BMW and M Power Owners

I had one perfect experience buying BMW AUC at distance with my 3 series and a terrible one with my X3. Fortunately someone could see the 3 for me and it had been very well looked after and detailed before sale, but the X3 I had to take on the basis of pictures, videos and descriptions from the dealer. It had various scratches and was not valeted well at all even though only 3 years old, less than 15k miles and described as immaculate - I specifically told them I wanted it to be in perfect condition and I had time to wait for a perfect one if it wasn't. Anyway, took delivery in Jersey (it came from a Sytner AUC in Wales) and I had a nit list of literally 12 things that were not as described, most of which could easily have been fixed had a proper detail been done on the car before delivery, two other dings required further work. I took delivery in May and when I visited UK in August they agreed to pick it up from me and fix everything.

Just not an ideal experience, so my advice would be never trust what the dealer says, so you're doing the right thing by going to see it. Even if you get there and it needs a few things doing to it, I wouldn't take the dealer's word that they have been done, so would go back and see it again or hang around for a day while they fix it. Also, if the AUC dealer is within a network (e.g. Sytner) they will generally deliver between branches so that you can view it somewhere more convenient to you, if you put a deposit down.
 
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[TW]Fox;30197804 said:
That 328i looks exceptionally well priced and has everything you need in an F30 and is missing none of the essentials. I cannot imagine it will hang about long.
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There's the Fox seal of approval right there.
 
Just got my delivery date for the new F10 :) couple of weeks time instead of December.

Just as the weather is starting to get quite bad up here... Think I'll keep and run the A4 alongside it until February/March.
 
[TW]Fox;30198479 said:
Not sure if serious.

It's an F10 not a Caterham.
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Yes but I'll be travelling up and down the country, last year I got caught in a blizzard on B roads up north and the A4 just managed to crawl through. Peace of mind more than anything.
 
Dr House said:
just get winter tyres and you will get though most conditions.
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+1

When I lived in Leek (Staffordshire Moorlands) I got caught in heavy snow a few times, being a cheapskate I'd opted for winter tyres on the rear only (RWD) and the car performed superbly, even helped pull a stuck 4x4 which was quite amusing!

TBH you'll hardly ever need winter tyres in the U.K. but they are well worth it on an RWD car especially.

I travel all over the U.K. in a six axle articulated truck, touch wood, I've not got stuck once in the last 10 years, your worrying needlessly about getting stuck in an F10!
 
I had one for a couple of months last year and drove it in all sorts of conditions so I know what the car is capable of. No winter tyres either. All I'm saying is, I'll use my A4 in cases where I know the weather may be atrocious, if it means I'll 100% get to my meetings on time :p

The A4 is going up for private sale, too so probably won't have sold by then anyway.
 
Surely it's totally pointless anyway as even if you're prepared for it, nobody else will be. My parents have a 4x4 with winter tyres but when it snows they can never get any further than about half a mile because the roads are all blocked by people who aren't prepared and have lost traction / crashed / drive everywhere at 2MPH.
 
geekman said:
Surely it's totally pointless anyway as even if you're prepared for it, nobody else will be. My parents have a 4x4 with winter tyres but when it snows they can never get any further than about half a mile because the roads are all blocked by people who aren't prepared and have lost traction / crashed / drive everywhere at 2MPH.
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You're wrong geekman, any modern rwd BMW is absolutely lethal in anything sub 7 degrees and will instantly crash, no exceptions :p
 
shifty_uk said:
Just got my delivery date for the new F10 :) couple of weeks time instead of December.

Just as the weather is starting to get quite bad up here... Think I'll keep and run the A4 alongside it until February/March.
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Funnily enough, I have a set of winter wheels and tyres for a F10 BMW for sale just now :D I'll even deliver them to you, since your reasonably close lol.
 
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