Auto Express – July 30, 2019

38 SpecialIssue http://www.autoexpress.co.uk

TOP50DEALS

ULTIMATE GUIDETO

BUYING ACAR

42. Jaguar XF


43. Toyota Corolla
    29. Kia Picanto


44. Toyota RAV4 37.Audi Q5
    33. Peugeot2 008


45. Subaru Forester
    41. Volkswagen Golf

JAGUAR’Ssharp-handling5Seriesrivalcouldbeon

yourdrivewayfor£ 399 amonthwith£8,050down.

AnAPRrateof3.9percentsweetensthedeal,while

thechunkydepositcontributionrepresentsa10per

centdiscountandmeans,evenafterinterest,you

couldbedrivingabigcatforlesstha helistprice.

NEW-carfinancetendstobemoreattractivethan

used,whichiswhywe’vegoneforthesleeknew

CorollainsteadoftheAurisitreplaces(andwhich

featuredinApril’sDriverPowerpoll).Thisdeal

offerszeropercentAPR,essentiallyprovidinga

freeloantohelptowardsyournew-carpurchase.

SMARTlooks,lowrunningcostsandsparkyhandling

makethenewPicantoawinner–anda£1,000

depositcontributionisreasonableforacitycar.A

5.9percentAPRpreventsthisdealfromcomingin

underlist,butKia’smarket-leadingwarrantywilladd

reassuranceifyoumaketheoptionalfinalpayment.

AUDI’SAPRratesaretypicallybetweenfiveandsix

percent.Whilethisdealhasa6.7percentrate,the

depositcontributionisnottobesniffedat.Slinetrim

bringsthesportystylingthatsetsoffmodernAudis,

quattroaddsall-wheel-drivesecurity,andthe40TDI

namedenotesa187bhp2.0-litredieselengine.

ANEWRAV4hashitshowroomsrecentlyandit’s

thismodelwe’rehighlightinghere,nottheprevious-

generationcarownerstoldusaboutinourDriver

Powerpoll.ThenewRAV4’schunkylookscombine

withalowAPRrate,whileDesigntrimincludes

adaptivecruisecontrolandareversingcamera.

PEUGEOT’SpopularsmallSUVmaybeduefor

replacementsoon,butthismodelofferswilling

engines,characterfullooksandgoodpracticality.

AlowAPRratecombineswitha£1,250deposit

contributiontobringthe2008inunderlist,while

Alluretrimfeaturesdual-zoneclimatecontrol.

SMALLERfirmscanstruggletocompetewiththe

financialcloutbiggermakerswield,asevidenced

bytheAPRSubaruoffershere.Manyownerswould

neverconsideracarfromanothermanufacturer,

though,whiletheForester’scast-ironreputation

meansit’sapurchasefewbuyersarelikelytoregret.

THEGolfmaybedueforreplacementsoon,butthe

Mk7.5issuchathoroughlyengineeredcarthatwe

havenoqualmsrecommendingit.VW’sexcellent

1.0-litrethree-cylinderunitisaneasychoice,whilea

low-ishAPRrateandfairdepositcontributionmean

aGolfcanbehadforjustunder£200amonth.

Model:R-Sport 2.0i 250PS

PERMONTH:£3 99

Listprice:£41,615

AIMTOPAY:£34,809

Deposit:£8,050 APR: 3.9%

Depositcontribution:£4,300

Numberofpayments: 48

Final payment:£13,4 93

Model:Hybrid Design

PERMONTH:£2 79

Listprice:£26,625

AIMTOPAY:£23,685

Deposit:£4,9 31 APR: 0%

Depositcontribution:£0

Numberofpayments: 41

Final payment:£10,255.50

Model: 31 .25-litremanual

PERMONTH:£183.62

Listprice:£13,150

AIMTOPAY:£11,2 67

Deposit:£2,000 APR: 5.9%

Depositcontribution:£1,000

Numberofpayments: 36

Final payment:£4,882.50

Model:40TDI quattroSline

PERMONTH:£4 15

Listprice:£44, 070

AIMTOPAY:£38,210

Deposit:£7,830 APR: 6.7%

Depositcontribution:£3, 700

Numberofpayments: 47

Final payment:£19,8 78 .30

Model:Design Hybrid FWD

PERMONTH:£332.71

Listprice:£30,485

AIMTOPAY:£29,358

Deposit:£5,000 APR: 1.9%

Depositcontribution:£0

Numberofpayments: 35

Final payment:£14,985.75

Model:AllurePureTech 130

PERMONTH:£186.12

Listprice:£20,815

AIMTOPAY:£20,355

Deposit:£5,682 APR: 2.9%

Depositcontribution:£1,250

Numberofpayments: 47

Final payment:£6,432

Model:XE Lineratronic

PERMONTH:£3 49

Listprice:£30,0 15

AIMTOPAY:£27,887

Deposit:£5,499.75APR: 6.9%

Depositcontribution:£1,000

Numberofpayments: 48

Final payment:£11,6 26

Model:Match1.0TSI115PS

PERMONTH:£1 99

Listprice:£21, 705

AIMTOPAY:£18, 078

Deposit:£4,966.66 APR: 3.8%

Depositcontribution:£1,500

Numberofpayments: 47

Final payment:£7,629.40

£40,695

£26,625.50

£13,4 92 .82

£31,630.60 £47,213.30

£20,861.64

£33,877.75

£21, 94 9. 06

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