Auto Express – July 30, 2019

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 37

TOP50

DEALS

22001199

DIDYOUKNOW?Theaverageannualpercentagerate(APR)offeredacrossthe50dealswe’ve

highlightedis4.1percent,althoughthisispartlyareflectionofthenumberofzeropercentoffers.

48. Volkswagen Tiguan
    43. Mazda 3

47.CitroenC4GrandSpaceTourer

44. Ford Kuga

ANOTHERbig-sellingSUV.VW’sinterestratestend
tohoveraroundfivepercent,butadecentdeposit
contributionoffsetsthis.The1.5-litrepetrolunitis
wellpairedwithaseven-speeddual-clutchgearbox
inthisdeal,whileSELspecificationfeaturesdigital
dials,satellitenavigationandapanoramicsunroof.

MAZDAhasjustreplacedits3,sothisdealrelatesto

thelatestmodel,nottheoneownerstoldusaboutin

ournew-carsurvey.The3’sfreshnessmeansoffers

areconservative,buta£500depositcontributionis

useful,theAPRrateislowerthanmanyrivals’,and

afive-starcrashratingfromNCAPaddsreassurance.

PRODUCTIONoftheC4SpaceTourer(formerlythe

C4Picasso)hasended,buttheseven-seatGrand

versionisstillavailablewithsomereasonable

financedeals;thisoneincludesa£1,750deposit

contribution.Feeltrimhassat-nav, cruisecontrol,

17-inchalloysandall-roundparkingsensors.

AHUMDINGERofadealbringszeropercentAPRand
achunky£5,200depositcontributiononanewKuga,
andabigsavingoverlist.ST-LineEditionhasallthe
sportytrimmings,whilethe1.5-litredieselshouldbe
impressivelyfrugal.HeadtoFord’sBuyOnlinesite
ratherthanitsconfiguratorforthebestdeals.

Model: SEL 1.5 TSI150 DSG

PERMONTH:£335.76

Listprice:£31,190

AIMTO PAY:£25,927

Deposit:£4,005 APR: 4.9%

Deposit contribution:£2,500

Number of payments: 47

Final payment:£12,475

Model:SE-L 122PS

PERMONTH:£249

Listprice:£21,385

AIMTO PAY:£20,595

Deposit:£3,512 APR: 4.1%

Deposit contribution:£500

Number of payments: 42

Final payment:£8,815.50

Model:PureTech 130 Feel

PERMONTH:£334

Listprice:£25,350

AIMTO PAY:£22,569

Deposit:£3,000 APR: 4.9%

Deposit contribution:£1,750

Number of payments: 47

Final payment:£8,930

Model:ST-Line EditionTDCi 120

PERMONTH:£290

Listprice:£31,265

AIMTO PAY:£25,751

Deposit:£4,000 APR: 0%

Deposit contribution:£5,200

Number of payments: 38

Final payment:£11,017

£32,260.72

£22,785.50

£27,628

£26,065.12

TOTALPAID BY CUSTOMER:

TOTALPAID BY CUSTOMER:

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DRIVERPowerismorethanjustanownershipsurvey
ratingindividualcars.It’sa360-degreepackageof
featuresandresearchlookingatthenew-carlandscape,
before,duringandaftertheinitialpurchase.
Overthenext10pages,we’relookingatthe‘before’
phase,andthedealsfrommanufacturersanddealersfor
thetop50carsfromourDriverPowernew-carsurvey.
Mostofthesefeatureeitheradepositcontribution
(typicallyfromthedealer)oralowannualpercentage

rate(APR)ofinterest,whichisusuallypickedupbythe

manufacturer’sfinancehouse.Ifyoucanfindadealfora

caryouwantwithbothoftheseincentives(somefeature

overthefollowingpages)andthemonthlypayments

makesense,beatapathtothedealer’sdoor.

Ifyou’renotlookingforanewcarrightnow,thedeals

hereserveasausefulindicationofwhichmodelsare

sellingandwhicharenot.That’sbecausemakersmaybe

keentoincentiviseunpopularmodels,butarelesslikely

toheavilydiscountcarsthatflyoutoftheshowroom.

We’vealsotakensomeadvicefromcolleaguesonour

sisterwebsiteBuyaCar.co.uk,whohaveproduced‘aimto

pay’pricesforeveryoneofthecarsinthislist.These

figuresrepresenttheamountthatyoushouldhopeto

achievewhenputtingadealtogetherwiththeretailer.

Thefiguresthemselvesareproducedusingavariety

ofdifferentsources.Theycanbeadvertisedfiguresfrom

BuyaCar.co.uk,savingsavailablefromdealers,orbased

ontheindustryknowledgeofBuyaCarstaff.

Theseoffersarerepresentative,andtheycomprise

thepersonalcontractpurchasedealsthatdominatethe

new-carfinancemarket,withthe‘totalpaidbycustomer’

pricestakingintoaccountthecurrentdiscounts.Allprices

anddealsarecorrectthetimeofgoingtopress.

If youwanttobuy abrand-new69-plate car,don’t miss our guide to the

best PCP deals on the top50models in our Driver Powernew-car survey

Hugo Griffiths

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@hugo_griffiths