Usually no problem. Ford gives me a very precise document of exactly what's chargeable, and its very fair. Fair wear and tear and scuffs and dints you'd expect for the mileage really. That said they didn't even look at the last car I took back. Wish I hadn't had it valeted and saved myself £50. But then they would have looked at it wouldn't they.

Every single deal it's guaranteed you get this almost exact post! Literally everytime!

You don't understand leasing then go on to describe something that is clearly nothing like leasing a car. What is there to understand? Having an old car for however long and however many miles is irrelevant, this is leasing a brand new car.

The clue is in BRAND NEW! How is it not possible to understand this?

Lookup leasing an old reliable car, have you done that? Good, OK so how many lease deals did you find on old cars? None? Really, there's a surprise.

In 2009 I bought a 4 year old car and...Oi STOP! Buying a 4 year old car is NOT the same at all as leasing a BRAND NEW car is it?

Yes BUT... NO stop it, a 4 year Nissan Almera is that the same as a BRAND NEW Inifiniti Q30? Is an old car the same as a new car? Is it? If you wanted a new car would you buy an old one? Would you?

Hello I've come in to buy a BRAND NEW old car please. GTFO!----> of my showroom n00b!

Is buying a 4 year old car the same as buying a BRAND NEW BMW M135i (0-60 in 5.1s). Well I bought something similar for £5,000, no you didn't, you're lying aren't you? Well just a bit but I think my 4 year old car is sort of the same as leasing a BRAND NEW car, it involves cars doesn't it?

Common mistake: Lease deal versus a used car, they both involve cars but they're not the same thing are they. Always remember this when commenting on lease deals, think first and remember to stop at the RED traffic light.

/sarcasm

In the next installment we'll go in to ownership and common misconceptions about owning a car and the difference between an old car and a used car in relation to ownership. Jesus I really look forward to that :/

Have you had any repairs on the Almera? Because that would've bumped your overall price. Plus like with everything, you pay a premium on new. I do agree with you that leasing is not the cheapest option and probably it best fits people who drive a lot, don't see much value in getting a lease if you plan on doing just the 8k per annum unless you really want that car badly.

I think even if you are a badge snob this is still a great deal - Infiniti are well respected in America, up there with Lexus for the most part just not well known over here yet. I bet the customer service quality is better than the usual German marques as well.

If all you use a car for 5 days a week going to work, 8K miles a year is 30 miles a day. Who would want to be on a bus for 30 miles a day !?

Perhaps you need to travel in the evening or on a Sunday and don't want to wait around hours in the rain for a bus to turn up?

I only do 1500 miles a year in my car but would never consider not having one, depending where you live bus routes are ridiculous, e.g. for me to go to the next town 5 miles away takes 10 mins in car, but 90 mins on the bus!!!

Edit: not to mention costs - I am quite happy using buses and trains, gives me a chance to look around instead of driving, but the costs are prohibitive. We go up to Edinburgh once a year and in our diesel estate it costs us about £40 in fuel. To go on the train as a family of four it cost over £160!!! Similar story nearby, the train to Manchester takes an hour and costs £75 for a family of four, whereas the diesel costs about £6! :smile:

​My nearest bus stop is over three miles away, and that particular service runs three times a week, so I would need to lease the car to drive to the bus stop! And yes I know I could walk to the bus stop, but I don't fancy lugging my weeks shopping three miles home in the rain.
Or have I completely mis understood your comment and you're suggesting that we should lease a bus instead? I'm quite certain that would work out a lot dearer!

Buses are for winkers.

I do 15k-20k a year, different manufacturers offer different additional mileage costs - some are great and some are not. The general rule of thumb is the better they know the 2nd hand market for the model, the cheaper additional mileage will be. They can risk adjust quite heavily on ambiguous positions.
If the difference between paying for extra miles upfront is similar to at the back end I generally do that = the reason is if you pay for 20k a year, and end up only doing 10 you get no refund.
VW's are cheap at the moment because of the rigging scandal, you can beat them up at dealers or pick up a cheap lease deal. That being said if you do the sums and the manufacturer offers better deals through purchase then that is the smart play!

Google translate didn't help here, can you try again please?

Yeah,Infinities for UK market are made in Nissan plant in Sounderland under supervission of Japan.

OP did the right thing - all inclusive cost

I was waiting for the nuggets to turn up! Congrats on being the First :smiley:

Not when it breaks down you wont. This takes a lot of uncertainty out of motoring, especially for those not competent carrying out most of their own work.

​And claim some free windscreen wiper blades!!!

not the cactus again, thats still a prickly issue on here

Not for me prefer flexibility of 2 years and its cheaper per month... Doing the maths 937+163*24 = £202 a month .... over 36 months its 478+189.90*36 = £203.50 a month (I might have missed an admin fee in totals for both)

Click the link and find out!

​nope. it's Mercedes GLA under. And partially normal A Class