| With the government Scrappage scheme now in | | | | when you knock off the £2,000, do your |
| full swing, has there ever been a better time to | | | | research though and you may be able to knock |
| buy a new car? So long as your old banger | | | | off a further four hundred pounds or so. Then it |
| qualifies, you can get £2,000 off your next | | | | really is a bargain. |
| new car when you trade in your old one. Hold on | | | | For those who need something a little larger, both |
| though, dig a little deeper and you may find that | | | | Vauxhall and Renault are also participating in the |
| you can save a lot more than the governments | | | | Scrappage scheme and both manufacturers are |
| offering. | | | | offering well in excess of the two thousand |
| Leading up to the announcement of the scheme | | | | pounds just about across the range of their |
| many manufacturers were already suffering in | | | | vehicles. In fact on some of their larger family |
| this economic downturn and as a result it was | | | | cars it is not uncommon to find savings well |
| possible to achieve discounts on new cars well in | | | | above five thousand pounds. |
| excess of the two thousand pounds now being | | | | It doesn't stop at the lower or medium ends of |
| offered. The result? Not all manufacturers are | | | | the market either. Even some of the luxury |
| treating the Scrappage scheme exactly the same. | | | | manufacturers have signed up to the scheme. |
| Some are topping up existing bonuses, some are | | | | Forget two thousand pounds off an Audi A3, with |
| offering the straight two thousand off list price, | | | | a little homework you should be able to get a lot |
| but others are offering existing bonuses and the | | | | closer to three thousand off even their most |
| £2,000 on top and that is where the | | | | basic model and as the list prices rise, so do the |
| bargains are to be had. | | | | savings. |
| As with other Scrappage schemes that have | | | | So for the fortunate few who are looking to |
| been running in other countries for a while now, | | | | change their car in the next year and they have |
| the majority of interest seems to have been | | | | a vehicle that qualifies for the Scrappage scheme, |
| generated around small cars. Cars such as the | | | | do your homework and this may truly be the |
| Citron C1, small, economical and cheap, with a list | | | | best time ever to buy a new car. |
| price of £7,945, the C1 looks a great deal | | | | |