M135i - best discounts and finance rates?

[Sir_Dave]

Accelebrate said:

Is that from gateway2lease?

Yup.

[Accelebrate]

Interesting, thanks. Have you driven a manual M135i? What did you think?

[Sir_Dave]

Accelebrate said:

Interesting, thanks. Have you driven a manual M135i? What did you think?

Not yet, hoping to asap.

Wasnt a big fan of the auto at all, too many gears and well, i like a clutch. Autos are great in 730d's when doing 40k miles a year, but i get bored waaaaay too quickly. My R32 would probably still be on the drive if it wasnt a sodding DSG lol. BMW manuals are generally very good (well except 1st/2nd lurching due to CDV) and the pedal positioning is perfect for heal & toe. Its the 1M gearbox apparently.

[Accelebrate]

I drove an auto on Sunday, it's a brilliant gearbox but with the numb steering, auto box and quiet cabin it didn't feel that involving an experience. The manual might rectify that a little, maybe.

[Sir_Dave]

Accelebrate said:

I drove an auto on Sunday, it's a brilliant gearbox but with the numb steering, auto box and quiet cabin it didn't feel that involving an experience. The manual might rectify that a little, maybe.

Can understand those thoughts entirely, certainly wasnt an event to drive like my old e46 M3, more like a newer, more refined 330ci, with a better turn of pace. I like hot hatches though, so for me, on paper at least, it makes perfect sense. Im with you though, i do need to try a manual version.

Shame all the blooming dealers have autos!! The test drive i booked was for manual, but they thought id prefer the flappy paddle thing so didnt have a 6sp available

[Vladimir]

Just missed out on a lightly used well specced M135i by about 20 minutes, having negotiated on it for most of the day.

Darn.

[Accelebrate]

Sir_Dave said:

Can understand those thoughts entirely, certainly wasnt an event to drive like my old e46 M3, more like a newer, more refined 330ci, with a better turn of pace. I like hot hatches though, so for me, on paper at least, it makes perfect sense. Im with you though, i do need to try a manual version.

Shame all the blooming dealers have autos!! The test drive i booked was for manual, but they thought id prefer the flappy paddle thing so didnt have a 6sp available

Glad I'm not the only one! You're hard pressed to find anything positive about the manual version online - long shift, cramped pedals, higher tax (although that's not really an issue when leasing). Hopefully most of that is just internet hyperbole.

Driving at legal speeds on the test drive I wasn't really doing enough to feel engaged, I played with the paddles a bit but that didn't really help. Also I sort of wish I didn't know about the active sound system, when you remember that most of the noise is just coming out of the speakers you start to feel more like you're playing a computer game than actually driving.

[vescaegg]

JuanGandini said:

Anyone interested in an M135i lease deal 6+23 for £210 per month + VAT?

Thought so. Here's the link!

http://www.gateway2lease.com/z_bmw_m135i_m135imper...

That is just silly.

£6k to drive one of them for 2 years?! I have absolutely no reason in the world to get one other than I'd feel like a total mug for not!

Are these stupidly cheap for a reason? Not selling well? Can't say I've seen a genuine one on the road yet - only 116i's which look identical!

[bigweb]

Anyone had a quote of these guys with any options? Fancy auto and business nav

[FastNReliable]

JuanGandini said:

Anyone interested in an M135i lease deal 6+23 for £210 per month + VAT?

Thought so. Here's the link!

http://www.gateway2lease.com/z_bmw_m135i_m135imper...

At that price I'm considering one again.

[jackliebling]

The reason for a cheap lease must mean that they can buy it for a good price - we know that that is possible. £5.5k discounts are very common.

Also the predicted residual value must be pretty good.

So it must mean that it is a safe bet to buy one, or take advantage of the lease companies ability to get the VAT back from the government and lease it for a song.

When I was looking a couple of months ago, the best leasing deal was through a BMW dealer in the midlands. All the other companies offered good prices on their websites, but then the price changed when I got in touch.. Typical...

With my car which I bought, with the spec I wanted, I would have saved £20 a month getting the lease instead of PCP. Only problem with a lease is that you really have to have the car for the whole term or they cane you... PCP is more flexible...

[Vladimir]

Well I've sent my email to the sales guy asking him to call and take a deposit so I think that could be considered placing an order?!

Will confirm once it's actually in build. Me, excited? Just a little bit...

[AllyM]

Is that £210 lease deal just for business users ?

[Sir_Dave]

AllyM said:

Is that £210 lease deal just for business users ?

Look at the webpage

Business (£209.99 ex. VAT) & personal prices (£251.99 inc VAT) on there.

Edited by Sir_Dave on Wednesday 27th November 09:54

[lewisf182]

Sir_Dave said:

Look at the webpage

Business (£209.00 ex. VAT) & personal prices (£251.99 inc VAT) on there.

Seen this deal myself, seems unbelievable value.

Been looking for a 130i for around £7k but for £7k I can drive a M135i for 2 years and not have any servicing costs....... making the decision a whole lot harder! head & heart still says used 130i though.

[Accelebrate]

Gateway 2 Lease, auto, metallic, comfort pack...

BMW 1-Series Hatchback
M135i M Performance 3dr Step Auto – New 2014 Model Year
Including Metallic Paint
+ Driver Comfort Pack
24 Month Contract
6 + 23 Payment Profile
10,000 Miles per annum
£239.61 Exc VAT / £287.54 Inc VAT – Personal Contract Hire
Initial Payment - £1,725.23 Inc VAT

Includes Road Fund License for the duration of the contract and UK Delivery , to your desired address. £150+vat admin fee applies (Taken with Initial Payment).

[Phateuk]

Accelebrate said:

Gateway 2 Lease, auto, metallic, comfort pack...

BMW 1-Series Hatchback
M135i M Performance 3dr Step Auto – New 2014 Model Year
Including Metallic Paint
+ Driver Comfort Pack
24 Month Contract
6 + 23 Payment Profile
10,000 Miles per annum
£239.61 Exc VAT / £287.54 Inc VAT – Personal Contract Hire
Initial Payment - £1,725.23 Inc VAT

Includes Road Fund License for the duration of the contract and UK Delivery , to your desired address. £150+vat admin fee applies (Taken with Initial Payment).

Hope these deals are still around after christmas which is when I'm looking to change. Having never leased before, do you have to wait for these to be built like when getting from BMW, or do they have the cars in stock ready to go?

[Sir_Dave]

Phateuk said:

Hope these deals are still around after christmas which is when I'm looking to change. Having never leased before, do you have to wait for these to be built like when getting from BMW, or do they have the cars in stock ready to go?

They are built to spec, so 6 weeks ive been quoted.

Imho the deals are available now as its Q4 for BMW UK, therefore massive discounts are available to get the numbers in. The leasing company's can get the same -18% discount on the M135i as we can, but then they can reclaim the VAT as well. Naturally as a private leaser we would have to add the VAT back on, but it still makes for an epic deal.

Will these offers be available in January? Not a chance i dont think.

[Accelebrate]

Local friendly BMW sales man claimed that BMW are pushing hard to be seen to register more cars than Audi.

Just asked G2L for a price on the same spec as above but with a manual box. I'll probably then give a few dealerships a call and see if they're willing to match the price.

[bigweb]

Ive just spoken to my mate who's Dad owns some BMW dealerships and he says they cant match this price!