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Leasing a car

Hello,

I wonder if you could help me. My husband has just got a contract for 4 months (starting Sept) and he will be commuting over 100 miles a day. He has done this type of commute before but the car he has at the moment is on its last legs. We don't want to invest money in a new car at the moment so we were thinking of leasing a car for 4 months.

Is it possible to lease a car for 4 months? Also, does anyone know of a good leasing company? He would be looking at getting an Audi A4 or similar.

Any help would be much appreciated.

CrazySaving

Comments

  • BenL
    BenL Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    No, you can't lease a car for 4 months. You can hire them though from a hire car firm and get unlimited mileage.

    Leasing deals usually have a minimum of 24 months with a few months lease upfront.

    Due to the depreciation a new car has the lease firm needs longer leases than this to make any money.
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  • 10JH
    10JH Posts: 287 Forumite
    As above really.

    You should get a decent deal from a hire company though.
  • xycom1
    xycom1 Posts: 784 Forumite
    Some leasing brokers do deals on long term rental (i.e. month to month) or short term lease (6 months, etc.) but only on cars that have been lease-returned usually (i.e. already 12-24 months old).
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