M2

I went in thinking auto was the way to go, but after test driving them both, bought the manual.

The manual seems to get a slating in some of the reviews, but I don't think it's warranted.

I test drove an F87 Comp last week, which I liked, but left the showroom having signed up to a two year lease on a new G87 auto.

I've always bought used and paid cash, but this lease deal potentially gets me into a new car for the same cost, over two years, as a four year old one.

Here's the maths;

G87 deposit £5,470 plus 23 x £455, so just under £16k all in. Standard spec, which is higher than a fully optioned F87.

2020 F87 Comp auto £36k. Retail value in 2 yrs say £28k, so I'd get say £23k. That's potentially £13k depreciation plus £895 for second year warranty plus c.£3k lost interest on £30k of savings.

Even if F87's hold their money really well it's not going to have cost much more to get into a new car and I don't have the hassle of selling it.

Arrives some time in May, hopefully.

Sounds like a pretty good deal, close or better depending on mileage to the deal I and other have got through Contract Cars. My local dealership couldn't get anywhere near that price.

I came to the same conclusion about the F87 really, road tax and all the rest of it. Weirdly the insurance quotes I was getting were 30-40% higher on the F87 too.

I'm jealous because mine is expected as 18 weeks factory order!

I am very possibly buying an LCI OG M2 very soon. I have driven a few M2s at dealers recently so I will be able to compare how they all drive.

I've paid for a vcheck report for the car in question (all good). MOT history is fine, no advisories

The seller has recorded a few decent videos of inside/outside, including iDrive service history etc. All looks great - full BMW history, RIS on time, etc. Extra maintenance done by current owner. Only thing outstanding, unofficially, is a diff service which I can sort out if I buy it.

He also sent me one of those videos the BMW dealers give you when doing a service. This was only a few months ago and very few miles ago, so is a handy look at the underside of the car & notes things like brake pad & tyre depths, which is helpful.

Is there a good checklist I can run through? Any other red flags to note? This is a private sale so I want to try and avoid a lemon. Whilst I'm travelling a reasonable distance to see this car I am happy to walk away if it's not right.

Thanks