BMW and M Power Owners

Housey · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:41

To good to be true you say....

Audi S8, brand new.....less than £400 per month INCLUDING VAT based on 2K down over 24 months.

Just take that in, I know of people who have bought and got cars on that deal, though it's now long gone I believe. 6K per annum, but excess mileage was 8p per I believe.

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:43

Burned_Alive said:
Exactly my thoughts. However it seems they are some way off their quota and have also pre regged the maximum number of cars allowed. I queried the £5k contribution and they said this was included because its coming from BMW (not the dealer) on any new car, regardless of dealer margin, which in this case there is none.

Going to setup an appointment on Saturday and go see how the land lies. Was just intrigued if anyone had seen a similar offer or heard of this before.

EDIT: I asked about the stock models part and he said they could do it on any car as long as they can make it work and get it registered before end of year. Didn't seem phased when I said i'd be looking at something like a fairly high spec 340i or 435iGC.

How are they going to register a factory order by the end of the year? They'd need order, confirmation, production, shipping, delivery and PDI within 4 weeks!

Burned_Alive · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:45

[TW]Fox;28868581 said:
How are they going to register a factory order by the end of the year? They'd need order, confirmation, production, shipping, delivery and PDI within 4 weeks!

Yep, I know. Seemed confident though. Can they potentially commandeer existing orders somehow? Suppose BMW wouldnt allow that or everyone would be doing it.

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:47

Though tbh unless they are doing 50% off I still wouldn't have an F30

Housey · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:48

Dealer might have taken a flyer

crinkleshoes · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:57

Registering a factory order is submitting the order and having it confirmed... not production, shipping and delivery

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2015 at 17:59

crinkleshoes said:
Registering a factory order is submitting the order and having it confirmed... not production, shipping and delivery

Registration in this context is first registration with the DVLA.

SDK^ · 26 Nov 2015 at 18:36

Housey said:
To good to be true you say....

Audi S8, brand new.....less than £400 per month INCLUDING VAT based on 2K down over 24 months.

Just take that in, I know of people who have bought and got cars on that deal, though it's now long gone I believe. 6K per annum, but excess mileage was 8p per I believe.

That deal was great but only up for a couple of days and in very limited numbers. Most people who wanted it couldn't get it, very much like trying to win the lottery.

Housey · 27 Nov 2015 at 09:34

SDK^ said:
That deal was great but only up for a couple of days and in very limited numbers. Most people who wanted it couldn't get it, very much like trying to win the lottery.

I know of 2 people who did, jammy sods. Try today and you are looking minimum twice the price.

crinkleshoes · 27 Nov 2015 at 13:54

For the last 6-9 months of the life of the E92 M3, when everyone knew the M3/M4 combo were on the way... you could get some awesome deals on the E92, the LE500 with comp pack going for under £400/month inc vat with only 3 months down, 2 year tie-in and 8-12k miles... I would have got one if my credit rating was better

wez130 · 27 Nov 2015 at 15:23

Fantastic customer service from Lloyds Cockermouth again today, took my car in because of a drivetrain fault that came up, turns out it needs a new EGR valve which they have replaced today, they gave me a X1 S18 as a courtesy car and i told them that i will need my car back tomorrow as i'm on holiday for 6 weeks from Sunday. They said they would make sure it's ready for me to collect tomorrow morning.

I receive a phone call around 2pm today telling me that the car is ready and that they would deliver the car to my workplace 40 miles away today. They have just dropped it off for me. Saves me a 60 mile round trip form home tomorrow to collect it anyway.

SDK^ · 27 Nov 2015 at 15:53

crinkleshoes said:
For the last 6-9 months of the life of the E92 M3, when everyone knew the M3/M4 combo were on the way... you could get some awesome deals on the E92, the LE500 with comp pack going for under £400/month inc vat with only 3 months down, 2 year tie-in and 8-12k miles... I would have got one if my credit rating was better

The best deal on the E92 M3 LE500 DCT was 6+23 months at £438 inc VAT over 8k miles. Still amazing - £12,800 over 2 years. I know because I saved the Pistonheads thread

For comparison a 335D X Drive M-Sport is just a touch cheaper when the good deals are on.

crinkleshoes · 28 Nov 2015 at 00:57

I'm sure I saw some deals under £400... but it's a while back now, so maybe I am confusing inc/ex vat price as I was also trying to get my company to lease it for me.

lee1101 · 28 Nov 2015 at 11:46

I'm at Elite Direct in Rainham getting the alignment done. This place is massive!! The cafe is awesome

SDK^ · 28 Nov 2015 at 12:27

I've finally sold my 1 Series.
Six weeks, two failed buyers, £300 pounds selling cost and lots of hassle. Eventually sold for about £1,300 under value.

Owning and selling on cars is not for me.

[TW]Fox · 28 Nov 2015 at 13:03

SDK^ said:
I've finally sold my 1 Series.
Six weeks, two failed buyers, £300 pounds selling cost and lots of hassle. Eventually sold for about £1,300 under value.

Owning and selling on cars is not for me.

Why didn't you just chuck it at WBAC? They are typically paying over trade book these days. £300 selling cost seems nuts, what did you spend that on?!

What did you get for it in the end and what was the age/miles?

SDK^ · 28 Nov 2015 at 13:13

i initially advertised it at £13k which was around where other similar 118i M-Sports were at. Over the weeks I reduced the price, stopping at £11.5k which made it the cheapest current generation M Sport in the whole of the country. It was cheaper than Cat D cars with double the mileage and it still wasn't selling, I was getting offers of around £10k.

WBAC valued it at £12k in August but in November this was down to £9.8k.

Eventually I sold it for £11.3k.

3.5 years old
43k mikes
Full BMW service history
The car was 100% perfect - 4x new Bridgestones, new brakes/discs all round and new clutch.

[TW]Fox · 28 Nov 2015 at 13:18

Wow, that is a shame. I think your initial price was excessive - that's retail on that car - but the eventual sale price is spot on the trade value of that car. I'd have expected more in a private sale especially given that it sounded a nice example. A shame you didn't get that.

Surprised at WBAC - they've been reliably offering a few hundred over book each time I've run quotes through them recently.

Whoever just paid £11300 for yours got themselves a fantastic buy. Though a new clutch and front/rear discs at 43k?! Did you regularly track it?

SDK^ · 28 Nov 2015 at 13:24

The car was never tracked.

The clutch was changed under warranty - there was a coolant leak which went all over it.

Leeroy Jenkins · 28 Nov 2015 at 14:01

SDK^ said:
i initially advertised it at £13k which was around where other similar 118i M-Sports were at. Over the weeks I reduced the price, stopping at £11.5k which made it the cheapest current generation M Sport in the whole of the country. It was cheaper than Cat D cars with double the mileage and it still wasn't selling, I was getting offers of around £10k.

WBAC valued it at £12k in August but in November this was down to £9.8k.

Eventually I sold it for £11.3k.

3.5 years old
43k mikes
Full BMW service history
The car was 100% perfect - 4x new Bridgestones, new brakes/discs all round and new clutch.

I hate when people who proprely look after their car don't get a price that the car deserves.

It sounds like you put a lot into that car hope it served you well at the very least.