wondered something for a while.... lot of youngish people on here who seem to find it quite easy to get there hands on brand new S3's (probably with morgages also!) - my question is how???? Do you guys just have all the money in the world or what or is it all on the never never???
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Good question Steve, i've wondered this too.
Are you guys living at home with your parents are are you also buying/renting property?
If you are going to answer, please could you add your age also.
Are you guys living at home with your parents are are you also buying/renting property?
If you are going to answer, please could you add your age also.
Bought mine outright, dont like borrowing money, although personal contract hire is quite tempting, but still ultimately more expensive than buying outright if you intend to keep the car for more than 2 years I have found.
Age 34 and three quarters, not living at home with parents but paying off a mortgage slowly but surely.
Age 34 and three quarters, not living at home with parents but paying off a mortgage slowly but surely.
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26 years old. 3 years into a 160k mortgage. Have my S3 on PCP. Suits me as my monthly payments are low, I can change the car after 3 years without the hassle of selling the car.
I have purchased a car outright before and the hassle of selling it on wasn't for me. I dont think i'll ever do it again, i prefer the idea of swapping the keys for a new one when i choose
I have purchased a car outright before and the hassle of selling it on wasn't for me. I dont think i'll ever do it again, i prefer the idea of swapping the keys for a new one when i choose
well ibeen looking at at this and on an S3 - if you get it at £420 a month you will be lucky (thats a standard one no options!)
There's far more comfort and reasurance in paying cash and owning something outright. Many on here who do that will own their own businesses. Start one - you never get rich digging a ditch. Making money is easy. The key is retaining it. Don't smoke - the Chancellor will love you. The NHS and your bank manager less so. Develop a healthy interest in the stockmarket and investment in general. Learn about Karma. If you think it has something to do with Boy George more research is needed. Be nice to people on the way up - you will meet them again on the way back down.
And if all else fails woo a rich widow! lol
And if all else fails woo a rich widow! lol
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steve184 said:
I have £4000 worth of options, and i'm paying £425 over 3 years, 12k miles a year. This also includes all maintenance for the car (service, tryes, brakes etc)
sounds like a good deal consillio - where from?
PS i think my original figure of 420 was for 2 years - i always generally get bored after this time!
PS i think my original figure of 420 was for 2 years - i always generally get bored after this time!
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sat1983 said:
Basically what you pay for is the interest on the finance, and the depriciation of the car. You pay a balloon payment at the end of the term, which is basically a little less than its actual market value at that time. You dont actually own the car until the final balloon payment is made - a bit like your house if mortgaged.
However, if you dont want the car after the term, you can simply exchange it as a deposit on a new car. So you hand over the keys to the old car, and have a new one.
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steve184 said:
I got a good deal from Stratford Audi (Alastair)
I retro fitted the RNS-E for £660 to save money.
I got the finance and maintenance from Freeways www.freewaycars.co.uk. They will finance any car regardless of where you purchase it, but they also sell the cars at discounted rates. I just happend to get a good deal directly with a dealer, and prefered that approach as i got better service than some of these online monkeys
PS - IMHO you wont be bored with the S3 after 2 years!
consilio said:
How can you exchange something as a deposit on a new one that you dont own - i think i know what you mean but from my understanding the correct terminology is you return the car back to the finance co as full settlement - then you simply start again a fresh? right?
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steve184 said:
Yea kind of. The value of the car goes towards paying off the final balloon payment. What i mean by deposit is that the balloon payment should be less than the market value at the time (unless you've been screwed), so the value left over goes towards a deposit on the new one
i just tried freeway and its 520 pm for 3 years with no option and no maintnenence!!! miles too expensive!
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Yea you need to put the effort in. Negotiate a good deal from a dealer, then negotiate a better rate of interest with Freeway.
I'm very happy with my deal
I'm very happy with my deal
I'm obviously at the other end of the scale to most of you guys.
I'm 60 years old, retired, buy my A3s outright, own my own house with no mortgage and have a reasonable amount of savings. It quite nice seeing my pension money being paid into my back account each month without having to do anything for it (other than having worked for the last 44 years of course).
I'm 60 years old, retired, buy my A3s outright, own my own house with no mortgage and have a reasonable amount of savings. It quite nice seeing my pension money being paid into my back account each month without having to do anything for it (other than having worked for the last 44 years of course).
As I have no idea what's the situation in the UK, I'll just share my experience. Personally, I also paid my A3 in a 'balloon payment' way (hopefully I understood the term correctly 
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However, at least in Finland, it's actually becoming cheaper for me this way, than paying the whole amount in the start. Interest rates weren't that high, and I got a lot cheaper deal with insurance (650e per year), and since dealers often get some sort of bonus by selling with 'balloon payment', it's easier to get better deal from the car. All this combined + I had money I could invest or do whatever I wanted, was in my opinion a good deal. Not to mention, inflations and such eat the amount I pay every month.
I guess it's matter of preference, but it's not always about having enough money or not.
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).However, at least in Finland, it's actually becoming cheaper for me this way, than paying the whole amount in the start. Interest rates weren't that high, and I got a lot cheaper deal with insurance (650e per year), and since dealers often get some sort of bonus by selling with 'balloon payment', it's easier to get better deal from the car. All this combined + I had money I could invest or do whatever I wanted, was in my opinion a good deal. Not to mention, inflations and such eat the amount I pay every month.
I guess it's matter of preference, but it's not always about having enough money or not.
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Not too sure I full understand all this ... maybe a little too much Xmas cheer still left inside ...
so you pay your £xxx per month for 3 years and then at the end of it you are left with nothing ? if you decide not to pay the final baloon payment - you have no car and nothing to trade ?
For example, £450 per month x 12 months x 3 years = £16,200 - so shell out £16,200 for 3 years driving and then have nothing to show for it ...?
so you pay your £xxx per month for 3 years and then at the end of it you are left with nothing ? if you decide not to pay the final baloon payment - you have no car and nothing to trade ?
For example, £450 per month x 12 months x 3 years = £16,200 - so shell out £16,200 for 3 years driving and then have nothing to show for it ...?
correct SUKRW, theres also normally a 2 or 3 month deposit required at the beginning, so:-
(3 x £450) + (35 x £450) = £17100.
Although you do normally get your car tax paid for by the lease firm for the duration of the lease, so that saved you around £650 in total. And some deals include all the servicing, tyres, insurance etc, but these are normally priced accordingly.
And then at the end if you have exceeded the allotted total mileage theres also an excess mileage charge to pay of aorund 6p per mile, and then the potential for being charged for any dents/scratches on the car.
(3 x £450) + (35 x £450) = £17100.
Although you do normally get your car tax paid for by the lease firm for the duration of the lease, so that saved you around £650 in total. And some deals include all the servicing, tyres, insurance etc, but these are normally priced accordingly.
And then at the end if you have exceeded the allotted total mileage theres also an excess mileage charge to pay of aorund 6p per mile, and then the potential for being charged for any dents/scratches on the car.
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Thanks Julians for the info.
It kind of seems a bit expensive (to me) but I suppose if you don't have a big stash of cash under your bed and you really want a brand new car there and then, it does solve the issue.
But, you also know in advance the amount of money you need to spend per month (if you had maintenance included etc) so not too many nasty big bills around the corner.
And I suppose no company is going to do this out of the kindness of their hearts, they are there to make money out of all of us.
Like someone said - it is a little like having a mortgage on your house for the duration of the term.
Thanks again.
It kind of seems a bit expensive (to me) but I suppose if you don't have a big stash of cash under your bed and you really want a brand new car there and then, it does solve the issue.
But, you also know in advance the amount of money you need to spend per month (if you had maintenance included etc) so not too many nasty big bills around the corner.
And I suppose no company is going to do this out of the kindness of their hearts, they are there to make money out of all of us.
Like someone said - it is a little like having a mortgage on your house for the duration of the term.
Thanks again.
IM 25 from NE scotland, got a 180 000 mortgage, just bought a new S3 and away to get a new kitchen and bathroom, saying that i work month on month off in Brazil and get all my UK tax back each April HOORAY!!
So really you dont have to be "OLDER" to get what you want, just work hard and play harder!!!
So really you dont have to be "OLDER" to get what you want, just work hard and play harder!!!
I think the PCP deal sounds good. I bought my current A3 cash but it's a hassle thinking of selling it when the times comes + you loose tons of cash in the first 3 years anyway. And at the end of the 3 years your car is probably an old model.
PCP seems excellent, it is your car for the term of the contract, then when you're bored of it and it's getting on you can get the new model!
PCP seems excellent, it is your car for the term of the contract, then when you're bored of it and it's getting on you can get the new model!
The figures quoted in the thread seem quite expensive to me. In my case I have the cash available so obviously gives me that choice as well. For example the purchase of my current A3
A3 2.0 TDI-170 SE S-tronic - 23,065
plus options - 2,830
total cost of car - 25,895
less discount - 2,436
actual cost of car - 23,459
less trade-in on existing A3 - 12,125
amount to change - 11,334
So that means I will have paid out £11k for 3 years 'use' of my A3 and at the end of the time I will still have a car worth £12-13k to trade-in against the next one.
We're deciding how to finance the wife's new mini.
They're offering PCP at 36 x £300, plus a balloon payment of £9K at the end.
The projected residual for the car is £10400.00.
However, I think I'm going to finance it myself.
I can get a personal loan which will match the PCP payments.
After 3 years, I will then get a discounted settlement figure from the loan company.
If the car is worth £10k, I'll have much more equity than if I PCP'd it.
I can see why people PCP, but I don't think it's such a good idea for cars that have good residuals.
More valuable for cars that have poor residuals, or would be hard to sell.
They're offering PCP at 36 x £300, plus a balloon payment of £9K at the end.
The projected residual for the car is £10400.00.
However, I think I'm going to finance it myself.
I can get a personal loan which will match the PCP payments.
After 3 years, I will then get a discounted settlement figure from the loan company.
If the car is worth £10k, I'll have much more equity than if I PCP'd it.
I can see why people PCP, but I don't think it's such a good idea for cars that have good residuals.
More valuable for cars that have poor residuals, or would be hard to sell.
h5djr said:
You know that chinese water torture?
Where the water just drips...drips...drips...drips onto you, until you go mad?
Imagine a woman going Mini.....Mini....Mini.....Mini....
I wouldn't say I relented, it was more of a breakdown.
Anyhoo, happy new year to you and yer ain!
LOL @ Bowfer I can relate to the torture, anything for an easier life! I've greed to Claires change of car mid year on the proviso I have a contract.
Personally I privately finance my cars unless the dealers have a cheap offer on. On the B-Class I got 1.9% so it seemed stupid to buy the car outright.
J.
Personally I privately finance my cars unless the dealers have a cheap offer on. On the B-Class I got 1.9% so it seemed stupid to buy the car outright.
J.
Think Twizler stated it right with the owning it outright (which I do), and the especially the not smoking bit - Cant believe how much some people spends on cigs & booze etc.
OK I've one massive advantage in that I started buying & selling houses when I was 18 (32 now) so my rental properties are all paid for and a handy income from those now and the morgages on my main house and my crash pad are very small.
Richard
OK I've one massive advantage in that I started buying & selling houses when I was 18 (32 now) so my rental properties are all paid for and a handy income from those now and the morgages on my main house and my crash pad are very small.
Richard
Twizzler said:
Whilst I agree with the part off your post about not smoking I disagree with the above.
I can't see the point in spending £35K cash on a car, I'd rather it was sat in the bank earning interest or invested in something thats not depreciating (I also pay a chunk of my mortgage each year). I'm very comfortable that I can make the repayments on my car and I'm happy that put in enough of a deposit to make sure that I will get most of it back and that the repayments will be enough to cover the dereciation.
J.
If the £35k in the bank is earning less interest than the interest your paying on your loan then you would be better off not having the loan in the first place. Loans are great until something goes wrong in your life. Then you appreciate the comfort of owning things outright.
Twizzler said:
You must be in a very fortunate financial position.
I don't know anyone who could buy a car outright, or at least not a decent one.
A loan isn't a noose around your neck, that's a very old fashioned attitude.
Let's face it, most people would just sell a car if the loan became a problem.
I would never, ever, recommend people take out loan insurance, no matter what sort of doom and gloom nonsense the lender tries.
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If I had £35k cash to spend, £5k deposit on car, £30k on house, making money. Each to their own.
N8KOW said:
Why bother with the big deposit on the car, when it's going to make negligible difference to the repayments?
It's like people who save up to put a 5% deposit on a house.
It's madness.
As quick as they save their paltry deposit, the house has increased in price.
They're better taking 100% now.
bowfer said:
I was trying to explain to a mate of mine. His plan was to rent a place for 6-12months and save up a deposit for a house. In the meantime he was paying off someone elses mortgage. At the time the prices where increasing more each month than he could save. Fortunately he saw sense and bought!
J.
I can't believe how well my parents are doing. They have rented all their lives (they're in their fifties now) and had decided to invest money through HSBC. The bank invests money on your behalf in markets like **** and there is no risk. The worse that could happen is that for a month they wouldn't get very much interest. They told me that in 2 months they got £9k interest!!!!!!!!
I was mad at them to put there money in a bank and wanted them to buy property. I've now changed my mind! They sure did the right thing.
Wish I could invest my money like that. Unfortunately I haven't got £100k. Which is the lowest amount you have to put in that account.
There are ways to make money in this life, and I for one think that working isn't one. Working keeps you sane, but unless you've got a good job you don't earn that much.
I was mad at them to put there money in a bank and wanted them to buy property. I've now changed my mind! They sure did the right thing.
Wish I could invest my money like that. Unfortunately I haven't got £100k. Which is the lowest amount you have to put in that account.
There are ways to make money in this life, and I for one think that working isn't one. Working keeps you sane, but unless you've got a good job you don't earn that much.
Unless of course house prices start to go down, as they seem to be doing at the moment. Although a house will still be a good investment in the long run but an investment that is difficult to access, unless of course your happy to retire to a tent.
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Mine was financed using PCP as well. Due to the mileage I do the monthly figure is around the £500 mark for 30k a year for 3 years with the maintenance option as well, but then I get half of that back straight away thanks to the company car allowance. My business mileage will then knock another chunk off it, so I don't actually have to pay that much out of my own pocket - that's the theory anyway! Mine was done via Freeway as well (via Motorlogix).
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