A little advise/thoughts please guys!

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A little advise/thoughts please guys!

Post by vellawitting » Sat May 08, 2021 3:19 am

Hi guys, i'd really like you help please if possible (Bam go easy on the piss taking please! There's an invitation if ever I've seen one!!).

I currently run a Smart Car through my business and it's used it daily to:

A. Save me a fortune

B. Keep the RS4 in pristine condition and so I'm not spending half my valuable weekends cleaning it.

C. Used as a pool car if a designer needs to go and see a client

Don't get me wrong the RS4 is used most weekends and when i'm going on a high brow business appointment, but the office is 7 miles from my house and there's little point driving it every day and I wont use it to go and see clients all the time, especially in the middle of Leeds!

So, the lease expires on the Smart end of next month and I need to replace it. Budget is a tad more than I currently pay (which is £120pcm +VAT) at £150-160pm (+VAT). It has to be brand new, so no suggestions of taking out a loan and buying a something please guys!!

The thing about the Smart is that it's a Smart, and a proper city car, everyone takes it for what it is and is a bit of a non car with purpose. Anything like and Aygo or Yaris and it looks like you've just got a sh1t car - yes I know a Smart isn't the most involving car to drive, but it seriously is a hoot, you can jump in it and hoon it about without worrying one bit about it.

Any ideas on what to replace it with? Or do I just go for another one? Bearing in mind it does 60+mpg (I fill up twice a month at £38 a time!), I can park it and leave it anywhere and all the fuel goes through the business, it costs me nothing personally.

I was thinking about an Audi A1, Citroen DS3 or similar?

Thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: A little advise/thoughts please guys!

Post by Fatneck73 » Sat May 08, 2021 7:53 pm

If you’re struggling to see something better, prob just stick with getting another...imo.

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Re: A little advise/thoughts please guys!

Post by chunky79 » Sat May 08, 2021 9:12 pm

vellawitting wrote:
Sat May 08, 2021 3:19 am
Hi guys, i'd really like you help please if possible (Bam go easy on the piss taking please! There's an invitation if ever I've seen one!!).

I currently run a Smart Car through my business and it's used it daily to:

A. Save me a fortune

B. Keep the RS4 in pristine condition and so I'm not spending half my valuable weekends cleaning it.

C. Used as a pool car if a designer needs to go and see a client

Don't get me wrong the RS4 is used most weekends and when i'm going on a high brow business appointment, but the office is 7 miles from my house and there's little point driving it every day and I wont use it to go and see clients all the time, especially in the middle of Leeds!

So, the lease expires on the Smart end of next month and I need to replace it. Budget is a tad more than I currently pay (which is £120pcm +VAT) at £150-160pm (+VAT). It has to be brand new, so no suggestions of taking out a loan and buying a something please guys!!

The thing about the Smart is that it's a Smart, and a proper city car, everyone takes it for what it is and is a bit of a non car with purpose. Anything like and Aygo or Yaris and it looks like you've just got a sh1t car - yes I know a Smart isn't the most involving car to drive, but it seriously is a hoot, you can jump in it and hoon it about without worrying one bit about it.

Any ideas on what to replace it with? Or do I just go for another one? Bearing in mind it does 60+mpg (I fill up twice a month at £38 a time!), I can park it and leave it anywhere and all the fuel goes through the business, it costs me nothing personally.

I was thinking about an Audi A1, Citroen DS3 or similar?

Thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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