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by AlleyCat
Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value
Replies: 21
Views: 10934

Re: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value

Would be interested to know the full deal on the OP's quote, so what is the global cost of the car over the 3 years pre balloon....... That's really where i was hoping to get to using lings lease as a cost comparison. Leasing does have some pitfalls but it's quite often a good way to work out if a ...
by AlleyCat
Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value
Replies: 21
Views: 10934

Re: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value

Would be interested to know the full deal on the OP's quote, so what is the global cost of the car over the 3 years pre balloon....... That's really where i was hoping to get to using lings lease as a cost comparison. Leasing does have some pitfalls but it's quite often a good way to work out if a ...
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value
Replies: 21
Views: 10934

Re: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value

The general view on PCP or any lease type is to chase the deal and not the car. It's quite rare to be able to work a deal that makes sense on a "must have" car as the finance company knows what will shift itself with little incentive. The best initial PCP deals tends to be on high end / hi...
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:34 pm
Forum: Main QashQai Discussion
Topic: Breakdown after 30 miles of ownership !
Replies: 17
Views: 6315

Re: Breakdown after 30 miles of ownership !

I think you've got up to 6 months to reject a vehicle after a major fault is discovered (not just 30 days). Everything you do has to be done in writing, not verbally. These people can probably help with some of the details:- -- Motor Codes on 0800 692 0825 or the Financial Ombudsman on 0800 023 4567...
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:08 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: VW Emission tests
Replies: 71
Views: 26652

Re: VW Emission tests

I thought the first bit was what i said (with some nice extra details i'll grant you). Happened to know the bit about Entonox as my old man worked for BOC for 30 years :) I used to have cards that told you what the colours of all the cylinders, how and why they were stored and and some of their prim...
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:10 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: VW Emission tests
Replies: 71
Views: 26652

Re: VW Emission tests

:mrgreen: That is a fail in chemistry then For some reason, stuff like this really grinds my gears - being almost dictated to as to what to eat, drink, drive etc, only for that self same advice to be rubbished a few years further down the line and usually after we have all paid through the nose to ...
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:12 am
Forum: Off-Topic Chat
Topic: VW Emission tests
Replies: 71
Views: 26652

Re: VW Emission tests

Mostly i agree with you but nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and nitrogen dioxide are not the same thing.

One is N2O and the other is NO2 (2 nitrogens to an oxygen vs 1 Nitrogen to 2 oxygens).
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:52 am
Forum: General
Topic: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value
Replies: 21
Views: 10934

Re: Qashqai on PCP. Gauranteed final value

To put it into context our dealer has a 14 plate 1.2 QQ Acenta with S/V pack up at just under £15K (done 9K miles). As Quacker has already stated I'd suspect £11K is going to give you very minimal equity sadly. Edit: CAP are predicting the majority of J11 QQ's to retain 50% value over 3 years (@30K ...
by AlleyCat
Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:43 am
Forum: Engine & Drivetrain
Topic: 1.2 DIG-T - Oil loss
Replies: 835
Views: 508078

Re: 1.2 DIG-T - Oil loss

Mine is now officially on a 1,000 mile test with a recorded oil level.
The dealer couldn't find any leaks (not surprising).
DashCam in the car does give interesting insights into the world of mechanics.
by AlleyCat
Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:25 am
Forum: Main QashQai Discussion
Topic: DRL dimming - Qashqai's indicators visibility
Replies: 143
Views: 68157

Re: Qashqai's indicators visibility

Makes you wonder why they even bother to mention it as a choice.
It's not like they were filling out a dissertation that needed to make 10K words...