Audi A3 or Mercedes A Class?
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I've driven one and they are quite nice, although the sport suspension is hard and the steering not particularly good in giving feel. What I like is they're exclusive as most will go for the 3 or 5-door, which cannot decided if it a hatch or a estate. I've managed to secure some discounts from main dealers of up to £1800.
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It's not £350, it's £350 plus a net cost of £220 a month as you lose the DLA mobility component which you'd otherwise have received.
She'll have to pay an advance payment for either of the cars. Think they both require a £1999 upfront payment (as well as the DLA contribution).
I think the A class looks nicer (still like how the A3 looks) but haven't read any good reviews about the A Class at all. She'll be taking them both for a test drive soon so she can make her own mind up as she'll be the one driving it!
I think its a decent enough scheme but yeh its not that much different that leasing a car really is it if its not Govt subsidized? Not done any sums but would she be able to get the same car on an equivalent (or cheaper) lease?
I think the A class looks nicer (still like how the A3 looks) but haven't read any good reviews about the A Class at all. She'll be taking them both for a test drive soon so she can make her own mind up as she'll be the one driving it!
I think its a decent enough scheme but yeh its not that much different that leasing a car really is it if its not Govt subsidized? Not done any sums but would she be able to get the same car on an equivalent (or cheaper) lease?
No. Motability is the UK's largest fleet operator - bigger than any other lease company - and its a registered charity, too. So huge buying power combined with no profit means that you won't beat a motability deal very often.
That's pretty good discount as there aren't that many A3 Saloon's around. Probably my next choice will be the S3 Saloon after my A1 in a few years..
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So it cost them £350!
No, it didn't, it also cost them £220 per month over the duration of the lease. You cannot ignore the £220, it is a cost because if you didnt take a car from Motability your net position would have been £220 a month higher.
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You can if you never received it.
You can't, because you'd have received it had you not picked the car. It is therefore a cost associated with the car!
No car: Net position = +£220 a month
Car: Net position = £0 a month
Thus car = £220 a month cost.
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It hasn't cost you something as you never had it. Plus if you took the money you pay tax insurance servicing MOTs tyres oh yea and £20k + for the car
No, this is wrong.
You had a choice - £220 a month higher rate mobility allowance, or motability car. The choice of the car means you forgo the mobility allowance, therefore there is a cost to you of £220. You'd be £220 a month better off if you didn't take the car. The car costs £220 a month and is paid for by the higher rate mobility allowance.
I really don't see how you can argue that, it's fact?
Absolutely - Motability itself is an excellent deal and better than running your own car for most people. It doesn't change the fact it costs you £220 a month though, because it does.
Yeh she did, its a bigger car and is more roomier for my parents to get in and out of compared to the A3. She couldn't get an S-Line in the A3 Sportback either (and she only wanted a 5 door).
It only cost an extra £200 to get the S-Line Q3 instead, seems like a better deal anyway!
