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SteveoBC
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18th Feb 16 at 08:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No word yet if we can have these in petrol or diesel yet but been given the choices of new company car today
personally iv fancied a VW Scirocco for ages but lets see what CS has to say about the options available.

been told they will be medium spec (easier to sell on after they are returned to the lease firm) but heard they will not be top spec obviously

old mini cooper D is going back in June after 4 years loyal service and a 2.0 Scirocco manual is taking my fancy at the mo

the new options are, in order of cheapest to most expensive tax contribution......what would you lot have
Polo 1.2 petrol
polo 1.2 Auto petrol
Golf 1.6 TDI Auto Match ED
Golf 2.0 Auto Match ED
Volvo V40R man
Volvo V40R Auto
Scirroco 2.0 Auto
Scirroco 2.0 Man
A class 1.5 Man /AutoAMG
Aclass 220 AMG Auto DCT
P1CK4D
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Personally i'd have the Volvo V40R Auto. I like Volvo's, I think they look good, and im lazy and want an auto.
DaveyLC
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A class 1.5 auto (AMG)
Chris C
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A class or ,dsg scirroco
nathy_87
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I'd go for the Volvo. Manual or Auto wouldn't be fussed.
Neo
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Assuming its not your only car and simply a work slog, I'd be going for one of the cheaper options, possibly the 1.6 Golf
AndyCorsaSport
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A220 AMG without a doubt.

Why you'd go for the 1.5 is beyond me.
Chris x
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Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
A220 AMG without a doubt.
AdamF
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18th Feb 16 at 13:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a220amg or volvo v40 auto for me
SteveoBC
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18th Feb 16 at 14:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmm looking at it still want a Scirocco

never been a fan of Mercs, i wonder if i can be really cheeky at work and get a GTS or an RLine black edition

in either case, cant decide if i want DSG or manual, like my gears but at the same time, DSG do come with the cool steering wheel paddles
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be aware of the BIK increases and your own financial exposure...a car you select today will cost you considerably more in 3/4 years time.
SteveoBC
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18th Feb 16 at 15:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah my manager has already told me it goes up in 2017 and in 2018
BYRON
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveoBC
Yeah my manager has already told me it goes up in 2017 and in 2018


and 2019 and 2020. From memory, a car with 14% BIK today will be 24% in 2020
SteveoBC
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18th Feb 16 at 15:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
still cheaper than buying a car on finance myself and apart from brakes and tyres servicing is covered aswell
Andrew
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Work hard, get taxed to hell
Take a company car, you have to take something shit to avoid massive tax
Take a car allowance, let take an additional 40% here too
Ian
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19th Feb 16 at 03:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Volvo auto
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The a class all day long. The 220
DaveyLC
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quote:
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The a class all day long. The 220


If you go 220 make sure you select the optional anal lube ready for the new 2017 VED.
pow
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19th Feb 16 at 07:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So does a scirocco by the sounds of it.
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quote:
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The a class all day long. The 220
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19th Feb 16 at 11:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Personally i'd have the Volvo V40R Auto. I like Volvo's, I think they look good, and im lazy and want an auto.


this but id have a manual, although if you do lots of miles maybe auto would be the one to have

Nice motors and look good

[Edited on 19-02-2016 by gavin18787]

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
tom_simes
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I'd be going with the Scirocco Steve. Great looking motor, we had the 2.0 TDI Bluemotion Tech a couple of years ago (you might remember it?).

Ours was DSG and was such an easy drive - only issue was the box tried to be too clever, so if you shifted down before the corner using the paddles, it would see you weren't WOT and after a couple of seconds would change back up - normally just on the exit! However, I believe that's been fixed on later models, as it was simply a software issue.

Having said all this, I know you're looking to save for a house, so I'll throw in the sensible view of do some maths in a spreadsheet to work out the different costs, esp with the increase in BIK in coming years.
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19th Feb 16 at 11:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A class for me please

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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
I'd be going with the Scirocco Steve. Great looking motor, we had the 2.0 TDI Bluemotion Tech a couple of years ago (you might remember it?).

Ours was DSG and was such an easy drive - only issue was the box tried to be too clever, so if you shifted down before the corner using the paddles, it would see you weren't WOT and after a couple of seconds would change back up - normally just on the exit! However, I believe that's been fixed on later models, as it was simply a software issue.

Having said all this, I know you're looking to save for a house, so I'll throw in the sensible view of do some maths in a spreadsheet to work out the different costs, esp with the increase in BIK in coming years.


Yeh im defo going for the Scirocco, the A-Class just doesnt appeal to me at all

see thats what im worried about on the DSG, you may be right as it will be the facelifted 2016 model and may well have been sorted. Think i might just stick with a manual on the safe side, i like my gears, and its also cheaper on the tax awell by about £17, the Diesel Mini iv had has a 6 speed, not often am i on the motorway, even then i just stick in 6th...the torque does the rest

gonna really push for an RLine one if i can with a 184ps diesel engine.....

fuck it, ill send an email to my boss asking if a GTS is out of the question, probs get told to fuck off, but dont ask, dont get i suppose lol
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My brother has a dsg Scirroco, think it's a 2.0t engine. It's lovely to drive with the steering wheel paddles in sport mode. I want that gearbox in my car!

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