oxfordlad Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Ok, quick checklist of my vehicle history: MK2 Golf (red) MK4 Polo (blue) MK4 GTI (black) MK5 GTI (Black) Scirocco 2.0TSI DSG (white) So currently I have the scirocco, its been a great car and a company car too. I have done 30,000 miles in it with easy. A comfortable place to be on the motorway and a car that does drop peoples chin when they see it. I willl the aggressive look of the front of it. Just resigned a signed a new contract with a new company so needed a car in the next few weeks. I was very tempted with the S3 sports back, but could not justify the 29,000 price tag for a used one! I needed to think practical for the future as I am getting married in 2 weeks time! So what was reasonably priced and just about available second hand that I can have for the next 3 years (I am opting out of the company car policy)? Well it had to be another GTI, MK6 this time. Found one with 5k miles, white, 5 door, leather, satnav (a must for me), parking sensors etc etc. Will be picking it up on 5th July once they replace a chipped alloy and fully prepped the car. Looking forward to it I must say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 do you find it less expensive to run a new one of these privatly then? i am running the roccy r as a company car but with no fuel benifit. thought this was more cost effective when you take tyres, service and depreciation in to account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordlad Posted June 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hey, Old company was a PCOPS plan where I had to top it up (expense to me) and also only fuel cost was claimable. New company is a considerable opt out amount plus 45p for first 10,000 miles and 25 p thereafter business miles. Considering my personal mileage is low, newer cars need minimal servicing (usually) and included within VW finance and perhaps 2 tyres a year. The cost of insurance is a hit I can take and the car payments will cost me under 100 pounds out of my own pocket. The pence per miles returns a take home which obviously goes towards the car loosing value etc. Thing is its nice to have a personal car again and means I can get my hands on one quicker and have something to show for the end of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Hey,Old company was a PCOPS plan where I had to top it up (expense to me) and also only fuel cost was claimable. New company is a considerable opt out amount plus 45p for first 10,000 miles and 25 p thereafter business miles. Considering my personal mileage is low, newer cars need minimal servicing (usually) and included within VW finance and perhaps 2 tyres a year. The cost of insurance is a hit I can take and the car payments will cost me under 100 pounds out of my own pocket. The pence per miles returns a take home which obviously goes towards the car loosing value etc. Thing is its nice to have a personal car again and means I can get my hands on one quicker and have something to show for the end of it My companies opt out is cica 280 quid a month with the exact same pence per miles as yours. Is yours about the same for the opt out? Just wondering if its a standard kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordlad Posted June 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Mine is 535 per month but that of course is taxed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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