BMW and M Power Owners

I'll be fair and say I didn't give it full beans on country lanes, but yeah, I'd even go so far as to say I preferred my old supercharged Mark 2 MX5.

Unless I was actually going on track days a lot I just don't want a car that you need to be doing silly speeds to 'experience' it.
 
wesimmo said:
Took my Z4 in today for a couple of minor things for them to look at.

Was a bit upset it took a month to get an appointment for some diagnostics and then an extra day so they had a car available for me to use.

Then they asked me if I was OK with an auto, not ideal I thought but hey.

Then walked outside and got given a brand new, fully loaded M135i.

TBH, it's nice, sounds amazing and obviously very fast compared to an old 3 litre Z4, but I wouldn't swap.
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The M135i is the faster car but apparently the 128ti is the more fun to drive.
 
MissChief said:
The M135i is the faster car but apparently the 128ti is the more fun to drive.
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The m135i hire car I had was quite fun, you could really floor it out of a corner with the xdrive too. Definitely not as quick overall compared to my m140i other than off the line due to traction
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they're great, just not my thing. But for example I'd have an Elise or something light and nimble like that if I had total choice over what I took out on the roads for fun.
 
ChrisD. said:
That is outrageous.
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5 Series prices seem mental at the moment - I've been debating changing my F11 530d for a G31 540i and whilst I can afford to do it, really can't justify it currently - to give you an idea on prices:

My F11 530d - Purchased 31/1/2020 - 5 years old with 43K on the clock from main dealer - £18990 with £500 of freebies thrown in.

Ignoring the 540i upgrade for a moment, BMW's cheapest 5 year old 530d with 55K miles on is £27K and it's poverty spec compared with all the options that were on mine. For a similar spec to mine, they want £27k but it has 71K on the clock. They even want £16K for a 2013 SE Touring with 49K on the clock: https://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/vehicle/202305187527165?quoteref=af9f2c64-105f-4a63-bd30-c4400b017a52 :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Retail wise, my car now 3 years older with 30K more miles on the clock has only lost £500 in retail price! Ok it'd probably only net me £15-16K on trade in but that's insane.

As for the new 5 Series, in my humble opinion, the looks are stinky and lack of decent petrol engines is a big no from me. I'll eventually have to change my F11 for some reason or other but certainly the G31 will be my last 5 series. Merc E Class or back to Audi for me :(
 
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shifty_uk said:
Right? Comparable A6 is under 500 for the same term. I initially thought it might’ve been due to the new model release but the entire BMW lineup seems incredibly pricey. Not great for business users.
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Often lease pricing is very high/low for a reason.
Likely at this point in time BMW have done something purposely on the finance side to make the 520d unappealing. Look again in a few months and it will probably be back to the correct pricing.

At the other end of the scale - BMW iX40 lease prices have been getting cheaper since March - Lower than Hyundai‘s, Kia’s etc…
 
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shifty_uk said:
Just had a quick scan at lease prices, almost 1k per month on a 24 month term for a 520d, have BMW residuals shot up or something…
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If the residuals went up then the lease costs would go down, right?

Haven't looked at lease market in a while but would expect increased interest rates to have a significant impact.
 
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SDK^ said:
Look again in a few months and it will probably be back to the correct pricing.
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It probably won't, production ends very soon. Often this can result in some good prices but perhaps this time there isn't the spare stock left they need to sell.

Or it's just one quote he's found and there are probably better prices available elsewhere.
 
[TW]Fox said:
It probably won't, production ends very soon. Often this can result in some good prices but perhaps this time there isn't the spare stock left they need to sell.

Or it's just one quote he's found and there are probably better prices available elsewhere.
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Had a quick glance earlier and prices across the board seem way higher than I would expect.
 
[TW]Fox said:
It probably won't, production ends very soon. Often this can result in some good prices but perhaps this time there isn't the spare stock left they need to sell.

Or it's just one quote he's found and there are probably better prices available elsewhere.
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Yeah seems they've done the opposite and jacked up prices.

Hopefully they'll come with bundles of extra options thrown in at least!
 
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