M135i - best discounts and finance rates?

M135i - best discounts and finance rates?

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832ark

1,226 posts

157 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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FFS rip their arm off!

Galsia

2,167 posts

191 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Or I could rip marcgti6's arm off... biggrin

marcgti6

1,340 posts

214 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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So, the insurance is going to be quite expensive - £1k+ but this is (mainly - don't ask!) due to having 0 years NCB.

The other half was even easily convinced, which was a pleasant surprise.

I've never had a brand new car with 300+ bhp so the thought of getting one of these is really floating my boat.

You only live once, right?!

Buzz Lightyear

73 posts

116 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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marcgti6 said:
Close but you're not right.

As it's a scheme through work, I'm not sure if I want to say. But as you've got so close, I guess you probably know anyway!
So if it's close, and not Alpha Drive, is it still going through Alphabet?

Our company use Alphabet, and we have Alpha Drive but can't anywhere like that price for me. I was quoted £390 on the same as you.

Please share who it's with as desperate to get one in the near future.

marcgti6

1,340 posts

214 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Buzz Lightyear said:
So if it's close, and not Alpha Drive, is it still going through Alphabet?

Our company use Alphabet, and we have Alpha Drive but can't anywhere like that price for me. I was quoted £390 on the same as you.

Please share who it's with as desperate to get one in the near future.
It is Alphabet - I just didn't realise that their scheme was called AlphaDrive until I saw the blatantly obvious logo on their site after checking this morning!

texasjohn

3,687 posts

232 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Is Alphabet the BMW Group employee scheme?

Buzz Lightyear

73 posts

116 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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texasjohn said:
Is Alphabet the BMW Group employee scheme?
Yes and no. Alphabet are the BMW Group's lease company.

Mainly there for fleet customers, but do programs for companies for people who don't get company cars. I think they fund the BMW employee scheme, or that might just be BMW Financial Services - although they are practically the same company. One owns the other.

Diderot

7,327 posts

193 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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marcgti6 said:
Diderot said:
Grey with coral is what we have. Very pleased with it. Do spec auto and adaptive suspension too though.
Good stuff! I'd like to have a test drive to compare both manual and auto before committing really. Did you chose any other options?
Yep I did - visibility pack with the adaptive lights (bloody fab); Pro Nav; and the window tint thing. I do wish I'd stumped up for the electric seats now though.


rm163603

656 posts

249 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Some numpty changed lanes into the side of me redface(



I'm now smoking round in a 520d provided by the accident management company...

It's slow but the 8 speed does seem to get the best out of it and the steering is much nicer than the M135i system.


The1Driver

727 posts

153 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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That looks nasty.

Some proper clowns on our roads!

rm163603

656 posts

249 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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The1Driver said:
That looks nasty.

Some proper clowns on our roads!
Indeed. Could have been worse though. Looks like I'm getting a new door.

Hopefully getting it back today.

Sheepshanks

32,800 posts

120 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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Buzz Lightyear said:
So if it's close, and not Alpha Drive, is it still going through Alphabet?

Our company use Alphabet, and we have Alpha Drive but can't anywhere like that price for me. I was quoted £390 on the same as you.

Please share who it's with as desperate to get one in the near future.
Does your scheme include the insurance?

marcgti6

1,340 posts

214 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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Sheepshanks said:
Does your scheme include the insurance?
I wish mine did! I don't think any of the Alphabet/AlphaDrive schemes do but I could be wrong...

Zero7

510 posts

184 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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Will we ever see the M235i with the sort of cracking lease deals that the M135i had?

Sheepshanks

32,800 posts

120 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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marcgti6 said:
I wish mine did! I don't think any of the Alphabet/AlphaDrive schemes do but I could be wrong...
Didn't know that - I thought one of the big benefits of these ECO type schemes was that they included insurance. The NHS one does.

Buzz Lightyear

73 posts

116 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Zero7 said:
Will we ever see the M235i with the sort of cracking lease deals that the M135i had?
I'd imagine when the M2 comes out.

Discounts for both cash and lease isn't great at the moment sadly.

You'll get 6k off a 135i, but only 3k on a 235i. They have real poor residuals also which make them expensive at the moment.

marcgti6

1,340 posts

214 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Sheepshanks said:
Didn't know that - I thought one of the big benefits of these ECO type schemes was that they included insurance. The NHS one does.
Jammy gits!

Hackney

6,851 posts

209 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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481 miles yesterday (London > Peterborough > Nantwich > Leeds > London
Mostly motorway but A606 / A50 between P'boro and Stoke. Followed a TVR for a lot of that so had some fun.

Anyway, average 32mpg over the whole day which I thought was pretty good.

jon-

16,511 posts

217 months

Wednesday 10th September 2014
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Auto or manual?

marcgti6

1,340 posts

214 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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Anyone gone for Valencia orange?