Cheapest Smart Car deal for under £2k. Which gives you 20k mileage allowance over the contract period.
£429.88 cheaper than the previous Smart deal on here.
Contract term 24 months
Annual mileage 10000
Admin Fee £180.00
Warranty included Yes
Breakdown cover Yes
It's my first deal i'm posting so go easy on me guys
Top comments
Uncommon Sense
20 Jun 1622#7
I guarantee the people complaining this is expensive, will be the people who spend £60 a month on an iPhone contract and think that's great! :smiley:
benlondon to nitro228
20 Jun 1618#3
Are you having a laugh?
karlie88
20 Jun 168#29
Problem could have been rectified with a condom. Don't blame the poor C1. :disappointed:
Zub
20 Jun 166#28
That's hardly the cars fault is it?
Latest comments (184)
jeds
21 Jun 16#184
I always have a good laugh at the people complaining about car leasing.
Tell me said complainers do you own your own home, which you have paid for outright? Don't worry, I'll wait for you to figure it out. :man:
iibdii
21 Jun 16#183
yes you can keep it if u can drive it to Nigeria and decides to stay there
muz379
21 Jun 16#182
Great Idea when are we getting a used car section on HUKD . Maybe you could be the first poster with your second hand fortwo
I resent this view .PCP and leasing or buying a pre reg is not for everyone . I still rely on my car just as much as the next commuter to get me to work . If anything I rely on it more because I work shifts so its not as if using public transport is even an option for me .
maxrlingham
21 Jun 16#181
Good deal for some I guess, but I still think my feet are too big for these roller-skates! Assuming you get a pair? :/
stumpy1971
21 Jun 16#180
For those who still don't get leasing, here's my example. I'm leasing a Peugeot 208 gti over 18 months with 10k miles per annum. This lease will cost me a total of £3800, if you look on autotrader you will see the same model car 18 months old advertised for £12195, originally it cost just under 20k. So buying it and owning it costs £7500. It's all about depreciation. Leasing is not for everyone but if you want reliable new cars regularly it can be the cheapest way by quite a lot of money. I don't want an old car that may not be reliable but I won't criticise if you do.
skdotcom
21 Jun 16#179
FFS, go learn the basics of why leasing is not for everyone.
Leasing is for muppets who:
- have to have a brand new car every couple of years,
- dont do significant miles (say >12kpa)
- dont specify options
- have little equity
- never kerb their wheels, get car park dints, and any marks on the car bigger than 2.5mm
dinoyoshi
20 Jun 16#178
For a local commute car that is a cracking deal.
jespurrier
20 Jun 16#177
You're right. It's 0-60 is around 15 seconds and yeah, I would expect at least 85bhp really for that engine size these days. It's not as if Renault haven't had enough practice making engines!
thecoolguy
20 Jun 161#176
As much of a bmw snob I am, this is a cracking deal and I would consider it for the other half
hukdbargain
20 Jun 16#175
7.5 inches here.
jrw
20 Jun 16#174
Sarcasm is overwhelming in that post. Believe me or not, I'm not really bothered. The for sale thread and new owner are still on the forum for all to see. I don't really care if you believe me or not. I'm the one driving around with a 16 plate golf r whilst you're arguing over a lease for a smart car!
But then again, people like you won't believe I have a brand new R to drive around in.
I'll be at Goodwood fos if anyone would like proof :man:
muffboy
20 Jun 161#173
I don't believe the lease/PCP haters actually buy new/newish cars, I am convinced they are mostly running around on a wing and a prayer driving 15 year old nails. Obviously there is no cheaper motoring, buy it for £250 and scrap it 6 months later when it falls terminally ill or fails it's MOT and requires £1 million pounds to fix it!
This is fine for Chavs from Bedworth who don't need a reliable form of transport as they do not commute to work and the pub and bookies is within walking distance.
For the workers amongst us who require a reliable vehicle with warranty for piece of mind either lease a new vehicle or buy a pre reg and NEGOTIATE with dozens of dealers nationwide.....try carwow as a starting point for further discussions.
Alzak
20 Jun 16#172
great deal that is
dave80
20 Jun 16#171
Two words: Test drive.
indyjukebox
20 Jun 16#170
What people do with their money is purely their prerogative. No point getting wound up just because your pockets are not deep enough to afford a new car every 2 years. I am not saying that this is the right thing to do, but stopping judging people (or their suits) just because they can afford a new car frequently.
casben
20 Jun 161#169
.........and what do i put on my other foot???????
indyjukebox
20 Jun 16#168
You sir, are a car buying and selling god. I bow in amazement to your superior intellect and choices. In fact I have never been able to sell a car to someone who did not like the colour, at full asking price, within 12 hours of advertising it. Absolutely magical!
moneychop
20 Jun 16#167
Does this include insurance and road tax
golfie
20 Jun 16#166
do you get a second hand tv, washer, sofa etc?
heada
20 Jun 16#165
*Sigh*, Try reading some the 145 posts before yours. Its all explained in detail there, as it is every time a lease deal is posted on here.
Funny enough thats why people post on threads like this, to inform others.
lauren993
20 Jun 16#164
Well a Citroen C1 is usually a decent contraceptive - I'd say sue Citroen.
heada
20 Jun 16#163
Thanks for this cos im still waiting to hear back from them/ I can ring tomorrow again asking for the cheaper price.
Rickardo
20 Jun 161#162
If nobody bought new cars, or leased them, there'd be no second hand market for the rest of us, though.
knocik
20 Jun 16#161
Well, £2k for half of a car is a lot to be fair...
baddyboiz
20 Jun 16#160
Sorry but I could never ever see leasing a car as a good deal. But then again, I would never buy a brand new car anyways. For example if you buy a new car, take it to a roundabout and see that you didn't like it, its used. Value's depreciated by a lot already. Just get a used car. Most are pretty good and worth more your money rather than leasing a car and giving it back after 2 years. But then again, if you're a car enthusiast with deep pockets, go for it. Replace a car every 2 years. Look like a badass in your thousand pound suit.
how do get this quote value. do you have to request a written quote?
theblackhammer123
20 Jun 16#156
Lol best comment so far goes to you mercuri :smile:
mercuri
20 Jun 162#155
Do you keep the hotel after you get home from holiday?
benjammin316
20 Jun 16#154
71bhp?! Stay away from hills!
jeczap
20 Jun 16#153
Same status people people are given when driving around in a hired Hummer on a hen night. Each to their own, I guess.
I see both sides, but I like to own.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
20 Jun 16#152
From an Adult occupant point of view it's in the same ball park as every other city car.
So if that worries you go buy yourself a lorry. :smiley:
Bikerdanny
20 Jun 16#151
Realistically even if you bought a second hand fortwo and wanted to not service it and "run it into the ground" not only have you lost that original amount you paid for the car but if your getting a disposable fortwo it's its likely that safety related items ( suspension, brakes and tyres ) will be heavily worn and need replacing never mind any repair bills ( parts are expensive from what I hear ) and even if you buy a newer second hand one you still run the risk of it breaking down, plus depreciation, plus breakdown cover, plus wear and tear items, plus road tax.
zx636r
20 Jun 16#150
You prefer delivering pizzas on a moped then?
Spongebob36
20 Jun 16#149
And there's more room in the condom :smiley:
stephsmith1989
20 Jun 16#148
how long for delivery?
assface2000
20 Jun 16#147
No sorry, only for newborn babies.
-_-
eraldo
20 Jun 16#146
You could just buy a second hand smart fortwo, never service it and run it into the ground and it will cost you far less than leasing it for this price. I really dont see the point in these lease deals. Or service your second hand buy and sell it later on for some money back.
Jelly Bean
20 Jun 161#145
i think the question you have to ask yourself is; would you want to be seen dead in one of these? lets be honest, if you get hit at over 40mph this car isn't going to save you, worst case for passengers. (think before you sit in someones cheap car)
garbage456
20 Jun 16#144
Did you use a calculator to come to that figure
MrHot
20 Jun 161#143
On the otherwise most people who own it will be biased too (buyers remorse etc, people don't usually admit to it)
wantthatone
20 Jun 16#142
These deals do not exist...I've phoned round all the lease companies today and £2700 + fee seems the norm over the 2 years.
jhyt89
20 Jun 161#141
Is this suitable for adults?
golfie
20 Jun 16#140
does anybody know about power to weight ratio? 71 bhp is faster in a small car.The 0-60 would be more then adequate for the level headed person.
TBC15
20 Jun 16#139
No but you should consider putting on some clothes as you type. It’s not mandatory, just polite.
deeperthought
20 Jun 16#138
Because they are stupid if they don't agree with you?
aymanhd
20 Jun 16#137
That sounds about right.
BigDaddyo
20 Jun 16#136
So when you post a question, you'll expect the same answer you gave?
Billythebubble
20 Jun 16#135
No not really, both cars are made by Daimler who owns Mercedes and smart cars, you are the only person making an issue out of my post?
sufone
20 Jun 16#134
Just called them and they said it not available, as they are waiting on Mercedes to confirm :disappointed:
pc5020
20 Jun 161#133
I think what you actually meant to post was 'Hey everyone, I'd like you all to know I have a better car than the one in this post, I'm awesome!'
Billythebubble
20 Jun 16#132
What does anything mean?
pc5020
20 Jun 161#131
What does that have to do with anything?!
Disco Dave
20 Jun 16#130
Not for the family outing then
kpsitwala
20 Jun 16#129
Can't find the deal anymore
Billythebubble
20 Jun 16#128
Now shall I trade in my 293 bhp Mercedes Benz for a smart car....erm no!
callagc
20 Jun 16#127
has anyone hit out with its 'no Cactus' statement
callagc
20 Jun 16#126
did someone say you get a free iphone with this?
eset12345
20 Jun 16#125
looks like you need to pull out of the lease, something you should have done in the bedroom...
jrw
20 Jun 16#124
Not really bothered. Both missed the point i was making. The point being that there is no place in 2016 for such low output engines when you can get a 1.0 with 125bhp. Don't really care whether it is NA, Turbo'd, supercharged or has a flux capacitor, at 71bhp its going to be as slow as toast (13 seconds in this model which isn't too bad being such a light car) in anything other than a smart car and that link to the NA fiesta gets very poor reviews, mainly on it being too slow (apart from AutoExpress giving it 4 stars whilst pretty much slating it so probably being paid by Ford!).
dave80
20 Jun 162#123
Not exactly on point but I'm just getting ready to hand back my Fiesta lease. I will not be leasing again simply due to the amount of damage beyond "fair wear and tear" of mysterious origin. I will now have to either pay for them to be fixed, give the car back as it is and hope for the best or claim off insurance (losing NCD). Either way I'm out of pocket to varying degrees. Leasing a car only gives you predictable and limited motoring costs if this doesn't happen.
Remember, this isn't damage that I have caused, it's damage that has come about from supermarket car parks and the like.
If you're going to lease any car, keep in mind this possibility. If you're only ever going to park it in your driveway and/or garage then you might be ok but otherwise I'd think long and hard.
FatalSaviour
20 Jun 16#122
This is where the words "naturally aspirated" are so key :smiley:
m5rcc
20 Jun 16#120
71PS needs to be worked hard out of town, otherwise it's a huge improvement over previous Fortwo: cheap to run with a tiny turning circle.
HaraldBB
20 Jun 16#121
But this one is different - French. Which actually can be good thing, as engine may last longer than 40-50 thousand miles.
deeky
20 Jun 16#119
I liked it before I got to the last bit :neutral_face:
:laughing:
thankshotdeals
20 Jun 16#118
yes you keep it - you just have to change your name by depol and take the car to some east european couuntry and spray paint it
the engineer
20 Jun 161#117
And these are the same people that are going to decide the future of the country on Thursday :neutral_face:
TBC15
20 Jun 16#116
It’s a credit to our society that we can allow special people to have access to the internet.
plewis00
20 Jun 16#115
As ashamed as I am to admit it, I have owned and driven one of these! Nothing wrong with the drive really for what it is (bit the chassis is not stable at upper-end motorway speeds). I got it thinking I would have one of those 'thinking outside the box, bit quirky' cars, my friends thought otherwise! I wouldn't have another but I would get one for my missus who likes small and compact town cars except she's against it for perceived safety, though ironically it is actually very safe.
michaelgell
20 Jun 16#114
339 bhp per ton here :smile::smile::smile:
sancheez
20 Jun 16#113
Oddly enough, I had a loan of one of these for a day or two while my alloys were being refurbed.
Quite good fun to drive if I'm honest. (Although I wouldn't fancy a 6 hour motorway run in one) But when folk asked what it was like, the best I could come up with was that it was like driving a shoe! :laughing:
fishmaster
20 Jun 162#112
Have many feet do you have? Also do you need two mirrors to look at your face, if the answer is yes then you might be a mutant.
heada
20 Jun 16#111
Where? Not in this thread.
heada
20 Jun 161#110
It's each foot.
Did you dust this (ahem!) 'joke' off from the last Smart car deal, all those days ago?
heada
20 Jun 16#109
Haha, I know. Still, I wont give a monkeys by then cos I'm signing up for this.:stuck_out_tongue:
HaraldBB
20 Jun 16#108
Can you lease two? One for each feet...
herrbz
20 Jun 16#107
I doubt it. Most people I've seen commenting are suggesting that there are better cars than this for the lease price.
fishmaster
20 Jun 16#106
I appreciate you going in to all of the effort here, but sorry to break this to you, on the next lease deal the morons will be out in force again and also they won't understand any of what you said. They'll read it and then say "So you pay money out and you don't get to keep the car then? CRAP deal COLD!"
fishmaster
20 Jun 16#105
Hot Doughnuts Under Kites. It keeps the heat in.
reckoning
20 Jun 16#104
Ohh you cheeky fun monsterrrrr
jrw
20 Jun 16#103
haha no although i have been around the magic roundabout. i'm in the 4WD camp now :wink: Be lucky to get 15k from a full set of tyres :laughing:
legohead1977
20 Jun 161#102
Lol, could of worded that a little better
legohead1977
20 Jun 16#101
I work in car finance, welcome to my world lol
BenderRodriguez
20 Jun 16#100
Well, it is quite small, I can imagine that sitting in it naked could lead to unplanned penetration due to cramped interior.
Helpful567
20 Jun 16#99
It is if the child was conceived in the car
chicaneuk
20 Jun 16#98
The only way you could get cheaper motoring would be with a banger that never broke or needed a service - which is pretty unlikely. This is an excellent deal for two years cheap motoring.
barbiegirl
20 Jun 161#97
Milton Keynes resident? Never seen so many roundabouts.. Of course, if you can get a decent whack off list (and for mass market cars, that's usually achievable) then your depreciation curve will be shallower.. 20k from a set of front tyres should be possible though, assuming you don't' have too much power going via the front and thus lots of torque steer (sorry, I'm in the 'front wheel drive cars are already broken' camp..)
heada
20 Jun 16#96
wattsy66
20 Jun 16#95
2015 model according to add from Stock. I think that is different to that of picture?
the engineer
20 Jun 16#94
What kind of car are you hiring for £2k/day? :smirk:
jrw
20 Jun 16#93
Case and point that people don't read the full conversations on threads like these....just jump straight in with an inane comment.
I didn't say they didn't. I simply said that some people like to keep a car longer than 2-3yrs meaning that buying is better.
Read the full story, then comment. FYI, I voted this deal hot as a cheap town car (for the 4th time of writing)
118luke
20 Jun 161#92
Not getting involved in the buy vs lease debate (ive expressed my feelings numerous times on leasing and usually results in the Pro lease gang teaming up en masse)
-however-
Small 'city' cars really should ideally be kept to just that. I wouldnt fancy my chances in one of these in a high speed crash on the motorway. I remember an old 5th gear episode demonstrating a smart car crashing into a motorway barrier. The car stood up remarkably well and kept the occupant area intact - but with only a small crumple zone, not much impact energy is absorbed, so this is transferred to the passengers. (Remember the advert about your main heart artery tearing away during an impact on tv years ago)
Some people like having a new car every 2 years, this type of deal is the cheapest and easiest way to achieve that.
Also saves haggling both at buying time and selling time.
bellboys
20 Jun 16#90
Are you suggesting each lease car should come with free condoms?
jrw
20 Jun 16#89
haha, wish i got 30k out of a set of front tyres! Too many islands around my area for that. 30k is only achievable if you have skinny tyres and do a lot of motorways. My company car has 33k and tyres are on wear bars (mainly motorway driven). Around town you would get 10-15k.
As for my deal, its all about getting the right price in the first place and then looking after the motor to make it more appealing to buyers. Mine sold within half a day of advertising it and for the full asking even though he 'didn't want a red one'
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#88
With the small amount of space in one of these, he might have been better off with one than a Range Rover.....
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#87
Well in that case you get the Canny Car Buyer of the Year award from me...other costs are relevant even without maintained lease - my point being that for most people a set of tyres will get them thru 3 years / 30k miles and then you have to spend. But at £1600 a year you would need to spend quite a lot on repairs, tyres, MOTs etc to bring it up to the benchmark £2 to £2.5k per year lease deals that knock about..
heada
20 Jun 16#86
Dont forget to include the cost of financing the purchase of the car too. The interest on approx £10,000 over 2 years @ an optimistic rate of say 6% will be around a £1000ish. Deduct this from the £2144 leasing cost, that means if you DON'T buy the car it will cost about £2144 + 1 service (£200 max) for 20,000 miles.
In 2 years give it back, you do not have to sell it.
No pisstaking car dealerships or tyre kicking test pilots.
No depreciation worries.
No worries YOUR car will be devalued by bad news. ie. VAG diesel owners, (remember the emmisions scandal?)
If you DO buy the car you have to get £10,000 from somewhere (see above for costs)
In 2 years if you change the car you will have to sell it, you are at the vagaries of the market.
If you keep the car for more than 3 years you will have to MOT it. At 25,000miles its an additional service, at 30,000 miles its going to be due for MOT, probably a minimum of new brakes pads, possibly discs too, and 4 new tyres. You will also still be repaying your £10,000 loan.
Renting it for approx £100pm (inc servicing) for 2 years, is a bargain! My insurance for it is £25pm and fuel use about £75pm.
If I add my 'excess mileage' of 2000 miles, giving me 12,000miles pa, its £12pm extra.
So a total of £212pm or £49pw for 230 miles.
Sounds cheap to me!
cjblfc
20 Jun 16#85
These lease companies should be more careful, the driver in the photo looks an awful lot like Adam Johnson!
fandyboy
20 Jun 16#84
71BHP is a lot for a car the size of a gerbil.
heada
20 Jun 16#83
See post 73
Accacin
20 Jun 16#82
Why do you want the car? A lot of things can go wrong and they cost a lot to being with and lose a lot of value. Doesn't make sense to own a car.
Do this little exercise, find out how much this car is brand new (same spec) and then go and tell me how much a two-year old one sells for (same spec). If it's lost more than £2144 then it's worth leasing it, because you would have lost more money if you'd bought it.
imransaeed
20 Jun 16#81
Congratulations on the triplets.
Gollywood
20 Jun 16#80
Unless conception took place in the car & it was a bit cramped on 4 seats I don't see how that is relevant!
ctuk
20 Jun 161#79
Average HUKD member maybe. Not sure what HDUK stands for though
s24adm
20 Jun 16#78
You must have the 2016 spec Golf R then, it is 196bhp per tonne from the factory and a 71 (72) jump would match that. Personally still wouldn't class a top spec Golf R as a typical motor. It's like saying a Focus RS is only a Focus., or a VXR is just an Astra, technically perhaps but they're not marketed, specced or priced that way.
psigeek
20 Jun 16#77
I don't seem to be able to unlike comments. I lease a car. It's a fab deal. Liked this by accident.
Taz1529
20 Jun 16#76
It's a twingo; Be honest with yourself.
peteasewell
20 Jun 16#75
Its not my cup of tea, but it is a cracking deal, ignore the idiot comments, hot from me cocker-leeky
GOTSmells
20 Jun 16#74
When one cannot engage reverse gear its quite simple to end up in such a predicament
heada
20 Jun 16#73
Service is due every 12,500 miles. So on this 10,000pa deal you will only need to service it once. Nice.
Additional mileage over the 10,000pa is charged at 6p + vat p.m. so £72 per thousand. As I do about 11-12 thousand a year this could be deal breaker but it is the cheapest 'additional mileage' rate I've seen.
I've spoken to them and am waiting for a written quote to be emailed now.
I will post back as soon as I've heard from them.
jrw
20 Jun 16#72
No, It was brand new and a factory order as I had a lot of options. Not sure servicing, tyres etc is relevant as you have to pay that on a personal lease anyway unless you have a maintained one which is silly money. MOT would have been two for £30 each.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
20 Jun 16#71
Apples to apples. You could add a turbo to this for more horse power. You could have bought a Suzuki Cappuccino with 136bhp from a 660cc engine.
The whole point was you saying it only has 71hp and my point was Fords version of the same engine only has 8hp more.
fishmaster
20 Jun 16#70
You obviously didn't plan for this eventuality. Hopefully there will be more clued in people who won't need to take your advice.
How do people accidentally get pregnant anyway? I guess if you drink it could happen otherwise you should know the possible outcome.
fishmaster
20 Jun 16#69
FFS every time, every single time, I mean every time some one asks this. Get a clue will you please! I am getting increasingly annoyed now, every time a lease deal comes out you get absolutely absurd questions being asked. GRRR So damn annoyed GRRR!!!! Raging!
You can't possibly think that this car is only £2144 can you, use your brain!
NO YOU DON'T GET THE MONEY BACK. YOU LEASED THE CAR. YOU PAID FOR THE TIME YOU USED THE CAR! THAT'S WHAT LEASING IS.
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#68
So was it used when you bought it ? £8k to cover 60k miles is a very good cost. How much did you spend on servicing, repairs, MOTs, tyres etc?
wantthatone
20 Jun 16#67
I've called they were not sure what was available colour wise she said she would find out and let me know, what have you had a quote for can I ask?
jrw
20 Jun 16#66
Yes it is a 1.0 litre engine with 125ps. Yes it has a turbo but it is still a 1.0. Not sure what point you are trying to make to be honest.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
20 Jun 16#65
Have you read either link? Didn't think so. Read this one.
jrw
20 Jun 16#64
Purchase price - April 2010 - £18k
Sale Price - Feb 2015 - £10k.
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#63
I sold my 5 year old Octavia VRS diesel with 60k on the clock for £8k less than what I paid for it brand new. Please find me a lease that costs £8k for 60k miles over 5 years?
Wow. You did exceptionally well there. What were the purchase and sale prices?
wantthatone
20 Jun 16#62
The other car with NVS is an automatic where as this is manual. if comparing price
I'm pretty sure it's a typo it should have been £135.07 + VAT just look at the other deals on offer for the same car listed below on the page.
The prices are arranged incrementally from low to high for each contract length :man:
legohead1977
20 Jun 161#58
It would cost more than this to hire a car for a day! Amazing deal in my humble opinion.
heada
20 Jun 161#57
So has anyone actually had this deal confirmed?
As it looks very much like a typo.
GAVINLEWISHUKD
20 Jun 16#56
Ford's 1.0 naturally aspirated engine only puts out 79hp so only 8hp more. If you want more power get the 0.9Tce engine. That gives you 90hp or 110-114 chipped.
weixuweixu
20 Jun 16#55
pls stop this kind of comments, not funny any more :man:
jrw
20 Jun 16#54
See post above from dave80.
Didn't say they didn't continue to depreciate? Keeping a car for 5-10 years is usually cheaper than 3-5 2 yr leases depending on the car and maybe you like to have some options on your car too which ramp up the lease costs. Most cars now have a 5 year warranty and if they aren't under warranty they can usually be fixed fairly cheap by a good indy garage.
Also depends on the mileage you do as well. Just because you lease it doesn't mean everyone has to.
If I got another job that didn't come with a company car and commuting wasn't that far, I would pick up one of the lease deals on here for around £150-200 a month. But at the moment I have a company car and I bought a fun car for the weekend which due to the deal i got on buying it, realistically I won't really lose any money in the first two years, and with how I look after cars it will always sell easily.
I sold my 5 year old Octavia VRS diesel with 60k on the clock for £8k less than what I paid for it brand new. Please find me a lease that costs £8k for 60k miles over 5 years?
If you get the right deal to start with then you alleviate the majority of the short term depreciation hit that new cars suffer with.
Only if you are stupid enough to walk into a dealer and pay list price do you really get stung with depreciation, or have it on PCP and are forced to give it back at the end or have another car because you didn't have the foresight to realise you needed to pay £10k at the end of it.
dave80
20 Jun 161#53
As you cited traffic and speed cameras where you live as devaluing powerful cars, yes I do interpret it that way!
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#52
Cars continue to depreciate after 3 years too you know. The depreciation curve may become shallower, admittedly, but they don't stop depreciating. And once they're more than 3 years old, most vehicles are no longer under warranty so your costs are no longer fixed and known - you have repairs to contend with. I have one car that I've owned for 9 years and one that gets changed on lease every 2 or 3 years. But I only hold the older car as it is now appreciating due to rarity.
dave80
20 Jun 161#51
There are pros and cons to both buying and leasing. I've decided to buy a car with the aim of running it for 10 years. Barring any major issues (plenty of cars reach 10 years without them) it should work out cheaper than doing 5x2 year leases. Also there is the possibly of an unexpected cost with leasing. What if the car is damaged by others e.g in a supermarket car park? Then you have the choice of paying for the damage or claiming on insurance (potentially losing any NCD and increasing your premiums). At least if you own the car you can defer fixing it as long as you're comfortable.
jrw
20 Jun 16#50
If you want to keep it longer than 2/3 years. Not everyone changes their car every couple of years you know.
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#49
If that's your interpretation of what I wrote..
jrw
20 Jun 16#48
Not playing top trumps...merely making a statement that 71bhp is slow for a road car by today's standards when Ford can get over 130bhp from a 1.0.
But as usual this is HUKD where the world no longer makes sense and everyone's opinion is wrong and everyone has to jump on the bandwagon to slate everyone's thoughts.
I voted this hot, I just said that 71bhp is slow and only suitable for around town. End of.
Sunni
20 Jun 162#47
0-60: Yes.
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#46
Why buy a car? You tie up working capital in a depreciating asset. Why would you want to do that?
Every single lease thread........go and learn the basics of finance FFS...
dave80
20 Jun 16#45
So you're saying if there weren't speed cameras you'd be speeding?
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#44
You chipped a Golf R then..to about 350bhp.
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#43
Not sure it will be that slow to be honest - would imagine 0-30mph it's pretty quick due to low inertia. 268bhp per tonne. Pah! 308 in my AMG, seeing as you want to play power top trumps. And 99% of the time it can't go anywhere any faster than this little two seater (as I live in London, and between the traffic and the cameras, there really is diminishing value in powerful cars )
jrw
20 Jun 16#42
It is a typical motor.....Its a Golf.....
ninjin
20 Jun 16#41
I think it maybe a typo... From looking at the list of prices, looks like it should be £135.07 and not £35.07.
BUT... If it isn't a typo, its a bargain!
s24adm
20 Jun 161#40
why rent a property?
financially for some, leasing is actually cheaper than buying new and suffering the depreciation every few years.
thekanester
20 Jun 16#39
Aye, you're one to be telling others to be careful! :stuck_out_tongue:
s24adm
20 Jun 16#38
268bhp per tonne is (road-) racecar territory, Lotus Elise Cup, Maseratti Quattroporte etc. Not a typical motor by any means.
eternald
20 Jun 16#37
so they've went from 698cc (61bhp) to a 1ltr (71bhp). I used to drive a smart roadster which I had fully tuned. using Google it's original 698cc I was on 130bhp and it weighed around 700-750kg with the original engine. Eventually I went to a smartuki https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vExpEl0_5-Y
not a roadster but you get the idea. One of the most fun and exciting cars I've ever driven. left many a Ferrari, Porsche, gmc cyclone standing. not a day goes past I don't regret getting rid of it but the costs were getting ridiculous for what it was.
KopCity
20 Jun 16#36
Don't get leasing. Why HIRE a car? It's not your car so what's the point?
chris8888
20 Jun 16#35
yes you can keep the car and it also comes with free petrol to cover those 10k miles per year
s24adm
20 Jun 161#34
just her that got pregnant? I'd be having a talk with her if you weren't involved or knew about it. :P
sofiasar
20 Jun 16#33
wish it was on 4 seats .
Graham1979
20 Jun 16#32
Elastic bands for the engine, hair clipper oil and sodium bicarbonate and white vinegar for fuel.
muffboy
20 Jun 16#31
Passion................!!!
jrw
20 Jun 16#30
Ok, I have gained 75BHP giving me 268BHP per tonne. I was mearly making a comment that this thing is slow but around town will be acceptable. IE, its not a cross country cruiser, its a shopping car.
karlie88
20 Jun 168#29
Problem could have been rectified with a condom. Don't blame the poor C1. :disappointed:
Zub
20 Jun 166#28
That's hardly the cars fault is it?
Mada06
20 Jun 165#27
If you want to see the stupidity of the average HDUK member, post a deal about leasing a car. Some of the replies are incredible.
toonsquirel
20 Jun 16#26
Great deal and heat added but be careful getting something like this just because it's cheap. We got a c1 as second car which has so far gone well but problem is 6 month in to a 2 year lease the Mrs got pregnant so now there's 2 adults 3 kids but 4 seats
barbiegirl
20 Jun 16#25
95bhp per tonne is quite respectable really. Was going to say to whoever posted that they'd remapped their car for that amount of gain, that 71bhp as a figure on its own means nothing. 95bhp per tonne - I don't know but I would think that's better than your average VAG 1.6TDi car? (say 110bhp, 1500Kg +...)
kramer2088
20 Jun 161#24
actually loads if space in these, higher than most cars. Size due to no back seat and some clever design.
LoRdPlOps111
20 Jun 161#23
karlie88
20 Jun 161#22
£89 all-in per month, cheap to insure, economical, decent spec considering the price, 95bhp per tonne, top speed 92mph (100mph when slip-streaming an Eddie Stobart).
Tempted.
Rickardo
20 Jun 16#21
Don't bite. There's no way they've been a member that long and not come across previous lease deals and seen the comments.
plewis00
20 Jun 16#12
This does seem like a good deal for a new car and unbelievably cheap motoring! Though it's, let's say, quite a 'divisive' car to drive!
Rickardo to plewis00
20 Jun 163#20
But you can guarantee that nearly everyone who is against it have never driven it.
missingman
20 Jun 16#17
Should be called stupid.
Agharta to missingman
20 Jun 164#19
Don't put yourself down. I hear that you feel lost now but when you find yourself you won't feel so stupid.
jrw
20 Jun 16#18
71BHP! I have just done a remap on mine that has given me that extra! :sunglasses:
Still, good deal for a city runaround.
g3legacy
20 Jun 16#16
Looks great to me, heat added!
kalico
20 Jun 16#6
Anyone know what maintenance you'll likely be exposed to on this?
christhechef to kalico
20 Jun 161#15
Depends if you have to use Mercedes/Smart dealers to have servicing done, i'm on my 2nd smart car now and use independent garage to service it, last service was the bigger one (of the two) and still less than £200, but i'm not on a lease contract.
My 2010 model is diesel and i can get around 75 mpg from it including around town, free road tax and cheap to insure.
I'm not sure what the economy of the latest model is like, with smart seemingly moving away from automatics, i don't intend getting a 3rd.
lumsdot
20 Jun 161#14
Shame its not an auto
bloodshoteyes
20 Jun 16#13
Exactly what I've been looking for - hoping to secure this today! Cheers op :smiley:
nitro228
20 Jun 16#1
Do you keep the car at the end? It's a lot of money if you just have to give it back.
benlondon to nitro228
20 Jun 1618#3
Are you having a laugh?
AndyRoyd to nitro228
20 Jun 161#4
No, and it's not a lot of money compared to the amount you would have to find (borrow?) if you decided to buy instead, and the cost of depreciation over the same two year period.
dankeel to nitro228
20 Jun 16#9
Whilst it may seem expensive if you buy used cars, if you want to drive a new car this deal seems to cost much less than the 2 year depreciation if you bought the same car. Cars are much less likely to go wrong in their first couple of years and even if they do they're under warranty. You could buy a used car for £2000 and it could last you 10 years or it could last you 10 months.
dudwood_fudwood to nitro228
20 Jun 161#11
It's 2k for a brand new vehicle. Of course you don't keep it! Where do you think you can buy a new car for 2 grand?
scottydoobuy
20 Jun 16#10
Here we go again with the old buy lease debate
ICTHUS
20 Jun 161#8
LOL. You'd have to pay me £1,979.00 to drive that around.
Uncommon Sense
20 Jun 1622#7
I guarantee the people complaining this is expensive, will be the people who spend £60 a month on an iPhone contract and think that's great! :smiley:
kalico
20 Jun 16#5
Seems a great deal but I think the other one may be more expensive because it was a turbo engine.
Opening post
£429.88 cheaper than the previous Smart deal on here.
Contract term 24 months
Annual mileage 10000
Admin Fee £180.00
Warranty included Yes
Breakdown cover Yes
It's my first deal i'm posting so go easy on me guys
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Tell me said complainers do you own your own home, which you have paid for outright? Don't worry, I'll wait for you to figure it out. :man:
I resent this view .PCP and leasing or buying a pre reg is not for everyone . I still rely on my car just as much as the next commuter to get me to work . If anything I rely on it more because I work shifts so its not as if using public transport is even an option for me .
Leasing is for muppets who:
- have to have a brand new car every couple of years,
- dont do significant miles (say >12kpa)
- dont specify options
- have little equity
- never kerb their wheels, get car park dints, and any marks on the car bigger than 2.5mm
But then again, people like you won't believe I have a brand new R to drive around in.
I'll be at Goodwood fos if anyone would like proof :man:
This is fine for Chavs from Bedworth who don't need a reliable form of transport as they do not commute to work and the pub and bookies is within walking distance.
For the workers amongst us who require a reliable vehicle with warranty for piece of mind either lease a new vehicle or buy a pre reg and NEGOTIATE with dozens of dealers nationwide.....try carwow as a starting point for further discussions.
Funny enough thats why people post on threads like this, to inform others.
https://www.gateway2lease.com/cars/smart/fortwo-coupe/fortwo-coupe-1.0-71hp-passion.php?id=7095432
I see both sides, but I like to own.
So if that worries you go buy yourself a lorry. :smiley:
-_-
Remember, this isn't damage that I have caused, it's damage that has come about from supermarket car parks and the like.
If you're going to lease any car, keep in mind this possibility. If you're only ever going to park it in your driveway and/or garage then you might be ok but otherwise I'd think long and hard.
:laughing:
Quite good fun to drive if I'm honest. (Although I wouldn't fancy a 6 hour motorway run in one) But when folk asked what it was like, the best I could come up with was that it was like driving a shoe! :laughing:
Did you dust this (ahem!) 'joke' off from the last Smart car deal, all those days ago?
I didn't say they didn't. I simply said that some people like to keep a car longer than 2-3yrs meaning that buying is better.
Read the full story, then comment. FYI, I voted this deal hot as a cheap town car (for the 4th time of writing)
-however-
Small 'city' cars really should ideally be kept to just that. I wouldnt fancy my chances in one of these in a high speed crash on the motorway. I remember an old 5th gear episode demonstrating a smart car crashing into a motorway barrier. The car stood up remarkably well and kept the occupant area intact - but with only a small crumple zone, not much impact energy is absorbed, so this is transferred to the passengers. (Remember the advert about your main heart artery tearing away during an impact on tv years ago)
Here is the 5th gear episode in question: Smart car 5th gear
Also saves haggling both at buying time and selling time.
As for my deal, its all about getting the right price in the first place and then looking after the motor to make it more appealing to buyers. Mine sold within half a day of advertising it and for the full asking even though he 'didn't want a red one'
In 2 years give it back, you do not have to sell it.
No pisstaking car dealerships or tyre kicking test pilots.
No depreciation worries.
No worries YOUR car will be devalued by bad news. ie. VAG diesel owners, (remember the emmisions scandal?)
If you DO buy the car you have to get £10,000 from somewhere (see above for costs)
In 2 years if you change the car you will have to sell it, you are at the vagaries of the market.
If you keep the car for more than 3 years you will have to MOT it. At 25,000miles its an additional service, at 30,000 miles its going to be due for MOT, probably a minimum of new brakes pads, possibly discs too, and 4 new tyres. You will also still be repaying your £10,000 loan.
Renting it for approx £100pm (inc servicing) for 2 years, is a bargain! My insurance for it is £25pm and fuel use about £75pm.
If I add my 'excess mileage' of 2000 miles, giving me 12,000miles pa, its £12pm extra.
So a total of £212pm or £49pw for 230 miles.
Sounds cheap to me!
Do this little exercise, find out how much this car is brand new (same spec) and then go and tell me how much a two-year old one sells for (same spec). If it's lost more than £2144 then it's worth leasing it, because you would have lost more money if you'd bought it.
Additional mileage over the 10,000pa is charged at 6p + vat p.m. so £72 per thousand. As I do about 11-12 thousand a year this could be deal breaker but it is the cheapest 'additional mileage' rate I've seen.
I've spoken to them and am waiting for a written quote to be emailed now.
I will post back as soon as I've heard from them.
The whole point was you saying it only has 71hp and my point was Fords version of the same engine only has 8hp more.
How do people accidentally get pregnant anyway? I guess if you drink it could happen otherwise you should know the possible outcome.
You can't possibly think that this car is only £2144 can you, use your brain!
NO YOU DON'T GET THE MONEY BACK. YOU LEASED THE CAR. YOU PAID FOR THE TIME YOU USED THE CAR! THAT'S WHAT LEASING IS.
Read this one.
Sale Price - Feb 2015 - £10k.
Wow. You did exceptionally well there. What were the purchase and sale prices?
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ford/fiesta/first-drives/ford-fiesta-ecoboost-10t-125ps
The prices are arranged incrementally from low to high for each contract length :man:
As it looks very much like a typo.
Didn't say they didn't continue to depreciate? Keeping a car for 5-10 years is usually cheaper than 3-5 2 yr leases depending on the car and maybe you like to have some options on your car too which ramp up the lease costs. Most cars now have a 5 year warranty and if they aren't under warranty they can usually be fixed fairly cheap by a good indy garage.
Also depends on the mileage you do as well. Just because you lease it doesn't mean everyone has to.
If I got another job that didn't come with a company car and commuting wasn't that far, I would pick up one of the lease deals on here for around £150-200 a month. But at the moment I have a company car and I bought a fun car for the weekend which due to the deal i got on buying it, realistically I won't really lose any money in the first two years, and with how I look after cars it will always sell easily.
I sold my 5 year old Octavia VRS diesel with 60k on the clock for £8k less than what I paid for it brand new. Please find me a lease that costs £8k for 60k miles over 5 years?
If you get the right deal to start with then you alleviate the majority of the short term depreciation hit that new cars suffer with.
Only if you are stupid enough to walk into a dealer and pay list price do you really get stung with depreciation, or have it on PCP and are forced to give it back at the end or have another car because you didn't have the foresight to realise you needed to pay £10k at the end of it.
But as usual this is HUKD where the world no longer makes sense and everyone's opinion is wrong and everyone has to jump on the bandwagon to slate everyone's thoughts.
I voted this hot, I just said that 71bhp is slow and only suitable for around town. End of.
Every single lease thread........go and learn the basics of finance FFS...
BUT... If it isn't a typo, its a bargain!
financially for some, leasing is actually cheaper than buying new and suffering the depreciation every few years.
not a roadster but you get the idea. One of the most fun and exciting cars I've ever driven. left many a Ferrari, Porsche, gmc cyclone standing. not a day goes past I don't regret getting rid of it but the costs were getting ridiculous for what it was.
Tempted.
Still, good deal for a city runaround.
My 2010 model is diesel and i can get around 75 mpg from it including around town, free road tax and cheap to insure.
I'm not sure what the economy of the latest model is like, with smart seemingly moving away from automatics, i don't intend getting a 3rd.