Merc or Vectra?
17 January 2013, 07:36 AM
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Merc or Vectra?
I'm just about to give up my company car due to the amount of tax I'm paying on it and my company trying to push us out of company cars.
So, I'm looking at supplying my own car. I do around 20k business miles a year and have other cars for fun. I'm able to source an E220 for £320 a month on a personal lease but I keep thinking that I can buy an Vectra Cdti 150 for around £4500. I need a car less than 6 years old and no 4x4's or sports cars, ie it must have 4/5 doors. Any suggestions?
So, I'm looking at supplying my own car. I do around 20k business miles a year and have other cars for fun. I'm able to source an E220 for £320 a month on a personal lease but I keep thinking that I can buy an Vectra Cdti 150 for around £4500. I need a car less than 6 years old and no 4x4's or sports cars, ie it must have 4/5 doors. Any suggestions?
17 January 2013, 09:05 AM
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The way i'd look at it is by my rough calculations they even out cost wise at 14 months and 23,000 miles and after that the vauxhall is £320pm in your pocket, but only if nothing goes wrong.
If you keep it for 3yrs and 60,000 that equates to £11,500 or a £7680 saving over the cost of the merc.
Question is do you want to drive a merc or have ish £8k in your pocket.
So as long as the vauxhall doesn't cost more than £4k in bills per year, which i doubt it would your going to be quids in.
I'd take the vauxhall as it's only for work, i have a mate that uses a petrol vectra sri and get's ish 40mpg and has had no problems for 2 yrs, i was at his place last month and he told me he'd not serviced it for 18months.
i said it's probably about time he changed the oil.
Quick edit to say, he's not changing the oil, he's trading it in for a new shape civic type r, and he does that every couple of years with a bit more mileage than you, but he doesn't like diesels because they cost more in the end and he's been doing it a good few years now, nott's to milton keynes every day so all motorway at 70/80mph, bit of food for thought.
If you keep it for 3yrs and 60,000 that equates to £11,500 or a £7680 saving over the cost of the merc.
Question is do you want to drive a merc or have ish £8k in your pocket.
So as long as the vauxhall doesn't cost more than £4k in bills per year, which i doubt it would your going to be quids in.
I'd take the vauxhall as it's only for work, i have a mate that uses a petrol vectra sri and get's ish 40mpg and has had no problems for 2 yrs, i was at his place last month and he told me he'd not serviced it for 18months.
i said it's probably about time he changed the oil.Quick edit to say, he's not changing the oil, he's trading it in for a new shape civic type r, and he does that every couple of years with a bit more mileage than you, but he doesn't like diesels because they cost more in the end and he's been doing it a good few years now, nott's to milton keynes every day so all motorway at 70/80mph, bit of food for thought.
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17 January 2013, 11:06 AM
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The way i'd look at it is by my rough calculations they even out cost wise at 14 months and 23,000 miles and after that the vauxhall is £320pm in your pocket, but only if nothing goes wrong.
If you keep it for 3yrs and 60,000 that equates to £11,500 or a £7680 saving over the cost of the merc.
Question is do you want to drive a merc or have ish £8k in your pocket.
So as long as the vauxhall doesn't cost more than £4k in bills per year, which i doubt it would your going to be quids in.
I'd take the vauxhall as it's only for work, i have a mate that uses a petrol vectra sri and get's ish 40mpg and has had no problems for 2 yrs, i was at his place last month and he told me he'd not serviced it for 18months. i said it's probably about time he changed the oil.
Quick edit to say, he's not changing the oil, he's trading it in for a new shape civic type r, and he does that every couple of years with a bit more mileage than you, but he doesn't like diesels because they cost more in the end and he's been doing it a good few years now, nott's to milton keynes every day so all motorway at 70/80mph, bit of food for thought.
If you keep it for 3yrs and 60,000 that equates to £11,500 or a £7680 saving over the cost of the merc.
Question is do you want to drive a merc or have ish £8k in your pocket.
So as long as the vauxhall doesn't cost more than £4k in bills per year, which i doubt it would your going to be quids in.
I'd take the vauxhall as it's only for work, i have a mate that uses a petrol vectra sri and get's ish 40mpg and has had no problems for 2 yrs, i was at his place last month and he told me he'd not serviced it for 18months.
i said it's probably about time he changed the oil.Quick edit to say, he's not changing the oil, he's trading it in for a new shape civic type r, and he does that every couple of years with a bit more mileage than you, but he doesn't like diesels because they cost more in the end and he's been doing it a good few years now, nott's to milton keynes every day so all motorway at 70/80mph, bit of food for thought.
lol, I know where you're coming from! I'm no badge snob and the Vectra is fine by me, I guess I'd rather have the £££££ in my pocket.
Yes, the car will be the work horse.
It's just that the Merc is such a good deal - the C class is more expensive as this E class is the run out model before the face lift in a few months time. I have the cash in my pocket so maybe I'll buy the Vectra...... Or maybe not......
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If it's a workhorse then even as a bit of a Merc fan I would just buy the Vectra and keep the extra cash.
The money you save you can use to buy a weeknd/fun luxury car if you so wish, loads of cheap Jags, Mercs, BMWs around nowadays.
The money you save you can use to buy a weeknd/fun luxury car if you so wish, loads of cheap Jags, Mercs, BMWs around nowadays.
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