Company car leasing - £360 ex vat per month to spend

Prophet · 13 Jun 2015 at 16:11

Due to some unforeseen staff changes my Seat Leon FR will be reallocated in September. I'll have around £360 a month ex vat to spend on a replacement.

48 month lease, 20K miles, no maintenance.

I'd like something A4ish but have seen some great deals on Jag XF's. I'm looking to get the most for the money as I'll have it for 4 years.

Is my budget in the right ballpark?

Any help with this would be appreciated.

[TW]Fox · 13 Jun 2015 at 16:21

The XF is a very old car that is long due replacement and is being replaced this year. Ditto the A4. For this reason look at the XE if you want jag and the a6 if you want Audi.

Housey · 13 Jun 2015 at 16:48

Is your company funding it, why does it need to be 48 months?

Prophet · 13 Jun 2015 at 17:29

[TW]Fox;28168063 said:
The XF is a very old car that is long due replacement and is being replaced this year. Ditto the A4. For this reason look at the XE if you want jag and the a6 if you want Audi.

Thanks for that. I didn't realise they were so old!

Housey said:
Is your company funding it, why does it need to be 48 months?

Yes company funded and 4 years is the MD's choice.

kristmace · 14 Jun 2015 at 11:21

This company aren't necessarily the cheapest, but they have an excellent range which will give you an idea of what's in that price range.

http://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/car-lease-350-450.htm

Plenty of lovely cars to choose from!!

Snookums · 14 Jun 2015 at 11:30

3 series? C class? A6? Maybe even an e class if you want something more estate like.

Spartacus · 14 Jun 2015 at 12:40

F30 330d

nam · 14 Jun 2015 at 17:48

load's of great deals' Merc C350e would be a good one for company car benefits. Take a look at centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk

Prophet · 15 Jun 2015 at 09:25

kristmace said:
This company aren't necessarily the cheapest, but they have an excellent range which will give you an idea of what's in that price range.

http://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.co.uk/car-lease-350-450.htm

Plenty of lovely cars to choose from!!

They're cheaper than the company we currently use! I've been telling the MD to switch but he doesn't like change!! Can you recommend a better site?

Snookums said:
3 series? C class? A6? Maybe even an e class if you want something more estate like.

Already had a 3 Series so fancied a change. Open to C class and A6's so will see what's available. I'm looking for the best deal with the most toys included. Adding extras kills the pricing.

Spartacus said:
F30 330d

Unless it's an epic deal I'll be stuck around the 2 litre engines. The 330 is the only 3 series I'd consider really.

nam said:
load's of great deals' Merc C350e would be a good one for company car benefits. Take a look at centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk

Mercs are really off my radar so will take a look. Thanks for the link

rossk26 · 15 Jun 2015 at 10:14

[TW]Fox;28168063 said:
The XF is a very old car that is long due replacement and is being replaced this year.

It's been replaced and you can order the new XF on lease deals now.

Will be due in October I think for delivery

kristmace · 15 Jun 2015 at 12:56

Prophet said:
They're cheaper than the company we currently use! I've been telling the MD to switch but he doesn't like change!! Can you recommend a better site?

That's the best site I've seen that has everything on it, but often when I see a particular model I'm interested in, I can usually find it slightly cheaper elsewhere.

SDK^ · 15 Jun 2015 at 13:30

That budget and mileage is just enough for 330d M Sport

quonker · 15 Jun 2015 at 19:02

I've just ordered a C Class plug in hybrid, 0-60 in 5.9 secs but tax burden is only 5%

Ste · 15 Jun 2015 at 19:14

Be aware a 330d is going to cost you close on 300 quid a month in tax if you're a 40% tax payer.

The merc c350e referenced above is your best bet if it's on budget and you're in the 40% bracket. Even the most frugal of premium end saloons will hit you for 200 a month on BIK tax as the p11D will be over 30k.

There are no competitors in this space unless you go for hatchback (a3 etron or golf GTE) or don't mind something like the outlander PHEV. The is300h is a poor implementation and costs much more in BIK.

quonker · 15 Jun 2015 at 19:28

Ste said:
Be aware a 330d is going to cost you close on 300 quid a month in tax if you're a 40% tax payer.

The merc c350e referenced above is your best bet if it's on budget and you're in the 40% bracket. Even the most frugal of premium end saloons will hit you for 200 a month on BIK tax as the p11D will be over 30k.

There are no competitors in this space unless you go for hatchback (a3 etron or golf GTE) or don't mind something like the outlander PHEV. The is300h is a poor implementation and costs much more in BIK.

The only downside to this being bloody long deliveries, I ordered in early May, now being quoted October delivery.

Ste · 15 Jun 2015 at 19:37

Sucky but fairly normal. My GTD was 6 months and even my 328i was 4 months.

monkey_boy · 15 Jun 2015 at 20:19

http://www.whatcar.com/car-leasing/ is a good site. I've not ordered through it but has been very useful for research.

ElliottJames · 15 Jun 2015 at 20:55

quonker said:
I've just ordered a C Class plug in hybrid, 0-60 in 5.9 secs but tax burden is only 5%

My deposit was paid in April for the c350e, but I have a delivery date of Jan, when is yours?

ElliottJames · 15 Jun 2015 at 20:56

quonker said:
The only downside to this being bloody long deliveries, I ordered in early May, now being quoted October delivery.

MAY?!?? what spec? I've been quoted Jan and deposit paid in April.. I've ordered premium plus pack with every single upgrade/addon possible.

[TW]Fox · 15 Jun 2015 at 20:58

ElliottJames said:
MAY?!?? what spec? I've been quoted Jan and deposit paid in April.. I've ordered premium plus pack with every single upgrade/addon possible.

Every single upgrade possible?