My extended lease finishes end of the year. Do I order now before AP changes or near the end of the lease. Judging from how AP rose dramatically on the cars I am interested this quarter I decided to order this month.
Need an under 25s car. Coming from a Seat Ateca (best car I ever had on this scheme, no issues) the only thing near the size was the full hybrid Suzuki S-Cross. Other contenders were the VW family Seat Arona/Skoda Kamiq/VW T-Cross. All 1.0 auto. I don’t have a drive so EV out of the question plus nothing decent for under 25s.
Went to the local car supermarket where the salesman (thanks for your valuable time) had the used Suzuki, Seat and Skoda parked side by side for me to have a look at.
Suzuki is my first choice. In motion it’s well equipped apart from no sat nav. Boot space a bit small due up battery under floor. Kids ( sons who drive me around most of the time) said it looks dated inside. My Ateca has digital display etc.
Seat Arona. I am a large guy that uses walking stick to get around. For some reason I could not get behind the steering wheel. There was limited vertical movement on the steering wheel. Passenger side was no issue.
Skoda Kamiq. No problem getting comfortable behind the steering wheel or passenger side.
Went to the VW garage to look at the T-Cross. No issues in the driver or passenger side.
So Suzuki and Seat is out. Fancied the Skoda Kamiq Monte-Carlo but the adaptive cruise control is £800 extra. I found the adaptive cruise control very helpful in the Ateca.
Luckily VW has the adaptive cruise control as standard. (So does Seat Arona at the top spec). Went for the Match trim because it comes with the reversing camera.. Expected delivery early next year which does not bother me because I enjoy the Ateca with it’s equipment (it’s excellence lux) and wish I had the option to buy it after lease finishes. Will keep an eye out for it when it goes back.
Yeah kids were happy with the VW with its digital display and modern looks. Smaller than the Suzuki but the back seats slide forwards.
End of waffle 😔