SteveW
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right my sis has been given a list of cars she is allowed and the ammount her company are willing to pay.
Audi A3 / A4, BMW 3 Series, Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, Peugeot 407, Saab 9-3, VW Golf, Passat
on a limit of £23k
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£483 per month for ANY car so long as its less than 3 years old.
ENGINE SIZE LIMIT ON BOTH OPTIONS IS 2.2L
what car then chaps ?
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willay
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can only decide with pics.
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Jambo
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bmw/a4
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BYRON
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Is the company car list offered going to include maintenance?
Cash for car will probably stipulate that she maintains the vehicle with her own money.
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SteveW
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yeah can people find pics of the cars. the actual ones within this price bracket 
pretty please 
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SteveW
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the car list is going to include maintenance. and a fuel card
if she gets her own one with the other option then she has to look after it. but again gets a fuel card
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abdus
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A4 or new passat
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BYRON
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As tempting as the cash allowance budget looks, people can get carried away with cars that they cant really afford to maintain. i.e - lets go buy an evo or M3 etc...maintenance costs rocket.
Her company have a duty of care to adhere to and this overlooked all too often.
A company car supplied by the company itself is usually a better way to go about things.
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VegasPhil
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I'd have the Beemer! Got one at work, Love it!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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AndyKent
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I know most people don't like them but I'd go for the 9-3. Get a nice 2.0t for about that money IIRC
Fairly quick but nice and comfortable too.
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Tim
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I would have the 9-3 too actually Understated but comfortably and fairly nippy cars.
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SteveW
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sorry guys. can we get some pics up in this biatch ?
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AndyKent
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my boss has the 9-5 aero estate - 2.3 hot version IIRC. that this is RAPID for an estate.
He told me once that he was at a set of lights next to a 106 with alloys, spoiler etc and started revving up the car......lights changed at my bosses estate pulled away to the horror of the guy in the 106....
even worse was that my boss was towing his boat 
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AndyKent
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http://www.saab.co.uk/main/GB/en/model/93_S/postcard.shtml
Best I can find...
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corb
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yeah, the saab, if she hasnt got to worry about what to do with it come change-time. if she has, then avoid Saab like you would a dig turd. Cos no one will want to take it in p/x / give a decent p/x price a few years down the line, except Saab!
She could have the new Leon Cupra inside that budget, get her to talk sense into them, and send her my way Steve
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Jambo
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nice pitch corb 
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deano87
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2.0 TDI A3 Sportline?
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Tom
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Feck that i'd be having an evo 8 or 9, ok maybe not given the tax she'd probably have to pay.
The 2.2 limit means it's probably gonna have to be a 2.0 turbo/similar imo, astra vxr, new leon cupra r.
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deano87
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rofl I just looked at the front view of the A3 - is it me or does it look like it has a bad boy bonnet?
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Tom
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Oh btw if it's for your sister maybe a cooper s works?
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SteveW
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good call Tom. Cooper S might be a nice idea.
but would a 2 year old one cost less than £483 a month ??
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Tom
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You could get a brand new cooper s works for less than the £23k limit I think steve.
I'll have a looky
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Tom
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Yeah the s is around £20k new by the looks of it.
Link to finance specifically for a 'company' mini - http://www.minicherished.co.uk/miniuk/mini_cherished/forms/main/0,5256,___,00.html?ft=fqb
[Edited on 10-01-2007 by Tom]
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Scotty_B
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Cooper S works in black. of a Focus ST3.
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jr
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Astra VXR 
focus ST is a 2,5 so no go
Golf GTI ?
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