[Markr]

The residual value calculations from CAP only apply to a published spec of a vehicle, so any options added to that spec do not normally impact the RV (colour is probably the only exception). We had a driver choose a Passat S and added about £5k of options. When we saw this, we had the dealer move it up to an SE Business model, which already had most of the spec, with less than £600 options, so driver had same spec, and we saved over £90 per month. This was because the RV was then based on SE Business spec.

I always advise my colleagues that if they are adding more than a couple of thousand in options to move up to the next model, as more often than not, the RV benefit offsets the difference.