Your idea of the perfect company car

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 12:35 PM

I have had the 318d for 4 months and have to say it's fairly perfect for a company car.

I chose the 318d as the cost in tax due to emissions is only £120 a month. I also chose the following options:

M-Sport seats and steering wheel as they are very comfortable, did not want the m-sport as the suspension is too hard and the ride is compromised with run flats.

Black roof lining as it feels sportier.

Up-graded stereo

Part leather as it's a lot cheaper than full leather and looks and feels premium

Heated seats, auto lights and wipers, cruise control as I mainly do motorway journeys and bluetooth.

Over the last 3500 miles I have averaged 50 mpg. The only cost to me is £120 a month in tax. All in all a very hard car to beat as a company car.

What are your views on the perfect company car (not car allowance).

jimmylimmy · 08-03-2011, 12:50 PM

It depends on how many miles I would be doing.

My mileage has dropped over the past 18 months, but I would still want an auto.

Looking at my current co car list, I'd probably go for either the F10 520d M-Sport Auto or the Merc C350 CDI Blueffciency Sport.

willhollin · 08-03-2011, 12:52 PM

Bugatti Veyron would be pretty cool.

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 01:31 PM

Forgot to mention that the company puts a limit of £450 a month on leasing my car.

mowflow · 08-03-2011, 01:52 PM

I don't get a company car but I get to use the bosses boxster spider for going to meetings. Sadly it's being replaced next week for a v10 r8 and I've already been told I won't be trusted with it.

318d does sound like it would be hard to beat. It's everything most would need.

willhollin · 08-03-2011, 01:56 PM

520d Efficient dynamics in the 13% tax band looks promising.

nomis_nehc · 08-03-2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mowflow

I don't get a company car but I get to use the bosses boxster spider for going to meetings. Sadly it's being replaced next week for a v10 r8 and I've already been told I won't be trusted with it.

318d does sound like it would be hard to beat. It's everything most would need.

Aww. Perhaps when the boss is drunk.

magic77 · 08-03-2011, 02:41 PM

thats not bad though last time I checked we could have an astra or a 406 on our list of cars so no thank you. As cheap to tax company cars go something like yours is not bad. £1200 a year for hassle free motoring. THought not sure I could live with lower power

Boyd1963 · 08-03-2011, 02:45 PM

I dream of having a company car again! Happy days.

Now I get a car allowance and their is always something morer important to spend it on than cars.

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 03:26 PM

The lack of power is a bit of a shame but if you accept that it's only got 143bhp then you don't expect too much.

TBH once on the motorway at 80 mph it's all the power you need.

I think I miss the noise of the V8 as much as the power.

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by willhollin

520d Efficient dynamics in the 13% tax band looks promising.

That does sound good, how much are they?

TMP · 08-03-2011, 03:30 PM

What is it that makes a V8 petrol sounds soooo good...even 6 cylinders can be very alluring as well..

Good point about all the power you need. At least the 318d has a good slug od torque to help you keep up on the mway. I am sure on a equiv petrol you would need to drop a cog...

ZURICH · 08-03-2011, 03:35 PM

Please dont shout at me but my last company car in the UK was a Volvo V70 D5 a great car to drive and fit the dog and kids in

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TMP

What is it that makes a V8 petrol sounds soooo good...even 6 cylinders can be very alluring as well..

Good point about all the power you need. At least the 318d has a good slug od torque to help you keep up on the mway. I am sure on a equiv petrol you would need to drop a cog...

Maybe because V8s growl and sound mean and rude. The C63 makes the best noise when they are started, they really do growl.

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by magic77

thats not bad though last time I checked we could have an astra or a 406 on our list of cars so no thank you. As cheap to tax company cars go something like yours is not bad. £1200 a year for hassle free motoring. THought not sure I could live with lower power

Shame on you Magic £120 a month is £1440 a year

magic77 · 08-03-2011, 03:51 PM

lol been a long day ok brain is misfiring, i'm going now

briers · 08-03-2011, 03:59 PM

If i was doing a lot of miles then a Jaguar XJ SuperSport SWB, if the business was doing really well.

If it was doing ok then it's hard to ignore the 5 series

Low miles then i would just have and m3 on lease.

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Just seen the £450 limit, for that i don't know, it would have to be a 4 cylinder then.

pjs · 08-03-2011, 04:22 PM

Been that long since i had a company car that it used to be the more you drove, the less tax you paid. If you did more than 18k per year, you only paid tax on 10% of the cars value. How times have changed.

Perfect company car now? has to be a F10 520d. Predictable I know.

sheps · 08-03-2011, 04:29 PM

I drive my perfect company car!

Golgarth · 08-03-2011, 05:02 PM

Have to say I am loving my 318d m sport tourer, cheaper to lease than any ford or vauxhall equivalent, does epic mpg (4k a month sometimes so has to be good). The one option I would not live without is the prof nav.

A 520d tourer would be better though (are they available yet?)

jimmylimmy · 08-03-2011, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLR1969

I think I miss the noise of the V8 as much as the power.

You need a Soundracer V8, job jobbed

JLR1969 · 08-03-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sheps

I drive my perfect company car!

You certainly do!

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JLR1969 Major General 1882 Rep 7,000 Posts Drives: Kubota GR1600 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England iTrader: (1)	Your idea of the perfect company car I have had the 318d for 4 months and have to say it's fairly perfect for a company car. I chose the 318d as the cost in tax due to emissions is only £120 a month. I also chose the following options: M-Sport seats and steering wheel as they are very comfortable, did not want the m-sport as the suspension is too hard and the ride is compromised with run flats. Black roof lining as it feels sportier. Up-graded stereo Part leather as it's a lot cheaper than full leather and looks and feels premium Heated seats, auto lights and wipers, cruise control as I mainly do motorway journeys and bluetooth. Over the last 3500 miles I have averaged 50 mpg. The only cost to me is £120 a month in tax. All in all a very hard car to beat as a company car. What are your views on the perfect company car (not car allowance). Last edited by JLR1969; 08-03-2011 at 01:30 PM..
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JLR1969 Major General 1882 Rep 7,000 Posts Drives: Kubota GR1600 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England iTrader: (1)	Forgot to mention that the company puts a limit of £450 a month on leasing my car.
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mowflow Colonel 62 Rep 2,472 Posts Drives: Golf 7R Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (2)	I don't get a company car but I get to use the bosses boxster spider for going to meetings. Sadly it's being replaced next week for a v10 r8 and I've already been told I won't be trusted with it. 318d does sound like it would be hard to beat. It's everything most would need.
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magic77 Brigadier General 258 Rep 3,815 Posts Drives: ex- 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Surrey iTrader: (2)	thats not bad though last time I checked we could have an astra or a 406 on our list of cars so no thank you. As cheap to tax company cars go something like yours is not bad. £1200 a year for hassle free motoring. THought not sure I could live with lower power __________________ F30 335i M Sport - now departed
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Boyd1963 Major 30 Rep 1,301 Posts Drives: 2011 320d e92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bournemouth iTrader: (0) Garage List Sep 2011 E92 [0.00]	I dream of having a company car again! Happy days. Now I get a car allowance and their is always something morer important to spend it on than cars.
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JLR1969 Major General 1882 Rep 7,000 Posts Drives: Kubota GR1600 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: England iTrader: (1)	The lack of power is a bit of a shame but if you accept that it's only got 143bhp then you don't expect too much. TBH once on the motorway at 80 mph it's all the power you need. I think I miss the noise of the V8 as much as the power.
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TMP Brigadier General 349 Rep 3,022 Posts Drives: M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cheshire iTrader: (0)	What is it that makes a V8 petrol sounds soooo good...even 6 cylinders can be very alluring as well.. Good point about all the power you need. At least the 318d has a good slug od torque to help you keep up on the mway. I am sure on a equiv petrol you would need to drop a cog... __________________ M2 Arrived! Family 5er
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ZURICH Major 41 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: E91 320d Touring M Sport Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wettingen iTrader: (0)	Please dont shout at me but my last company car in the UK was a Volvo V70 D5 a great car to drive and fit the dog and kids in __________________ M Sport Package, (PDC), front / rear, Cruise control Mystic Blue Metallic, Beige Dakota leather, Alarm, Automatic transmission, Panoramic glass roof, Heated Seats, Lumbar etc etc "I don't Fuck around but when I do, I dont fuck around"
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briers Ben 62 Rep 1,992 Posts Drives: Tesla p85d Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midlands,UK iTrader: (0)	If i was doing a lot of miles then a Jaguar XJ SuperSport SWB, if the business was doing really well. If it was doing ok then it's hard to ignore the 5 series Low miles then i would just have and m3 on lease. // Just seen the £450 limit, for that i don't know, it would have to be a 4 cylinder then.
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Golgarth Private 0 Rep 69 Posts Drives: 2010 318d M-sport tourer Bus Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: north east iTrader: (0)	Have to say I am loving my 318d m sport tourer, cheaper to lease than any ford or vauxhall equivalent, does epic mpg (4k a month sometimes so has to be good). The one option I would not live without is the prof nav. A 520d tourer would be better though (are they available yet?)
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