Wot motor yer driving?

[LondonManc]

What amazed me is that 80% plus of new Mercs are bought with PCP. Doesn't anyone actually buy their car anymore?

The way we buy cars today - the rise of personal contracts - BBC

Fantastic piece of business by Mercedes to be fair. Works out as cheap as a Mondeo for a C-Class, which in today's society of want/must have makes it a no-brainer for many.

[sasguru]

What amazed me is that 80% plus of new Mercs are bought with PCP. Doesn't anyone actually buy their car anymore?

The way we buy cars today - the rise of personal contracts - BBC

It's not just Mercs - its all cars.
I bought this one outright with an online discount of 6K - which is fine if you don't want a new car every 3 years.
If I keep it for 5/6 years, that's relatively cheap/reliable motoring.
May get a "play" car on a lease though - quite fancy the Fiat 124

[sasguru]

How could she possibly have any concept of "too big"?

Well she had a big laugh, as did everyone else I'm sure, when I showed her the thread where you demonstrated your fantastic negotiating skills with agents.

[kevpuk]

Yup, the sales figures are showing that.
Have a new model C-class estate at the moment. Wanted an E, but missus thought it was too big.
The interior is beginning to grate though - it's a little too bling, I would prefer a more classic approach.
Otherwise it's all good.

I had a C-class loan car when the CLS was in for a service, and although the interior was well put together, I agree it is a little bling - too shiny for me, the CLS is much classier and more traditional. Sitting in a new E, I think it is better than the C, but generally not as much to my tastes as the CLS.......

[BrilloPad]

I just paid £700 for a run around. Goes like a dream.

I know I took pot luck.

[CoolCat]

Jags come with a no quibble 30% off list price to staff of one of the big IT shops. Cheapest one is about 20 K list new, so about 14 K after discount... which isnt too bad. Pity anyone paying nearer list price though.

[sasguru]

Jags come with a no quibble 30% off list price to staff of one of the big IT shops. Cheapest one is about 20 K list new, so about 14 K after discount... which isnt too bad. Pity anyone paying nearer list price though.

Unless its a brand new model just out, with a lot of demand, anyone paying list is an idiot.
Big discounts online and even in dealers.
Trick is not to have a p/e, because then dealers have you by the danglies.

[WTFH]

Carwow.co.uk used to be quite good, any suggestions these days?

[eek]

It's not just Mercs - its all cars.
I bought this one outright with an online discount of 6K - which is fine if you don't want a new car every 3 years.
If I keep it for 5/6 years, that's relatively cheap/reliable motoring.
May get a "play" car on a lease though - quite fancy the Fiat 124

Try both that and the mx5 supposedly they are far more different than you would expect

[eek]

Carwow.co.uk used to be quite good, any suggestions these days?

Drivethedeal, broadspeed, autoebid, even motorpoint if you want nearly new