Seat Cupra Lease or Used Golf Gti
Discussion
Hi, what are your thoughts on the following.
Looking for a second car that will be fun to drive, Very tempted by the Seat leon Cupra lease deal which works out approx £6200 over 2 year, however i'm also thinking it maybe wiser to spend 10k on a used golf Gti, which in 2 years time would still be worth something. Ill only be doing between 6k & 8k per year in it as we have a diesel for everyday use.
What are Golf Gti's like at holding there value? if i spend 10k on one now, what are they likely to be worth in 2 years time (crystal ball anyone), are there any known faults which could result in a big bill? ( appreciate its going to be a 7,8,9 year old car so i would expect the usual wear and tear bills)
Cheers in advance
Mark
Looking for a second car that will be fun to drive, Very tempted by the Seat leon Cupra lease deal which works out approx £6200 over 2 year, however i'm also thinking it maybe wiser to spend 10k on a used golf Gti, which in 2 years time would still be worth something. Ill only be doing between 6k & 8k per year in it as we have a diesel for everyday use.
What are Golf Gti's like at holding there value? if i spend 10k on one now, what are they likely to be worth in 2 years time (crystal ball anyone), are there any known faults which could result in a big bill? ( appreciate its going to be a 7,8,9 year old car so i would expect the usual wear and tear bills)
Cheers in advance
Mark
This is a choice I have wrestled with many times on these exact two cars. The Cupra won last time as lease deals came up on the 290 Black last year for about £5400 over two years so it was a no-brainer and we are very happy with the car.
wont bore with the ins and outs of the decision but when you weigh up the running costs of a used car (£10k buys you what, a nice 2010/11 GTi?) including road tax etc is difficult to choose it over getting a great lease deal on a shiny new car with the latest tech etc. So in just over a years time we will probably go for another lease on a Cupra or similar.
The one thing that might make me choose a used GTi is it's a nicer feeling owning the car rather than renting it but I own other cars so not that big a deal to me.
wont bore with the ins and outs of the decision but when you weigh up the running costs of a used car (£10k buys you what, a nice 2010/11 GTi?) including road tax etc is difficult to choose it over getting a great lease deal on a shiny new car with the latest tech etc. So in just over a years time we will probably go for another lease on a Cupra or similar.
The one thing that might make me choose a used GTi is it's a nicer feeling owning the car rather than renting it but I own other cars so not that big a deal to me.
Nickp82 said:
This is a choice I have wrestled with many times on these exact two cars. The Cupra won last time as lease deals came up on the 290 Black last year for about £5400 over two years so it was a no-brainer and we are very happy with the car.
wont bore with the ins and outs of the decision but when you weigh up the running costs of a used car (£10k buys you what, a nice 2010/11 GTi?) including road tax etc is difficult to choose it over getting a great lease deal on a shiny new car with the latest tech etc. So in just over a years time we will probably go for another lease on a Cupra or similar.
The one thing that might make me choose a used GTi is it's a nicer feeling owning the car rather than renting it but I own other cars so not that big a deal to me.
This exactly, I'm not really fussed about owning the car as we also own another car, I've always previously bought on PCP and more often than not I get bored at around the 18 months/2year mark and end up chopping it in for something else which normally costs me more money, which is why i was thinking about a 2 year lease or coughing up and buying a 2nd hand car outright (not getting any interest in the bank so may as well spend it on a car)wont bore with the ins and outs of the decision but when you weigh up the running costs of a used car (£10k buys you what, a nice 2010/11 GTi?) including road tax etc is difficult to choose it over getting a great lease deal on a shiny new car with the latest tech etc. So in just over a years time we will probably go for another lease on a Cupra or similar.
The one thing that might make me choose a used GTi is it's a nicer feeling owning the car rather than renting it but I own other cars so not that big a deal to me.
How have you found the Cupra, running cost etc?
cheers
Surprisingly good really! Basically ours is 3 quarters family runabout and a quarter hooning toy for me. It does both jobs really well and overall we get low thirties economy which I am well pleased with.
I am planning on switching the tyres front to rear on the first service in a couple of months which should just about mean it goes back with road legal tyres (it will have done about 15k by then).
I am planning on switching the tyres front to rear on the first service in a couple of months which should just about mean it goes back with road legal tyres (it will have done about 15k by then).
Nickp82 said:
Surprisingly good really! Basically ours is 3 quarters family runabout and a quarter hooning toy for me. It does both jobs really well and overall we get low thirties economy which I am well pleased with.
I am planning on switching the tyres front to rear on the first service in a couple of months which should just about mean it goes back with road legal tyres (it will have done about 15k by then).
Was thinking of a Cupra 300 lease as our first family car (Mrs is due in March), but she's worried about the ride being uncomfortable because it's a 'sports' model with big alloys. She's used to driving an old diesel Polo, but I'm convinced she'd be pleasantly surprised.I am planning on switching the tyres front to rear on the first service in a couple of months which should just about mean it goes back with road legal tyres (it will have done about 15k by then).
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