with a decent service history, etc.

I wouldn't get a brand new car on PCP or a finance deal from the dealer - they will generally cost you more than if you got a personal loan independently and then bought the car with the cash from that.  There are lots of good offers on at the moment.  Have you had a look at nearly new cars?  Pre-registered, demo cars, etc.  If you're flexible on what you want, these can often be your best bet.

You could also lease a car for two or three years - for a small car this can be as low as £120 a month, and at the end of the contract you just hand the car back.  It means you never own the car, but you don't have to fork out the cost of buying it or go through the hassle of selling it for far less when you want rid.

Kinboshi without question you post some good stuff and then again you post some shite.

Do you lay down shut your eyes untill some garbage comes into your head?

All good fun. 

Regards

M

Are you about to have your period luv?

[boldie]

What happens when it comes time for the new range to come out and the dealerships haven't sold half their cars due to incredibly low demand? Cheap as chips imo.
Leasing supposed to be the cheapest option, dunno if that's going to hold true in the next couple of years. Depends on how bad depreciation gets I suppose, if the UK goes into a deflationary episode.

Depends on the car as well.  There are some models that were £220 a month to lease a little over 8 months ago on my site that are now well over £400 a month.

I take it if I were to lease a Merc C180 or something similar like that (about 30k miles a year) you could get me one for round about £250'ish (inc maintenance and servicing obv) on my Boldie doscount card, no?

I was actually talking about Mercs in my example.  You're not going to get one near the price you've quoted at the moment.

but what about my Boldie discount card?

That adds a premium of 15% to the cost.

standard.