Cars - buy or lease?
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 JohnB  28 Sep 15 6.05pm |
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I've always bought cars outright but considering looking at leasing/PCH when I get my next car but can't really work out what's the better option. What does everyone on here do and are there any massive benefits to leasing over buying outright? I figure a £40k car leased over 3 years costs about £20k but you have nothing at the end of it whereas buying will cost you the £40k and you have a £20k car after 3 years so it's much of a muchness.
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| radsyrendot From Coventry now in Leicester 28 Sep 15 6.33pm |
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Catch 22 ...I've thought the same wether to go to just add fuel everything else payed for .. Just gotta watch mileage allowance
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| sydtheeagle England 28 Sep 15 7.03pm |
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I think that logic only works if you absolutely know you will change your car every three years. Otherwise, you buy a car for 40k and if you keep it for nine years (entirely plausible the way today's cars are made, perhaps at some point passing it on to the wife or kids at some point) then you've spent 60k if you go the leasing route (3 cars x20k) vs. 40k if you bought the new car -- which still has some residual value even after 9 years; a considerable savings. So the answer is first and foremost, it depends on your long-term plans. If you do only keep cars for 3 years then you have more of a decision to make. Edited by sydtheeagle (28 Sep 2015 7.05pm)
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| Casual Orpington 29 Sep 15 8.50am |
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I'm half way through my 2nd 3 year lease, works well for us. I didn't want 2 years as I don't want to pay the upfront charge that often, didn't go with 4 years as I couldn't be f**ked with mots, warranty finishing etc.
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Frickin Saweet  South Cronx 29 Sep 15 8.59am |
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we bought ours on a PCP. Paid around £7K up front, then £125/per month for three years and we can buy it at the end if we want for around £12k, give it back or trade it in for a new model. I reckon we'll probably keep it cause it's got a 7-year guarantee and hardly any miles so should be alright for a good few years as a family car.
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| Midlands Eagle 29 Sep 15 9.03am |
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Quote JohnB at 28 Sep 2015 6.05pm
I've always bought cars outright but considering looking at leasing/PCH when I get my next car but can't really work out what's the better option. I figure a £40k car leased over 3 years costs about £20k but you have nothing at the end of it whereas buying will cost you the £40k and you have a £20k car after 3 years so it's much of a muchness. You haven't given enough information as it all depends on how long you want to keep the car for. I like to drive a nice car but get bored with them pretty quickly so the PCP route is the best one for my circumstances as I get a far better car for my monthly outlay. As an example Colliers of Birmingham are selling a rather nice looking two year old Range Rover Sport for £37,999 which is available on HP at £1,153 per month over three years or £697 per month on a three year PCP which a £450 per month saving
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| Casual Orpington 29 Sep 15 9.04am |
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Quote Frickin Saweet at 29 Sep 2015 8.59am
we bought ours on a PCP. Paid around £7K up front, then £125/per month for three years and we can buy it at the end if we want for around £12k, give it back or trade it in for a new model. I reckon we'll probably keep it cause it's got a 7-year guarantee and hardly any miles so should be alright for a good few years as a family car.
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Ray in Houston  Houston 30 Sep 15 12.08am |
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A car is a depreciating asset, how ever you buy it, so you're going to lose money on it, guaranteed. Here's the pecking order of money loss, ranked least to worst: 1. Buy a used car and drive the wheels off it
30. Lease a bad new car
A lease is far less negotiable than a purchase. A lease payment is made up of two component parts: 1. The depreciation divided by the number of months of the lease The list price and the depreciation are both pre-ordained amounts that you cannot change, no matter how hard you try; they come straight out of a book. The only things you can haggle over are the downpayment and the interest rate. Dealers will manipulate the downpayment to throw off attractive sounding payments, but you really have to be careful because the downpayment is, basically, dead money. All is does is reduce the list price on which interest is calculated, nothing else. Just do this simple test: get quotes with and without a downpayment; if the difference between the lease payments is less than the downpayment divided by the number of months of the lease, you're getting f***ed. Don't fall into the trap of taking the equity in your old car and using it to fund the downpayment on a new lease. You're better off taking that money and sticking it in the bank (or paying off a credit card). Or putting it on Palace to win at the weekend. Edited by Ray in Houston (30 Sep 2015 12.12am)
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 30 Sep 15 10.17am |
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Quote JohnB at 28 Sep 2015 6.05pm
I've always bought cars outright but considering looking at leasing/PCH when I get my next car but can't really work out what's the better option. What does everyone on here do and are there any massive benefits to leasing over buying outright? I figure a £40k car leased over 3 years costs about £20k but you have nothing at the end of it whereas buying will cost you the £40k and you have a £20k car after 3 years so it's much of a muchness. Although, after those three years, you can usually keep a lease going, and then get a new car for no additional layout, where as if you owned the car and sold it, in order to buy a new car, you'd still have to find the extra 20k depreciation.
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| Lyons550 Shirley 30 Sep 15 10.30am |
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Quote JohnB at 28 Sep 2015 6.05pm
I've always bought cars outright but considering looking at leasing/PCH when I get my next car but can't really work out what's the better option. What does everyone on here do and are there any massive benefits to leasing over buying outright? I figure a £40k car leased over 3 years costs about £20k but you have nothing at the end of it whereas buying will cost you the £40k and you have a £20k car after 3 years so it's much of a muchness.
Cant say I've come to any conclusion as of yet though! lol
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| Ray in Houston Houston 30 Sep 15 5.06pm |
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Quote jamiemartin721 at 30 Sep 2015 10.17am
Although, after those three years, you can usually keep a lease going, and then get a new car for no additional layout, where as if you owned the car and sold it, in order to buy a new car, you'd still have to find the extra 20k depreciation.
If you buy and hold, then it blows leasing away because you retain the residual value even after the car is paid off, instead of handing back to the dealership at the end of the lease. Edited by Ray in Houston (30 Sep 2015 5.08pm)
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| Casual Orpington 30 Sep 15 5.37pm |
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Quote Ray in Houston at 30 Sep 2015 12.08am
A car is a depreciating asset, how ever you buy it, so you're going to lose money on it, guaranteed. Here's the pecking order of money loss, ranked least to worst: 1. Buy a used car and drive the wheels off it
30. Lease a bad new car
A lease is far less negotiable than a purchase. A lease payment is made up of two component parts: 1. The depreciation divided by the number of months of the lease The list price and the depreciation are both pre-ordained amounts that you cannot change, no matter how hard you try; they come straight out of a book. The only things you can haggle over are the downpayment and the interest rate. Dealers will manipulate the downpayment to throw off attractive sounding payments, but you really have to be careful because the downpayment is, basically, dead money. All is does is reduce the list price on which interest is calculated, nothing else. Just do this simple test: get quotes with and without a downpayment; if the difference between the lease payments is less than the downpayment divided by the number of months of the lease, you're getting f***ed. Don't fall into the trap of taking the equity in your old car and using it to fund the downpayment on a new lease. You're better off taking that money and sticking it in the bank (or paying off a credit card). Or putting it on Palace to win at the weekend. Edited by Ray in Houston (30 Sep 2015 12.12am)
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