May be they try to live by: if it appreciates buy it, if it depreciates rent it.

What's the matter with you? I've not been lookign at HUKD too closely but you turn up in every single contract hire motoring deal and make the same comments.

It's not for you, we get it. You'd rather pootle about in your Vauxhall Viva, bolt things back on as they fall off, and save yourself a few quid. That's your perogative, good for you.

Why the persistence? You're a bitter used car dealer with a forecourt full of old bangers, aren't you? Its the only plausible explanation.

Hadn't been aware of the benefits of personal leasing until deals were posted with associated comments. The thing that doesn't get mentioned much but which would be a major deciding factor for me is making good any 'unacceptable' damage, which under normal trade in circumstances wouldn't be an issue. A £1K smart repair bill to sort out a few unavoidable parking dings would soon increase your effective monthly costs.
When it comes down to it there is no truly 'cheap' way to own a sensible, modern family car. Just some deals that are better than others for those shopping around.

There is no right or wrong, some cars are better to lease, some cars are better to buy, our personal circumstances might make one or another more preferable for us.

What I rather uneloquently called "horse muck" is unnecessary worrying about the cost of tyres, mot or repairs on a 2 year old vehicle when they don't matter. It is really a case of weighing up depreciation vs lease costs. In this example I think the depreciation costs are unfairly inflated because this car can easily be bought new for a lot less than the price state in the deal (nearer £27900, than the list £35000)

If you don't want anyone to pass reasoned opinion or comment on your stuff, don't post it on a public forum. In some ways if nobody ever said anything about anything on here, that would actually be the end of the site also, plenty of deals get hot because of the banter as well as the pounds and pence.

well someone has updated the total cost but it should be £5,921.44

Vote hot for the xc60 :laughing:

Voted hot I have been looking for xc60 but need at least 10000 miles

I do 4K per annum and I try and avoid driving as much as possible.

Can't imagine people buying this would do less than 6K a year.

TBH I never really understand why people pay quite so much to hire a car when you can almost always buy and own a car for more or less the same price.

I now understand why there are so many new cars on the road. Used to think they were mainly reps but it's balanced out with people keeping up with the Jones's and just have to have a new (hired) car LOL

Pricey compared to the other xc60 deals on here recently I'm afraid at this mileage.

Reason people lease is for less hassle. On an older car you need to worry about MOTs, repairs, tyres etc.
When you add it all up there's not much between leasing a new car and getting an old one, in fact leasing a new one is often cheaper, especially if you value your time

What horse muck, you will not need not need to pay for mot (no statutory requirement), repairs (covered by warranty), or tyres (they don't wear that quick) for at least the first 3 years and this is only a 2 year deal.

18.36p for excess mileage!!!!!!

​I have no proven statistics to quote but this is an old car, just about to be replaced with the bang up to date spanking new version any day now.

I bet you can get at least 20% off rrp with drive the deal, what car etc etc, Volvo will be struggling to sell them, if so depreciation doesn't look too bad.

I refer you to comment #13

Nice to see Volvo are back. I thought they had gone under

​Really don't want to get in to swinging tally wackers at each other, but first price I have seen online for XC 60, T5, SE, 245 Leather is £27980 so the assumption in post #13 "even if you can get this for £30k" is not balanced in favour of looking at the purchasing option vs leasing. Others will know how badly they want this car and what they can buy it for, let them make up their own minds.

Is that new? Could you post a link if it is please

I have had problems with a direct link, here is a screen grab if that helps.......

No "tally whacker" swinging from me - and "let them make up their own minds" is exactly right; doesn't quite fit in with calling the op's posting "horse muck" (your original comment #10) though does it? I think we're reaching a stage now where many people won't bother posting deals because of the hassle that results - and then we will have no HUKD at all, which would be a great shame.

There is no right or wrong, some cars are better to lease, some cars are better to buy, our personal circumstances might make one or another more preferable for us.

What I rather uneloquently called "horse muck" is unnecessary worrying about the cost of tyres, mot or repairs on a 2 year old vehicle when they don't matter. It is really a case of weighing up depreciation vs lease costs. In this example I think the depreciation costs are unfairly inflated because this car can easily be bought new for a lot less than the price state in the deal (nearer £27900, than the list £35000)

If you don't want anyone to pass reasoned opinion or comment on your stuff, don't post it on a public forum. In some ways if nobody ever said anything about anything on here, that would actually be the end of the site also, plenty of deals get hot because of the banter as well as the pounds and pence.

​27,900 thats cheap, we paid just under 40,000 for the D5 edition last year with just a couple of extras.

Hadn't been aware of the benefits of personal leasing until deals were posted with associated comments. The thing that doesn't get mentioned much but which would be a major deciding factor for me is making good any 'unacceptable' damage, which under normal trade in circumstances wouldn't be an issue. A £1K smart repair bill to sort out a few unavoidable parking dings would soon increase your effective monthly costs.
When it comes down to it there is no truly 'cheap' way to own a sensible, modern family car. Just some deals that are better than others for those shopping around.

do they need to be serviced by main dealers? whats rover pricing like?

As opposed to a fixed smartphone?

Need a diesel alternative...

So what do you need for leasing? Wage slips, employers details, work history? Mortgage details etc.

I've never leased but it seems to be the craze at the moment.

Volvo must be having a new model out as most of the car deals here are volvo's

I see the logic is lost on you.

​i understand the definition of parking ding as being caused by a careless person while I am.not around. Avoiding them is luck. if the above precautions have worked for you that is good but you have still been lucky.

nahh.. it's expensive for a car you're not going to keep.

Regarding the £27,900 new price from Drive the Deal, firstly that doesn't include metallic paint but more importantly

'The quoted prices include a £2,500 discount which is conditional upon you taking out finance arranged by the dealer. If you do not wish to take out any finance then you will need to add £2,500 to the prices that we quote'

I always have a chuckle at people who dismiss lease cars. I'm a cost accountant as part of my job so I know how to set out all the financials to establish a true lease v ownership comparison. I consistently find if you shop around for the right deal that leasing is a viable solution. As a rule of thumb it's very slightly more expensive than owning a 12 month old nearly new car but a) it's an opportunity to own a new car b) if you are really unlucky with 1 off repair bills it could be cheaper. I do nearly 30,000 miles a year so I can go through a nearly new car every 3-4 years. I'm sick of the hassle of owning my own car so I've just taken a lease deal. The small amount of extra cost is insurance. My last car snapped a cam belt and blew a turbo - £4,000.

Totally agree with this. I leased a Passat when the new one came out. £6k for two years. Cash price for car was £24k. It was worth £12k when I handed it back. Plus I didn't pay for a set of tires or a service needed in that 24 months. That alone was something like £500. The 'lease is bad' does apply if you just want an a-b car. I have a Skoda Fabia now. £750 to buy. Does 65mpg. Insurance and tax is £350 a year. Tyres £40 each. In three years its cost me at most £1,500, factoring in servicing (do it myself... all the stuff needed is £39 from main dealer,) in addition to the purchase price (works out at £250 per year.) So all in all, it's cost me £48 a month, and I will be able to sell it for £500, so effectively it's £35 a month. But it's an old Fabia. Doesn't look good. Isn't cool. But works for me.

​Hire a mobile smartphone? You mean get a contract and keep the phone afterwards?

Cracking deal. Lovely looking cars these. I would like to see the spec of the car but there are not many Volvo garages about. And I'd like a drive. The cabin looks like a real nice place to be.

Looking for a lease deal for around £200 a month - quite flexible on the car, as long as it's not a 2 seater. Need to get the little ones car seat in. Anyone seen anything else decent?

I asked for a quote on 10k allowance and got £206.27 per month. Not bad. I then asked whether any other engines were similarly priced, and was told only the T5 was "miss priced". Strange.

Had anyone bought this? What's your estimated delivary?

Offer Expired yesterday.

ive ordered one. Still no delivery date though despite asking twice. Their correspondence is shocking to be honest, rarely answer emails and dont return calls

I ordered mine direct through Volvo, placed yesterday, anticipated delivary date was 30/5 he didn't think it would take this long, I wasn't in a rush anyway.

You think a ​£500 increase in road tax from the 1st April! if you look at the government website as not that at all.

Surely you would only have to pay the difference as well.

To me even if you had to pay the difference in road tax (must be £5- £10 a month) would that really make it a bad deal????

Road tax is included in leases so the increase would not affect you.

Anyway, I haggled with my local Volvo dealer and managed to get a 6+23 deal @ £198 p/m and £1188 upfront. The quoted delivery date is 31/03 but I hope it's a bit later than that as I'm waiting for a previous lease to finish.

Does anyone know the service intervals? ive taken this on a 2 year lease at 8000 miles per year. Im not sure what services I will need to have done during that time. im just looking to see if I can sign up to a service plan to cover me.

​if you read the t&c's it tells you road tax is included at £185/ year. the customer is responsible for changes.

​not a massive difference but not willing to shell out if registered a day later than the cut off. its the principle

Interesting, there's no mention of this in anything I've been given regarding my lease. Everything I have seen has said that road tax is included without any mention of having to pay any difference.

Actually did get called by the Volvo dealer saying that has effected my lease quote by £10 still a good deal anyway I had already paid my deposit via them tho

That's a bit rubbish! I hope the same doesn't happen to me. I've also paid a deposit and my quoted delivery date is 31/03.

I'm still waiting to hear my delivary date, how long did it take them to give you an order number to track via my Volvo?

No, i would not.
I only like old Hondas and the occasional Toyota.
Bangernomics is the way forward

The order number was on the order form I signed. I'm not sure how to use this to track via Volvo though. I've signed up to My Volvo and can't find anywhere to track my order progress.

I take it this deal has come and gone ?

Do you reckon they will do the offer again around then ?