Decision Made!

paspc · 22 May 2011 at 18:28

*high five* enjoy your wheels

Burned_Alive · 22 May 2011 at 18:32

panthro said:
Cheers. Any idea how much a set of 4 cost roughly?

I would imagine you'd be looking at £2500 for a full set from BMW, based on previous pricing.

panthro · 22 May 2011 at 19:27

Thought they would be around that. Thats a hell of lot, maybe in a few months, or if I can find a buyer for the originals.

Monster · 22 May 2011 at 20:06

Awesome looking car, and I personally quite like the wheels, at least its a little different!

I live just round the corner from you in Lower Earley and am working in Wokingham currently so will keep a look out for the car

ecksmen · 22 May 2011 at 21:00

Don't change the wheels, that looks awesome!

Django x2 · 22 May 2011 at 21:00

panthro said:
Cheers. Any idea how much a set of 4 cost roughly?

From the dealers? In excess of £1700, although I assume that includes tyres. Crazy when you consider the whole pack is around that much

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2011 at 21:01

Lucero said:
From the dealers? In excess of £1700, although I assume that includes tyres

You assume very wrong! A 19 inch wheel and tyre set from BMW is the wrong side of £3000.

Dr House · 22 May 2011 at 21:07

Very very nice, how much did they set you back (if you want to say)?

panthro · 22 May 2011 at 22:14

The wrong side of £3k? Im having second thoughts now....

It set me back £25k, which I thought was a fair price. Not a huge steal but a fair price.

Dr House · 22 May 2011 at 22:23

Thats a good price, how many miles does it have on the clock?

Django x2 · 22 May 2011 at 22:25

[TW]Fox;19199593 said:
You assume very wrong! A 19 inch wheel and tyre set from BMW is the wrong side of £3000.

I did say in excess

It appears the list price for one 359M wheel (sans tyre) is around £800

Which is why, when I get an M3 next year, it will have the competition pack already on it

panthro · 22 May 2011 at 22:27

Dr House said:
Thats a good price, how many miles does it have on the clock?

58k, which is above average, but its spent most of its life on the motorway, especially in the last 2 years.

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2011 at 22:27

Lucero said:
Which is why, when I get an M3 next year, it will have the competition pack already on it

You'll have changed your mind by next year

Dr House · 22 May 2011 at 22:28

as long as its under 60k and you plan to keep it for some time its fine. Hope you enjoy the car.

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2011 at 22:30

Make sure you've opted to pay monthly for the warranty given its on 58k. Then you get the sub 60k price for as long as you pay monthly

panthro · 22 May 2011 at 22:32

[TW]Fox;19200337 said:
Make sure you've opted to pay monthly for the warranty given its on 58k. Then you get the sub 60k price for as long as you pay monthly

I thought that too but on the BMW website it says "BMW promise not to change the price within the first 12 months".
I have already applied for the warranty on the pay monthly option

[TW]Fox · 22 May 2011 at 22:42

panthro said:
I thought that too but on the BMW website it says "BMW promise not to change the price within the first 12 months".

This means they guarantee not to change it within the first 12 months but can, should they wish, do so after.

So far there are no reports of them doing this, it just lets them reserve the right to do so.

Presumably so that in 30 years time you are not paying £110 a month for a warranty on your 33 year old M3

CaptainRAVE · 22 May 2011 at 22:47

Stunning car.

panthro · 24 May 2011 at 00:08

The fuel filler cap says "use 95 - 98 RON fuel only".

What are the implications of using standard unleaded, and what if I use 99 RON fuel?

[TW]Fox · 24 May 2011 at 00:12

The quoted performance and economy figures are based on using 98 RON fuel. Use less than this and it will be slightly less powerful and slightly less economical.

Quite why you'd use normal in a £30,000 M3 I've no idea. Super is only 3p more at Sainsburys..