Congrats did you go for the DCT or the manual? I have never experienced a manual M car personally, would like to try one day
I went DCT, as the wife does drive manual anymore and I have 2 other manual cars, so actually DCT was the plan. That said driving it it does feel like it would make a good manual..LOL.... but I'me fine with it.
Price wise, yes, M2C have softened a little, I was balancing mileage vs price, dealer vs private etc. LCI vs Comp. I kept to looking at dealers in the end. I could have got perhaps 10K less miles and paid 5-6K more, for the same car or less spec sometimes. Decided it just wasn't worth it as I spread my mileage across other vehicles anyway.
So I paid 31K to an independent specialist dealer with the included 3 month warranty which I can extend if I choose. Car looked super clean and tidy, with all the history and some receipts and old MOT's etc. 5mm left on the rear tyres, Bridgestone Sport, no lip or wear on the discs.
It has the options I wanted, memory seats, HK audio, Lead Adaptive lights. No Carplay, but that is being retro fitted/coded on Monday. I had my VIN checked out and apparently I only need a door switch pack and coding to have folding mirrors as well.
Perhaps there was another few hundred to squeeze out of the deal, but they had only listed it the day before and a clean unmolested car in Hockenheim Silver wasn't going to hang around long, I got a grand off the screen price and snapped it up.
Oh and being 2018 it only has few months left of the crap premium road tax before it drops to standard rates.
very composed and easy to drive normally and a weapon if you turn the wick up.
