| Title: | Cars in the UK |
| Notice: | Please read new conference charter 1.70 |
| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2584 |
| Total number of notes: | 63384 |
Having used and been interested in the DEC UK car scheme for many
years, I thought you might be interested in the new leasing scheme we
have introduced in New Zealand. I have just got a new car and the speed
with which it was obtained was impressive (remember DEC is smaller
here).
Monday - I ask for the form
Tuesday - I look at cars. (I had a good idea anyway)
Wednesday The form arrives, I fax the leasing company with the five
cars I would consider
Thurday - The quotes are faxed to me from the leasing company
Friday - My manager signs the form. (the car I want in the colour
I want are naturally at the other end of the country)
Monday - Leasing company rings - Please collect car tomorrow
Tuesday - Car ready
My blood preasure didn't rise throughout the whole process.
Out of interest, and remember we earn less here than in the UK. These
were the cars I asked for prices on. All had to have metalic paint,
auto gear box, air con, power steering and central locking.
1 UK pound = approx 3 NZ dollars
1 Mazda 626 GLX estate $150 per month 50 pounds
2 Mitubishi Magna estate $166 per month 55 pounds
(big granada size)
3 Toyota Camry estate $113 per month 40 pounds (I got this)
4 Datsun Bluebird estate $ 85 per month 30 pounds
5 Subaru Legacy estate $155 per month 53 pounds
The Toyota Camry is 2 liter 16 valve fuel inj. and seemed the best
value on the list. My "free" car would have been a Toyota Corolla
saloon, which is little use to me.
Richard
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| 1566.1 | COMICS::WEGG | Some hard boiled eggs & some nuts. | Mon Oct 14 1991 11:20 | 19 | |
My brother-in-law lives in New Zealand, and his company car scheme
is similar. With his he has to sell the car at the end of the
lease on behalf of the company (!).
I wish they would introduce a similar scheme in the UK. The first
company car I wanted was the Peugeot 205 CJ. At that time the car
was a limited edition special. My local Peugeot dealer had one
available for immediate delivery, and was willing to supply it
through their own lease scheme. All they needed was a contact in
DEC to sort out the VAT part.
Unfortunately we don't work that way. By the time I'd ordered the
car through the official route, they're wasn't a CJ left in the
country.
It seems to me that allowing us to make our own lease deals is the
perfect way to reduce the costs to DEC.
Ian.
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| 1566.2 | Not if the company has any say | UKCSSE::ARBISER | If you want it done, or even done well - DIY | Tue Oct 15 1991 14:08 | 5 |
Okay for the smart cookies, but can you imagine the mess the majority
of us would get into...
Ian
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| 1566.3 | Its the fax thats quick | NZOMIS::FINLAY | Only at work if its raining.... | Wed Oct 16 1991 09:55 | 18 |
Getting rid of the old company car meant that I had to take it round
various dealers getting prices. Nobody seemed to interested in it and
the best offer I could get for a late '88 Mazda 626 GLX hatch was $8500
or about 2850 pounds. It needed the stone chips "doing" but otherwise
was good. I bought it myself and my wife uses it.
Getting the quotes for the new car was easy, I justed faxed the lease
company with the makes/models I fancied, they then faxed the price per
month I would have to pay directly back to me. When I decided on the
right one I just faxed the quote number directly back to the lease
company, on a preprinted form with my managers signature and my cost
centre on it. Using a fax and sending them direct to the lease company
meant that it was a very quick process.
Because we had been on "hold" for cars, the lease company supplied
about 20 cars in the first week.
Richard
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| 1566.4 | Who can wait THAT long? | DCC::HAGARTY | Essen, Trinken und Shaggen... | Fri Oct 18 1991 17:54 | 4 |