new company car....which one
welshkev
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i'm being offered a new company car but i don't know what to do, do i go for something like a vito with 5/6 seats? or do i go for an estate car (it has to be an estate)
the gf has a decent car so we'll still have 1 car between us and the van/people carrier would be perfect for the bikes, but teh lure of a brand new shiny car is calling me
it'll probably be something like a skoda octavia vrs estate (that's what a lot of the guys already have)
any opinions? :?
the gf has a decent car so we'll still have 1 car between us and the van/people carrier would be perfect for the bikes, but teh lure of a brand new shiny car is calling me
it'll probably be something like a skoda octavia vrs estate (that's what a lot of the guys already have)
any opinions? :?
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The Octavia estate is a great car (I have one). If you can get the VRS even better.A Flock of Birds
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whats the options anything upto value of octavia vrs?0
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mak3m wrote:whats the options anything upto value of octavia vrs?
i think so, i haven't had the list through yet. but here's what some of the other guys have got:
volvo v60
ovtavia vrs
leon fsr (not an estate i know)
nissan quashqai + 2
Mazda 6 estate
vw transporter crewcab (5 seater)
and i know the vivaro 6 seater is on the list0 -
vw transporter............sorted!Loving life in rural SW France
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Transporter from that list. Fuel card as well? Only failing compared to a car that I could see.0
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Just got my new company car a couple of weeks ago and was thinking along the same lines when making my decision. Small children + bikes = I need lots of boot space. Solution VW Touran. 7 seats so a proper family wagon but 5 can be removed to make what may as well be a van.........Sorted. 2ltr Bluemotion version so it is saving me on tax too campared to the Honda Accord.
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Andy wrote:Honda Accord Estate 2.2 Diesel
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Transporter or if you want a car then an A4 All Road as a small estate that'll carry bikes easily enough.
I went for a Golf Estate Bluemotion and I'm happy with that. Carried me plus wife plus two kids (one is disabled so a load of extra stuff for him) and two bikes plus bike trailer to centre parks last year. Ok it was a bit of a squeeze but how much space do you really need. The golf is cheap as chips to run and the tax is only £20 for 12 months.0 -
I would go for the volvo v60
its creeping up on me, as i hurtle towards 40 things like this now attract me rather than repulse, wtf is next tweed jackets and elbow patches!!!!!!!!0 -
the choice of champions and mebg13 wrote:vw transporter............sorted!0 -
My Mazda 6 lease is about to expire. It's been a cracking car and I would have got another one but the estate is not on the list anymore.
Put my order in last Friday for a Qashqai N-Tec+. Nice driving position, decent economy and lots of toys.“Life has been unfaithful
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surely you need to be looking at how each car affects the tax you pay on your earnings,
you may find some will cost you hugely more than others on the list0 -
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Fuel card - anyf00kingvanyouwant, preferably Transporter
No fuel card - anyf00kingblumotiongreenlineeconetic60+mpg estate you can get apart from the new focus because it's gash.Visit Clacton during the School holidays - it's like a never ending freak show.
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fuelcard - YES
yeah, i have been thinking about the tax thing. that's why i'm leaning more towards a crew cab van as i believe they're a lot cheaper on tax (as in tax on earnings not road tax)0 -
Normal choice would be a C Class or 3 Series.0
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not sure what your scheme is but keep an eye on your emissions etc or your going to get proper stung on tax as the bands change quite drastically over the next couple of years.
http://www.comcar.co.uk/newcar/companyc ... select.cfm have a look here to compare your annual tax on different specs and models.
If your after a van the emmisions wont matter but high value high emmsions cars ...kerching for the treasurey !!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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I'd go for the V60 too, mainly because I've been eyeing one up for the last 6 months or so, but I really can't afford it sadly. I had a phonecall from Volvo today, asking when I'd be interested in purchasing a car. He sounded a little deflated when I said 'not for a couple of years' It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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Transporter will hammer you for tax - including the private fuel element. Go for low Co2 unless the cost isn't an issue.
Just took delivery of a VW Passat 1.6Tdi Se Estate, which i ordered without even sitting in one as the lease company had an unmissable offer on - previosuly had a V50 2.0D - and can't fault it. Plenty of room for bikes, boots big enough for two dogs if we go away for the weekend, and Co2 just 116. It's also cheaper to repay private mileage at 12ppm for a 1.6 diesel, than pay the tax on the fuel element.Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos0 -
All I'm going to say is bridge costs!
If you get a van/people bus then on top of your emissions you're going to have pay a shed load any time you use the toll roads and the Severn crossing
Estate, volvo is sensible and better than the octavia IMO, but what the dark should I know, I still drive a focus from 2002 and that isn't going to change in the near future!
What about a Mondeo estate, they are mahoosive inside, plenty of space for a bike, shovel, helmet, pads, deadbody, tools etc.......0 -
Kaise wrote:All I'm going to say is bridge costs!
If you get a van/people bus then on top of your emissions you're going to have pay a shed load any time you use the toll roads and the Severn crossing
Estate, volvo is sensible and better than the octavia IMO, but what the dark should I know, I still drive a focus from 2002 and that isn't going to change in the near future!
What about a Mondeo estate, they are mahoosive inside, plenty of space for a bike, shovel, helmet, pads, deadbody, tools etc.......
company pay the bridge costs 8) and a 5 seat van is classed a s a car anyway
oh yeah, and cos it's a mondeo
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Just be carefully adn fully check up on the taxable nature of the benefit mate,
The tax rates are based on emmisions so the transporter while not being twice the cost, could cost you twice as much in tax
also if your fuel is paid for by the company thats a taxable benefit also based around co2 emmisions mate 0 -
cheers for the advice guys,
it's a grey area as to whether they pay my personal mileage. i'll have afuel card but as far as i know they'll only be paying for my business fuel, but how are they gonna know how much business mileage i do? :?
even so i could come up with some creative accoutantcy i didn't realise about teh emissions thing though, cheers for that 0 -
so, i've had the list through.
a nissan qashquai + 2 or a VW touran?
they're pretty equal on fuel consumption and co2 :?0 -
Touran, otherwise you'll look like you have the "Mrs'Kevs" car on the school run.0
