Ownership costs 120d 123d 130i

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What sort of maintenance costs can be expected for a 3 year+ 1 series? I do around 5 to 6k miles a year. The models I'm looking at are a 120d 123d and 130i.

Is the most significant ownership cost for the post facelift 3dr models depreciation? How much would a 3 year old model be expected to drop in value per year? A 2007 120d can be had for around £12k. Is it likely to lose £2k in value per year? More? Would the depreciation cost of a 130i be less over two years of ownership?

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£4k a year is probably more than I'm willing to pay in depreciation costs. Looks like the 130i is probably ruled out. What about the diesels?
 
2007 120d - £17k~
2009 120d - £19-20k

Although there are a few 2010 120d's on there for £19k.

These are 3 door hatchback M Sport spec, no doubt the SEs will be less but still. The coupe and convertibles will be worth more, natch.

As for the 123ds...

2007 123d - £17k
2009 123d - £21k

Looks like they all even out at 3 years, much like that WhatCar? graph.

Do you have to buy brand new? A lot of these approved used cars have very little miles on them... They don't even make the 130i any more.

Brand new you've got the option of 123d or 120d... or 118i.
 
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Yes. The LCI models are much better, cristi. EfficientDynamics as standard and updated body parts, interior, engines, etc.

The only 2007 120d's I can find for £12k are from dodgy looking traders or have silly 30k a year mileages. Unless you need it straight away, I'd hang on until next year when they release the new model. You'll get a current 2010/early 2011 model with reasonably large discounts, especially nearly new. They're showing it at the Frankfurt motor show, iirc.
 
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[TW]Fox;17076818 said:
Thats obviously some sort of dodgy one, they are not normally that cheap.

Nobody needs a 120d to do 5k a year, its just pointless.
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Unless of course, you prefer the power delivery, usable torque at low revs and the lower depreciation.

If you're looking at the hatch, the 4 pot petrol 2.0 isn't exactly fantastic, and the 130i has been discounted by the OP.

123d it is then.
 
mjt said:
Unless of course, you prefer the power delivery, usable torque at low revs and the lower depreciation.

If you're looking at the hatch, the 4 pot petrol 2.0 isn't exactly fantastic, and the 130i has been discounted by the OP.

123d it is then.
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They don't make the 130i any more so since the OP was so concerned by depreciation and wanted to buy new, his only option was 120d or 123d.

I'd rather have a year old 130i than a brand new 12xd, especially for 5k a year.
 
[TW]Fox;17076861 said:
For some uses, yes. For bimbling around town and stuff, no, not really.

Remember, I have driven almost 10 billion 120d's :p
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I'm not so sure. Diesels have an advantage around town due to the power delivery and much better urban consumption figures.

Captain_Slick said:
They don't make the 130i any more so since the OP was so concerned by depreciation and wanted to buy new, his only option was 120d or 123d.

I'd rather have a year old 130i than a brand new 12xd, especially for 5k a year.
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Who's talking about buying brand new? :confused:
 
mjt said:
I'm not so sure. Diesels have an advantage around town due to the power delivery and much better urban consumption figures.
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The consumption figures are irrelevent because he does next to no miles. That and I've NEVER been able to get astounding urban consumption figures from any diesel 1 Series. The last was a 118d and was dropped back off at the dealer showing 31mpg over 30 miles of town driving.

It's much nicer to 'waft' (can you do that in a 1 Series?) about town in a petrol powered car. It's smoother, quieter and generally more pleasant.
 
[TW]Fox;17076874 said:
I cant see this in his OP at all. He looks like he is wanting to buy a 3 year old example and the only time he's mentioned price, it was £12k?
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Ah, yes. I misread it.

I'm guessing a 5 year old 130i would be worth about... £10k? Something like that?
 
Depreciation is a fact of life. It's almost impossible to escape it and if its THAT much of a big deal, then the best way to avoid it is to simply not spend a huge amount of money in the first place.

If you do spend a huge amount of money, get used to the idea that the car will continue to shed value until it's no longer worth a huge amount of money.
 
[TW]Fox;17076861 said:
For some uses, yes. For bimbling around town and stuff, no, not really.

Remember, I have driven almost 10 billion 120d's :p
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That may be so, but your tastes, standards and expectations are pretty different to that of Joe average of the car buying public
 
And in looking for a few 120i stats I have just discovered that the most powerful petrol engine now offered in a 1 Series hatch is.... the 118i :(

Sigh.
 
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