Great deals on great cars, but you’d better be quick
WE spend an inordinate amount of time checking out new-car deals here at Auto Express. Whether it’s as part of our review process – we know that more cars are bought on finance than any other way, so checking ‘the monthlies’ to see what it will cost you can sway an important test verdict – or just highlighting some of the great deals for our regular E-mail newsletters (sign up on our website – they’re great reading).
Choosing the right car and the right deal for the latest addition to the Fowler fleet has taken a while – and timing is everything when it comes to saving cash. Our last car was leased – a Citroen C3 Aircross for just £140 a month over two years was too hard to resist.
But I think we’ve done even better this time around – as you can see from the picture above and the smile on my wife’s face. Our new Peugeot 2008 GT has a list price of £31,645 – which goes some way to explaining the Auto Express verdict on the car: fashionable and well built, but a little pricey compared to some rivals.
Yet at £187 a month with £1,683 down for 5,000 miles per year, all of a sudden it’s a fantastic car at an incredible price – a top-spec, automatic, super-stylish SUV for well under £200 a month. It didn’t take me long to sign up.
Sure, we had to wait a while for the car to arrive and in that time a facelifted model was revealed. But the newer car doesn’t look much different and, well, £187 per month! Peugeot prices have gone up since – as have everyone’s – but you can still order one for a shade over £200 a month.
If you’re willing to keep your options open, incredible deals are coming through almost daily – although some of them don’t last long. My pick of the moment is a Kia ProCeed, a sensational-looking car that’s made to look even better by a £185-a-month deal. Or a VW T-Roc for £219 a month. Or a Cupra Formentor for £250 a month. Whether you want an EV or ICE car, the deals are there, stock is improving and the cars are better than ever.