Company Car Choice

[RayDonovan]

Hi All,

Would appreciate some feedback on the below

After having a Tiguan on order for 12 months with no expected build date, my company have given me the option of cancelling the order and ordering a different car (no cash option or alternative to the below)

Below are the options

Tiguan 2.0Tdi R-Line DSG
Current car on order
£470/Month BIK (including upgrade cost)
Pros- Looks nice, diesel engine is punchy enough / adaptive cruise control
Cons - Expensive on BIK, poor ride quality, questionable image, dated interior design

BMW 2 series gran coupe M Sport Pro 218i
£110 cheaper per month than the Tiguan
Pros - Looks good in the right colour with the pro pack
Cons - 3 cylinder engine, no adaptive cruise, still pretty expensive

Skoda Octavia 1.0 petrol / 2.0d Diesel SE Tech
Nearly £200/month cheaper than the Tiguan
Pros - it's cheap
Cons - Poor engine choices, spec is rubbish at SE Tech level, miserable vehicle (Had a Superb before but now out of budget)

Current car is a 2019 VW Arteon 1.5 so I'm used to slow cars

No idea which way to turn. For reference, my annual mileage has dropped from 35k PA to around 15k.
I would have a Skoda again but it's the poor spec levels that are killing me, not the badge at all - My old Superb was the best car I've ever owned.

[Dimebars]

BIK is eyewatering unless you pick something hybrid/EV

Is that not an option?

[RayDonovan]

Nope. Sadly not..

[J1990]

If I had to have one of those three then for the £200/month saving I'd be on the diesel Octavia. Have they paid you anything whilst awaiting your company car to cover use of your personal vehicle?

Lack of Hybrid/EV option is a real killer here.

[RayDonovan]

Having thought about it overnight, edging towards keeping my Tiguan order alive. There's just too many compromises with the 2 series and Octavia but I'll see what our fleet manager says today.

Hell of a saving with the Octavia though..

[Challo]

RayDonovan said:

Having thought about it overnight, edging towards keeping my Tiguan order alive. There's just too many compromises with the 2 series and Octavia but I'll see what our fleet manager says today.

Hell of a saving with the Octavia though..

My friend had a Tiguan an order for the last year, and VW could still not give him a idea on when it would be ready. Luckily he previously had an Audi A6 and they found him a Q5 from a cancelled order.

If you can get another car I would. Defo look for a hybrid version for the tax saving

[RayDonovan]

Challo said:

RayDonovan said:

Having thought about it overnight, edging towards keeping my Tiguan order alive. There's just too many compromises with the 2 series and Octavia but I'll see what our fleet manager says today.

Hell of a saving with the Octavia though..

My friend had a Tiguan an order for the last year, and VW could still not give him a idea on when it would be ready. Luckily he previously had an Audi A6 and they found him a Q5 from a cancelled order.

If you can get another car I would. Defo look for a hybrid version for the tax saving

The closest we get to electric / hybrid is the "mild electric hybrids" which make fk all difference. I ordered the Tiguan on 04/11/21, so 12 months and no build date..

[GreatGranny]

RayDonovan said:

The closest we get to electric / hybrid is the "mild electric hybrids" which make fk all difference. I ordered the Tiguan on 04/11/21, so 12 months and no build date..

Not having an EV/proper hybrid choice is unusual TBH.

Who do you work for, Shell?

[RayDonovan]

GreatGranny said:

RayDonovan said:

The closest we get to electric / hybrid is the "mild electric hybrids" which make fk all difference. I ordered the Tiguan on 04/11/21, so 12 months and no build date..

Not having an EV/proper hybrid choice is unusual TBH.

Who do you work for, Shell?

It's a global company but the car scheme is centrally controlled as we have very little say over it, sadly!