How much do you pay per month for your car?

How much do you pay per month for your car?

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Welshbeef

49,633 posts

197 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Hol said:
Look it it from his viewpoint:
£290 amonth into a 4 year loan would provide him a used £6k car, that he would need to sell on for more than £4k in two years to pay off the remainder of the loan and also cover that two years worth of MOT's and servicing.
£290x48= £13,920
Let's say £3-4k of that is interest which is way overstating it
So £10-11k

Reality is he could therefore buy a car worth near on twice as much as you state above. or that to get a £6k car over 4 years and to own it he'd pay in just above half of what he has done to borrow the M135i.

What would that be worth after 4 years? >£0 presumably. He may have higher servicing to consider but to think a used £6k car will cost as much as a leased £30k car is way off the mark.

chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Hol said:
Hence, preowned one year old cars with nearly two years warrantly remaining are such good value compared to brand new.
Its not as cut and dried as that these days though, sometimes with manufacturers discounts for taking their finance packages (this is what car dealers are really selling these days!) it can be cheaper to get a new one rather than a relatively new preowned car. Especially if you are getting it on finance.

chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Welshbeef said:
£290x48= £13,920
Let's say £3-4k of that is interest which is way overstating it
So £10-11k

Reality is he could therefore buy a car worth near on twice as much as you state above. or that to get a £6k car over 4 years and to own it he'd pay in just above half of what he has done to borrow the M135i.

What would that be worth after 4 years? >£0 presumably. He may have higher servicing to consider but to think a used £6k car will cost as much as a leased £30k car is way off the mark.
I'd never do a lease over 4 years it makes no sense as you have pointed out, if your going over 4 years straight finance or PCP are far better options

NerveAgent

3,293 posts

219 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Hol said:
Actually, that should read, the problem with buying any new car.. is depreciation.

One third of the cars purchase cost in the first year of ownership, is a rough rule of thumb.


Hence, preowned one year old cars with nearly two years warrantly remaining are such good value compared to brand new.
No one is disputing that new cars depreciate, the point is that finance deals enable people to buy cars that are newer than they can afford hence they are paying more depreciation than they would if they didnt finance. That applies to nearly new as well.

john2443

6,325 posts

210 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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DWS said:
I don't. Never have. If we can't afford it cash, we won't buy until the existing car is only worth it's weight in scrap. Or we get a decent ish trade in. I am 50 ish so it helps that we have saved up over the years. I love cars but wouldn't pay for one on a loan.

Not easy for younger members I know.

DWS
This ^.

(Which is why I've not had a new car, although I earn a decent amount on average, it goes up and down and I don't want to be in a down period and have a few hundred a month to find for a car.)

andye30m3

3,452 posts

253 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Welshbeef said:
One key thing for those who paid cash - unless you are totally debt (incl mortgage) free then you are financing the car just simply ignoring this minor fact.
I was thinking the same thing,

smugly thinking I pay nothing a month for the car, then realising if I sold it I could pay the mortgage off, so I guess it cost me just under £600 a month.

chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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NerveAgent said:
No one is disputing that new cars depreciate, the point is that finance deals enable people to buy cars that are newer than they can afford hence they are paying more depreciation than they would if they didnt finance. That applies to nearly new as well.
I would suspect the majority of new car buyers that buy on PCP or finance care about depreciation, rightly or wrongly a lot of people look at a cost per month to buy a car, its an outgoing, so they will look at it that their car costs £200 per month, not £20,000, and then they will ship it in for a new model in 3 years hopefully with a bit of equity in it.

It's just the modern world, I'm nt sure why it seems to upset so many people on here.

jdw1234

6,021 posts

214 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Hol said:
NerveAgent said:
jdw1234 said:
The problem with leasing, is that it enables people to expose themselves to levels of depreciation they wouldn't normally suffer. People therefore need to consider if this is impacting their ability to save for the future.
I think this is the bit that hits the nail on the head.
Actually, that should read, the problem with buying any new car.. is depreciation.

One third of the cars purchase cost in the first year of ownership, is a rough rule of thumb.


Hence, preowned one year old cars with nearly two years warrantly remaining are such good value compared to brand new.
Disagree slightly.

The point I was making is that if finance didn't exist, Mr. Average wouldn't be buying a £40k Audi and hence wouldn't be exposed to the associated depreciation.


chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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andye30m3 said:
I was thinking the same thing,

smugly thinking I pay nothing a month for the car, then realising if I sold it I could pay the mortgage off, so I guess it cost me just under £600 a month.
Quite, I'm not sure why people who think car finance is a bad thing are so smug especially if they have a mortgage, just check your mortgage statements each year and see how much you've paid off V the actually amount you've given the mortgage company.

SuperPav

1,074 posts

124 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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GreatGranny said:
SuperPav said:
Not sure how convoluted an answer you're expecting, but the lease was part of the social trials for. My Electric Avenue:

http://myelectricavenue.info/social-trials


Means I need to fill out a 5 minute online survey every quarter, but gives me a 10,000 miles p.a. lease with little deposit and for only 18 months for little more than it saves me in petrol (I charge at work).

Not sure you can sign up for it still, but might be worth emailing Vicky Reed at fleet drive as she organised the lease.

http://www.fleetdrive.co.uk/reduce-emissions/vicky...


HTH
Cheers :-)

I will have a look at that.
Had one on 7 day test drive last December and was really impressed.
Waiting for dealer to email me some figures so be interseting to compare.
FYI the car itself is utter feces, compared to a Prius I had before it. But the electric drive train is utterly fantastic with quite addictive throttle response and futuristic whiny sounds... Getting privilege parking and free charging helps to sweeten the deal.

NerveAgent

3,293 posts

219 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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chrispmartha said:
Quite, I'm not sure why people who think car finance is a bad thing are so smug especially if they have a mortgage, just check your mortgage statements each year and see how much you've paid off V the actually amount you've given the mortgage company.
The monthly interest on my mortgage is less than every lease deal posted in here :-) Should be paid off by the time I'm 33, it great how much you can over pay when you don't have massive monthly commitments.

jimi

521 posts

262 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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simoid said:
You have a loan, HP or lease for £0 per month? Where do I sign?
chrispmartha said:
I would say unless someone has bought you the car and pain the VED thats impossible.
I work for Mercedes-Benz, the car is provided as part of my work - no charge other than the fuel I put in it.

chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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NerveAgent said:
The monthly interest on my mortgage is less than every lease deal posted in here :-) Should be paid off by the time I'm 33, it great how much you can over pay when you don't have massive monthly commitments.
Being pedantic Lease cars don't have interest on them ;-)

You're not the average person, most people have a mortgage over 25 years and the interest on that is astronomical.

FWIW I don't need to overpay as I don't have a mortgage ;-)

chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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jimi said:
I work for Mercedes-Benz, the car is provided as part of my work - no charge other than the fuel I put in it.
I'm sure you will get taxed on it.

Mabbs9

1,072 posts

217 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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How much we pay as a proportion of net monthly income would be more interesting?

chrispmartha

15,360 posts

128 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Mabbs9 said:
How much we pay as a proportion of net monthly income would be more interesting?
Not really, unless everyone lists all other monthly outgoings.

alias2002

31 posts

108 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Normally pay $120.

berlintaxi

8,535 posts

172 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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jimi said:
I work for Mercedes-Benz, the car is provided as part of my work - no charge other than the fuel I put in it.
Benefit in kind, so it does actually cost you, you just don't see it.

swanny71

2,849 posts

208 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Hol said:
Look it it from his viewpoint:
£290 amonth into a 4 year loan would provide him a used £6k car, that he would need to sell on for more than £4k in two years to pay off the remainder of the loan and also cover that two years worth of MOT's and servicing.
I'm looking at it from my point of view. You suggested that for £60/month extra I could be in a new M135i instead of a 7 year old 130i. Simply not the case.

How your work colleague decides to buy cars is entirely up to him and none of my business, but I do hope he's enjoying the M135i.

£290/month for 4 years would get a £13k loan through Sainsburys bank by the way......

Jim909

207 posts

130 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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I probably spend too much per month on the 2 cars and a van we have, I have also probably spent a rediculous amount of money on cars over the years because i really like and enjoy having them in my life.

I am also now thinking of spending even more per month on a new car very soon...

But I really like cars, they are expensive, thats just how it is.

If i could have every penny I had ever spent on cars in my hand right now, i would simply go out and spend it all on cars in a heartbeat.