Some of you may remember this thread from last May.www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?t=27970&m=607691&v=e
My friend had to pick a company car. Over the last 9 months she has actually picked 3 company cars and none of them have came to fruition due to various factors, that to be honest, I don't fully understand.
So, as she has 4 years work left before retiring, she has decided she is now going to take a cash allowance now and buy a car that will hopefully take her into retirement and beyond.
She has decided on the car - a Qashqai. She has had one for a year ( a diesel top of the range Tekna) and so has decided its definitely a Qashqai she wants so that is not up for debate.
Petrol or Diesel?
Most advice is to bodyswerve diesel nowadays. However she has 4 years of possibly doing 15k miles a year, and being paid a mileage allowance for business miles. So I am thinking mpg differences will be a big factor in the overall costs.
Her budget will be around 13-14k which means around a 3 year old car (she wants front and rear sensors, reversing camera and heated seats). The petrol in this price bracket is the 1.2. Nissan no longer use the 1.2, instead now have a 1.3 which I assume means there were problems with the 1.2?
Anyone any thoughts on petrol v diesel in this scenario, and any knowledge of the Nissan 1.2 petrol engines?
Secondly, she has seen this car on Cinch. I have never used them or really looked into them but as my own last car was thro?ugh an auction buyer, I am guessing this offers more security than I had and I daresay they save on overheads of glass showrooms?
www.cinch.co.uk/direct/vehicle/92fb1b14-3e13-499f-9523-c3e54c698fab
Anyone any experience of Cinch?
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