New Car Buyer's Guide - Part 2

SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG TERM

You can save yourself a lot of money in the long term if you make the right decisions at this early stage. You might find it helpful to carefully set out your requirements as our examples below will illustrate.

John from Shrewsbury decided on a Santa Fe 7-seater as he has four children and a dog. He also needed to tow his caravan occasionally. John also has to drive about five hundred miles per week as a part of his sales job so also required a diesel engine which offered over 40mpg.

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SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG TERM


With that amount of mileage and with the children and dog offering almost unlimited potential for the destruction of his vehicle, John sensibly decided to go for the extended warranty option on his Hyundai, spending the money now a guarantee he would have to pay less in the long run.




John was also attracted by the Bluetooth, cruise control and excellent safety features available on his car, and so went for a package with these features included as standard.

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Company Director Eddie Williams from Ipswich bought a C-Class Mercedes from us back in 2004 and an A-Class for his wife a year later in 2005. He recently part-exchanged his original C-Class with us and is now the proud owner of a new E-Class Mercedes.

Eddie was not bothered about the more expensive servicing costs of a new Mercedes because he is loyal to the brand, citing exceptional build quality and reliability. He went for the 2.5 litre petrol option because he does not do a lot of miles apart from the odd motorway journey.





Warranty is obviously a key factor for many and manufacturers are increasingly seeming to recognise this, with some exception deals ot be had from a range of manufacturers. Kia and Hyundai are advertising seven and five years full warranty respectively. The cost saving to you of this sort of cover is obvious, even without you doing the complex math that you might.

Vauxhall will currently top all offers with an advertised lifetime warranty. Be sure to read Adam Philips guide to the pros and cons of these securities, coming up later this month.

Also shop around hard for the best finance deals and loans if that's what you need.

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Author: Ben Williams

 

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