Currently we have two cars, a Leon TDI and an old MK3 Golf Driver.
The Leon is my wifes, the golf is mine. The Leon is probably worth about £1500 on a good day and has at some point had paint. The Golf hardly anything (130K, mechanically OK but cosmetically tacky).
I was planning to buy a BMW E46 but I'd like to keep hold of some money for the house and other things so I'm probably going to get a cheap scoob - a turbo wagon for fun and practical thrills.
Now the scoob will be my daily driver as I don't have time for weekend cars (hence selling the last scoob) so I won't need the golf anymore. I'm wondering if I should make use of the scrappage scheme and get a new little car for wifey to burn around the shire in. The Leon we would probably sell.
I've looked at different manufacturers and Fiat offer a pretty good deal to me.
A 1.1 Fiat Panda Active with no deposit and £89 a month for 47 months. At the end of the term we would just give the car back. Yes its poverty spec but it'll be cheap to insure, cheap to tax, cheap on fuel etc. If the car is £4999 after the scrappage cost, she would pay a little over 4K over the term. A 5K loan over 4 years would cost her £125 ish.
Seems like a reasonable deal for a little runabout??
The Leon is my wifes, the golf is mine. The Leon is probably worth about £1500 on a good day and has at some point had paint. The Golf hardly anything (130K, mechanically OK but cosmetically tacky).
I was planning to buy a BMW E46 but I'd like to keep hold of some money for the house and other things so I'm probably going to get a cheap scoob - a turbo wagon for fun and practical thrills.
Now the scoob will be my daily driver as I don't have time for weekend cars (hence selling the last scoob) so I won't need the golf anymore. I'm wondering if I should make use of the scrappage scheme and get a new little car for wifey to burn around the shire in. The Leon we would probably sell.
I've looked at different manufacturers and Fiat offer a pretty good deal to me.
A 1.1 Fiat Panda Active with no deposit and £89 a month for 47 months. At the end of the term we would just give the car back. Yes its poverty spec but it'll be cheap to insure, cheap to tax, cheap on fuel etc. If the car is £4999 after the scrappage cost, she would pay a little over 4K over the term. A 5K loan over 4 years would cost her £125 ish.
Seems like a reasonable deal for a little runabout??
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