New vehicle

[chambsesf]

Chaps

I am about to change my company car and have narrowed down the list of 90-odd vehicles to a shortlist of 4. Whilst I can appreciate this is a highly subjective decision, I was wondering whether anybody had any good or bad experiences of the following:

1. Peugeot 607 HDI (terrible depreciation but not my problem)
2. Nissan Primera 2.2dCI SVE estate (loaded with goodies)
3. Toyota Corolla Verso T-Spirit (dvd player and screens in the headrests)
4. Ford Mondeo TDci 130 Ghia (hatch or estate - bit boring though)

Natural choice is the Verso as I have 2 kids, but the VW Sharan I will be replacing only has me in it for 99% of the journeys I undertake (to work and back), hence I am not overly keen on another MPV.

I look forward to being bombarded with your guidance.

Cheers.

 

[2scoops0406]

Well, in terms of driving they all sound as dull as ditchwater, for cabin noise, the Toyota sounds good..... The DVD will keep the little angels quiet, hopefully.

 

[chambsesf]

Well, in terms of driving they all sound as dull as ditchwater, for cabin noise, the Toyota sounds good..... The DVD will keep the little angels quiet, hopefully.

I quite agree - unlikely to set the world on fire but my decision in terms of arriving at a shortlist has been driven (no pun intended) by a desire on my part to pay as little as possible to HM Treasure/Inland Revenue via BIK tax, hence anything with a remotely powerful petrol engine/auto gearbox has been ditched. It is no coincidence that the above list are all boring diesels......

 

[Diyisfun]

I would & did rather have a car I want to drive & pay tax than drive a car that I wasnt 100% happy & still pay tax, be it not so much, so its down to

Nice Car - Boring Car = How much tax difference..

But as you say its a personal thing.

 

[david and julie]

Never tried one myself but has anyone any thoughts on the Vectra cdti estate? Not bad looking, spacious, 150 PS and 6 speed should go reasonably well for a diesel, they are also Euro 4 compliant so should be OK for company car tax.

The V6 180 PS version must be nice and torquey for a diesel.