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Old 5th May 2010, 18:28   #1
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Default I'm going to swear!! BMW 320ED what do we think?

MY ZT is now 6, she is a lovely car, but as I run her as a co car she is getting a little old, I had sort of decided to go another 10 months with her and see how things pan out with nearly new car prices (they are too high at the mo)
But BMW have brought out a new 320Efficient Dynamics car which has emissions of 109gKm CO2, which gives it a super low Benefit in Kind of 13% as a company car. This makes it super tempting especially as you can lease one for sensible money, in fact it will be cheaper than the Honda Accord I looked at to lease even though 4K more to buy.

I am not a BMW man except maybe a 635Csi or an old style CSL and the original shark nosed cars, but it just looks to make sense for me and the company, what does everyone think?
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Old 5th May 2010, 18:42   #2
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As it's a company car and you need to balance the books effectively then that is pretty important. You could keep the ZT as private as they are worth so little and it would be a great shame to part with a known and loved vehicle. Glad I don't have to make such a choice.
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Old 5th May 2010, 18:50   #3
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The BMW is a great package. It gives nothing away to the standard 320D but the emissions and fuel consumption are terrific.
I love the Honda Accord (had a tourer), but it's a completely different drive to the Beamer.
Difficult choice though.

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Old 5th May 2010, 19:29   #4
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My dad has just selected one of these for a new company car. With the current state of the tax system its the only logical choice. We looked at mondeos, insignias etc but the BMW works out much cheaper.

His current car (Lexus IS 250) is £244 a month in tax and the BMW is about £120 with a decent spec. It also does 63mpg and 0-60 in 8 secs.
I think BMW have definately got a winner here and I expect there will be a shed load of them racing up and down the M1 in the next few months.
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Yes that is just it, with all the extras I specified for my quote the tax liability is still less than my ZT, not by a fortune but still worth it.
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As it's a company car and you need to balance the books effectively then that is pretty important. You could keep the ZT as private as they are worth so little and it would be a great shame to part with a known and loved vehicle. Glad I don't have to make such a choice.
Thing is I don't have the need for nother car, the other half has hers, I have my SD1 Vitesse as a hobby car I cannot justify another as a spare. Alternatively if I take the ZT private as it were, the bills would be on me, although I would expect approx 4k pay bump to compensate, but even then there would be problems in 12 to 18 months as the zt would probably deamed a bit old anyway to run in place of a co car.
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MY ZT is now 6, she is a lovely car, but as I run her as a co car she is getting a little old, I had sort of decided to go another 10 months with her and see how things pan out with nearly new car prices (they are too high at the mo)
But BMW have brought out a new 320Efficient Dynamics car which has emissions of 109gKm CO2, which gives it a super low Benefit in Kind of 13% as a company car. This makes it super tempting especially as you can lease one for sensible money, in fact it will be cheaper than the Honda Accord I looked at to lease even though 4K more to buy.

I am not a BMW man except maybe a 635Csi or an old style CSL and the original shark nosed cars, but it just looks to make sense for me and the company, what does everyone think?



alot of money for all that plastic on the bmw,they should bwe banned .did you know that the bmw is the car that is most seen on a tow truck ....,.
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Old 5th May 2010, 21:37   #8
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A problem I myself have had to, due to the 5 years maximum rule.
I have gone for the Jaguar XF Coupe for work and keeping the old bus for meets and shows etc.
Not worth to much and a shame to break just yet.
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Old 6th May 2010, 12:45   #9
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Thing is I don't have the need for nother car, the other half has hers, I have my SD1 Vitesse as a hobby car I cannot justify another as a spare. Alternatively if I take the ZT private as it were, the bills would be on me, although I would expect approx 4k pay bump to compensate, but even then there would be problems in 12 to 18 months as the zt would probably deamed a bit old anyway to run in place of a co car.
Has your company a ruling on age of your car?
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Old 6th May 2010, 14:23   #10
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I've never been a BMW fan, even before they sold Rover down the river, but that is a pretty compelling option on a damn good car.
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