Amazing Leasing deal for £55 a Month… Stock Low!.. Really????
Have you ever heard of the expression, “If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is”
Well, this appears to be the latest trend when it comes to advertising car and van leasing special offers.
Here at DSG Auto Contracts, we believe in advertising deals that are easy to understand, and more importantly, realistic to what our customer actually orders. Below is an example of what we mean…
Competitor offer
VW Golf Cabriolet 1.6 TDI SE
6+23 Payments
10,000 miles per annum
£180.87+VAT
£295+VAT Broker fee
Total rentals collected over the term – £5,540.23+VAT, or divided by 24 months = £230.84+VAT
DSG Auto Contracts Offer
VW Golf Cabriolet 1.6 TDI SE
3+23 Payments
10,000 miles per annum
£201.74+VAT
Total rentals collected over the term – £5,245.24+VAT, or divided by 24 months = £218.55+VAT
So from the example above you can see that whilst DSG Auto Contracts charge you more per month, in actual fact overall we save you £294.99 and do not ask you to put down a large initial payment.
Another example of how the same deal can be made to look cheaper is below
VW Golf Cabriolet 1.6 TDI SE
£799.95+VAT initial payment + 47 Payments
10,000 miles per annum
£196.95+VAT
£150.00+VAT Broker fee
Total rentals collected over the term – £10,206.60+VAT, or divided by 48 months = £212.64+VAT
Ahh, I here you say, this deal is cheaper per month by nearly £6 overall, and yes you are right, the lease agreement is slightly cheaper, but in year three and four you will have to pay out additional service costs and the car will not be covered by the warranty in year four. A set of tyres alone will cost you appx £500, running an older car brings with it wear and tear issues, so it it really cheaper?
Now whilst certain deals that we promote do include a Finance company fee, we never charge an additional Broker fee. Furthermore, most of our contract hire special offers are based on two or three years, and if you want the extra piece of mind we can build in a maintenance and tyre package.
So, that deal you have just seen advertised on a website, is it really better value than the offer you have seen on our site? Here is your checklist when comparing deals
- Is it on the same annual mileage?
- Has the broker or deal added their own additional charge on top of any charged by the finance company?
- Has the initial payment been increased, in other words is it more than 3 payments down?
- Are you going to be asked to collect your car from a remote location, or be offered the choice of delivery at an extra cost?
- Has the road tax been excluded and you have not been told about it? (some of our deals do not have full road tax, but we will inform you of this)
- Finally, do you really now how you are dealing with? Are they;
- BVRLA Members
- A registered company
- Holders of a Consumer Credit Licence
- Can they process credit card payments? (never pay deposits by cash or cheque – you may lose it)
- Established with lots of happy customers?
Okay, so now you now more about how to check out a good deal. If you need further information contact our office on 0161 406 3936 and speak to a member of our team
