Website Offering Advice For Company Car Drivers?

#21

Hello Tricky Dicky

Here is a website that might be able to help you out with some very
important information. Please check this out and let me know what you
think.

http://michwash28.cheapcarz.hop.clickbank.net

Thanks in Advance
M. Washington
Tricky Dicky wrote:

Quote:

I am shortly to get an allowance to fund a vehicle - anyone know of any
websites that give advice on maximising the benefits from this?

Anyone here have any experience of doing it this way and the pitfalls?

Cheers in advance

Tricky

#22

Tricky Dicky (tricky (AT) nospam (DOT) clara.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

Quote:

To run a car over three years thats 125000 miles plus a decent amount
of private mileage - say 150000 miles in total.

Is the consensus that I need £300 per month to lease the vehicle

Don't just take the "headline" price for the lease - especially if you're
going to be doing 50k/year.

Those prices are based on a far lower mileage than that. Add the mileage
in, and watch the price spiral - because the lease price includes the
maintenance and the depreciation - obviously, both far higher on 150k over
three years than on 30k/3yrs.

#23

Tricky Dicky <tricky (AT) nospam (DOT) clara.co.uk> wrote:

Quote:

I am seeing the MD next week and I want to have a good idea of what
sort of allowance I should be asking for.

Ideally I want to get a new car but diesel and somewhere in the 18K
to 20K price bracket. If diesel with a maximum of 800 miles per week
then a vehicle with an mpg of say, conservatively, 45 means 18
gallons per week = £18.00 - so as a mininum I am figuring £100 for
fuel per month. Does that sound right to you?

1. Get the smallest car you can live with - size normally equals running
costs and capex.

2. Get it as desirably specced as possible, with 100-150k miles on it'll
need to stand out among similar vehicles. Things like automatic gearbox etc
might help you sell it end of term.

3. Buy 3-9 mth old, try not to pay the sticker price.

4. Get warranty - manufacturers extended scheme normally dearest and best.

5. Service it cheaply - either strike a deal with a dealer or if extended
warranty allows service it outside of the main dealer network.

6. Have an exit plan - what if the job goes away and you've still got the
car?

--
For the grass has not yet sprouted where my high heel has trodden

#24

"Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote

Quote:

Tricky Dicky <tricky (AT) nospam (DOT) clara.co.uk> wrote:

I am seeing the MD next week and I want to have a good idea of what
sort of allowance I should be asking for.

Ideally I want to get a new car but diesel and somewhere in the 18K
to 20K price bracket. If diesel with a maximum of 800 miles per week
then a vehicle with an mpg of say, conservatively, 45 means 18
gallons per week = £18.00 - so as a mininum I am figuring £100 for
fuel per month. Does that sound right to you?

1. Get the smallest car you can live with - size normally equals running
costs and capex.

2. Get it as desirably specced as possible, with 100-150k miles on it'll
need to stand out among similar vehicles. Things like automatic gearbox
etc might help you sell it end of term.

3. Buy 3-9 mth old, try not to pay the sticker price.

4. Get warranty - manufacturers extended scheme normally dearest and best.

5. Service it cheaply - either strike a deal with a dealer or if extended
warranty allows service it outside of the main dealer network.

6. Have an exit plan - what if the job goes away and you've still got the
car?

Cheers Tim

I want a 2.2 diesel Civic - suits me on all levels - and am seeing the
corporate specialist at my dealership today.

Thanks again to everyone that has contributed to this thread - it has given
me a good start point for my negotiations

Tricky

#25

"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote

Quote:

Tricky Dicky wrote:
"Tim S Kemp" <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:m92dnQ6Kq8z-9uLZRVnyig (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk...
Tricky Dicky <tricky (AT) nospam (DOT) clara.co.uk> wrote:

I am seeing the MD next week and I want to have a good idea of what
sort of allowance I should be asking for.

Ideally I want to get a new car but diesel and somewhere in the 18K
to 20K price bracket. If diesel with a maximum of 800 miles per week
then a vehicle with an mpg of say, conservatively, 45 means 18
gallons per week = £18.00 - so as a mininum I am figuring £100 for
fuel per month. Does that sound right to you?

1. Get the smallest car you can live with - size normally equals
running costs and capex.

2. Get it as desirably specced as possible, with 100-150k miles on
it'll need to stand out among similar vehicles. Things like
automatic gearbox etc might help you sell it end of term.

3. Buy 3-9 mth old, try not to pay the sticker price.

4. Get warranty - manufacturers extended scheme normally dearest and
best. 5. Service it cheaply - either strike a deal with a dealer or if
extended warranty allows service it outside of the main dealer
network. 6. Have an exit plan - what if the job goes away and you've
still
got the car?

Cheers Tim

I want a 2.2 diesel Civic - suits me on all levels - and am seeing the
corporate specialist at my dealership today.

A nice choice of car.
I was down to one of them or another octavia but the Honda lost out in the
end

Why did you stick with another Skoda?

Tricky

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