How does a 435i turn into a 640d?
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We'll guess what...
I have her and after 30minutes I am in love. Pics will be on as soon as I can prize myself out of the car.
The handover was really great. Fantastic icing to the cake. Adrian took his time with me and what was an especially nice touch were the flowers for my other half
Only 67 miles on the clock and the smell on newness is addictive. The level of luxury is several steps higher than my particular Z4 (sorry was :'( ) as extended leather is new for me.
In terms of insurance it's 700 for me at 30ish, 8yrs no claims and 3 points. So 200 more than my zed. So not bad I think.
Taking my time to get home. Pics to follow. She is lovely!
I have her and after 30minutes I am in love. Pics will be on as soon as I can prize myself out of the car.
The handover was really great. Fantastic icing to the cake. Adrian took his time with me and what was an especially nice touch were the flowers for my other half
Only 67 miles on the clock and the smell on newness is addictive. The level of luxury is several steps higher than my particular Z4 (sorry was :'( ) as extended leather is new for me.
In terms of insurance it's 700 for me at 30ish, 8yrs no claims and 3 points. So 200 more than my zed. So not bad I think.
Taking my time to get home. Pics to follow. She is lovely!
channy106 said:We'll guess what...
I have her and after 30minutes I am in love. Pics will be on as soon as I can prize myself out of the car.
The handover was really great. Fantastic icing to the cake. Adrian took his time with me and what was an especially nice touch were the flowers for my other half
Only 67 miles on the clock and the smell on newness is addictive. The level of luxury is several steps higher than my particular Z4 (sorry was :'( ) as extended leather is new for me.
In terms of insurance it's 700 for me at 30ish, 8yrs no claims and 3 points. So 200 more than my zed. So not bad I think.
Taking my time to get home. Pics to follow. She is lovely!
Well pleased for you
Enjoy
Lovely mate
Would be scared putting it in the garage though
Would be scared putting it in the garage though
Z4 Beemer said:Maniac, I was in a similar position to you and bought the Zed outright after 3 years, so essentially had it as an asset (a depreciating one, yes), but owed nothing on it.
When I traded it in for the SLK, the dealer put forward a "cash back" offer, so rather than the full value of the Zed going down as a deposit, I got a cheque back for a percentage of its overall trade-in value, and the overall trade-in amount was not that far away from the £18K you mention! Merc actually advised not using the full trade-in value as a deposit. Additionally there was a dealer contribution, and the top-line price of the car was reduced. It's all swings and roundabouts but the finances worked for me, and look favorable for the end of the agreement.
I just get the impression that BMW's are pretty crap when it comes to trade-in time. Both Audi and Merc seem to offer more attractive deals and hold their values better... maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places!
Good luck!
Beware of the GFVs on Mercs. Mercedes are trying to lift prices on used stock as they have been pumping out cheap cars to the leasing companies for a few years resulting in a decent supply of competitively priced used stock dragging prices down. I have 2 friends that have just finished 3 year PCP deals on Mercs that were quite massively in negative equity right to the bitter end.
Their current strategy of big dealer discounts and MB contributions together with their artificially inflated GFVs could make the problem worse in a few years. BMW are more or less in the same boat although its been big discounts and ex fleet cars rather than lease stock that has dragged prices down. Audi haven't suffered because they haven't given such good deals. This has mainly been because the VAG group already struggles to meet production with massive lead times so they actively try to over charge and under sell. However, I fully expect the new MBQ platform is an attempt to overcome this problem and start pumping cars out every which way they can.
Anyway....
OP, car looks absolutely lovely. Interior shots please.
Wow that's a cracker 
Love it.
Love it.