Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Anyone had contract hire and want to give any feedback i.e. do they really scour the car for defects at the end of the contract etc and try to charge you? Also anyone got a new Civic diesel? And how do you rate it? Looking at a contract 2 yrs, £185 per month. Seems promising, no unexpected bills etc and just hand it back when done. What you pay for it, you'd probably lose almost the equivalent in depreciation and garage bills etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I have such a beast as my daily drive. Have mine on 3 year lease 15K mileage per year £229 per month VAT inc Very decent car to drive - Car tells me I am getting 62 mpg but Dashboard says about 55mpg Its surprisingly quick when it needs to be. I am of the same school prefer to lease for 3 years then hand back mainly as likely to be overseas next job and also depreciation bites Good spec although no BT on my option - I went through Lings Cars ( Crazy Chinese Lady) Mad as a badger but did a good rate and worth checking out if you haven't already Very pleased with the car - not sure about returns but I didn't pay a holding deposit so if there ever was a dispute on return they certainly cannot take the cash and presume you would go through arbitration if it got that ugly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Sweet, when did you get it? And is it the 1.6? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Picked it up in March and yes the 1.6 old shape - its about 118 bhp and quite light 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Picked it up in March and yes the 1.6 old shape - its about 118 bhp and quite light Cool, I've dropped them a line, although quite a bit more than the quote I had but I put down 12k pa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 The mileage is the killer - I did a calculation based on working days minus leave minus Zed days plus a few thousand over the contract period for other trips and 15K per year should about do it On my contract servicing is not included and the cars not subject to road tax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 The mileage is the killer - I did a calculation based on working days minus leave minus Zed days plus a few thousand over the contract period for other trips and 15K per year should about do it On my contract servicing is not included and the cars not subject to road tax Do you have to take it to a stealer for servicing? Yeah I saw no VED, bonus!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Yes i think so as its under warranty so they normally mean has to be MDS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 OMG Mudman, you met Ling What a character eh? Does she still have that enormous rocket launcher thingy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 OMG Mudman, you met Ling What a character eh? Does she still have that enormous rocket launcher thingy? What the actual hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Worked with lots of Contract Hire Co's over the years and some will absolutely rip the arse out of your wallet when the vehicle is returned, read the small print, ask to see the contract in writing and actually bother to read it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 OMG Mudman, you met Ling What a character eh? Does she still have that enormous rocket launcher thingy? What the actual hell? Look on her website Flex and see how crazy she actually is. I'm pretty sure that Mr TwoBears said the rocket thingy had gone now but it was still on her website a few months back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Worked with lots of Contract Hire Co's over the years and some will absolutely rip the arse out of your wallet when the vehicle is returned, read the small print, ask to see the contract in writing and actually bother to read it. Cheers Gman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 OMG Mudman, you met Ling What a character eh? Does she still have that enormous rocket launcher thingy? What the actual hell? Look on her website Flex and see how crazy she actually is. I'm pretty sure that Mr TwoBears said the rocket thingy had gone now but it was still on her website a few months back. That website is bizarre!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 OMG Mudman, you met Ling What a character eh? Does she still have that enormous rocket launcher thingy? What the actual hell? Look on her website Flex and see how crazy she actually is. I'm pretty sure that Mr TwoBears said the rocket thingy had gone now but it was still on her website a few months back. That website is bizarre!! Yup but all in the best possible taste, no :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 That website is like a 90s web hobbyist's bad trip. I love it. Clearly no belief in the use of negative space 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 She's actually a very successful businesswoman but I agree that her website looks like the designer was on a bad acid trip when they designed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjf1985 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 OMG that website! Think I now have epilepsy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Did I miss something, website I saw seemed ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Did I miss something, website I saw seemed ok. Er, if you're not joking you are most definitely looking at the wrong website Edited October 31, 2014 by twobears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Did I miss something, website I saw seemed ok. Er, if you're not joking you are most definitely looking at the wrong website I must be For once, I'm serious. Just once though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobears Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Here's the link http://www.lingscars.com/ You might want to turn down the sound too and don't blame me for any epileptic attacks etc 'cos I did warn you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Here's the link http://www.lingscars.com/ You might want to turn down the sound too and don't blame me for any epileptic attacks etc 'cos I did warn you HOLY CRAP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saihaynes Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I've just got rid of my 1.6 13 plate civic diesel and have to say it was a great car....very good all rounder and did 11k troublefree miles The interior can feel somewhat dated and I found the following to be slightly irritating; -you can hear the fuel slopping around due to the tank being centrally located -poor visibility out of rear window (this is however offset against a decent reversing camera) -gearbox didn't feel the smoothest -interior marked easily All minor niggles, have just replaced it with the a 2014 1.8sr civic tourer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Here's the link http://www.lingscars.com/ You might want to turn down the sound too and don't blame me for any epileptic attacks etc 'cos I did warn you sure homer simpson made that site in one of the episodes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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