Take a Merc E250 company car and sell our Mondeo?

rev_henry

agrinnall wrote: »

Ah, well, mine was an Eleganza, I didn't slum it with an Active .

Ha, my mother's Dynamic also has folding rear seats, must just be the el cheapo model.

rev_henry

pinkteapot wrote: »

Just looked on the car ads near where I live and actually Oscar would probably only fetch £800-1,000 privately, if we're lucky. Outrageous - he's great. And just last week I spent £215 on road tax!

Ideally Oscar will go to a middle-aged driver - old enough to be sensible but not so old they'll crash into a lamp-post that they don't see.

There's a chance I'm too attached to him but the Mk4 Astra really is a rock-solid practical car. I am a bit conscious that he looks slightly chavtastic these days compared to all our neighbours' cars. Maybe they all have company cars.

There is a chance MrTeapot will be able to pick his own company car and get a brand new one so the possibility of going round the poncy car dealers (BMW etc) and speccing up our own car is helping to break the bond with Oscar. :rotfl:

I did say we should get a Fiesta as it'd only cost £70 a month in tax. Apparently though MrTeapot's boss would want him to have something that looks a bit flashier. *sigh* Not very MSE.

You know you can cash in the tax when you sell don't you?

LandyAndy

pinkteapot wrote: »

Company have offered a BMW 1-series instead now. That's a bit more like it in terms of replacing our old Astra so we're making progress.

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Try and get a drive in a 1-series before you decide. My father has one and I think it is cramped, uncomfortable and has poor visibility.

He likes it (he says) but I wouldn't have it if he gave it to me.