I lease my car. The lease is up on June 2nd. It"s my first lease agreement.
There"s no option to buy the car, so it"s definitely got to go back. I"m planning on making sure it gets an absolutely top notch valeting before it"s returned. Just because I"m very fastidious you understand. Definitely don"t believe any rumours you may hear that it"s because I"ve only washed it once during the 3-year lease
Has anyone much experience of leasing? Are there any does & don"ts for the return procedure. I"m expecting the company to get in touch with me to arrange a time to call and collect it - does that sound right? By the way, there"s a little bit of paintwork damage (just the very top layer of paint in a small, maybe 2cm
2 patch on the tailgate). Should I get that repaired? I"m assuming there"ll be some sort of assessment of it"s condition upon collection. How rigorous is this likely to be? Will I be presented with a bill for any defects or are they quite forgiving?
Also, I need to sort out a new lease. Anyone got any tips on ways to get the best deals; companies to try? My budget is upto £300pm inc VAT.
My current car is a Skoda Octavia Ambiente 1.9TDi. Very nice car, not one iota of trouble. I would happily have another. Should I be looking for a particular make/model of car or just go for the best deal? I"m thinking of perhaps going slightly smaller with a higher trim (more toys
).
Also, how many miles do you have to do per year to make a diesel financially worthwhile? I suspect my meagre 7k is nowhere near it. Mind you, I do like the long gaps between fill-ups that a diesel affords.
So many questions; so little time.