Lookers Motor Group Deals & Discounts

Did anyone else have to pay a £149 initial payment? No idea how they have turned 99 into 149

dromoreboy

Can get the Fabia for about the same price - states £109 but can haggle … Can get the Fabia for about the same price - states £109 but can haggle it down to £100 a month like I did - http://www.howardabraham.com/new-skoda/offer/201/skoda/new-fabia/fabia-10-s-5-doorRead lessRead more

Good deal, dealer based in Ireland though, do you happen to know if they deliver into England? thanks

adambaz

I have just ordered one of these.£99 upfront, £89 a month.42 month deal, 5 … I have just ordered one of these.£99 upfront, £89 a month.42 month deal, 5000pa miles.£4450 optional final payment.Total repayable: £8237This is for the Citigo SE Colour edition, which is the SE, plus Front Fogs, The Garmin Infotainment thing (satnav, Bluetooth phone etc etc) and additional speaker pack.Read lessRead more

Which Skoda Dealership did you order this through? I'm looking at similar deals but have not seen one as low as £89 a month, thanks. I'm also looking for a 5 door, was the one you ordered 3 or 5 door? thanks

I have just ordered one of these.

£99 upfront, £89 a month.
42 month deal, 5000pa miles.
£4450 optional final payment.
Total repayable: £8237

This is for the Citigo SE Colour edition, which is the SE, plus Front Fogs, The Garmin Infotainment thing (satnav, Bluetooth phone etc etc) and additional speaker pack.

Paid 399 pound deposit to skoda over the phone they said it is to reserve the car and they give me 300 back the following week when I pick up the car. Its been just over two weeks now and they still can't give me an estimated delivery date. All they can tell me is it is in the UK and 'out for delivery' I really need the car immediately. What can I do?

Rang up about a personal lease and they said it was business users only. All personal leases need to be done via thier 'Elect 4 personal lease'.

Here is what they emailed me.
New C1 PureTech 82 manual 3-door Feel is £99 per month (exc any options) with a customer advance rental of £1,727.82.

C1 Airscape VTi 68 ETG 5-door Flair is £149 per month with a customer advance rental of £1,625.08.

All lease terms are 36 months, 6000 miles per annum for New C1, C3, DS 3, DS 3 Cabrio, Berlingo Multispace, C3 Picasso and C4 Cactus.

This turns the above deal for a personal lease customers into £3,484.98 over 2yrs or £145.21 per month.

Daz

MajesticUnicorn

Hey, I've been looking into leasing. What's gap insurance? And why would … Hey, I've been looking into leasing. What's gap insurance? And why would a theft/write off of the car be any different from the same thing happening to your own personal vehicle? Thanks in advanceRead lessRead more

The lease car doesn't belong to you, it belongs to the lease co'. Your insurance policy and any Gap insurance you have is aiming to put the lease co' back to the position they would have been in had the car not been stolen or written off, not you.

Simple example:

You lease a car over 2 years.

Initial payment upfront: £1200
Then 23 months at: £200
At the end of the 2 years, the lease co' is expecting to get the car back and for it to be worth £13,000.

After 6 months, the car is stolen.

The lease co' have already had £1200 + (5 x £200) off you and will now be looking to recover the £13,000 plus the outstanding payments you owe.

So they want £13,000 + (18 x £200) = £16,600
Insurance co' say the car was actually worth £15,000 when it was stolen, so they pay the lease co' that much – it goes to them, not you. You then owe the other £1600 but if you have Gap insurance that should pay out the difference.

So all in all, you're not too badly off; you don't owe anyone anything.

BUT... You have paid £1200 + (5 x £200) = £2,400 to drive the car for 6 months and now you have to start again.

If the initial upfront payment had been lower and the monthly payments higher to balance it out, you might have only paid £600 + (5 x £226) = £1730 for those 6 months.

Your insurance co' and Gap co' would have still put the lease co' back to being where they should be, but you'll have paid out less yourself.

MajesticUnicorn

Hey, I've been looking into leasing. What's gap insurance? And why would … Hey, I've been looking into leasing. What's gap insurance? And why would a theft/write off of the car be any different from the same thing happening to your own personal vehicle? Thanks in advanceRead lessRead more

Gap insurance pays out the difference between the current market value of the car and the new price.Your insurance will only pay out the current market value.

Let's say the car gets written off after 18 months. The current value of the car at 18 months old will be a fair few £k less than new.
No different to your own vehicle but for your own vehicle you may decide you are happy to take the current value of the car.

For a lease car though, the car doesn't belong to you and the lease company may hit you for more than the current value of the car as you may owe more on the lease than the value of the car when it is written off.

AshFlash

CommentBig deposit upfront on a lease isn't always the best option. If … CommentBig deposit upfront on a lease isn't always the best option. If it's stolen or written off you will lose the £1200 even with Gap insurance.I say this as someone who has a lease car with a bigger upfront payment than this.Just pointing out that saving £100 might not be the best option if there's another deal with a smaller upfront payment.Read lessRead more

Hey, I've been looking into leasing.

What's gap insurance?

And why would a theft/write off of the car be any different from the same thing happening to your own personal vehicle?

Thanks in advance

I bet this deal won't materialise come Monday morning, same thing last week

Terms & Conditions Apply, prices do not include first reg fee, RFL, and any optional extras

Guessing by this you need to add a few quid to cover registration and RFL

Not a bad buy if you are just doing the school run etc, but I've driven loads of these in 1.6 guise and they are pretty gutless so cant really expect much from the 1.4 99 bhp version. The Astra is a pretty heavy car

redduck

link goes to a zafira rather than the astra in the post.

Posted the right one

link goes to a zafira rather than the astra in the post.

petrol, diesel, 0-60, warrantee length, colour range, all would help you post

not a bad deal

oddballjamie

Just looked online and brokers have the same car at £14k.So £2800 extra t … Just looked online and brokers have the same car at £14k.So £2800 extra to buy it 'interest free'.Read lessRead more

Yep. Smoke n mirrors

mattredman35

Gearboxes don't last long!! … Gearboxes don't last long!! http://www.mokkaownersclub.co.uk/forum/faulty-gearswatch-out_topic1400.htmlDon't touch with a bargepole IMO.Read lessRead more

Omg they swapped it for a Chevy, depreciation nightmare since their announcement to pull out of the UK.

Just looked online and brokers have the same car at £14k.

So £2800 extra to buy it 'interest free'.

Gearboxes don't last long!!
http://www.mokkaownersclub.co.uk/forum/faulty-gearswatch-out_topic1400.html

Don't touch with a bargepole IMO.

I don't know if your just saying these are good deals for the repayment plan or not. It all depends on your situation.

As far as cash prices go or at least the price they stating as OTR this is expensive.

There is about 10% discount online for the Techlines and 23% Exclusiv models, not sure what finance can be arranged for these deals.

ro53ben

You could, but likely your deposit and interest rate negated any … You could, but likely your deposit and interest rate negated any significant gain on your investment.Read lessRead more

Not Really, mine was a 0% deal and I traded in my old car as the deposit plus £500

freebiehunter

At the end of the day the deal posted is an extremely good 0% finance … At the end of the day the deal posted is an extremely good 0% finance deal on a new car and it's hard to argue against itRead lessRead more

I was not. Just saying there are alternatives...

oddballjamie

I was the opposite way with a diesel previously, my mileage dropped by … I was the opposite way with a diesel previously, my mileage dropped by about 75% and it slowly killed it, I traded it in for an Astra 1.8 in 2010 which although not great on fuel has been the most reliable car I've owned.Read lessRead more

To be fair since my Rover Metro I havent really had a problem with a car. When I first got the Astra it broke down 3times due to a Cam shaft sensor or something but they eventually fixed that (under warranty). Since then the only new things I have had put on it that isnt wear and tear stuff has been the water pump oh and a Cat but that is because I went over a car battery and broke it.

oddballjamie

Cars don't change a huge amount in two years but life can, I bought a … Cars don't change a huge amount in two years but life can, I bought a brand new three door a few years back, which although I can't fault it, sometimes I wish it had two extra doors for getting the little one in and out.However I bought the car to keep long-term and not fall into the trading every two year trap. If I wanted to do that I would just lease.Read lessRead more

To be fair I have not calculated what would be better, buying then selling every couple of years or leasing. But I also don't have the spare £ around to upgrade that regularly. I do like having the extra doors, was the biggest pain about my old Rover Metro (other than it was a death trap of course).

Are there any similar small family car deals? Skoda Octavia etc? Any help appreciated!

vmistery

Cars do not change that much every 2 years. I'd say most are excuses … Cars do not change that much every 2 years. I'd say most are excuses because people want new cars (which is fair enough).Read lessRead more

Cars don't change a huge amount in two years but life can, I bought a brand new three door a few years back, which although I can't fault it, sometimes I wish it had two extra doors for getting the little one in and out.

However I bought the car to keep long-term and not fall into the trading every two year trap. If I wanted to do that I would just lease.

vmistery

Funny that actually, when I bought it I was only doing a low mileage, … Funny that actually, when I bought it I was only doing a low mileage, typically as soon as I got it I got offered a job further away. My next car will likely be but I am just waiting for this to die which it just refuses to.Read lessRead more

I was the opposite way with a diesel previously, my mileage dropped by about 75% and it slowly killed it, I traded it in for an Astra 1.8 in 2010 which although not great on fuel has been the most reliable car I've owned.

vmistery

you could say that about getting one on finance then too which is what I … you could say that about getting one on finance then too which is what I did. Cars do not change that much every 2 years. I'd say most are excuses because people want new cars (which is fair enough).Read lessRead more

At the end of the day the deal posted is an extremely good 0% finance deal on a new car and it's hard to argue against it