Sent an email to my dealer about the Connect cost I'll let you know.Not too bad considering the cost of a data sim only...
Ha not a fan then...? Never owned one, but I've been considering moving over for a while now.
Sent an email to my dealer about the Connect cost I'll let you know.Not too bad considering the cost of a data sim only...
Ha not a fan then...? Never owned one, but I've been considering moving over for a while now.
I have actually gone the other way. Leaving PCP to lease and don't think I will go back as long as my mileage remains low. Problem with a lease is you can't terminate early, you are in it for the whole 2 years unless you pay something like half the remaining payments. Realistically though if you try to get out of a 4 year PCP within the first 2 years you are going to get hammered on negative equity so I would argue it is no more flexible.
I have signed up for the below personal contract hire deal. It was arranged through a broker but is funded by Alphabet which is a BMW owned fleet management company.
Audi S3 Sportback S Tronic with daytona grey finish and privacy glass
2 years
8000 miles p.a
£990 initial payment followed by £330 per month for 23 months
Hoping to get it by mid October.
Sent an email to my dealer about the Connect cost I'll let you know.
The other half used to work for an EH main dealer, all they did with the WBAC guarantee is enter your car details into WBAC's website and add a fiver... Cheeky but I suppose they're still beating it!
Got a reply that is not terribly useful...Sent an email to my dealer about the Connect cost I'll let you know.
Got a reply that is not terribly useful...
"there is currently no charge to renew once the Connect service once it expires, this is because pricing is still being finalised. However, I would imagine this will change by the time your licence expires in 3 years."
Also confirmed the short cables to connect an iPhone or Android phone are included when you get the car.
Also see this post by @chris1978ukNot just unhelpful, but misleading! Is it going to take them 3 years to work it out then, because mine will run out in 3months!
You went round a big circle there mate! Love itSo test drove one and looked at a Daytona Grey S-Line FL 3door and have a very good idea what it will look like and how they drive.
Have to say, the 1.4TFSI is a cracking engine! Not the slouch I was expecting coming from the S5 and the cabin was very nice place to be. Obviously doesn't turn heads like the S5 (and while an introvert, I must admit I do enjoy being a bit showy with the S5), but a nice looking car all the same.
My GF really doesn't seem that bothered and now I'm worried I'm making a rather big sacrifice and could just end up with a brand new A3 barely being driven, rather than my lovely S5 barely being driven....so now I'm thinking I will just keep it....
Cheers for all the insight and help guys
Will let you know if I change my mind again and post pics of my new A3....
You went round a big circle there mate! Love it
Enjoy your S5 some more ;-)
Worth calling the finance company. Never done that before. I'd guess it should be possible.Ha yup! Got to see what the A3 was all about and its certainly gone up in my ranks as a very nice car! Even the 1.4TFSI. Would love to try an S3 to see what similar power output to an S5 is like in a car half the size!
I guess I'll enjoy more equity as I'm financing the car based on 10k per year, and I'll be doing about 500
Can you adjust the finance to reflect changes like this and get lower monthlies?
Ha yup! Got to see what the A3 was all about and its certainly gone up in my ranks as a very nice car! Even the 1.4TFSI. Would love to try an S3 to see what similar power output to an S5 is like in a car half the size!
I guess I'll enjoy more equity as I'm financing the car based on 10k per year, and I'll be doing about 500
Can you adjust the finance to reflect changes like this and get lower monthlies?
EDIT: No you can only increase the mileage..not decrease...oh well, will be worth more at trade-in I guess...
Can't believe ye wanna chuck in your S5 for a A3 mate?or is it,your just indeed of some retail therapy....think where will you be in a year from now that's what l did
Oh I never wanted to (and now I won't be..) but I was trying to do that really rare and peculiar thing that most passionate car folk seem to struggle with on a yearly basis....be rationale and sensible!
Thankfully I rediscovered my insanity....
Yeah its a compulsion like no other.....l had it bad 3/4 months ago....its still lurking in the background,but l know that if i wait another 6-8 months l will have the car l really want with a monthly l can easily manage,l really like the S5...Jordan has a few special editions A5's, 3 in fact as demos and all look stunning especially the one he had in Sepang,its the best looking Audi so far,a classic in the making
@DrEskimo - Ahh normal service resumesSo test drove one and looked at a Daytona Grey S-Line FL 3door and have a very good idea what it will look like and how they drive.
Have to say, the 1.4TFSI is a cracking engine! Not the slouch I was expecting coming from the S5 and the cabin was very nice place to be. Obviously doesn't turn heads like the S5 (and while an introvert, I must admit I do enjoy being a bit showy with the S5), but a nice looking car all the same.
My GF really doesn't seem that bothered and now I'm worried I'm making a rather big sacrifice and could just end up with a brand new A3 barely being driven, rather than my lovely S5 barely being driven....so now I'm thinking I will just keep it....
Cheers for all the insight and help guys
Will let you know if I change my mind again and post pics of my new A3....
Gotta agree with that. I do like the A/S3 Saloon and 3door hatch though. Sportback is the only one I've struggled with, but then I've never been a 5door fan....Saloon seems to be the exception!
So what you waiting for then...?
R....****** ....S...lol
@jassyo06 - You must like waiting then ! lolR....****** ....S...lol
It will be so worth it Jassy in RS3... Eta..... Around March/April 2017@jassyo06 - You must like waiting then ! lol
Can't wait jassy..........lolIt will be so worth it Jassy in RS3... Eta..... Around March/April 2017
@DrEskimo - This lease deal any good for you mate ?
Volkswagen Golf Hatchback 2.0 TSI R 5dr [Nav]
Metallic paint included
PCH 24 months
1+23 @ £276.74 / month incl. VAT
No initial deposit
6000 miles / year
£300 doc. fee's
http://www.21stcenturymotors.co.uk/p...r-nav-97859941
A bargain if you ask me
GFV is £2k less than brand new!!
Does this mean at the end of 3 years a brand new future value would be say 16k, yours will be 14k?? But your car will be worth pretty much the same as the new one??
It will be so worth it Jassy in RS3... Eta..... Around March/April 2017
I've only scan read this post...
If you do such short journeys and it won't be used much and limited to congested streets, an S3 would surely be lost?? Unable to use power etc..
I would be looking at old classic mercs etc...
Something a bit more fun, something classic with a big engine! Might not be your thing but... you never know
Personally I would never buy a car that is not to my spec. If there were items I would normally specify but were missing it would annoy me for the whole time I owned the car. Money is not everything.
@jassyo06 - ****** traitor ! lolmy son moving to BMW
@jassyo06 - ****** traitor ! lol
Oh & has he got an decent deals on a new BMW 335d x-drive saloon ?
Congrats to your son James. A good move in his career....now he will understand the trials and tribulations of being a sales manager.
Am truly gutted mate...but downgrading to BMW...He gets promotion to Sales Manger status plus a basic £60k salary,he hates BMW's...but he can return to Audi anytime he wants as there doors will always be open to him said the head of business
l just saw a new BMW 435I xDRIVE in grey Nah.....sorry there design language.....l just cant stomach