Hot car deals, 20 August 2009Two ways to go off the beaten track for less
20 August 2009
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Summer is a great time to bag a bargain off-roader – we’ve found great deals on the Land Rover Discovery and Volvo XC90. If you prefer something more compact, how about a Kia Cee’d or an ex-demo Renault Twingo?
Snap up a Discovery 3 for less
Save over £7k on Land Rover Discovery 3
The current Land Rover Discovery 3 is due to be replaced by a heavily revised Discovery 4 model in September. This may be good news, as the Disco 3 hasn’t fared well for reliability in the annual Which? Car survey – it was the worst performing 4x4 this year and the last.
But, if you are prepared to take a risk on the existing Land Rover Discovery, you are in line for some hefty savings as dealers clear remaining stock.
For example, UK Car Discount has the range-topping HSE 2.7 TDV6 turbodiesel for £38,477 - a reduction of £7,248 off list price.
The vehicles are all brand new, unregistered and UK dealer supplied, ready for a 59 registration plate.
30% off Volvo XC90
The Disco deal sounds good. But we can do better - on the Volvo XC90.
Drive the Deal’s latest round of offers includes a 2.4 D5 turbodiesel in SE specification with Geartronic automatic gearbox for just £25,998.
The list price for this Volvo model is £36,395, so that’s a £10,300 saving on a brand new UK dealer supplied car - working out at 30%.
Big bucks off the small Renault Twingo
Save £2k on a Renault Twingo
If you’re after a more modest vehicle, how about the cheap and cheerful Renault Twingo city car.
The 1.2 Extreme model offers frugal running and reasonable equipment, and seems competitively priced from £8,785.
However, Motorparks has an 09-plate ex-demonstrator with just 500 miles under its wheels for £7,000. As this car was specced up to the value of £9,200, that’s a £2,200 saving.
Prefer a brand new Renault Twingo? Try Broadspeed, which reckons it can source the same model for £7,567 - £1,218 less than list.
Kia Cee'd SW is now same price as the hatchback
£2,000 Kia Cee’d discount
Meanwhile, Kia is knocking £2,000 off the cost of the five-door Cee’d LS diesel until the end of September. This brings the price down from £14,745 to £12,745 just in time for the new 59-plate registration.
And if you fancy an estate, you’re in luck, as all Cee’d SW models are currently on offer for the same price as their five-door hatchback equivalents, saving up to £800.
The Cee’d is about to get a questionable facelift - see more in our - so these discounts should help dealers clear remaining stocks of the current version.
And finally...
The Stratstone dealer group is having a used car event this Friday and Saturday, where every car sold will qualify for two years’ free servicing. Since Stratstone is a luxury motoring specialist - the very cheapest cars they deal with are Mini and Smart - this could work out quite a saving.
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