Auto Express – July 30, 2019

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TOP50DEALS

ULTIMATE GUIDETO

BUYINGACAR

6. Skoda Kodiaq


7. Kia Sorento


8. Lexus IS

IT’Shardtofindanyonewhohasdrivena

Kodiaqandhasabadwordtosayaboutit.

Immenselypractical(particularlyifyougofor

theseven-seatmodelillustratedinthisdeal),

handsome,easytodrive,andwithagenuinely

commandingdrivingposition,ithasquickly

establisheditselfasanear-perfectfamilySUV.

WhiletheAPRcurrentlyavailablemaybe

thehumdrum5.9percentwe’resousedto

seeingwithVWGroupcars,Skoda’s£2,000

depositcontributionhelpsthingsalongand

enablesyoutoputaseven-seatSUVonyour

drivewayforjustunder£300amonth.

SEtrimincludescruisecontrol,dual-zone

climate,reversingsensors,aDABradioand

18-inchalloys.Thenumerousdrivetrain

optionsmeansyoucantailortheKodiaqto

yourneeds,andaddingfour-wheeldriveand

adual-clutchautomatictothisSEcarwould

bringthemonthliesuptoaround£340.

ASEVEN-sevenSUVwithatotallydifferent

appealtotheLexusRX,theKiaSorentofinds

greatfavourwithitsowners,whoraveabout

itspracticality,reliabilityandcomfort,while

alsoenjoyingthedrivingexperience.

Takingtheplungeintoownershipismade

easierbythe2.9percentAPRandreasonable

depositcontributionhighlightedinthis

deal,whileeventhebaseKX-1modelgets

sevenseats,cruisecontrolandthelatest

smartphoneintegration.SteppinguptoKX-2

bringstheleatherseatsacarofthissizeis

cryingoutfor,alongwithsat-nav,dual-zone

climatecontrolandaheatedsteeringwheel.

Kiaoffersa£2,500depositcontribution

towardstheSorento,soifyouput£5,000

down,you’llgetyouaKX-2modelfor£433

amonthoverthreeyears.We’veoptedforthe

automaticwiththisdeal,becausethatbetter

suitsthislargeSUV’srelaxedcharacter.

THEISmaybealeft-fieldchoiceforanexec
saloon,butitwouldseemthatit’srareto
findanownerwhoregretstakingthepathless
travelled.Takingthenumber-twospotinour
DriverPowerpollisnomeanfeat,andone
theISachievedpartlythankstostrongscores
foritsreliability,thedrivingexperienceand
impressivelevelsofinteriorcomfort.
Allmodelshaveadaptivecruisecontrol,
heatedseatsandLEDheadlights,although
plumpingfortheFSportmodeladdsnattier
alloywheels,amoreaggressivebodykit
andelectricallyadjustablesportsseats.
Put£4,500downasadepositandtheIS
canbeyoursforjustunder£400amonth,
withLexuscontributing£2,000andkeeping
theAPRdownto1.9percent.Ifyou’renot
fussedaboutthetrappingsFSportspec
brings,astandardIScanbehadfor£40
amonthlesswiththesamedeposit.

Model:SE 1.5 TSI150 PS

PERMONTH:£296.34

Listprice:£26,755

AIMTO PAY:£22,988

Deposit:£3,675 APR: 5.9%

Deposit contribution:£2,000

Number of payments: 47

Final payment:£10,826.20

Model:KX-2 2.2 CRDi auto

PERMONTH:£433.09

Listprice:£35,650

AIMTO PAY:£29,741

Deposit:£5,000 APR: 2.9%

Deposit contribution:£2,500

Number of payments: 36

Final payment:£14,445

Model:300h FSport

PERMONTH:£388.70

Listprice:£35,200

AIMTO PAY:£32,050

Deposit:£4,500 APR: 1.9%

Deposit contribution:£2,000

Number of payments: 41

Final payment:£14,181

£28,429.18

£35,036.24

£34,617.70

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