{"id":66840,"date":"2017-09-19T19:51:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T12:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/car-leasing-how-one-petrolhead-has-become-more-wary\/"},"modified":"2017-09-19T21:04:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T14:04:07","slug":"car-leasing-how-one-petrolhead-has-become-more-wary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/car-leasing-how-one-petrolhead-has-become-more-wary\/","title":{"rendered":"Car leasing: how one petrolhead has become 'more wary'"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFinance plans offer cars for small monthly payments, but one driver found himself saddled with a \u00a3900 bill for minor repairsJames Ahari knows about cars after several years in the insurance industry, much of it spent handling motor policy claims. He is also a self-confessed petrolhead.But he says anyone can track down the best deals on car leasing websites and, like him, spurn owning a car in favour of leasing one. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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