Talking of Greater Manchester, will customers be able to drive diesel SUVs now that a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is being introduced..? The introduction of a CAZ is happening across the UK, not just for Manchester. Essentially, these are areas where targeted action is being taken to discourage the most polluting of vehicles from entering […]
Archives for April 2019
In Review; Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.2 JTDM-2 180 Tecnica 4dr (Diesel/ Auto)
The best executive saloon to lease – does the Alfa Romeo Giulia get mentioned in this discussion? We were recently reviewing the Audi A4 and asking the question about the best mid-sized prestige company car i.e. would you go Audi, BMW, Mercedes or Jaguar or perhaps Lexus. However, would the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo form […]
In Review; Toyota C-HR 1.2T Icon 5dr (Petrol/ Manual)
Without a doubt the UK automotive industry is SUV-mad. In particular anything small-medium and petrol just seems to sell within the leasing industry. It is no surprise that cars like the Seat Arona, VW T-Roc and even the Mercedes GLA (in the prestige range) have been such successful lease deals over the last 3 months. […]
In Review; Volvo V60 2.0 D4 [190] R DESIGN Pro Sportswagon (Diesel/ Manual)
So what is the leading mid-sized estate to lease in the UK? Do customers, personal or business still want them? It is true that the SUV market, particularly in the contract hire and leasing world, has taken many customers away from estate/tourer-type vehicles into the crossover and 4×4 style vehicles – the preference of a […]
In Review; Mercedes AMG C43 4Matic Premium Plus 2dr Coupe 9G-Tronic (Auto/ Petrol)
A big thank you to one of our leading Mercedes suppliers for visiting the CarLease UK team in this luxury performance car, the Mercedes C43 Coupe. Without doubt Mercedes have produced a leading product which offers both performance and a degree of affordability (both in purchase cost/running cost). For those looking into this proposition think […]
In Review; Mercedes GLC 220d 4Matic AMG Line 9G-Tronic (Diesel/ Auto)
Always a pleasure to deliver our local customers their new cars, particularly when they are as beautiful as this SUV – the Mercedes GLC. Our business leasing customer, from Wigan (Greater Manchester), visited the team to collect their replacement vehicle recently. Are lease cars not delivered to a customer’s home or business address? Absolutely they […]
In Review; Mercedes AMG A35 4Matic Executive (Auto/ Petrol)
What is the best performance hatchback to lease in 2019? A popular, but nevertheless difficult, question which is asked of our team. The smaller fast-car range has still been fairly popular in the UK notwithstanding economic pressures, financial uncertainty and the growing running costs for a car (fuel, insurance and maintenance). However, there are still […]
In Review; BMW 530e M Sport 4 Door Auto (PHEV – Petrol)
Thank you for our local business customer from Skelmersdale (Lancashire) for allowing us to visit their team and review the two latest additions to their fleet. Experts in providing public WI-Fi solutions, the company had an innate knowledge of technology and were therefore hugely supportive of considering a vehicle outside of the traditional combustion engine […]
In Review; BMW X5 xDrive30d M Sport 5dr (Auto/ Diesel)
Thank you to the BMW Park Lane Corporate team for visiting the CarLease UK/Car-E-Lease UK team to showcase one of their latest fleet additions – the BMW X5 SUV. As one of the leading luxury SUVs our team get a phenomenal amount of interest in this car (and similar ones) as the luxury 4×4 market […]
In Review; BMW 320d xDrive M-Sport 4dr Step (Auto/ Diesel)
Is the latest BMW 3 series now the leading executive saloon? With stiff competition from the Audi A4, Mercedes C Class and Jaguar XE (which has also recently be updated), choosing a mid-size company car has never been more difficult. These are very much for the customer looking to spend between £250-£300 per month on […]
In Review; VW Golf GTI 2.0 TSI 245 Performance 5dr (Petrol/ Manual)
So what is the best petrol hatch to lease in 2019? Is it the BMW M140i, the Seat Cupra, the Mercedes A35 or this, the VW Golf GTi? There are probably two categories of performance hatchbacks which exist in the UK automotive market – 1) the day-to-day practical and more subtle vehicles; and 2) the […]
In Review; Jaguar F Pace 2.0d R-Sport AWD (Diesel/ Auto)
Thank you to our existing personal leasing customer, from Crawley (West Sussex), for sending through pictures of their new replacement lease car – the Jaguar F-Pace SUV. Our customer was actually replacing a current Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) agreement with us on their Audi Q5 and instead going the contract hire route. So is a […]