Would you buy an ex-company car ?
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As per title would you buy an ex company car ?
Going to look at a car at the weekend, apparently it’s an ex company car that the seller bought purely to make a profit on.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
Car is strictly to be used as a commuter / shopping trolley.
Also is there an easy way to find out which company owned it so I can contact them about it?
Going to look at a car at the weekend, apparently it’s an ex company car that the seller bought purely to make a profit on.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...
Car is strictly to be used as a commuter / shopping trolley.
Also is there an easy way to find out which company owned it so I can contact them about it?
Well if you look about PH then you shouldn't buy cars from rental companies, lease companies, old people, young people, women, people with no interest in cars, or people who say they're interested in cars but actually clearly don't have a clue because they bought an Audi.
On the basis that you should only buy a car from a proper petrolhead that knows how to look after it then you probably shouldn't buy an ex-company car.
But then proper petrolheads are a dying breed so probably wont be able to find one of those either.
You could buy a new car, obviously with cash not finance, but then again apparently only idiots put up with depreciation so that's out too.
Best walk.
On the basis that you should only buy a car from a proper petrolhead that knows how to look after it then you probably shouldn't buy an ex-company car.
But then proper petrolheads are a dying breed so probably wont be able to find one of those either.
You could buy a new car, obviously with cash not finance, but then again apparently only idiots put up with depreciation so that's out too.
Best walk.
Buy on condition.
If it's been ragged, it'll show on the condition as it won't have generally been looked after.
Look at the interior, the wheels, stone chips, etc.
I've seen ex-company cars that are mint. There's people at my company who treat them like their own.
But I've also seen ones that are fit for scrap after 3 years.
If it's been ragged, it'll show on the condition as it won't have generally been looked after.
Look at the interior, the wheels, stone chips, etc.
I've seen ex-company cars that are mint. There's people at my company who treat them like their own.
But I've also seen ones that are fit for scrap after 3 years.
The Crack Fox said:
Depends on knowing the previous driver (not owner, the actual driver). Having had a few company cars in my time, I can honestly say I would never buy an ex company car without knowing exactly how it had been driven. Happy recollections of taking my company Gti round the 'ring, v-maxing it on the autobahn, and generally ragging the arse off it 24/7. You have been warned...
ETA - If we're talking a Kia, they are great cars, aren't they ?
Whilst I would agree as to the abuse of company cars, I bet you had it serviced regularly and kept on top of any minor problems that you may have let slip if you were paying the bills yourself. I know that when I left(was pushed from) the company car fold, apart from losing the fuel card,the biggest change was not picking the phone up to whinge to a service receptionist every time a wiper blade squeaked or something.ETA - If we're talking a Kia, they are great cars, aren't they ?
HellDiver said:
hora said:
Ps. Why one of those? Its horrid. You could get alot better for the money.
They really aren't. 6th in the Driver Power 2009 survey, 23rd in 2010. Compared to the Ford Focus at 43rd in 2009 and 51st in 2010.
OBVIOUSLY they're horrid. Yep.
People expect a Kia to be rubbish, so when they buy one and it's average, they rave about it.
People buy a Focus expecting it to be the best car ever - because the motoring press rave about them - when they get one and find out it's average, they give it a crap score.
That's not to say the Kia isn't a good car - because they are - but you can't read too much into Driver Power surveys.
HellDiver said:
Does it matter with 6 years warranty remaining? 13k means it'll only have had it's first service.
The C'eed is a solid little motor, very well built if they're anything like the OH's i30 which is built in the same factory. Reminds me of a mid-90's Toyota before they became crap.
They are built in different factories in different countries.......The C'eed is a solid little motor, very well built if they're anything like the OH's i30 which is built in the same factory. Reminds me of a mid-90's Toyota before they became crap.
I've had company cars for a lot of years now and every one has been ragged about.
But they have also been serviced on the button with everything replaced as and when required.
I've also bought a few of them to sell on, and always made sure they had new tyres/brakes etc before i bought them.
But they have also been serviced on the button with everything replaced as and when required.
I've also bought a few of them to sell on, and always made sure they had new tyres/brakes etc before i bought them.
The Wookie said:
Well if you look about PH then you shouldn't buy cars from rental companies, lease companies, old people, young people, women, people with no interest in cars, or people who say they're interested in cars but actually clearly don't have a clue because they bought an Audi.
On the basis that you should only buy a car from a proper petrolhead that knows how to look after it then you probably shouldn't buy an ex-company car.
But then proper petrolheads are a dying breed so probably wont be able to find one of those either.
You could buy a new car, obviously with cash not finance, but then again apparently only idiots put up with depreciation so that's out too.
Best walk.
On the basis that you should only buy a car from a proper petrolhead that knows how to look after it then you probably shouldn't buy an ex-company car.
But then proper petrolheads are a dying breed so probably wont be able to find one of those either.
You could buy a new car, obviously with cash not finance, but then again apparently only idiots put up with depreciation so that's out too.
Best walk.
I remember a poster someone had up on the office wall a few years ago, it went something like this:
Why are company cars so good?
The go faster in very gear, especially reverse;
They never need to have the oil checked;
They don’t need regular servicing;
They can take curbs much better than any other car;
etc., etc…..
Why are company cars so good?
The go faster in very gear, especially reverse;
They never need to have the oil checked;
They don’t need regular servicing;
They can take curbs much better than any other car;
etc., etc…..
The Crack Fox said:
But, OP, here's the problem.
How do you differentiate between ex-company car who use the car as a tool and generally don't look after it, and a driver like Vee4 and Edo who do ? You'll never know, and that's the risk you take.
That may well be true, but 6 years warranty remaining on a dull econobox is hardly like taking a punt on a 3 year old ex company M5 is it?How do you differentiate between ex-company car who use the car as a tool and generally don't look after it, and a driver like Vee4 and Edo who do ? You'll never know, and that's the risk you take.
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