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cheap lotus finance

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:33 am
by Pat02
Morn,
I got a brochure yesterday, from Murray Motors (see, pay for one service and they write to you forever, they even sent me a Chritmas card)
any way I digress. Buy a new Lotus through them, pay a deposit of £3,300 and the monthly payments are £399 and the apr they will charge is only 3.9%. There is a website to check it all out on.

http://www.getintoalotus.co.uk

Not too shabby a deal at all (assuming you have the deposit handy, just lying around, down the side of the sofa, in that small pocket in the front of your jeans)...time to stop now.......

well better start work now, drop back in later, see ya.

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:38 am
by Lazydonkey
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The last thing i need is a new car......
The last thing i need is a new car......
The last thing i need is a new car......
The last thing i need is a new car......
The last thing i need is a new car......
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The last thing i need is a new car......


...there all sorted now :oops:

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:44 am
by ninja
OTR Price - £30,705.00
Deposit £4,300.00
36 Monthly £399.00
Payments Final £14,595.53

yeah but you have a HUGE final payment!!!!

ninja :drive

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:44 am
by mac
Had a look at the website - MMC Glasgow ISN'T listed as a Lotus Dealership.


Mac

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:01 am
by Lazydonkey
Yeah last time i was in Gavin said it wouldn't be long before it was just american stuff there. :cry:

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 11:16 am
by mac
When I got my elise the finance was £225 per month, with of course the CBP at the end.

(CBP - Cripling Ballon Payment)

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:10 pm
by Shug
I wonder if the 3.9% would also apply with a trad HP deal? (as I took out,
to avoid the CBP)

Certainly, you'd have trouble finding any lender on the high street willing to beat it....

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:55 pm
by kenny
Shug wrote:I wonder if the 3.9% would also apply with a trad HP deal?
Nope but they still do a reasonable APR compared to the cheaper personal loans, erm apparently :arrow:

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:15 pm
by mckeann
if you need finance, is it not better to add it to your mortgage?? My mortgage rate is only 4.25%. that way theres no CBP at the end.

personally, i hate finance, so tend to only buy things i can afford with cash.

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:31 pm
by mac
Neil,

The only problem with adding it to your mortage is that you'll be paying for it for the rest of the mortgage term (20years or so) makes less of a dent in your pocket but costs way more in the long term.

Best way is cash although I wish I knew that when I was younger :(

Mac

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:41 pm
by Rag_It
A balloon payment is good if you need to keep your monthly payments lower, otherwise pay as much as you can afford.

That comes from the mouth of a Finance manager in the Motor Trade!

Cheers,

Dave

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 2:37 pm
by The_Rossatron
Even if you paid it all up front you may lose £399 a month in depreciation on a brand new Elise?

I'm quite tempted to go down this baloon payment thing even though I used to hate them. Say you get 18 months into your deal and decide you want to give the car back what happens?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:34 pm
by mac
I'm sure a call or PM to Pauline will answer all your credit questions :D


Mac

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:43 pm
by alicrozier
mckeann wrote:if you need finance, is it not better to add it to your mortgage?? My mortgage rate is only 4.25%. that way theres no CBP at the end.

personally, i hate finance, so tend to only buy things i can afford with cash.
Cheapest form of finance. :)

Ali (save up faction)

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:45 pm
by mac
alicrozier wrote:
mckeann wrote:if you need finance, is it not better to add it to your mortgage?? My mortgage rate is only 4.25%. that way theres no CBP at the end.

personally, i hate finance, so tend to only buy things i can afford with cash.
Cheapest form of finance. :)

Ali (save up faction)
And they say working in the petrol chemical industy doesn't pay :wink:

:D

Mac