Originally Posted by
scoooby slayer
Where are you gonna lease a golf r for £200 a month, that doesn't sound right to me
That's only £2400 a year, so 3 years is only £7200, no way I cant see it on that the depreciation alone will be more than that !
ps my last Cossie, all the skylines I made money out of them all as I went along and sold/broke them when they got to there value point
My gtr wasn't that much of my money to buy as alot of it was profit from all the previous cars not my wages saved
Edit
I've just looked there £325 a month so £3900 a year 24 months plus £4000 initial rental
It's a con and always dearer, if there £30k new buy one 5 years sold for below half price low mileage example it will run for years and years
That's what I would do anyway as 3 years finance payments would just about buy a 5 year old one and you own it then, strive to own not rent and never own is how I look at everything
Special offers. You can't get them for that anymore but, when the MK7 R first came out, lease companies were buying them in massive numbers and leasing them at ridiculously low prices. They're common as muck on the used market because they were so cheap to lease at one point. I'm on the Clio Sport forum and there was probably 10-20 people on there with them, because the offers were so good. There were a lot of offers on the Fiesta ST, Leon Cupra and Octavia vRS too. The deals seem to have dried up now though, so there haven't been so many good offers in the last year or so. You could still get a Megane R.S. for quite a lot less than £300 if you don't do many miles, there seems to have been a few offers on them lately. It's all about residuals and using the right companies. Leasing companies will order in bulk and offer lower prices than if you go through the dealer directly. My mate had a boggo Octavia diesel for £150 a month as a daily, and someone at work has just ordered some Kia thing for £140 a month with a £140 deposit. You just have to jump on the right car at the right time.
It's not a con, it's just people doing what suits them. Even if it does cost a bit more than buying, for some people, fixed-cost, hassle-free motoring is worth it for the convenience. Like I said, different strokes for different folks. I know people that have wasted loads of money on car finance, and others that have wasted loads on old cars. There are no right or wrong answers.
Anyway, bit off topic!