New Car - Choice of 3

mr tommo · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:51

Right guys,
basically my dads disability means he can have a new car through the motability scheme. Now he's told me that i can choose and have the car for 80% of the time.

The car needs to be
*Petrol
*AUTOMATIC
*Not much slower than my current car
0-60 = 11.s & 110 mph
* Under insurance group 9

Now, automatic + Insurance group 8 (max) is the problem when it comes to performance, so i've narrowed it down to what I consider to be my best options.

Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch 1.8 16v SRI Auto

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mr tommo · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:52

Renault Megane CC 1.6 VVT Auto (face lift model - as below in black)

mr tommo · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:52

VW Golf 1.6 FSI SE (Auto) with upgraded alloys

Performance BHP Torque lb/ft 0-60 Top speed

Astra 123 125 10.9 118
Golf 113 114 11.1 117 Megane conv 111 112 13.2 116

Really cant make my mind up,

All will cost the same amount of money of the next 3 years, all maintenance and servicing is taken care of.

What would you go for and please give a reason.

Thanks, Tom

A5H · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:54

What's the crack with the disabled car scheme thing?

Enfield · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:55

I'd go for the Astra but that's purely for its looks!

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:56

If its the Gov scheme it means the tax payer pays for it i think, hope someone can tell me otherwise cause with all due respect it makes my blood boil.

lukechad · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:58

Enfield said:
I'd go for the Astra but that's purely for its looks!

Exactly what I was going to say, my only real reason to go for it.

The Renault is as ugly as sin and huge!

The Astra has the best specs on paper too. I clear winner IMO.

MrSix · 31 Mar 2006 at 17:59

I'm biased so would reccomend the golf, but as the summer is aproaching a Megane CC would be very nice

mr tommo · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:00

It is funded through the Motability CHARITY, Basically a disabled person on the high level of disbaility , recieves £45 per week from Gov ( i presume ).

Motability gives you the chance to take away your £45 allowance ,& put it towards a car.

Edit - for 3 years, equalling £7050.

OllyM · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:01

I'd take the Golf out of those three, I personally don't like the new Astra, and the Megane will probably break, all the time.

A5H · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:02

mr tommo said:
It is funded through the Motability CHARITY, Basically a disabled person on the high level of disbaility , recieves £45 per week from Gov ( i presume ).

Motability gives you the chance to take away your £45 allowance ,& put it towards a car.

So how much would you end up paying for a 10 grand car out of your own pocket?
My Unlce got a golf on it and tried to explain how it worked but then he got angry cause I didn't understand

Oh I missed the cheeky edit...
That seems a bit unfair like. I wouldn't mind 7k.

Luke15 · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:02

Astra by far.

mr tommo · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:02

Firestar_3x said:
If its the Gov scheme it means the tax payer pays for it i think, hope someone can tell me otherwise cause with all due respect it makes my blood boil.

Your blood boil? But, why?

A5H said:
So how much would you end up paying for a 10 grand car out of your own pocket?
My Unlce got a golf on it and tried to explain how it worked but then he got angry cause I didn't understand

For example, all the three cars above require an advanced payment of £1500 + the three years of weekly alowance thats been taken away for the car.

you can get cars like small Kia's for example for £0 advance payment and about half of your allowance i think.

Luke15 · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:03

because you get a free car for a disability.

OllyM · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:03

mr tommo said:
Your blood boil? But, why?

I guess because of the fact that you're planning on using the car for 80% of the time, and you're not disabled?

pdw8 · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:06

A5H said:
So how much would you end up paying for a 10 grand car out of your own pocket?
My Unlce got a golf on it and tried to explain how it worked but then he got angry cause I didn't understand

Oh I missed the cheeky edit...
That seems a bit unfair like. I wouldn't mind 7k.

So you would loose the ability to walk or something for £7K

Serj · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:07

Someone on the Hyundai Coupe Forums just got a brand new 2 Litre Coupe on the Motability scheme. Makes you wonder why he could choose a car like that when a Corsa for half the price would have done.

A5H · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:08

pdw8 said:
So you would loose the ability to walk or something for £7K

No, I just don't get it is all...
I mean... I'm always being told to treat people as equals...
Getting 7k for being a bit broken is not equal...
no one ever gets what I mean and thinks I'm being offensive... But I'm not

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:09

mr tommo said:
Your blood boil? But, why?

Bit of a rant but i will tell you why, depending on the level of disability so many people fiddle the system, since labour came in power i read some place last year the level of disability have gone up 25%, now 1/4 more people have become disabled have they, note this is a percentage rise of the original number.

The gov are far too willing to dish out money to the less well off while screwing over the people who actually have money and fund the schemes this crack pot gov have put in place.

My sister is off to Uni this summer, Durham to study a law degree, a worthwhile course and the type of people we actually need in this country, as apposed to the usualy gov workers or stupid golf managment degrees.

Because my dad earns over 80k a year we get sweet FA totally nothing while the gov are paying the GCSE and A level students money per week to do well at school, wtf your at school to work you shouldn't need anymore incentive to do this other than your own want to do well.

Sorry about the off topic but you did ask

Out of all those if your not worried about loosing loads of money i would get the Astra, does it have to be new though?

Coupled to the fact your going to be using the car, abuse of money or what!

mr tommo · 31 Mar 2006 at 18:10

Serj said:
Someone on the Hyundai Coupe Forums just got a brand new 2 Litre Coupe on the Motability scheme. Makes you wonder why he could choose a car like that when a Corsa for half the price would have done.

A hyundai coupe 2.0 is one of the cheaper models availible for anything bigger than a small car.