Best Car Leasing Deals of 2009: Estate Car

Estate cars may once have been associated with retired, middle-class Volvo drivers complete with Labradors and road side picnics, but no more.More than ever, the 2009 estate models proved their weight in gold, with a host of adapted saloon models offering the same style and comfort but with additional functional space. Skoda started the year off with a bang, with a new Octavia estate, featuring an extensive facelift and interior upgrading. Joining it came the Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer, the Renault Laguna Estate and Megane Sports Tourer and finally the Toyota Avensis Tourer.All stood to prove that estates don’t need to be rectangle in shape and that an estate can be an attractive personal or business proposition.Winner: Vehicle SaversCommended: Newbury LeasingThis year the Mercedes C-Class Estate took the award for Estate Car Deal, and perhaps it comes as no surprise, always a popular model, the C-Class in its estate form offers the same performance and refinement as its saloon counterpart only with added space for increased usability.Likewise the Volvo V50 has always been a popular model, but 2009 saw the introduction of a V50 for the times with a new super fuel efficient addition. Volvo’s innovative DRIVe range which includes variants within the C30, S40 and V50 ranges among others slashed CO2 emissions and increased fuel efficiency to not only reduce visits to the petrol station but to reduce company car tax and meet CSR needs too.The Volvo V50 DRIVe may be a big vehicle but with 62.8 mpg and just 119g/km of CO2, it is one of the greenest estate vehicles available on the market, while still offering the space of a traditional estate car.On that note we can congratulate Newbury Leasing for its commended deal on the Volvo V50 1.6 DRIVe with start/stop technology which was offered for the keen price of £249.99 per month based on a 3+35, 10,000 mpa business contract.Meanwhile Vehicle Savers, lived up to its name, and won the award for Best Estate Car Deal with the Mercedes-Benz C-Class estate for just £240 per month based on a 6+35, 10,000 mpa business contract.All prices quoted are based on business deals and are exclusive of VAT. They may not be indicative of current deals available on the website.

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