Golf GTE incoming - an advice for a new owner
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Hi there,
So my BMW 320d Touring went back to the lease company last week as it reached the end of the 3 year term, this has coincided with me changing jobs and as such the searching for a new company car commenced.
After having looked around at loads of cars (and struggling to find anything that was new and immediately available due to the new WLTP legislation) I have finally found a brand new Golf GTE Advance.
The new job has a much larger basic salary than my previous job so BIK was a key figure. The BMW was 33% whereas the Golf is going to be just 13%. New employer gave me pretty much a free reign on the car but I was not going to be paying hundreds of pounds in tax just for the privilege. From crunching the numbers the Golf is going to cost me about £120.00 per month with another 320d Touring costing me nearer £400.
So my question is any tips from current GTE owners that you can pass on ?
Should I look into a home charger or given the small electric range will an overnight charge be sufficient ?
Any other little tricks or gadgets I should know about ?
Regards
Tim
So my BMW 320d Touring went back to the lease company last week as it reached the end of the 3 year term, this has coincided with me changing jobs and as such the searching for a new company car commenced.
After having looked around at loads of cars (and struggling to find anything that was new and immediately available due to the new WLTP legislation) I have finally found a brand new Golf GTE Advance.
The new job has a much larger basic salary than my previous job so BIK was a key figure. The BMW was 33% whereas the Golf is going to be just 13%. New employer gave me pretty much a free reign on the car but I was not going to be paying hundreds of pounds in tax just for the privilege. From crunching the numbers the Golf is going to cost me about £120.00 per month with another 320d Touring costing me nearer £400.
So my question is any tips from current GTE owners that you can pass on ?
Should I look into a home charger or given the small electric range will an overnight charge be sufficient ?
Any other little tricks or gadgets I should know about ?
Regards
Tim
Thanks all,
Car arrived safely on Friday and I am really pleased with it so far.
Managed a trip to the garden centre (15 miles away) on pure electric power which was interesting, but took the longer route back home so I could sample 'GTE' mode for the first time.
The fit and finish of these cars is really good and the equipment levels on the Advance (which this one is) are superb and so much better than my last car (BMW 320d M Sport).
Really looking forward to putting some miles on it.
Regards
Tim
Car arrived safely on Friday and I am really pleased with it so far.
Managed a trip to the garden centre (15 miles away) on pure electric power which was interesting, but took the longer route back home so I could sample 'GTE' mode for the first time.
The fit and finish of these cars is really good and the equipment levels on the Advance (which this one is) are superb and so much better than my last car (BMW 320d M Sport).
Really looking forward to putting some miles on it.
Regards
Tim
Hi there,
Nope managed to go from order to delivery in about a week.
Broker we used found a stock car which I just jumped on straight away as I knew how scarce stock was. A friend who is a broker found 2 other stock cars as well so it seems there might be some still in the network.
Regards
Tim
Nope managed to go from order to delivery in about a week.
Broker we used found a stock car which I just jumped on straight away as I knew how scarce stock was. A friend who is a broker found 2 other stock cars as well so it seems there might be some still in the network.
Regards
Tim
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