We know that dealer prices are not really reflective of the real car's value. I could never sell a car at that price privately or get near. that trade in price. 

 

They've tried charging £361 a month for the next 12 months to extend the lease! 

My lease still has quite a while to go, so it will be sometime around November before it becomes available, but it has loads of toys including VC, heated seats, heated windscreen, electronic dampers, canton, climate control (was an option).

 

ATM the mileage is just over 12k, so by the end of the year, it might be 18-19k, I can't see it much more as I'm unlikely to be going to Somerset this year due to Covid 19.

Edited 4 February, 20215 yr by TheWanderer

Dealer prices include dealer perks which you don't get if buying your car at the end of a lease or buying privately. They aren't really comparable.

 

Approved used warranty, roadside assistance, A comeback if there is a fundamental fault with the car. Easy finance etc.

Mines not a 'proper' 245, its the run of the mill VRS FL that happens to have 245ps. I will be moving it on some time in the next 12 months due to it becoming a bit of an ornament and I'm not one for owning cars out of warranty anyway*

 

It has the VC, DCC, heated seats, rear view camera and a few more things so it's not a bad spec and will be a good buy for someone. If this 12m is like the last 12m it will be 3 years old with barely 14k on it.

 

* I don't NORMALLY have out of warranty cars but with the pandemic going on I didnt see the point in getting the mrs another lease or PCP until it was all over so bought out her little Fabia monte that had never let us down. It's just thrown a window wiper motor and a window regulator on two consecutive days. 

8 hours ago, ahenners said:

Dealer prices include dealer perks which you don't get if buying your car at the end of a lease or buying privately. They aren't really comparable.

 

Approved used warranty, roadside assistance, A comeback if there is a fundamental fault with the car. Easy finance etc.

Correct they aren't comparable - I knew exactly how my 'used' car had been driven, maintained, looked after etc. This beats any dealer perk, whatever these are. Mine still had/has warranty and breakdown assistance.