Best deals of the week

Friday, June 24, 2005

Whatcar.com has been sniffing out the best deals available on new and nearly new cars. We’ve visited manufacturers, car supermarkets and brokers to find the biggest savings for car buyers.

Save £8847 on an MG ZT CDTi

Whatcar.com has been sniffing out the best deals available on new and nearly new cars. We’ve visited manufacturers, car supermarkets and brokers to find the biggest savings for car buyers.

All our deals are grouped by type of car, so you can compare deals on a like-for-like basis, but to get you started we’ve picked out the top deals we think are worth a special mention.

Supermarket deal of the week
Car People in Wakefield has some excellent deals on MGs and Rovers and will sell you a new, unregistered MG ZT CDTi for £12,495, a massive £8847 off the previous list price of £21,342. Call 0845 644 0605. Make sure the cars come with warranty cover, and budget for up to £1000 to buy some from an independent provider, such as Warranty Direct, if they don’t.

Broker deals of the week
UK New Cars will sell you a 138bhp VW Golf 2.0 GT TDI five-door for £15,992, saving you £1828 off the list price. Call 01603 667403 for more details.

What Car?’s mystery shoppers show you can easily get a discount of about £270 on our pick of the Toyota Corolla range, the 1.6 T3 five-door. However, Motormouse can give you 10 times that discount – it is offering a new, unregistered Corolla for £10,670, £2731 off the list price. Call 01243 811985.

Carfile is selling the VW Bora 1.9 TDI PD 100 Highline for £14,000, £2825 off the list price. Call 01335 360763.

Drivethedeal.com is offering the new, unregistered Renault Laguna Sport Tourer 1.9 DCi 130 Dynamique for £13,909 – a saving of £5016, or 26%, off the list price.