New Business Edition

[Harvey1512]

So, there I am enjoying my new V60, feeling very content with my choice when I read this online today. Great, the car I want with my extras suddenly standard and at a lower price. Okay so I lease but the list price matters for tax purposes.

I know it is the luck of the draw as to when models come out but OUCH.

http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/volv...slashed/263669

It does make the car an even better deal at entry level though. A great bargain and especially compared to the German alternatives.

[craigv60]

That's a bit irritating, isn't it? To be honest, I'm happy without satnav and parking sensors but a reduced list price would affect the BIK I pay ...

[darbs]

Originally Posted by Harvey1512

I know it is the luck of the draw as to when models come out but OUCH.

there are some things in life you just don't have any control over. unless you can see some way of taking advantage of this, you just have to let it go.

[Harvey1512]

Originally Posted by darbs

there are some things in life you just don't have any control over. unless you can see some way of taking advantage of this, you just have to let it go.

Thank you Yoda for your wise words. You are quite right and such is the way of things that the last people to give you any news of an impending release is your dealer as they want to shift a car now, not in a weeks time. I had hoped the car had been out long enough for this type of model to be already out there if Volvo intended doing one. BMW have a business type model and logic would suggest that you need to match them as you are going for the same customers and they are the benchmark, like it or not. It makes sense for company car drivers as it has the essential items on there for people who use the car for work purposes.

Normally these models come at a saving of about £500 but this one is more substantial than that which makes it smart. I'm enjoying the car though and I have a 600 mile round trip due next week which I am oddly looking forward to as this will be my first big run out in it since I picked it up. It is also my first chance to really test the mpg over a long run so that will be interesting.

[t5_monkey]

to me that says the S60 isn't selling - it's perilously close to the V40 in pricing.

[Ninja59]

Originally Posted by t5_monkey

to me that says the S60 isn't selling - it's perilously close to the V40 in pricing.

the v40 though is brand new...and priced a smidgen above its rivals

[MtillingVolvo]

Think its mainly that the S60 is in a hugely competitive segment and they needed to do this to give a lower entry/P11D price to be able to compete properly with the likes of Audi/BMW.

[V60 Drive]

Mines on an 18 month lease, so not a big issue to me either, but frustrating as I would have gone for the new business model over the R-Design I have. At list price the R-Design D2 is now £5750 more. That's a lot more money for bigger wheels, few cosmetic changes, uncomfortably hard ride, no sat nav, no parking sensors........

I'm guessing the discounts offered will be different on each model going forward