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Low BIK auto diesel estate - any suggestions.

ukjoel
ukjoel Posts: 1,468 Forumite
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I need to change the company car and am keen to reduce the BIK hit on the current car (3 series 2.0 auto diesel tourer)

Easy option would be the new 2012 model as Co2 is vastly reduced however estate will not be out until end of the year at the earliest and am being told I must change now.

I have looked around and the best option appears to be the Skoda Octavia 1.6 tdci DSG.

Due to lifestyle I need an estate, old injuries mean it need be an auto, and company insists its a diesel.

I have looked at all the usual suspects and wondered if anyone had any other suggestions I might not be thinking of. Key is to get the BIK hit down from the 7k figure I am being taxed on at the moment.

Cheers,

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  • sujman
    sujman Posts: 571 Forumite
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    Have a look through this site:

    http://www.comcar.co.uk/

    Click on the "Cars upto 120g..." option

    You can filter the search by some criteria but estate isn't one of them, so it might take a while to track down a suitable car.
  • emmell
    emmell Posts: 1,228 Forumite
    What about the Volvo DrivE 1.6 diesel,they do a V50 V60 and V70 don't know what the BIK is but they have been brought out to lower emmissions.
    ML.
    He who has four and spends five, needs neither purse nor pocket
  • ukjoel
    ukjoel Posts: 1,468 Forumite
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    Cheers - Funnily enough the Volvo 1.6 was one of the surprises thrown up by the comcar search.
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