Auto Express – July 30, 2019

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 43

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DIDYOUKNOW?Whilecashusedtobeking,91percentofcustomersused

financewhenbuyinganewcarinthelast12months,accordingtonationaldealerdata.

15. Skoda Karoq


16. Mazda 6


17. Kia Sportage


18. Lexus ES


19. Peugeot3 008

YETIownersmayhavebeenupinarmswhentheiruniquely
styledcarwasreplacedbythemoreconservative-looking
Karoq,buttojudgefromthenumberyouseeontheroad,
Skodaseemstohavemadetherightdecisionbytoning
downthestylingforthismid-sizeSUV.TheVWGroup’s
1.0-litrethree-cylinderenginemakesanotherwelcome
appearanceinthisdeal,whilea£1,250deposit
contribution(andjust£2,200downfromyou)keepsthe
monthliesbelow£250.SEtrimcoversthebasicsandmore.

OFTENcitedasoneofthemostattractivecarsonsale
today,theMazda6saloonandTourerestatemakeacase
forthemselvesoninitialinspection,andtheirappealis
bolsteredontheroad.Thefinancesalsomakesense,thanks
toafairinterestrateanddecentdepositcontribution.As
wellasthedecentpackagewehighlighthere,Mazdais
offeringzeropercentinterestona24-monthdealwith
£4,000downand£299amonth,butbeingabletoputa
6onyourdrivefor£269amonthistoogoodtopassup.

THESportageisoneofanumberofmid-sizefamilySUVs
onthemarket,butitssheereaseofuseisappealing.We’ve
selectedtheturbocharged1.6-litreengineforthisdeal;you
cangetaSportageforaround£ 250 amonthifyougofor
thenon-turbo1.6petrol,buttakethisuptomotorway
speedtomakesureyou’rehappywithitsleisurely
accelerationbeforesigninganything.Industry-standard
APRissoftenedbyachunkydepositcontribution,
whileKia’s2trimcoversallthebasicsandmore.

IFyouwantevidence2 019 hasbeenabumperyearfor
newcars,lookatthenumberofdealsthatfeaturethe
latestmodel,nottheoldercarthatfeaturedinApril’snew
carsurvey.TheESisonesuchmodel,replacingthehighly
prizedGSinthelargeexecutivesaloonclass.Allversions
arepoweredbya2.5-litrepetrolenginepairedwithan
electricmotor,butoptingforFSporttrimbringsadaptive
dampers,sportsseatsandasunroofamongother
goodies.A£2,000depositcontributionaddsappeal.

LASTyear’sDriverPowerchampstillmakesanexcellent
caseforitself,andPeugeot’scurrent£2,025discount
addstoitsappeal.We’vehighlightedahigh-specGTLine
Premiummodelforthisdeal,becausethe3008’sinterior
issoniceit’sworthspendingextraon,plusyou’reprobably
lookingatleast£ 300 amonthunlessyougoforabase-
levelActiveorputdownachunkierdeposit.The1.2-litre
PureTechpetrolengineiseagerwhenpushed,butit
shouldreturnreasonableeconomywhentreatedgently.

Model:SE1.0TSI 115

PERMONTH:£2 49 .29

Listprice:£21, 945

AIMTOPAY:£20,480

Deposit:£2,200APR:5.9%

Depositcontribution:£1,250

Numberofpayments: 47

Finalpayment:£10,0 64 .80

Model:SE-LNAV+145PSPER

MONTH:£2 69

Listprice:£24, 395

AIMTOPAY:£23, 070

Deposit:£3, 74 4APR:4.1%

Depositcontribution:£2,500

Numberofpayments: 42

Finalpayment:£8,8 10 .50

Model: 21 .6T-GDi

PERMONTH:£2 79 .44

Listprice:£24, 770

AIMTOPAY:£20,44 1

Deposit:£3,500APR:5.9%

Depositcontribution:£2, 000

Numberofpayments: 36

Finalpayment:£11, 99 2.50

Model:300hFSport

PERMONTH:£4 87 .4 2

Listprice:£38, 155

AIMTOPAY:£34,7 71

Deposit:£4,500APR:5.9%

Depositcontribution:£2, 000

Numberofpayments: 41

Finalpayment:£16,560

Model:GTLinePremiumPT 130

PERMONTH:£3 27 .7 9

Listprice:£31,380

AIMTOPAY:£28, 914

Deposit:£4,800 APR:5.9%

Depositcontribution:£2, 025

Numberofpayments: 47

Finalpayment:£13, 720

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£23, 98 1.43

£23,852.50

£25,552.34

£41,044.22

£33, 92 6. 13

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