Hot Car Deals, 19 November 2009Save on Lexus LS, Ford Fiesta and new convertibles
19 November 2009
Lexus LS is available with hybrid power
Winter is here, so we've got some fantastic, out-of-season deals on convertibles. There's also a £3,000 saving on a new Ford Fiesta, plus a gigantic £30,000 off a Lexus LS.
We start with that high-end, high-discount deal from Broadspeed. The car broker is offering a massive £30,000 saving on some versions of the Lexus LS.
These are the Japanese equivalent of a Mercedes S-class or BMW 7 Series - loaded with toys and offering a super smooth driving experience. The 2009-registered cars have covered a maximum of 100 miles, and some of them may not even be used at all. Choose between the conventional V8 LS 460 or the V8 petrol-hybrid LS 600.
Basic list price for an LS 460 is £61,540, so the amount of money off is potentially immense depending upon exact specification. Whichever model you choose, the Lexus LS is a huge amount of car for the money.
Ford Fiesta discounts at Online Cars Limited
Save £3k on stock Ford Fiestas
The remains in strong demand - and for good reason. But if you want to buy one from stock, can you still get a good deal?
Yes. Online Cars Limited, for example, has a selection of Fiestas - mostly in the recently discontinued Style+ trim, which includes air conditioning - available from stock, all with discounts of around £3,000. Choose between small petrol or turbodiesel engines, three-door and five-door versions, and even shades of metallic paint.
The biggest discount is £3,254 off a 1.4-litre TDCi diesel five-door, taking the asking price down to £11,144. And the cheapest Fiesta on offer is a 1.2-litre Studio petrol at £8,513 - a £3,017 saving.
Enjoy a 2007 Mercedes CLK for £24k
Winter convertible deals
Finally, online used car retailer Autoquake has this week chosen to remind us that winter is the ideal time to bag a bargain convertible. The company keeps more than 50 used convertibles in stock, and says its prices have fallen by an average of £1,403 in the last two months. That equates to 10%.
More specifically, Audis are an average of £1,923 cheaper (10.7%), Peugeots are £960 less (11.5%) and Renaults are reduced by £1,307 (15.1%).
The company also points out that December usually only has three more rainy days than July - 15 in total (these figures are for London and from BBC Weather). So perhaps a winter drop top isn’t necessarily as daft as it sounds.
Our choice from Autoquake’s current stock? How about a Mercedes CLK 280 Sport on a 57 plate with 18,772 miles for just £23,182? That’s as much as £5,000 less than the Parker's guide used retail price.
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