Confused. Bear with me on this. Rock and a hard place.

[FastEdd11e]

We have a plan to get a nice car for around £40k. S Class coupe fits as does a C63. The second car would be a small petrol or EV for the station (needs to be good as my wife commutes and hates scruffy cars).

2nd car could be a Leaf.

Are we wasting money on a 4 or 5 year old Merc, HP with a balloon to finance 10% deposit, or is there a better deal brand new or pre-reg?

I'm set on an AMG Merc. C43 would suffice, just about, as I know in 18 months we can upgrade again.

Are there good deals on C Class AMG as they about to get a new model? Same with the E Class.

I'm not used to buying new as I've been a motability customer for many years. Last new car was a 52 R32 (I miss that car).

Thanks in advance.

Budget; Up to £10k deposit and around £450pcm

Edit; I would consider a B5 Alpina or M5

[ZX10R NIN]

If you're not going for a full fat AMG then I'd be looking at the E53 rather than the C43, it's the better package.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106083...

[TheDrownedApe]

So you are going to spend 10k deposit and upto 400pcm on a used car pcp.

Omfg get a pers loan...if you can. Average 3.3 apr against whatever dogst the dealers are trying to flog you.

[georgeyboy12345]

How long do you plan on having the car for? 18 months? There may be better ways of financing this vs. HP.