Have had this vehicle (Auto) on a personal lease for almost two years (ends in May) I paid almost 9k in total (based on 10k PA) and at the time it was a sweet deal!

Great family wagon well built, superb engine (55-65 Mpg) and according to the service indicator it will go back before having to go to the expense of getting it serviced, however I have had to replace the front two tyres at 11k! (£300) there is still plenty of tread on the rear so on reflection I should have rotated the wheels at around 8k and probably would not have had to replace any rubber. I have also had to top it up four times with 5L of "Adblue" at £15 a pop (Amazon) I dread to think how much they would charge at the main dealer.

For those who get it leasing is a cracking way of getting into a brand new vehicle which you may very well have never been able to afford using traditional means. My rule of thumb is the total you pay for the lease period should always be less than what you would loose in that same period should you have purchased the car from new.

In this case an Audi A6 Avant is around £35k new, after 24 months it's worth around £22k so a personal loss of around £13k or lease it for £7.5k for the same period!

Talk about dead money!

MM

As usual, the error in so many of the calculations being made on depreciation is to base that on list price; very unlikely you'd have to pay anywhere near that if buying this or most other cars new.

Not sure how old your Astra is but the fact you got it for 600 is clear indication of how rapidly it depreciated to get to that point.

I drive a 2001 car and try to do most work myself (removed starter motor earlier this week) however I equally appreciate that some people prefer to drive a newer and more well equipped car but don't see the sense in a big outlay.

Doesn't mean I should judge them just like I wouldn't want to be judged for the car I drive

Personally it has the 'I could own this car outright, but I'm not stupid to waste £s on a depreciating asset, so will pay for it accordingly' look.

Anyway, we have one of these on a business lease. It's a great car. Slightly firm ride, but very practical and imo looks nice and is a nice cabin to be in, either driving it or as a passenger.

8k miles per annum limit

8k limit...

6+23 not 24..

This would be the new Euro 6 engine, I have one in my Passat, it's a very good performer, surprisingly punchy and without the emissions story associated with the Euro 5.

Nice deal

That's a lot of car for the money.

parkers lease search shows their best price as £340pm with £2k deposit so this is a deal.

what part does it look? has it hot the I don't and never will own this car look?