Help Link Jonny Ball new boiler

penrhyn · 23 November 2011 at 1:05PM

Per post #4

Cash price £1789, or Deposit of £ 474 + 120 payments of £17 making £2514 9.9% APR.

Total interest charges: £725.

macman · 23 November 2011 at 1:14PM

Strange how the deposit of £474 was never mentioned until now!
So the credit will cost nearly 30% of the total.
I also suspect that the quoted price is boiler only-what about programmer, TRV's etc?

penrhyn · 23 November 2011 at 1:53PM

Its in a tiny font under the do the math stuff.

macman · 23 November 2011 at 2:11PM

And who would have spotted that. Grr...

27col · 24 November 2011 at 4:07PM

I did not think that fonts came that small. I had to have real hard look to come up with £474 figure. Talk about making sure you read the small print.
I wonder why they think that picture of an ageing TV personality would make me more likely to go to them than to go anywhere else.

ic · 24 November 2011 at 4:26PM

it'd be cheaper to take out a bank loan and get a local engineer in.

Giraffeman_2 · 26 November 2011 at 7:16AM

I got a quote earlier this week. I didn't know about the ad campaign-found them through an installer search. Advice etc re installation was great BUT as soon as I made it clear I wanted interest free only (they do two year interest free with a maximum deposit) the salesman seemed to lee interest and practically ran out the house. Having had a ridiculous quote from British gas, with one year warranty, and various local installers offering 1-5 year manufacturers warranty, home link 10 year warranty with option to pay without interest over two years seems too good to be true? Where is the catch?

ormus · 26 November 2011 at 12:33PM

local installers around here are offering new combis supply and fit for 1500 quid plus vat. (for 2 & 3 bed houses).
good brands too.

esra_2 · 27 April 2012 at 11:08PM

Our system boiler (in the landing cupboard) packed in a few weeks ago, no big issue, it's not massively cold in the sunny south (Hampshire).

I've had a few quotes; £2,200-3750 and various options - move it to the loft, go combi (nah) etc.. All seem to want to do different things and all seem to 'omit' things.

Oh yeah, and a load of no-shows, never replied & 2 weeks to send me a quote and can't do it for at least 2 weeks.
What is it with 'the trade' that they do a great impression of can't be arsed/take it or leave it?).

So had Help-Link around today and the guy, who was very affable, said they could do it in a week at most: a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 18Ri in the loft, with a sealed system, Powerflush, Magnaclean AND board out the loft AND put in a light AND put in a loft ladder - £2,800.

Other considerations: 10 year parts & labour, 2 years interest free.

Compared to the other players, not such a bad deal.

I do have cash if we want to pay in one lump but I think Martin would approve of placing the lump sum in an interest bearing account for 2 years.

Anyone got any comments on Help-Link?

Anyone want to make me a better offer?

esra_2 · 27 April 2012 at 11:22PM

bevhousehastings wrote: »

I was really interested in this and rang up last night. Basically the deal is:
£17 a month to pay for 10 years
A bank loan via Barclays
9.9% APR, which to be fair isn't bad
.

I guess a way to look at it is that BG want between £10.50 & £18.50 a month for a maintenance plan.

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