Scott Herts

Hi there more advice needed

I have been offered a new job and in that i get a company car 2 of the guys there have just ordered new RX8's, now what do you people think of pros and cons of having one of these, or any ideas of what to get instead, its about 450 amonth allowance, i would say subaru but i dont really like the new shape scoobys and for the amount of petrol i would get through driving one it would cost me a fortune....

Top Gear loves the new RX8, what do Scoobynet think?

carl

Do you think the RX8 will use less fuel than the Scooby?
And it will certainly use a lot more oil.

Scott Herts

thats why i am asking, its all advice?

on average the rx8 does nearly 10 miles more than the scooby sti 8 on combined mileage. just looking at figures

beemerboy

If its a company car, why are you worried about fuel??

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ProperCharlie

don't worry about the fuel - worry about the company car tax instead. with an STi you are paying 35% of the list price of the car, at your marginal rate, every year. that's why i got rid of mine. I don't know what the CO2 figure is for a WRX but i would imagine it is still in or near the top bracket. if you buy something reasonably economic to run you will almost certainly be better off taking the allowance, particularly if you can claim business milage on top.

carl

Actually the WRX is surprisingly emissions-friendly, and with the PPP gives more torque than the STi.

Scott Herts

company car i know but i still ave to pay for personal mileage and if i am travelling all over eg, stevenage to portsmouth often then that would add up!!

Scott Herts

sorry i can only get a car that is either a year old or brand new and i wouldnt get a new scooby, i think it is ugly, i wish i could get one like the 99MY 22b mmm or that shape.... scoobys are looking nearly as ugly as evo's

Nicks VR4

Have you asked about a car allowance instead ???

Scott Herts

it is a car allowance as i said 450 a month, i have to get a car which is either one year old or new. they give a petrol card as well so i have to pay for personal mileage.

i thought i had already said that

carl

What are you planning to do with the £450 a month? Lease a car, or are you buying one outright? Remember that the £450 is pre-tax, so it'll be more like £300 a month if you're a basic rate taxpayer (22% tax, 11% NI) or about £260 a month if you're higher rate taxpayer (40% tax, 1% NI)

beemerboy

haha Ka's are within that broacket i think.

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Scott Herts

well as i said teo of the guys drive 330ci's on the allowance and 2 drive rx8's so i dont know about pre tax stuff unless they have cheap cars

beemerboy

good on petrol too

There you go mate, sorted!!

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MRK IV

BMW 320d.

DJ140

A colleague of mine has an RX8 and he gets 22MPG!!! That's 6 less than my WRX PPP.