Best Lease Car Deals Available? (Vol 7)
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Tmhcks said:
Theguy5 said:
Yes true, do they not use different kinds of chargers though? Kind of like apple and android.
Nah Type 2 is the standard now.Tmhcks said:
qwerty88 said:
To those ordering or looking to order Tesla’s, I’m curious to know if you’re generally installing charging points at home or just using ones elsewhere?
Yeah plan to install a 7kW smart charger in combo with an EV energy package allowing for cheap charging at night. Cost to install is about £500. a) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives you 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install (including the grant) - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
The car battery would actually receive about 6.5kW from a proper home charge point, so during the 4 hour cheap period, 26 kWh could be added.
If the car averages about 4 miles per kWh, that means you can add about 100 miles of range for £1.30 each night.
If you need to add more range back because you've come back from a longer journey, then you'd just charge some more outside of the 4 hour cheap period... but it'd still be cheaper (and more convenient) than Supercharging.
This is why Tesla try to ram home the fuel saving thing - the cost per mile in fuel can be as low as nearly 1p per mile.
Edited by MaxSo on Tuesday 16th July 18:01
Essenn said:
P4D said:
Reev said:
Who was that with mate?
Straight through SEAT mate. Was one that was in stock too so only had to wait two weeks or so until I had it. 
MaxSo said:
If you are getting a lease for say 2 years, then IMO it would be a no-brainer to get a charge point installed.
a) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Interesting, didn’t realise it would be that much tbha) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Theguy5 said:
MaxSo said:
If you are getting a lease for say 2 years, then IMO it would be a no-brainer to get a charge point installed.
a) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Interesting, didn’t realise it would be that much tbha) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Theguy5 said:
MaxSo said:
If you are getting a lease for say 2 years, then IMO it would be a no-brainer to get a charge point installed.
a) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Interesting, didn’t realise it would be that much tbha) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
If a), then it's effectively free if you switch to a supplier offering 5p per kWh for 4 hours per day, only normally need to add back about 100 miles of range each evening, and only need to Supercharge every now and then on very long trips.
Fake or decent deal (if 48 months is your thing, and the total cost of this deal is less than the 36 month equivalent!).
https://leasing.com/main-dealers/soper-bmw-lincoln...
https://leasing.com/main-dealers/soper-bmw-lincoln...
cv3hd said:
Has anyone who ordered the A250 from Perth Mercedes got a delivery date? I ordered back in April and still no build slot...trying to remain optimistic it will be here by 1 Sept!
Picked mine up last week - ordered it 26th April, and got confirmation of a build slot a week or so later. Really pleased with it. Have you called them?qwerty88 said:
Fake or decent deal (if 48 months is your thing, and the total cost of this deal is less than the 36 month equivalent!).
https://leasing.com/main-dealers/soper-bmw-lincoln...
I am guessing a pricing error.......worth asking for a quote though https://leasing.com/main-dealers/soper-bmw-lincoln...
Dworrall said:
qwerty88 said:
Fake or decent deal (if 48 months is your thing, and the total cost of this deal is less than the 36 month equivalent!).
https://leasing.com/main-dealers/soper-bmw-lincoln...
I am guessing a pricing error.......worth asking for a quote though https://leasing.com/main-dealers/soper-bmw-lincoln...
DrewPeacock said:
Mo28 said:
BennyDunks said:
Has anyone seen anything better than this?
Golf R 5Dr DSG
1 + 23 - £387.25
10k miles
https://www.smartleasingsolutions.com/personal-lea...
That is not a good deal, save yourself £2.5k over the term and get a Leon CupraGolf R 5Dr DSG
1 + 23 - £387.25
10k miles
https://www.smartleasingsolutions.com/personal-lea...
Edited by DrewPeacock on Tuesday 16th July 15:02
BennyDunks said:
Any links to that kind of price on a GTI?
https://www.carleasing4u.co.uk/car-leasing-deal-volkswagen-golf-3dr-veh1757045/In response to the hilarious sniff sniff comments, I have absolutely no affiliation with this company. I simply came across the deal following a google search as I’m looking to replace my GTE which is due back in Sept. Clearly if you want the most BHP for your buck go for the Leon Cupra but for me 245bhp is plenty and I would rather have the nicer interior/infotainment that comes with Golf.
For those who prefer the Leon, Phil at IMG confirmed the deal at £1299 plus 23x £249 is still available with a fee of £199.
Notwithstanding the above, I think I’m going to FTK on:
Arteon 2.0Tsi SE DSG (190bhp)
8k miles
9x23 = £1,782 x £198
Armotised: £264pm
I’ll share the contact once my order is confirmed.
Edited by DrewPeacock on Tuesday 16th July 20:59
DrewPeacock said:
Notwithstanding the above, I think I’m going to FTK on:
Arteon 2.0Tsi SE DSG (190bhp)
8k miles
9x23 = £1,782 x £198
Armotised: £264pm
I’ll share the contact once my order is confirmed.
As I said on another post, what is the spec of he SE? VW website still only has he elegance and R lineArteon 2.0Tsi SE DSG (190bhp)
8k miles
9x23 = £1,782 x £198
Armotised: £264pm
I’ll share the contact once my order is confirmed.
Edited by DrewPeacock on Tuesday 16th July 20:59
Theguy5 said:
MaxSo said:
If you are getting a lease for say 2 years, then IMO it would be a no-brainer to get a charge point installed.
a) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Interesting, didn’t realise it would be that much tbha) We don't know how long the Government £500 grant towards the cost is going to be around for, and you are more than likely going to want one in future if you are leasing an EV now.
b) It allows you to charge more cheaply at home. Supercharging costs 24p per kWh, and many other public chargers are between 30p and 40p per kWh. A 'normal' but cheap home rate from a supplier like Bulb is 13p, but you could get a time of use tariff ( Octopus Go ) that gives your 4 hours each night at 5p per kWh. https://octopus.energy/go/
If you do 12k miles in a year at an average of 4 miles per kWh, you'll use 3,000 kWh.
Supercharging all of those would cost £720
Charging all of those kWh at home on a 5p rate would cost £150
A charge point is about £300-£500 to install - so could easily pay for itself in a year.
Burwood said:
See, you learn stuff here. 5p. And I’m with Bulb. Their customer service is so good too btw. Cheers Max
No worries - I only heard about Octopus Go relatively recently too (about a week away from my switch from Bulb completing). Octopus have really good CS ratings too it seems. If you do switch go via this link for a bonus for you and me 
https://share.octopus.energy/anew-squid-738peld said:
As I said on another post, what is the spec of he SE? VW website still only has he elegance and R line
As you say the SE doesn't feature on VW website but it is starting to appear on a few VW dealer sites and lease sites. Main difference I can see is cloth seats rather than leather. It has 18" wheels like the Elegance. https://listers.co.uk/new/cars/volkswagen/arteon/2...
Edited by Soton Thunder on Tuesday 16th July 21:42
MaxSo said:
Just a reminder about this spreadsheet which may come in handy for people comparing deals:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
I logged in just to say Wowhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARUrS7YaFM...
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