Looks like a superb offer on an M140i
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Given the competition, I think this is probably where I'd put my money. Sure, a golf R is more capable, the S3 better built and a Renaultsport megane will be more engaging, but as a daily I think these make a lot of sense. A thumping straight six, decent blend of tech and driver focus and rwd for those 'moments'. I also really like the way they look but can appreciate they're an aquired taste.
beanie said:
Agree and while I'm not an admirer of the rather bland looks of the 1 series, we're a biased forum being owners of 2 seater sports cars.
We have a 1 series on the drive and it's a great piece of kit to carry 5, capacity of an estate car and reasonable performance even in lowly 116 guise.
If I were in the market and wanted a quick, car capable of moving people or family person moving from performance 2 doors to need space, I can see the attraction. PCP just defers the costs and lets the buyer 'out' in 2 years
For less than a tenner a day (ex vat) I still think that's one of the bargains of the century - I mean if you bought one, then it's lose a lot more than £6999 in two years, in fact it's probably lose that much as soon as you drove it away from the showroom!
Mike
Mike
Interesting that on the website the 140i deals are nothing like that mailshot of £199 so highly likely it was either a one off or a fake deal to lure punters in . all the deals are minimum 6months down & majority are 36 months term at £300 a pop so approx £13k to drive for 3 years & handback ?
Fair enough if that floats your boat
id rather put my £13k into a Mroady & after 3 years still have either the car or my cash :wink:
http://www.redchillifinance.co.uk/wordsearch
Fair enough if that floats your boat
id rather put my £13k into a Mroady & after 3 years still have either the car or my cash :wink: http://www.redchillifinance.co.uk/wordsearch
Plenty about at the moment.
Williams BMW offering 340 down and 340 a month on base 140is and 1000 down and 335 a month on Shadow Edition. Ends 30.09.17.
Williams BMW offering 340 down and 340 a month on base 140is and 1000 down and 335 a month on Shadow Edition. Ends 30.09.17.
Caerdydd
I am looking at buying a 140i as my daily drive to replace my 120D M Sport. It would appear from BMW's site that they have recently made some minor tweaks with regard to interior trim and wheels as well as introducing the Shadow Edition. You can pick up a pre-registered June 2017 140i from BMW dealers for approximately £28K with a couple of hundred miles on them. I configured the same car on a "brand new" basis and it came out at £38K. Ignoring the PCP, lease etc as I am financing the purchase myself, am I missing something or does the pre-registered route make perfect sense if you are aiming to keep the car for 3 years or so as it compensates for the huge depreciation on a new one.
Boyo said:
The dealer discount norm is around the 7 to 8k mark depending on the dealer and how desperate they are to reach sales targets, I would have thought you would still get the same whether paying cash or going with BMWs select finance, obviously if its a pre reg vehicle it will have lost some depreciation as your effectively the second owner. Personally I would spec a new car up and see if any dealer discount plus any BMW deposit contribution brings the cost down to a pre reg price. You could always take out BMWs finance to get the full dealer discount and manufacturer deposit contribution benefits and then pay the finance off fully before the first finance payment is due a month after you take delivery
Tim.
Liverpool
Sadly it's true. Dealers are hooked on taking next months/quarters sales by preregistration, people think something's a bargain if it has a discount regardless of actual price and people want a car from next 1-4 years salary with a PCP
mr wilks said:Got a 360bhp Golf ED30 on drive at the mo if i want to take off like a epileptic mongoose that cost a fraction of the 140i & will hold or increase its value :wink:jamie_z4 said:mr wilks said:I really don't see the appeal of the fast 1ers at all :? Hardly a nice looking carlittle to distinguish from its 118d sisters & being blunt the 1 has never been a looker on any year with only the 1M coupe ever looking remotely fetching
even then its no Cayman but can be gotten over with its overall package :wink:
Each to their own but the deal sum's it up for me £199 a month is Nissan Qashqai money which also have zero temptation whatsoever
drive one- you'll think differently
Its horses for courses this sort of thing. Some folks just "have" to have a new car and others hate the idea of loosing thousands in deprication.
Also at a lot of firms where you can take car allowance in lieu of a company car there are stricted criteria around age of vehicle etc
For a lot of low mileage user/choosers it could boil down to a choice of this or say a company astra/mondeo at similar cost. A bit of a no brainer for them in their circumstances I would have thought. Especially where you get a fuel card included from work.
Personally though I think the whole PCP new/nearly new car thing is stacked like a house of cards and will be the next (albeit mini) financial crisis. I saw a report the other day from the bank of england that shows their now publically concerned about it.
So my advice is if your in the market for a PCP funded vehicle fill your boots while there still relatively cheap!
Or just buy one with cash as we did (the 140 and the Z4, although the Z was 2 years ago).