New Company Car Options? - Updated - Got it.
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Just thought i would pop a post up to see if anyone had any suggestions i hadn't thought of, I'm in the process of sorting out my new company car, well its actually an employee car ownership scheme, so i can go for anything i like really so long as the book figure when new is less than 25.3k, I can go to 1 year old and 12k miles, but it has to be from a main dealer.
There are a load of other Ts and Cs but they are the important ones.
So far i am looking at either a Skoda Octavia VRS estate Diesel, or Seat Exeo ST with the 170 engine.
It needs to be an estate, so i can put the dogs in the back at the weekend, go camping etc. It needs to be nice inside, supportive seats etc. as im going to be doing a fair few miles in it. Reasonable on fuel, the two above are 50mpg combined, no less than that really. it has to have a bit of poke, and a few toys. must have bluetooth phone.
Any Suggestions? not realy a fan of mondeos, but i might go and test drive one.
There are a load of other Ts and Cs but they are the important ones.
So far i am looking at either a Skoda Octavia VRS estate Diesel, or Seat Exeo ST with the 170 engine.
It needs to be an estate, so i can put the dogs in the back at the weekend, go camping etc. It needs to be nice inside, supportive seats etc. as im going to be doing a fair few miles in it. Reasonable on fuel, the two above are 50mpg combined, no less than that really. it has to have a bit of poke, and a few toys. must have bluetooth phone.
Any Suggestions? not realy a fan of mondeos, but i might go and test drive one.
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Will have to take a trip to ford.
audi's are too expensive, i could get a base model a3 but its not big enough.
I can have a 1 series beemer, or a base 3 maybe, but i would rather get something cheaper but top of the range with all the toys.
whats peoples opinions on the vRS in Green![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
audi's are too expensive, i could get a base model a3 but its not big enough.
I can have a 1 series beemer, or a base 3 maybe, but i would rather get something cheaper but top of the range with all the toys.
whats peoples opinions on the vRS in Green
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My colleague's is a Hyundai i40 and I really like the fecking thing! Looks brilliant, fully loaded to the rafters, goes OK-ish for what it is and got it for £17k and boots the living crap out of it and still won't do less than 33mpg in town and well over 45-50 running up and down motorways and I tell you he has a heavy right foot. If I was to have it I'm sure I could do maybe 40mpg in town and 55-60+ on the motorway.
Since your budget is higher than what his was though I've be looking at a Passat or Mondeo estate.
Since your budget is higher than what his was though I've be looking at a Passat or Mondeo estate.
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I dont really want a passat, purely for the reason that everyone else in the company drives a dark blue or black passat.
There are a few seat exeo st's around at really good money, but they are all the 143ps models rather than the 170. I guess I might have to take one for a test drive and see if that extra 30ps really maked a difference.
There are a few seat exeo st's around at really good money, but they are all the 143ps models rather than the 170. I guess I might have to take one for a test drive and see if that extra 30ps really maked a difference.
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Make that Skoda silver and you have a fantastic car. I would t have a mondeo over one, not a chance unless I needed maximum capacity. The seat is nowhere near as good as the Skoda, they are shockingly built by comparison, nothi g like as good as they used to be.
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My mum and dad have a new Octavia, to be honest it is a bloody good car. They went for the 1.4 TSi, which is turbo'd and supercharged. I've driven it a couple of times and it is very comfy, it goes pretty well and does about 50 mpg. The boot is massive for a hatch back. They didn't need the diesel as they don't do mega miles. I would definately consider it.
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S-max is an option actually.
I dont like the green octavia either, but they are about 1k cheaper than the equivalent in race blue! Not a fan of black or silver, so its got to be blue or white if I go for the vRS.
I'm surprised to hear the seat's are poorly built. I thought they were the same car with a different badge.
I dont like the green octavia either, but they are about 1k cheaper than the equivalent in race blue! Not a fan of black or silver, so its got to be blue or white if I go for the vRS.
I'm surprised to hear the seat's are poorly built. I thought they were the same car with a different badge.
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The Exeo is based on the Audi A4 mate. The Nowt wrong with them, the CR engine is a good unit & the build quality is VAG
The CR engine, like the Tsi engines are used across the VAG range VW/Audi/Skoda/SEAT
I've got a 2010 1.4 Tsi Leon (turbo only not the twin charged 1.4), never had any major issues with it, the only minor issue was a wheel alignment problem and it ate a set of tyres in 6 months
As with any Diesel with a DPF fittedt from any manufacturer, if someone is doing short stop-start journeys all the time it's only going to cause issues/problems.
A lot of owners go down the DPF delete route.
If you want to do some research go to seatcupra.net, there is an exeo section on there......link below:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=256
The CR engine, like the Tsi engines are used across the VAG range VW/Audi/Skoda/SEAT
I've got a 2010 1.4 Tsi Leon (turbo only not the twin charged 1.4), never had any major issues with it, the only minor issue was a wheel alignment problem and it ate a set of tyres in 6 months
As with any Diesel with a DPF fittedt from any manufacturer, if someone is doing short stop-start journeys all the time it's only going to cause issues/problems.
A lot of owners go down the DPF delete route.
If you want to do some research go to seatcupra.net, there is an exeo section on there......link below:
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=256
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Its not as if you've gotta worry about it, its a company car after all...
Theres plenty of VAG's round here due to my work's car scheme...
They do a performance diesel Focus estate??? Would be cool for the Cheshire meets...![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
You'll need to keep the van if you get anymore dogs lol.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-Fo...item416ee51d51
Theres plenty of VAG's round here due to my work's car scheme...
They do a performance diesel Focus estate??? Would be cool for the Cheshire meets...
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You'll need to keep the van if you get anymore dogs lol.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-62-Fo...item416ee51d51
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well i took a vRS out today, and i wasn't that impressed ![Confused](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
loads of road noise, even at slow speeds and the brakes didnt feel good at all. i know its a fair weight to stop but i expected far better.
Might take another out, this one might have been a dog, only 8k miles from new though so should have been spot on.
will pop into ford over the weekend too.
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loads of road noise, even at slow speeds and the brakes didnt feel good at all. i know its a fair weight to stop but i expected far better.
Might take another out, this one might have been a dog, only 8k miles from new though so should have been spot on.
will pop into ford over the weekend too.
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Low pro tyres and not enough sound deadening. Should go alright tho, I have a petrol vrs but dad has a diesel estate and its cracking. Still, I wouldn't swap unless his was petrol as I don't do the miles!
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If you go ford get the 2.0 or the 2.2. Forget the 1.8 as they are not as reliable.
Titanium X or the titanium X Sport (2.2). Think these are the fully loaded models.
S Max only goes to Titanium.
Titanium X or the titanium X Sport (2.2). Think these are the fully loaded models.
S Max only goes to Titanium.
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Left a deposit on this today ![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
DSG box, front and rear parking sensors, sunset glass etc. only thing its missing is bluetooth, but it has maxidot, so i can plug in the microphone and enable it in VCDS.
Collecting in about 3 weeks when all the paperwork is sorted.
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DSG box, front and rear parking sensors, sunset glass etc. only thing its missing is bluetooth, but it has maxidot, so i can plug in the microphone and enable it in VCDS.
Collecting in about 3 weeks when all the paperwork is sorted.
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How's Jem gonna drive that??? ![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Looks nice...
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Looks nice...
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Picked it up on Thursday
Mega impressed with it. Does everything I want its big, comfy, quick, munches up the miles, and handles well too when you get a nice bit of open road.
Just got to fit a dension gateway for bluetooth and ipod, and a remap now![](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/roi.gif)
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Looks good next to Jems Golf GTI
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Mega impressed with it. Does everything I want its big, comfy, quick, munches up the miles, and handles well too when you get a nice bit of open road.
Just got to fit a dension gateway for bluetooth and ipod, and a remap now
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Looks good next to Jems Golf GTI
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