Am I just being an old woman here?
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I currently have a IS220d as a company car which is coming to the end of its 3 year lease. I have been told that due to a manager leaving I will be having his old car (08 plate new shape Mondeo Titanium X Estate Auto), this would be fine except.
1. He has treated it like a skip on wheels, he has young kids and you can imagine what the back seats are like!
2. Its hardly ever been cleaned, got a few dents and one scrape which has rusted.
3. He has smoked a lot in it!!
4. He has smoked a lot in it!!!!
all for the privilege of having to pay an extra £25 per month in co car tax!!!!
Now I'm not normally annoyed by stuff like this and I'll go with the flow at work, its a small company in construction and things are tough at the minute. It just really grates me to have to pay more for what I consider a shed!
/old women
1. He has treated it like a skip on wheels, he has young kids and you can imagine what the back seats are like!
2. Its hardly ever been cleaned, got a few dents and one scrape which has rusted.
3. He has smoked a lot in it!!
4. He has smoked a lot in it!!!!
all for the privilege of having to pay an extra £25 per month in co car tax!!!!
Now I'm not normally annoyed by stuff like this and I'll go with the flow at work, its a small company in construction and things are tough at the minute. It just really grates me to have to pay more for what I consider a shed!
/old women
Jasandjules said:
I'd be inclined to say no on the basis that he has smoked in it and if you/your wife/your kids don't smoke (let's hope the kids at least don't!) then you don't want his second hand nicotine.
Wrong!You want the nicotine, not the cancer causing chemicals and all the second hand sweaty man crack bum puffs drilled into the very core of the seat, that are released like a glade "touch'n'fresh" everytime you get in.......
Whilst my car is a lease car it is the last one we leased, the Mondeo was bought and is paid for outright. There is no cash for company car scheme.
As I only live a couple of miles from work I am seriously considering cycling to work and not paying company car tax and just use it to visit sites. I don't care that its dented / scratched / been smoked in, my mum &dad used to smoke so a good clean and it will be ok, I just don't want to pay more for (in my opinion) for less.
Shame because it's quite a nice car otherwise, loads of toys, comfy, auto box isn't great but hey.
edit: crap punctuation
As I only live a couple of miles from work I am seriously considering cycling to work and not paying company car tax and just use it to visit sites. I don't care that its dented / scratched / been smoked in, my mum &dad used to smoke so a good clean and it will be ok, I just don't want to pay more for (in my opinion) for less.
Shame because it's quite a nice car otherwise, loads of toys, comfy, auto box isn't great but hey.
edit: crap punctuation
Edited by Dunclane on Thursday 1st July 09:12
If you do end up taking the car make sure you record every ding, dent and scratch before accepting it, and make sure that this is written down and agreed with your company.
When the lease is up the lease co will be expecting your co to pay to repair any damage and you dont want to end up having to pay for it yourself.
When the lease is up the lease co will be expecting your co to pay to repair any damage and you dont want to end up having to pay for it yourself.
Edited by bigdods on Thursday 1st July 09:10
Dunclane said:
Whilst my car is a lease car it is the last one we leased, the Mondeo was bought and is paid for outright. There is no cash for company car scheme.
As I only live a couple of miles from work I am seriously considering cycling to work and not paying company car tax and just use it to visit sites. I don't care that its dented / scratched / been smoked in, my mum &dad used to smoke so a good clean and it will be ok, I just don't want to pay more for (in my opinion) for less.
Shame because it's quite a nice car otherwise, loads of toys, comfy auto box isn't great but hey.
eh? Your first post listed all the stuff you didn't like and now you say you daon't care about that, it's merely the money aspect. As I only live a couple of miles from work I am seriously considering cycling to work and not paying company car tax and just use it to visit sites. I don't care that its dented / scratched / been smoked in, my mum &dad used to smoke so a good clean and it will be ok, I just don't want to pay more for (in my opinion) for less.
Shame because it's quite a nice car otherwise, loads of toys, comfy auto box isn't great but hey.
In that case I'd definitely walk/run/cycle to work and just use it as a pool car as and when you need to. No point paying more tax when you don't need to.
ewenm said:
Dunclane said:
Whilst my car is a lease car it is the last one we leased, the Mondeo was bought and is paid for outright. There is no cash for company car scheme.
As I only live a couple of miles from work I am seriously considering cycling to work and not paying company car tax and just use it to visit sites. I don't care that its dented / scratched / been smoked in, my mum &dad used to smoke so a good clean and it will be ok, I just don't want to pay more for (in my opinion) for less.
Shame because it's quite a nice car otherwise, loads of toys, comfy auto box isn't great but hey.
eh? Your first post listed all the stuff you didn't like and now you say you daon't care about that, it's merely the money aspect. As I only live a couple of miles from work I am seriously considering cycling to work and not paying company car tax and just use it to visit sites. I don't care that its dented / scratched / been smoked in, my mum &dad used to smoke so a good clean and it will be ok, I just don't want to pay more for (in my opinion) for less.
Shame because it's quite a nice car otherwise, loads of toys, comfy auto box isn't great but hey.
In that case I'd definitely walk/run/cycle to work and just use it as a pool car as and when you need to. No point paying more tax when you don't need to.
bigdods said:
If you do end up taking the car make sure you record every ding, dent and scratch before accepting it, and make sure that this is written down and agreed with your company.
When the lease is up the lease co will be expecting your co to pay to repair any damage and you dont want to end up having to pay for it yourself.
It's not leased but yes I will be doing that anyway, I'm not having anything blamed on me trust me!When the lease is up the lease co will be expecting your co to pay to repair any damage and you dont want to end up having to pay for it yourself.
Edited by bigdods on Thursday 1st July 09:10
steveo3002 said:
mind it doesnt get badly vandalised or stolen or rolled into a ditch
Don't go there! When I first started I got given a 1.7TD Cavalier it was an absolute wreck, one night it got nicked from outside the house, all the lads reckon I buried it in the garden just to get a new car! 
Yes, you are. Say you're happy to have it on the basis that it is properly valet cleaned to remove the smoke residue and that the dents are sorted as the condition of the car reflects badly on you.
Get quotes and give them the costs - it should be no more than a couple of hundred quid - and tell them you will take it to be done.
Then enjoy the car and get on with your life.
Get quotes and give them the costs - it should be no more than a couple of hundred quid - and tell them you will take it to be done.
Then enjoy the car and get on with your life.
Hitch78 said:
Yes, you are. Say you're happy to have it on the basis that it is properly valet cleaned to remove the smoke residue and that the dents are sorted as the condition of the car reflects badly on you.
Get quotes and give them the costs - it should be no more than a couple of hundred quid - and tell them you will take it to be done.
Then enjoy the car and get on with your life.
Thought so! Get quotes and give them the costs - it should be no more than a couple of hundred quid - and tell them you will take it to be done.
Then enjoy the car and get on with your life.
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