£5K cash or £150/month. What would you do?

[MattHall91]

I've always had new cars on PCP or lease. However I'm open to change in a few months time if the car is right.

Whichever I go for I want it to be well screwed together and good fun to steer. Obviously running costs on a £150-a-month new car aren't going to be high and I have factored in higher costs for a used £5k motor.

Apart from that I'm not limited in terms of practicality. It can't be too old and it's got to be a petrol to be used daily.

Any thoughts?

[ZX10R NIN]

Hi Mat here are some used options:

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This might suit

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[neil1jnr]

I'd be suprised if you can get a new car for £150/month.

What I mean is, unless you put a deposit down or like a lease, pay 6 months up front, you can't get a decent car for £150/month.

[MattHall91]

neil1jnr said:

I'd be suprised if you can get a new car for £150/month.

What I mean is, unless you put a deposit down or like a lease, pay 6 months up front, you can't get a decent car for £150/month.

Hi Neil. It would most likely be lease. I would look at a larger deposit too. Not expecting anything special for that money, just decent.

[wolves_wanderer]

It depends how many months

Seriously £5k is plenty to get a decent motor.

[neil1jnr]

MattHall91 said:

neil1jnr said:

I'd be suprised if you can get a new car for £150/month.

What I mean is, unless you put a deposit down or like a lease, pay 6 months up front, you can't get a decent car for £150/month.

Hi Neil. It would most likely be lease. I would look at a larger deposit too. Not expecting anything special for that money, just decent.

AH ok, sorry if my response seemed abrupt.

I use this site:

http://www.finance4cars.co.uk/

for looking at new cars at broker prices, they give you the cost of any new car in the UK at broker prices and provide finance too, choose your make, model etc then change deposit miliage and term and pick and choose options, I might seem like a geek but it gets addictive checking different cars.

From what I can work out, for a decent car, Ford have the best deals on cars for value for money and equipment as standard. Hope this helps.

[MattHall91]

Cheers Neil!