Urgent Personal Contract Hire Assistance Required

[FordMan1]

Company car goes back in January of next year and I require a replacement for then.

Opted for the car allowance and have looked at Audi A6, Merc E Class Coupe and Cab amongst other deals.

Nearing the end of the year however, it would appear that the majority of firms have allocated their stock and there simply isnt the deals that there were a month ago.

Ideally I need a car from stock as ordering anything else is going to be March at the earliest.

Car will be needed for 15k miles a year, on a personal basis with maintenance included.

If anyone knows of any deals that I may have missed, please point them out! Getting to itchy bum time now!

Cheers.

[jdcampbell]

http://www.gateway2lease.com/stock.php

Niche automotive or Target leasing usually have some stock cars available.

[astirling]

Itchy bum time? Best see your doctor I think...

[FordMan1]

jdcampbell said:

http://www.gateway2lease.com/stock.php

Niche automotive or Target leasing usually have some stock cars available.

Thanks for that, had a look there and requested a quote. Any further help from others, with the exception of health advice, is welcomed.

[Myc]

+1 for Niche Automotive.

Just had an email from them, lots of Mercedes at discounted prices with vehicles available from stock

[FordMan1]

Myc said:

+1 for Niche Automotive.

Just had an email from them, lots of Mercedes at discounted prices with vehicles available from stock

Just got the same email earlier. The minute you take into account additional mileage and maintenance though, it rockets.

[GreatGranny]

Its the mileage and maintenence thats the killer.

Not sure how much your budget is but even a base Passat is nearly £400 pcm.

[anonymous-user]

Give Swiftlease a call, very helpful guys in my experience.

They've got this stock offer at the moment on E class
http://www.swiftlease.co.uk/car-leasing/Mercedes-B...

[FordMan1]

GreatGranny said:

Its the mileage and maintenence thats the killer.

Not sure how much your budget is but even a base Passat is nearly £400 pcm.

Hit the nail on the head there.

Only option currently is a Merc A Class A180 for about £300 all in. Not bad price but that 1.8 engine with 109 bhp looks horrendous.

[CYMR0]

Why would you include maintenance necessarily?

My first service on an E220 will be £250 (so £20/month roughly at 15k p.a.) and apart from tyres, that should be it.

Nationwide Vehicle Contracts can do a Skoda Superb with the 2.0 TDi 140 for £296 all in.

[HarryW]

Re the E a coupe/Cab seems be £100 more than the saloon at present, Shirley going for saloon will cover the extra mileage and maint. The service interval is 12m/15k5miles so the extra 5k shouldn't affect that aspect. I assume With maint are you looking for tyres brakes etc inc....

[anonymous-user]

Did you call swiftlease? What is your actual monthly budget? Do you absolutely have to have maintenance as a condition of a car allowance or something as it is a complete and utter rip off on personal leases in my experience - usually 40 or 50 pounds a month absolute minimum when the maintenance costs are way, way under that.

Another possible:
Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Business Edition with metallic paint - £338 a month @15k p/a with maintenance. In stock.
www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk

[rallycross]

Why take maintenance on a new car covering only 15k a year?

[mudster]

Worth checking to see if its cheaper to take a 12k mileage allowance and pay the excess mileage when handing it back?

[FordMan1]

charltjr said:

Did you call swiftlease? What is your actual monthly budget? Do you absolutely have to have maintenance as a condition of a car allowance or something as it is a complete and utter rip off on personal leases in my experience - usually 40 or 50 pounds a month absolute minimum when the maintenance costs are way, way under that.

Another possible:
Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 163 Titanium X Business Edition with metallic paint - £338 a month @15k p/a with maintenance. In stock.
www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk

I have and I am waiting on two quotes.

What are the thoughts on maintenance. I have added it by default on the basis that in 30,000 or 45,000 miles I will need tyres, (specific name set by provider), and will also need maintenance for the car carried out by a main dealer. Reckoned when Merc was £30.00 a month for service package and it was only £15 more a month for tyres that it was a no brainer?

Have I got my sums majorly wrong?

[FordMan1]

rallycross said:

Why take maintenance on a new car covering only 15k a year?

Just thought after quick sums, say £300 a year for servicing and two tyres at a total of £400 then it was worth it...