So if you were to buy a car during those 2 years you wouldn't lose money on depreciation? You would also need to pay for car tax, would it have a warranty?

Let me guess... you don't understand the benefits of leasing and you have made these comments before on other leasing deals?

Why comment if you have no experience in it or have any value to add to this 'deal'?

I used to pay £3k a year on a rail ticket (burnt money) and still needed a car for weekends. Now I drive to work and get to do it in a new car which I can chop in every 3 years. Far better than being mugged by the rail companies.

It's always funny to read things like this. I imagine you have never ever lost money on buying a car then? Or have you always bought a car that's 12 years old that surely cannot depreciate any more than £100. These deals are subjective, you cannot vote cold just purely because it is a lease. It's the exact same concept of renting a house - some people cannot afford to own their own house - but yet they rent? That's surely a pure waste of money in your eyes? But I guess you just paid cash for your house. Get a grip and appreciate that different people value different things - I would much rather rent a nice car and have that sat on my drive than say - smoke 20 a day, or drink a bottle of wine each night, or see every football match from my favourite team. It is a good deal compared to other prices out there for the same model - therefore, it is a hot deal for those that this appeals to.

Assuming of course that you are buying the car at RRP. You can easily get a £5K rebate when getting a brand new Tiguan offsetting part of the depreciation. You will still lose at least an additional £5K in depreciation though.
As you said it's all a matter of how you manage it and what it's worth to you.
One could argue it's not worth paying £100 to go to a concert/musical/sports match because at the end of the event you have nothing to show for it where as others would cherish the enjoyment got out of it.

Most likely buy an ex demo with a few k already knocked off the price and with virtually a full warranty. Right now I think it makes more sense to lease rather than buy a diesel as I feel their second hand value is going to be hit hard...

Which leasing company was it from?

Who was the lease company (not the broker)?
Usually they're not overly bothered unless it's been hacked to pieces and is miles above what you've committed to

It's always worth reading about fair use etc. There is a Govt. Policy that covers this and I would check that whatever lease co. you deal with adheres to the policy.

It's someone elses car so you have to treat it carefully and with respect. All leases I have had follow the BVRLA fair wear and tear guidelines (http://www.bvrla.co.uk/service/fair-wear-and-tear-guides) so you know in advance what you need to put right.

My last lease needed the alloys refurbished which cost me £120. I knew if I didn't do them they could charge me more. If I was selling a 2 year old car and the alloys were curbed I'd be expecting to negotiate and will probably lose money. A lease isn't any different in that respect.

Was the extras bill fair in your view and what did it include?

Sounds like a bad experience. I'm on my 2nd lease car and its been super easy and made changing car easy. My current lease is a Focus RS and as its a high performance Ford I like that during the lease all important parts are under warranty and I can hand back before needing to worry. I have the option to buy it out at the end so will see how the car in general is holding up reliability wise on the forums, fortunately I have the modified engine so hopefully wont suffer the cracked block issue.

Whereas if you owned it you wouldn't care about the damage? All decent lease companies adhere to a set of very reasonable industry agreed return standards based on fair wear and tear, not damage. Frankly, £549 wouldn't buy much repair anyway: when someone put a car park ding in my car I was quoted £350 for a one panel bodyshop repair if needed (fortunately the 'ding man' did a good job for £50).

There's a certain amount of stress in owning or leasing any decent car. One piece of advice would be not to park next to any tatty people carrier with kids' seats in the back - but too often you can park at the far end of a half empty car park and still some numpty who couldn't care less will find it necessary to park right next to you.
Something about your post suggests you might be that inconsiderate person?

This 100%. The key issue i have with Lease deals is id be paranoid about it being damaged and left with an expensive repair bill that you HAVE to pay before you hand it back. At least if i bought the car, its my choice whether or not to fork out on the repair bill. Pro-Lease's seem to overlook this fact.

Who was that with?

Why no road tax on the new car?

Sorry me being dumb here

But why? What benefit is there to have the car in your name?

The only thing I can think of is if you wanted to sell it within 2 years. With a lease agreement you are most likely going to pay a penalty to get out of it or have to find someone to take over the agreement.

You will lose much more in depreciation.