So...go with daughter today to hand back lease car shes had for 4 years. Balloon payment of 4.5k too much for a fiat500. Its only got 8500 on the clock do hardly used.
Inspection guy looks it over then presents bill of 700! Wheels scuffed....they're good for a 4 yo car and stilllook great..tyre cracked...had its mot 2 days ago and all legal...needs interior valet...was pro valetted last week and.....a piece of bird **** on the roof.
We refusec to sign the inspection off at which point the guy got aggressive and called me an overprotective dad!! I was only there to give her a lift home...maybe it was because i laughed out loud at the bird **** issue.
So..beware. make sure your leased car is in mint showroom condition before return....and keep.it away from seagulls. 🤬🤬
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17-09-2019 06:27 PM #1
Car lease return-manheim shotts
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17-09-2019 06:59 PM #6
F$$k...wrong forum. Apologies
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18-09-2019 08:44 AM #7
Find it mental people pay that much money up front for a car that you then need to service, MOT then return back. Crazy.
Mercedes charged our manager for having rust inside his alloy wheel. How the **** that was his fault i've no idea. £700 they took. Insane.
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18-09-2019 10:41 AM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
PCP is another con. But still it allows pretentious people to drive newer cars and somehow the newer your regy plate the higher up in society you allegedly are (not talking about the OP's daughter BTW)
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18-09-2019 11:09 AM #12
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Worst thing is they charge you for the damage then stick it through the auction without doing it.
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18-09-2019 11:19 AM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
People are entitled to spend their money on whatever pleasures they choose, and taking delivery of a brand new car is a very exciting and enjoyable experience.
They also get to drive the latest model which looks better than its predecessors, they can spec the car exactly as they want and it has all the latest technologies and safety features. They're usually more efficient and a 3 year warranty is great peace of mind.
If those "pretentious people" didn't buy new cars, you wouldn't be able to buy your 5 year old run around.
The only benefit of buying someone else's cast off is that it's cheaper, but FSH or not, you never really know what you're getting.
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You don't know what you're getting but I had a brand new Jag XE as a company car for 3 years and it was in the garage 7 times. Gave me more hassle than a Kia Cee'd before that!
My current car is hardly a run-around, its a 4 year old 520d 'Luxury model' BMW, very well spec'd - costs me £251 a month (bank loan). A brand new one would be what, £500 a month with probably £2k upfront, with limited miles and service plan on top of that. Insane unless its a business car or your loaded but lots of people do it for that I believe is snobbery reasons, similar to those who put on private number plates to hide the fact their Golf GTD is 5 years old.
Like you say dunno why i'm moaning - suppose it gives me the chance to pick up alot of car for not alot of money
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18-09-2019 12:45 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
My preference is pre-reg if it's available. I posted how much I saved on my 435D on this thread already, but I have bought brand new in the past too. Ironically, I returned the brand new one within the 30 day period because it had multiple faults. You might not be surprised to learn that was a Discovery Sport. Steer clear!
More recently, I bought a used Porsche Boxster for summer top down fun, but I also returned that after 2 weeks because it was blowing oily smoke at ignition. It was a 2008 car so I didn't expect perfection, but that was too worrying.
I helped my mate's laddie buy a Corsa on PCP. He didn't have a huge deposit but needed a car he could rely on to get him from Edinburgh to his work in Bathgate 5 days a week and he didn't want to risk second hand. OCP was a great option for him and he's now on his second deal.
Sure it costs more, but there are real advantages. I don't know if it's snobbery though. I more think that it's a bit like why people wear branded clothing or buy anything expensive. Or indeed, driving a car with the Bavarian State colours in its badge. There's an innate pleasure in doing so.
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18-09-2019 03:48 PM #17
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Very well said.
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18-09-2019 03:53 PM #18
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I used PCP on my Golf GTi to take the advantage of a further deposit contribution. I had the money in the bank so phoned vw finance the following day and paid it off with about a fiver interest!
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18-09-2019 04:56 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I didn't even know that was possible.
I bought the Discovery with part loan or PCP because the salesman advised that I'd get a contribution, but I thought he said I had to wait a year or something.
Edit: I just researched it and, you're right, there's no minimum time period. I'll be keeping this as an option in future.Last edited by Hibbyradge; 18-09-2019 at 05:08 PM.
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18-09-2019 06:33 PM #20
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19-09-2019 11:38 AM #23
I’m due to renew in 18 months, so will revisit this thread nearer for advice
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19-09-2019 08:17 PM #25
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Just checked....
Car was about 33k
Discount was around 5.5k but I got an extra 1k if I took the finance.
Got the car on a Saturday paid it off Monday morning!Last edited by patch1875; 19-09-2019 at 08:26 PM.
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19-09-2019 08:21 PM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Need to keep that in mind next time I'm getting a new car. Cheers.
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19-09-2019 08:31 PM #27
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I was fully intent to buy with cash but was convinced to take in a portion with HP and that attracted a manufacturer's contribution of £3K. I questioned the salesman as I was always wary of a catch but it was straight up. The day after I called up and paid off the balance of the HP.
Basically, I got a £3K manufacturers contribution for zero on an already heavily discounted car.
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21-09-2019 07:04 PM #30
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I had a brand new Avensis which broke down after 10 miles, with 38 miles on the clock.
When it was repaired the invoice showed 380 miles. Crooks!
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