Show Us Your Motors!

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:11

Lonz said:
Moving from a 120bhp to a c.180bhp car is quite a big jump.

So is spending that amount of money on a car. If the car is worth it then great but a 320d is not worth £30k. Is it BMW Select with a large balloon or something to offset the cost?

Lonz · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:12

[TW]Fox;20611218 said:
So is spending that amount of money on a car. If the car is worth it then great but a 320d is not worth £30k.

To you maybe. It's worth every penny to me. We just draw the line at different places.

Is it BMW Select with a large balloon or something to offset the cost?

I traded the MINI in and paid the difference in cash.

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:14

Lonz said:
To you maybe. It's worth every penny to me. We just draw the line at different places.

Certainly puts it into perspective. I mean, I have posts on here disputing whether my E92 335i was really worth the £20k it cost me... and here is a £30k 320d :/

Did you go for the Pro Nav? Should be the later version with Album Art etc on one of those.

Robbo · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:15

It wipes the floor with a Mini, that's for sure.

Lonz · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:17

Robbo said:
It wipes the floor with a Mini, that's for sure.

It certainly does. The feel, comfort and build quality is just streets ahead of what I've been used to. It's also nice having a boot lol!

[TW]Fox;20611246 said:
Did you go for the Pro Nav? Should be the later version with Album Art etc on one of those.

No Sat-nav. THAT, I didn't think was worth it

. I decided to hold back on that and look into some aftermarket speakers.

Scuzi · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:21

Picked up this wagon today. I'm pretty damn happy with it. For sheer pace it's equal to if not quicker than the Z4, mainly due to a more compliant ride. Despite sounding like a tramp with a chest infection the engine is an absolute peach. So far so good.

Rubbish pics taken on my phone before it got too dark. Not that it matters, you've all seen one of these before

mjt · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:24

Lonz said:
No Sat-nav. THAT, I didn't think was worth it . I decided to hold back on that and look into some aftermarket speakers.

Skillmister · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:26

Nice colour Scuzi

Kenai · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:26

Lonz said:
No Sat-nav. THAT, I didn't think was worth it . I decided to hold back on that and look into some aftermarket speakers.

No Nav?

Surely that will absolutely destroy the resale value? :confused:

mrk · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:26

I don't like either of those wheels! Satisfaction has not been met today!

Scuzi · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:28

Kenai said:
No Nav?

Surely that will absolutely destroy the resale value?

It'll have a significant effect. It doesn't make sense not to spec nav on a brand new car bought on a PCP. The calculations take into account the resale value so adding nav really doesn't cost that much extra per month.

mrk said:
I don't like either of those wheels! Satisfaction has not been met today!

They're round and they have legal rubber on them. That's enough to keep me happy

Lonz · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:29

Kenai said:
No Nav?

Surely that will absolutely destroy the resale value?

By the time I sell it, I highly doubt the cost would be redeemed.

[TW]Fox · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:33

Lonz said:
No Sat-nav. THAT, I didn't think was worth it . I decided to hold back on that and look into some aftermarket speakers.

You have GOT to be joking? The nav was the single best thing about my E92. It's not the nav system it's the HDD CIC iDrive - its truely fantastic. All your music, full internet access, album art, seamless integration into the car...

I thought you were mad before. Now I think you are bonkers. Nearly 30 grand on a 2 litre diesel without the iDrive system

Scuzi is definately the winner on this page. Fundamentally the same car yet his is less than half the price and has the correct number of cylinders

mjt · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:36

Yeah, the iDrive isn't really about the resale value, it's about what it gives you. Especially if it's a leased car!

Howard · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:37

A diesel and with those wheels/tyres and no doubt hard suspension.. I bet the ride quality is absolutely appalling :/

mjt · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:38

Howard said:
A diesel and with those wheels/tyres and no doubt hard suspension.. I bet the ride quality is absolutely appalling :/

It looks good though!

Lonz · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:39

[TW]Fox;20611416 said:
You have GOT to be joking? The nav was the single best thing about my E92. It's not the nav system it's the HDD CIC iDrive - its truely fantastic. All your music, full internet access, album art, seamless integration into the car...

I thought you were mad before. Now I think you are bonkers. Nearly 30 grand on a 2 litre diesel without the iDrive system

Scuzi is definately the winner on this page. Fundamentally the same car yet his is less than half the price and has the correct number of cylinders

I didn't pay for anything I didn't want, and got everything I was after.

I put a high value on owning it from new. That's what I've paid the extra for. Maybe that opinion will change in the future, but I'm perfectly happy with my purchase.

P.s. Didn't realise it was a competition? Lol.

mjt said:
Yeah, the iDrive isn't really about the resale value, it's about what it gives you. Especially if it's a leased car!

It's not leased.

Howard · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:41

mjt said:
It looks good though!

I disagree, I hate the wheels and the colour of the car. But then it's not my car so it's irrelevant

mjt · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:45

Lonz said:
It's not leased.

Hmm. My father didn't opt for satnav on his Golf, but you get so much with the touch-screen RCD 510 that you're literally only missing satnav. That, and you can retro-fit RNS 510 very easily.
You get so, so much more with 'nav' option on a BMW than satnav. That, and retrofitting iDrive would be a first

Kenai · 20 Nov 2011 at 21:48

Lonz said:
I put a high value on owning it from new. That's what I've paid the extra for.

£10,00-£15,000 is a lot to pay just so that someone else hasn't sat in it before, especially for someone complaining they had to get a small engine because the insurance was too much on a bigger engine :confused: