[Landyman]

I’ve almost come to the conclusion that I will be extending my lease on my X1 to five years or until something comes into the scheme that I can afford, like and covers my needs.

My question, is servicing still part of the package?

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[Dave h]

Yes all remains the same

[Landyman]

Cheers Dave h

[Michael]

Yes all stays the same but you have to keep your car for the full 5 years, your good condition bonus is £900

[Colin]

Not 100% sure but I think I read here (or somewhere else) that once you have extended your lease, you’re actually still free to change car at any point, so extending to 5 years doesn’t take away any options – if you find something in 6 months, you can order it.

The good condition bonus is based on full years though so you’re limited to (at current rates) £600 if you change between the end of year 3 and the end of year 4, it then increases to £750 until the end of the 4th year, and rises to the £900 at the end of year 5. If you change (actually take delivery of the new car) at 4 months, 11 months and 3 weeks, you only get the 4 year bonus.

I have no idea if you have any walk-away cancellation options between the end of year 3 and the end of year 5 though. You can cancel to take a new car on the scheme but I don’t know about just walking away

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