I received an email today with an update that my dealer has advised a slight delay in shipment of my car due to the adverse weather conditions. If I’m honest I didn’t even know the car was built! Was expecting to wait until April/May anyway so any sooner is a bonus.
Mine came up from Cardiff had 300miles on and when exhaust was hot was pretty noisy now it has 11k on and sounds nice and still no res delete.
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Last week I ordered a 300 st Cupra dsg. Pretty much given them away on lease deals. Been told 1st March delivery. This will be my 5th cupra. 3 mk 1’s a 180, and 2 R’s. 225 still best car I’ve ever driven. Mk 2 one I never really bonded with despite being specced out. That got stolen in 2010 so was put off. Eagerly awaiting 1st March now.. Btw does anyone have any experience of purchasing a car after a lease? What are the deals like?
Usually worse than if you'd just bought it in the first place and that's even if they even let you buy it.
To get an idea you can buy a brand new 300 ST 4 drive for around £24k now the new model is imminent. So take off your lease costs and look at 2/3 year old versions with similar mileage to your lease terms on Autotrader. If the cars on Autotrader are more expensive then you're most likely better off just buying outright if you plan on long term ownership. If they are cheaper then it might be worth doing at the end of the contract if they let you.
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Yes I had heard that. Oh well suppose I’ll just launch control it at every set of lights for next 2 years.
I've added more detail. If your lease is proper decent it may still be worthwhile of the lease company let you.
Cheers. I guess they will depreciate quite sharply due to new model. Like the idea of owning at the end but then again it’s a bog standard one with no options so will prob be bored with it. Highly doubt I’ll be able to lease another at the end of term (£237 a month) so yes maybe buy a specced out lux- which will probably be an ex lease. Just do t know how they’ve been driven (likely been hammered)
Im on a PCP deal but the finance cost over the 4 years actually only adds about £1300, and that's if I decide to buy it at the end. I don't yet know if i want to keep it what with the legislation on combustion engines seemingly changing daily so will be nice to just walk away from the deal without having made a loss.
I'm full on invested in mine haha. But I'm not tied to anything so could technically sell now for what I bought it for and have had 8 months driving for the cost of insurance and fuel. I'm not going to do that though as love the car to bits. Although they have dropped in 2nd hand value quite a bit in the last month with the reveal of the MK4 , around £2k. So nearly new Lux's are selling for £23-24k. Still amazes me 2nd hand is more than new.
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Leasing mine over the 2 years is about £7.5k which is a lot of dead money but of bought new and sold at 2 years the depreciation would be considerably more I’d guess. Anyway really looking forward to it never had a Awd or DSG before. Just hope the delivery date is right. Perhaps stupidly I’ve already paid the broker his fee
Not really. I owned a 2005 Saab 9-3 for 4 years while saving for a decent car.
Only joking mate, yeah I've leased because I want a new car every 3 years but will probably end up with a company car next time around so thought I'd treat Myself
If it is at port 10th feb, it will likely be on one of the ships docking in Barcelona this wek or next week. It will be in the UK early March. A week to the dealers, and then a week for you to get your finance docments sorted. Mid to late march would be your earliest chance of delivery I reckon. They are probably saying April to cover their backs.
Same. I'll probably never be in the situation to buy a car like this again so thought I'd treat myself.
Having had loads of company cars this'll be the second new car I've bought since 'passing' retirement age.....
I'm now SKIing (Spending the Kids Inheritance - LOL).
Looking forward to enjoying it before I get too old to drive.... (still keeping the TVR and a Tiger 800)
Go for it while you're young enough!!!
I also ordered a Cupra ST 300 4drive on a lease deal (Magnetic Grey after a lot of deliberation between that and the Mystery Blue - still unsure if I chose the best colour). I didn't add any options as it was stock and I didn't go Lux as car theft is rife where I live so I don't want to make it even easier for the crooks!
Anyway, I've been monitoring deals over the past 6 months or more off and on and the deals are so much better now than they have been over that period. I've never owned a Cupra or a DSG before so I'm rather excited. In terms of delivery though I'm being told roughly mid-March (it was in stock but not in the UK when I ordered it a week or so ago). The lease is through a Seat dealer (although found it online) but I was surprised as they are paying a 'deposit contribution' towards it and there are no fees, which combine to make it a lot cheaper I think. They are essentially paying the equivalent of 3 months worth of payments but I've essentially signed up for a 1+35 deal.
Interesting, the deals i've been looking at have actually gone up in price. Not sure why.
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