I'd see it more as encouragement. Bottom line is new cars generally always depreciate more than second hand, so what you notionally save on cheap financing you lose on eye watering depreciation
Never ceases to amaze me that otherwise sensible people blow masses of money on new cars
I have a fair bit of a car habit myself which I'm trying to ween myself off but I am acutely aware of the costs, I generally try to avoid huge depreciation but all too easy to get sucked in n
I was offered 0% finance on the last car I bought but it was off the list price.
I paid in full and got a €2k discount off the list price.
Taking the 0% finance offer would have cost me €2k.
It's only guaranteed if there is no damage to the car and your mileage is within the limits. But the biggest catch on the final value is that it is set the dealer's favour and in the majority of cases the car will be worth more. I used PCP to buy my previous car, paying the 'final value' to keep it. 5 years later I traded it in for more.
It's only guaranteed if there is no damage to the car and your mileage is within the limits. But the biggest catch on the final value is that it is set the dealer's favour and in the majority of cases the car will be worth more. I used PCP to buy my previous car, paying the 'final value' to keep it. 5 years later I traded it in for more.