Best Lease Car Deals Available? (Vol 4)

[artzone]

I've been looking around for a while for a Golf GTi deal. How does this one look on PCH...

Volkswagen Golf Hatchback 2.0 TSI GTI 5dr DSG in Metallic Paint (other colours available)

Term: 24 Months
Payment Profile: 6 + 23
Annual Mileage: 10000
RFL Included: Full Term
Initial Rental: £1788.55
Monthly Payment: £298.09
Excess pence per mile up to 9999 miles: 6.28

All prices include VAT.

Anyone seen a better deal?

[Geoffrey Boycott]

Setest said:

I had some 140i personal prices sent through from BMW and they were not competitive with the previous business deals +VAT unfortunately, 36 + 8k + paint was £14.1k...

True, I have never seen any deals I would consider decent until somebody posted this deal below a few pages back. If I find any deals better than this then I will find it hard to turn down.

BMW 1 Series Hatchback Special Edition M140i Shadow Edition 5dr

9+23
£2273.94 Inc Vat Initial
£252.66 Inc VAT monthlies
No fees

[b]8K annual mileage
£8,085 total[/b]

http://www.wearcarleasing.co.uk/personal-lease-car...

[maniac886]

Setest said:

I had some 140i personal prices sent through from BMW and they were not competitive with the previous business deals +VAT unfortunately, 36 + 8k + paint was £14.1k...

Did you get that quote recently or earlier this month as a matter of interest? Thanks

[fizz47]

Fast Bug said:

Arval allowed business deals to car allowance customers, not sure if they still do but they sure did a few years ago

Thanks

That does make things interesting
- need to now find companies who will allow this..

How do you prove you have a car allowance ? Via a payslip?

[Setest]

maniac886 said:

Did you get that quote recently or earlier this month as a matter of interest? Thanks

Monday this week.

[Fast Bug]

fizz47 said:

Fast Bug said:

Arval allowed business deals to car allowance customers, not sure if they still do but they sure did a few years ago

Thanks

That does make things interesting
- need to now find companies who will allow this..

How do you prove you have a car allowance ? Via a payslip?

Arval wanted proof of allowance, so either wage slip or sometimes a letter from HR/copy of contract of employment. I have no idea which other funders do the same sadly

[WaftyCranker1]

Could somebody enlighten me on the rules for putting a private plate on a lease car?

How do we go about it?

I know this may seem a silly question and maybe not exactly on topic but I figured this be the best place to ask.

[Yipper]

WaftyCranker1 said:

Could somebody enlighten me on the rules for putting a private plate on a lease car?

How do we go about it?

I know this may seem a silly question and maybe not exactly on topic but I figured this be the best place to ask.

Email the broker and / or leaser and get their written permission. Some might want a form filling in. They, not you, own the car, so you need to get their nod.

[Cabsi]

WaftyCranker1 said:

Could somebody enlighten me on the rules for putting a private plate on a lease car?

How do we go about it?

I know this may seem a silly question and maybe not exactly on topic but I figured this be the best place to ask.

Just removed mine from a lease car in preparation for my new one being registered. Its a little long winded so here are the steps I'm going through.

My process was:
- lease company contacted me about 2 months before the end of the contract to remind me to remove the plate before the car goes back.
- I had to send them a written request for the reg to go on retention with 2 cheques (£80 for the DVLA retention fee and £25 for their admin fee).
- about a week later I received the Retention Certificate direct from DVLA (so 2 weeks elapsed).
- I had to contact the lease company to find out the original reg and they sent me an authorisation letter so I could get the new plates made up.
- fit plates and let my insurers know about the change
- I now have to complete the Nominee section of the Retention Certificate with the lease company details and send it to my dealer (Jaguar PCH through Lancaster - not a broker). They will send to the lease company.
- I'm just waiting for confirmation of any admin fee before I send off.
- car should be delivered on my personalised reg

Hope that helps.

[5to1]

Emeye said:

Looks like that may be business only - clicking on personal doesn't bring up any prices.

Am I missing something or does the £2k initial payment actually work out more expensive then the £1700/£1200 options?

[Yipper]

Seat Leon Cupra 300 5dr at £263 on 3+23 for 10k mpa.

Works out around ~24% of £30k RRP.

Low deposit.

Not as good as some deals a while back, but still decent.

https://www.vehiclesavers.com/car-leasing/seat/leo...

[rich146]

Yipper said:

Seat Leon Cupra 300 5dr at £263 on 3+23 for 10k mpa.

Works out around ~24% of £30k RRP.

Low deposit.

Not as good as some deals a while back, but still decent.

https://www.vehiclesavers.com/car-leasing/seat/leo...

What’s happened to the IMG Warrington deal? No longer available ?

[James-gbg1e]

rich146 said:

What’s happened to the IMG Warrington deal? No longer available ?

It's still on, I was speaking to IMG today. Going for one myself - just haven't decided on colour, Nevada White or Mystery Blue.

Thanks to the original poster for mentioning it.

[James-gbg1e]

morfmedia said:

Useful find, cheers for that will try and get a test drive of one. Big spacious car for the money and nice spec too with 360 degree camera, assisted parking, sun roof etc etc

PS was that a business or personal lease as I can't find that deal at the moment?

Edited by morfmedia on Friday 25th August 11:42

I have a MY15 X-Trail Tekna on a 36 month PCP, it's going back in March. We got the 7 seat auto.

Some observations by way of pro/con:

Pro:
-Driving technology, the precautionary emergency brake stuff has been useful.
-The 360 stitched aerial view is amazingly helpful when parking, kids, obstacles, you can see everything clearly.
-Nav and BT have been fine across android and iOS, always reliable and with speed camera warnings.
-General ride around town isn't bad considering it's rolling on massive wheels, not refined, but not crashy.
-Fuel economy isn't bad.
-Reliable, no issues with the car.

Con:
-Road noise, if you're used to driving something german you'll hate the noise. The sound deadening is as thick as a Mr Kipling foil tray.
-Engine, generally fine in the 1.6D we have but accelerating on to a slip road or pushing the car from 50-80mph it's breathless.
-Rattles, I think someone threw some gravel in to the roof liner of mine, at 30mph at a specific RPM... gggrrrr
-Infotainment, the Nissan Connect companion app is probably the most useless thing I've ever tried to use. The lack of apps in their ecosystem (something we were part sold on) is a shambles.
-Paint seems to be reasonably thin.

I'm not sure I'd go for another, though if I did it would be for the newer 2.0D model which apparently is much better to drive.

[JuanGandini]

James-gbg1e said:

rich146 said:

What’s happened to the IMG Warrington deal? No longer available ?

It's still on, I was speaking to IMG today. Going for one myself - just haven't decided on colour, Nevada White or Mystery Blue.

Thanks to the original poster for mentioning it.

You're welcome! I'm trying to convince the missus that a Cupra estate would be the ideal family wagon. IMG are offering them at £274 per month 1+23 on 8k miles PA...

[velocemitch]

jryan123 said:

Just signed up to a Giulia Veloce with £1k of options on a 3x23 deal at £399 incl vat 8000 miles. Direct with mangoletsi in knutsford (ask for gary)

Works out over the 25% given the options but thought it was a decent level of support.

Drives like a dream too! Interior is nice (not as nice as the c class interior) but the car is so much more interesting for a couple of years than a 3 series, c class or a4.

There is good support from Alfa at the moment on Veloce.
Best deal I've got so far is 419 on a 3-35 for 15000 a year. No extras.
I'm hanging on a bit to see if the Stelvio works for me, but the costs appear to high at the moment.

[Fastlane]

tigger1 said:

forgive my maths - 29*242.4 = 7029.60
That's only £293/month isn't it?

Forgive my maths - you're right!

[LayZ]

Another nice deal if you want a big luxury bus:

Pug Traveller Estate
6+23
15k miles
no fee
£268.24pm inc vat

[James-gbg1e]

JuanGandini said:

You're welcome! I'm trying to convince the missus that a Cupra estate would be the ideal family wagon. IMG are offering them at £274 per month 1+23 on 8k miles PA...

There's your mistake, I didn't ask mine.

RACI

Decided she was an 'I' but shall be informed retrospectively.

[morfmedia]

James-gbg1e said:

I have a MY15 X-Trail Tekna on a 36 month PCP, it's going back in March. We got the 7 seat auto.
.

Cheers for the info a useful set of feedback from an owner. Cost wise I don't know what else compares as the x3 has less room and more expensive. I want a q7 but Mrs says it's too big day to day in London....