Car Leasing

MegaSteve said:
As against what?


Thus far my lad has had three letters advising/confirming his vehicle is amongst the 'problem' ones and that's it...

"A solution is being worked on"... Doesn't really cut it...

Not really great customer service... Last VAG product he buys...
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If they gave an honest showing of their emissions, would you have still purchased the car?

Not sure about anyone else but unless the emissions massively affects my tax for the year I rarely let it affect my choice.

Just out of curiosity, since the scandal came out how has it affected your son? Did his car get recalled?
 
Do I believe the emissions figures given out? No. Do I believe the mpg figures given out? No. Both are lab driven and false. Emissions figures are for tax purposes only but the govt are not going to alter the VW figures and hit owners retrospectively. The scandal is bad pr for VW but has no impact on drivers or owners.
 
MegaSteve said:
As per my post... Some letters and that's it....

Won't know the full impact until he comes to trade it in...
Sure the VAG group won't mark it down but don't know how other groups will view it...
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but other than the letters there's been no issue with the car etc?

As far as i've seen the cost of the cars hasn't depreciated in any way...

Hope he doesn't get stung by it though.
 
VW is paying out substantial amount of money to US drivers and doing buy backs. No such luck in the UK. Now if only we were not part of the EU, we could have control over our own air and set new NOx targets and get them to payout. This is a good reason to leave the EU!!

Aztecs27 said:
Well they can't be too desperate. I spoke to them on Friday and requested so numbers on a new Tiguan and said I'm ready to buy. Not heard a peep since.
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Keenly looking at the Tiguan,none available for a test drive for another 2 weeks. Looks like a good car. let me know what kind of deals u get and i we can compare notes.
 
Well, you only live once...Just ordered (not on Lease) a brand new Lexus NX Luxury (with navigation)...It's a lot of money, but with the discount we've been given, it was an offer too good not to take up.
 
Please update every so often once you have it. You can't beat real drivers experiences rather than motoring journo's. It could tempt a few on here if they have got it right.

I remember a while ago reading that about 70% of Lexus drivers also play golf so they do a lot of golf related promotions, golf days etc. Maybe you will benefit there as well.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Please update every so often once you have it. You can't beat real drivers experiences rather than motoring journo's. It could tempt a few on here if they have got it right.

I remember a while ago reading that about 70% of Lexus drivers also play golf so they do a lot of golf related promotions, golf days etc. Maybe you will benefit there as well.
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Been reading the Lexus owners forum - mostly positive stuff there. Main sticking point is MPG (as has already been highlighted), but some are getting 40+ others are struggling to get 35mpg...

I'm hoping to be in the former camp so my wallet isn't taking as much of a hit compared to the 44 I was getting in the Mondeo - but it's a gorgeous car - can't wait to pick it up in 3 weeks.
 
If you go on a forum of any relatively new car you will see the most active threads are usually mpg related and how people feel cheated. When I got my current car I also looked at a Mazda CX-5. That had been out about 6 months and was getting rave reviews in the motoring press. The Mazda forum was full of angry drivers getting nowhere near the promised figures. The same applied to most other cars I was looking at. The anger subsided on older models as by then people had been able to do their homework/speak to others who had the same model and could establish the real mpg figure, not the fantasy figure given out by the mfrs. I'm hoping you can get the mid 40's figure as that is my bottom line figure and that would bring this car into my area for the next change.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
If you go on a forum of any relatively new car you will see the most active threads are usually mpg related and how people feel cheated. When I got my current car I also looked at a Mazda CX-5. That had been out about 6 months and was getting rave reviews in the motoring press. The Mazda forum was full of angry drivers getting nowhere near the promised figures. The same applied to most other cars I was looking at. The anger subsided on older models as by then people had been able to do their homework/speak to others who had the same model and could establish the real mpg figure, not the fantasy figure given out by the mfrs. I'm hoping you can get the mid 40's figure as that is my bottom line figure and that would bring this car into my area for the next change.
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Exactly, people that listen to the mfr's numbers are always going to be disappointed! I never really drive like a loon, so would hope I can get semi-decent numbers...if not, I'll just have to appreciate how nice the car is! And if it's really bad, I'll trade it back to Lexus and buy a CT200 or something!
 
There seem to be quite a few on here happy to put up with driving a tortoise with a hernia, with poor fuel consumption, and a four wheel drive system they will never need, in order to look down on people from their lofty cabin.

Don't get 4x4s, they are rubbish!
 
Lots of 4 x 4 looking cars are actually only FWD now. I suspect 75%, probably more, of XC60, X3, Q5 etc are FWD with exceptions being AWD. Even those are now running systems where 2 wheels are running most of the time and 4 only when they sense slippage.

Advantage of that type of car, easier to get in and out of (wait until you get a sore back / knees and you will understand), roomier cabin, pleasant driving position. I have a FWD XC60. Fast when I need it, cruises beautifully and I get around 45mpg on a daily basis. Full AWD cars are unnecessary for most people but as I say, most that you see will not be that type.
 
I had a big 7 seat Toyota 4x4 in NZ at Xmas. It was fast, and to my mind, dangerously unstable for the speeds it could do. I also found the driving position really uncomfortable. Each to their own!
 
I could not drive a Q7, XC90 or similar, probably a similar size to the one you describe. Big beasts designed for American freeways. The smaller ones, all relative of course, give you the benefits without the wobble.
 
Our (aka my wife's) criteria was a 'big' car with a hatchback...Unfortunately you don't get many 'saloon' style cars with this any more and HID didn't want an estate as they "look like a hearse" (in Murph's case, it actually IS a hearse - unless he's got rid)

The Mondeo seems to be the last one that has it - and even the new one, although looks great, is finished poorly inside (compared to the previous guise. So a 'Crossover' was our only other option.
 
Have 4 kids and not want to drive an espace/Galaxy/people carrier and see what you end up with...

It will be an x5, xc90 or q7. I tried them all and the xc90 was by far the best value for money.
 
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