Honda Jazz, Mercedes A class, Toyota Yaris?

AdrianHi

I know that Motability are the largest car leasing organisation in Europe, so they have buying power on their side too.

Guapa1

Lemonade_Pockets wrote: »

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• A new car of your choice every three years
• Insurance and personal accident cover
• Servicing and maintenance
• Full breakdown assistance from RAC
• Free replacement tyres fitted by Kwik-Fit
• Window or windscreen replacement at no extra cost.

all this for under £200pm. If you pick the car carefully i bet you can get a £15k car for <£500 intial rental maybe even £0.

You would have to buy a pretty old and very reliable car to get anywhere near that monthly running cost. All you have to do is put fuel in it.

Seriously its the cheapest way of running a half decent car. If you are unlucky enough to be able to benefit from it then i can't see any reason not too.

The only thing i can never get my head round is that if they can do cars this cheaply, why all the other CH companies out there can't get within a country mile of their prices. I don't understand how motability does it.
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Well when you put it like that... Got a dealer coming round this week so I can do a test drive. :beer: Hopefully, I'll be able to get a bit of my life back!

slummymummyof3

Just a thought, but if you are considering buying a second hand car and using your credit card, some car dealers might charge you 3 or 4% for the privelidge - remember to account for that with your budget.

Honda Jazz would be your best bet - excellent reliability etc.

xxlaurissaxx

I have a Yaris and it is good, nice and high but not too high. Its £35 a year road tax too. xx

gilmore

I've been looking at the Jazz and Yaris too, and wonder if anyone has experience of how easy it is to get a manual folding wheelchair in and out of the boot. I now have an Audi A2, which I love, but all my carers complain that the boot opening is too high.
I'm having to get rid of the A2 as I now need an automatic but I'd like to solve the wheelchair problem at the same time.

thanks for any help!

J400uk

The latest A-Class (2005 onwards) is a very very good car, but I don't think your budget would stretch to that which would leave you looking at the old shape pre-2005 models, which are just shockingly bad, don't deserve the 3-pointed star.

See the Honest John page -http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=230

My choice of the three you posted would be the Jazz, which is a cracking little car. I'd also look at the old-shape Mazda 2 which is similar in concept.

fatbelly

The Jazz and the Yaris are available on the motability scheme for nil advance payment

There's a searchable price guide here

I think it's a brilliant scheme!

G_M

There's also a Motability £25 cashback available. See the referrer's thread here or PM me for details.

jeannieblue

fatbelly wrote: »

The Jazz and the Yaris are available on the motability scheme for nil advance payment

There's a searchable price guide here

I think it's a brilliant scheme!

Thank goodness for your post!

I'd vote Yaris first, Jazz second and would torch the A class ..

hewhoisnotintheknow

the merc will be pretty awful german crap that they turn out these days

test drive the other two!