My personal experience is that Novated Leases are not financially competitive compared to a car loan and buying outright. Especially at the lower end of car cost scale like you are.
The GST savings are minimal/non existent, the tax savings are minimal, the maintenance and admin costs are inflated and of course that damned balloon. You'll end up paying way more than you should for the car with the added pain of a direct reduced income.
Will see how far I get with negotiating a price with the dealer then. I'm pushing to get the hybrid sedan to the fuel economy (close to 1000km per 43L tank, and the sedan's economy is better than the hatch)
Don't be afraid to shop around and get prices from far flung dealers. Even if you don't intend to travel that far you can use the quote to negotiate down the price at your preferred dealer.
My personal experience is that Novated Leases are not financially competitive compared to a car loan and buying outright. Especially at the lower end of car cost scale like you are.
The GST savings are minimal/non existent, the tax savings are minimal, the maintenance and admin costs are inflated and of course that damned balloon. You'll end up paying way more than you should for the car with the added pain of a direct reduced income.
Thank you:)
I also read that people should go into a dealer with a preapproved loan for added negotiating power.
Would $31k be reasonable the brand new car mentioned above, or should I go lower or higher?
I really don't know anything about new Corollas so I can't really tell you. The Hybrid seems pretty popular these days
All good no worries.
Will see how far I get with negotiating a price with the dealer then. I'm pushing to get the hybrid sedan to the fuel economy (close to 1000km per 43L tank, and the sedan's economy is better than the hatch)
Don't be afraid to shop around and get prices from far flung dealers. Even if you don't intend to travel that far you can use the quote to negotiate down the price at your preferred dealer.