Right, quick background. Love my S5, got it on a cracking deal and dont want to get rid of it...
BUT..
Start a job in London in September so will barely be driving and Ms Eskimo hates the S5 and won't drive it. Still need two cars (she has a Mini, which owes us nothing) so thinking of getting another car that she can drive that is nicer than her Mini, and will still give me access to a car when I need it (Don't think one car will work...).
Choices:
Keep the S5
Trade it in for a new FL A3 1.4TFSI S-Tronic 3dr S-Line in Daytona with parking plus and folding mirrors at about £100 cheaper monthlies on 24month PCP with 16% discount.
Get a Golf R on those stupidly cheap 24month lease deals
Sod the finance and go for a cheap used car and be miserable (but only rarely as won't drive much...)
To be honest, over the 24month term the Golf R is working out near £3k cheaper and seems the obvious choice since it comes so well specced (metallic paint, sat nav, DSG, ACC, front and rear sensors...). Only thing I am worried about is whether I like the Golf, and the charges if I want to leave early (as I am doing with the S5 potentially!)
Got a test drive of the R tomorrow, and I've driven the 1.4TFSI E-Tton, but not standard 1.4TFSI, so thats the obvious next step. Also doubt Ms Eskimo likes any of these cars (she just wants a cheap A1), but she's insufferable and since she has her Mini I think I should get something I at least don't mind driving about in (i.e. I dont want to drive an A1....)!
Even if my GF drives it to work every day (14miles round trip), it still won't be doing much over 5k miles a year....cheap lease deals seem made for this situation really...?
Any insight appreciated...unless you are sensible and say get a cheap used A1...then you can jog on...
BUT..
Start a job in London in September so will barely be driving and Ms Eskimo hates the S5 and won't drive it. Still need two cars (she has a Mini, which owes us nothing) so thinking of getting another car that she can drive that is nicer than her Mini, and will still give me access to a car when I need it (Don't think one car will work...).
Choices:
Keep the S5
Trade it in for a new FL A3 1.4TFSI S-Tronic 3dr S-Line in Daytona with parking plus and folding mirrors at about £100 cheaper monthlies on 24month PCP with 16% discount.
Get a Golf R on those stupidly cheap 24month lease deals
Sod the finance and go for a cheap used car and be miserable (but only rarely as won't drive much...)
To be honest, over the 24month term the Golf R is working out near £3k cheaper and seems the obvious choice since it comes so well specced (metallic paint, sat nav, DSG, ACC, front and rear sensors...). Only thing I am worried about is whether I like the Golf, and the charges if I want to leave early (as I am doing with the S5 potentially!)
Got a test drive of the R tomorrow, and I've driven the 1.4TFSI E-Tton, but not standard 1.4TFSI, so thats the obvious next step. Also doubt Ms Eskimo likes any of these cars (she just wants a cheap A1), but she's insufferable and since she has her Mini I think I should get something I at least don't mind driving about in (i.e. I dont want to drive an A1....)!
Even if my GF drives it to work every day (14miles round trip), it still won't be doing much over 5k miles a year....cheap lease deals seem made for this situation really...?
Any insight appreciated...unless you are sensible and say get a cheap used A1...then you can jog on...