SMART BUYS PCP vs USED
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2005 MERCEDES-BENZ A150 CLASSIC,
95,000 miles, £1000
Small, useful family transport with a badge? Once, the A-Class looked
like the future, and it was certainly clever and brilliantly packaged. This
example is a two-owner car with a full MOT, service history, a couple of
new tyres and a couple of keys. These are growing old gracefully but
you do have to watch out for rot and neglect.
Some buyers with a grand in their
hand think “I’ll put £1k down and get
something new”, then three years later
they have to find £6000 to keep the car
– although many just start all over again.
That marginal deposit doesn’t give us
much to play with, but that’s our game.
An easy-to-own SUV or MPV is the
answer to many motoring prayers, and
we have a bangernomic budget to blow
on just about anything useful.
PEOPLE MOVERS
2011 HONDA CR-Z
i-VTEC IMA GT,
73,000 miles, £6000
Okay, this one can’t pick up a
fare, but just look at it. Don’t be
boring – instead, drive a pocket-sized
coupé for fun and entertainment.
This example had a full service
history, rides on 17in wheels and has
one of those panoramic sunroofs.
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PEUGEOT 2008 SUV 1.2 PURETECH ALLURE
Deposit £999 Monthly payment £210.17 Duration 36 months
2007 Ford Focus 1 .6 Zetec,
98,000 miles, £1000
2004 Vauxhall Astra,
74,000 miles, £1000
2006 Renault Mégane 1.6 VVT,
67,000 miles, £1000
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