My Audi A3 from 2012's end of lease is coming up, and I need to pick a new car for work.
I've narrowed it down to these choices, and am having some problems deciding:
Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake 180 d
Mercedes-Benz A-class 180 d
Lexus CT200h
I figure any of these cars will be an okay choice, but it can't hurt to get as many opinions as I can.
Does anyone have any experience with any of these cars?
The cla and the a class are badge whore garbage.
That makes my choices really easy!
I went to a Mercedes garage yesterday: both seemed alright, but I couldn't get a test drive
I'm planning to go to a Lexus dealer in the evening, I'm really interested in seeing the CT200h
As is the A3, and the CT for that matter. They're all basically pleb-tier FWD hatchbacks with a high-end badge on the front.
The only difference is the A-Class and CLA don't have a down-market counterpart (the A3 has the Golf/Jetta, the CT has the Auris).
>leasing
>leasing luxury cars
lmao
They're only designed to last just long enough to complete a lease, trouble free. The real chump is the nigger who sees dat cheap price on an offlease German car and says "Gibsmedat"
The chump is anyone who gets these in the first place, lease or no. It would make more sense to buy a car that will last a while, but you know what they say about a fool and his money.
You won't get any argument from me on that. But I can see some business cases where impressing people with your badge car can make sense if it results in increased sales.
I'm a Belgian fag.
The lease car is part of my pay, and they also pay road taxes, fuel, maintenance, winter tires and most other expenses that come up. So it's pretty much a hassle-free experience.
Getting your own car that's anywhere close to this is way more expensive.
>Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake 180 d
>Mercedes-Benz A-class
FUCKING 1.4 DIESEL KEKBOX
>Lexus CT200h
yuppie prius
maybe if you bought something without a badge to whore out
>180d
pls no
It's often cheaper for companies in Belgium to provide a car than a higher salary due to tax purposes.
And for the difference you'd get, getting your own car is often more expensive, especially if you want to get a similar car.
In my company's case, we're using a leasing company and we get a list of cars to choose from (I'm honestly pretty happy with the A3 I'm driving with).
I can select an Auris from the list as well, but since I basically need to get as much as I can, the CT200h looks more interesting.
Apparently Lexus tried to go after the "sporty" market with the CT, like all its German competitors. The Auris supposedly has the softer, more comfortable suspension.
Thanks, user.
I'll try to go to the Toyota dealer as well in that case and see how the new model feels.
One thing that makes want to pick a different car than the Auris, is that my brother and parents are already driving older model Auris cars. I guess I like my car not to be the same as everyone I know.
About half a dozen of my colleagues are already driving a BMW 1 model, which is why I immediately skipped that option.
Why not look like everyone else in a corporate setting? It's all about conformity for the most part.
>leasing
>base model "mercedes"
kys.
I have colleagues driving an Avensis, Talisman, and others are waiting for their A-class and CLA Shooting Brake.
My A3 came from the spare parking lot, and I'm the only one driving an A3 currently.
My job isn't sales/client-relations related, so it's a "pick whatever you want" situation.
Some like their car to be bigger, to go with their families on holidays. Others, don't need it to be that big. Most of these pick the 1-Series for some reason. I also heard that rear-wheel drive is a bit weird to drive when it's winter from one of these colleagues.
So yeah, I'm being a bit special.
But since it's a part of my pay, I want to get something to my liking, and I wanna make sure I get something decent.
If you're leasing new, any of those cars should be fine. And if anything goes wrong, it's covered under warranty anyway. It's what happens to those cars 5-7 years after they're new that's really really painful and expensive.
They're brand new and I get to pick options for the car as well.
I noticed I couldn't pick many options for the CLA, so I skipped it (the boot isn't as high I'd like either).
I'll be stuck with the car for 4 years, so I don't want to make a choice I'll regret too much after.
So in that case, any car should be fine?
>Lexus CT200h
Lol... nice overpriced Toyota.
>missing the part where it's part of his job
in such a hurry to shitpost you look like an idiot.
The answer is clear