Cars under £23k that allow engine start from app

[King Mustard]

I currently drive a 2019 Ford EcoSport ST-Line.

I'm in a 3-year lease and the value of the car is around £21k.

It has a feature where I can remotely start the engine from the FordPass app, allowing the car to pre-heat in the colder months and pre-cool in the warmer months. It's very useful.

My lease ends next year and this is a feature I'd like to keep going forward.

Apart from Ford, do any other manufacturers offer this feature in a £20-23k model? (new, not used)

Edited by King Mustard on Sunday 6th December 23:48

[scoey1001]

My bosses Jaguar XE had this feature. Think it was an option.

Edited by scoey1001 on Sunday 6th December 23:37

[King Mustard]

scoey1001 said:

My bosses Jaguar XF had this feature. Think it was an option.

A Jaguar XF for under £23k?

Bargain.

[scoey1001]

King Mustard said:

scoey1001 said:

My bosses Jaguar XF had this feature. Think it was an option.

A Jaguar XF for under £23k?

Bargain.

You don't say whether you are buying new but quick check on eBay shows up 2019 XF's for less that 23k.

[King Mustard]

Fair point.

Sorry, I meant new.

[Tomo1971]

Couple of years old but try here,

https://www.buyacar.co.uk/cars/896/cars-with-remot...

So, you say your leasing at the moment.... Your current lease RRP has less bearing on the monthly payment than the expected depreciation has.... So a lower deprecating car, even with a higher RRP could be around the same monthly. I'm saying that just in case you thought you had to limit your search to the same RRP for next lease.

RRP of my current lease was just under 40k but is only costing me £20 a month more than another car I looked at who's RRP was 26k....purely through depreciation.

The Ford Kuga also has the function on auto cars and there a a few good deals on the 1.5 120bhp Auto ST LINE X on Whatcar.com/leasing

[bobbysmithy]

You can install it on many cars

[Mr MXT]

Does a Renault Zoe sneak in on price with the grant? Edit: VW ID.3 does

Edited by Mr MXT on Monday 7th December 07:52

[TechnicPuppet]

Think a lot PHEVs do this if you can get one in your price range.

[DoubleD]

King Mustard said:

Fair point.

Sorry, I meant new.

You would get a good nearly new car for that kind of cash.

[King Mustard]

DoubleD said:

You would get a good nearly new car for that kind of cash.

I do 3-year leases and I would want full warranty throughout, so they need to be new.

[DoubleD]

King Mustard said:

DoubleD said:

You would get a good nearly new car for that kind of cash.

I do 3-year leases and I would want full warranty throughout, so they need to be new.

Fair enough, but why does it have to be new?

[King Mustard]

DoubleD said:

Fair enough, but why does it have to be new?

Sorry, I mean because most companies only offer a 3-year warranty.

[ZX10R NIN]

King Mustard said:

I do 3-year leases and I would want full warranty throughout, so they need to be new.

No they don't you can buy a 2-3 year old car from a main dealer they'll add a years warranty on top of what's left on the Manufacturers Warranty & then you just extend it for the number of years you keep the car.

[KungFuPanda]

Just buy any car you want and then spend circa a grand on a car alarm with remote start.