Its heresy...but which company car? low BIK? £25-30k budget

[Drago]

Are campers still exempt from company car tax, or did that loophole get plugged?

 

[Trull]

Hyundai i40 Tourer. I ran one as a company car for 3 years, just over 100k miles with the only thing being replaced being brake pads, one set of tyres (60k out of each tyre!) and an indicator bulb. Rear view camera went on the blink after a couple of months but they replaced it no problem. Comfortable, economical and easy to get a bike in the back. In fact it was big enough to get the bike in the back and still room to recline the seat so I could sleep overnight when I did the MoKBike challenge. Spent less time off the road than all the Insignias, Mondeos, BMWs and Audis in the company.

Hey I had not thought about this - although my neighbour has the i30 softroader and he praised Hyundai's service after they fixed a problem pronto.
I've specced up a i40 Tourer SE Nav Business and to my eye it looks even nicer than the Mazda 6 equivalent.

 

[Trull]

Touring?

Despite being a Merc driver, I would struggle to drive a BMW around Aberdeen. Its sad but true.

 

[Grant Fondo]

[QUOTE 5102821, member: 259"]The last one my wife had was a 5 series touring and even then it was a bloody tight squeeze for a couple of road bikes. The touring 3 series she had before that was flipping useless, but extremely fast.[/QUOTE]
I can squeeze both kids bike and my ( big) hardtail just in 5 series touring. No way i would put the roadbike in for fear of carbon shreddage. I need to get a blinkin bike carrier

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm a petrol head but the thought of spending £25-30K on a car is insane, that's a year & a half's salary

Nearly 4 years pension for me.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Nearly 4 years pension for me.

Surely a lease of some kind if £30k? The last car i bought with hard cash was a Fiat Uno 70S in 1988... If anyone can beat that you can have my last silverskin pickle!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Surely a lease of some kind if £30k? The last car i bought with hard cash was a Fiat Uno 70S in 1988... If anyone can beat that you can have my last silverskin pickle!

2012 an old KA paid cash, my last two car's I've used my bank card, my present car, a Suzuki Swift is the most expensive I've had at four and a half grand, I'm not expecting to be able to afford to replace it when it's time for it to go.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Are campers still exempt from company car tax, or did that loophole get plugged?

Probably, just like the double-cab pick-up loophole

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I've always bought all my cars for cash apart from a 1963 Sunbeam Stiletto which I swapped for a double mattress when we got married.

 

[Drago]

Was parking OK on a double mattress?