Discounts on new M3/M4?

[silverous]

TallMark said:

Park Lane is owned by BMW directly, whereas all the other dealers are franchised.

I didn't realise that, thanks !

[juggsy]

TallMark said:

It's a cash purchase and will probably keep it 18-30 months going by past experience. I'm impatient so decided to get the car at the earliest. Whilst I always like the latest toys etc in this case they don't seem a big enough improvement to justify a delay.

Out of curiosity did you go for any of the usual dealer 'extras' like paint protection and a service plan? Test driving today and I'm thinking about the best way to carve up a deal, I'm sure these will be discussion points.

[bigtime]

5 year service pack for £1k is a must and I wouldn't bother with the rest.

[981C]

Just bought a pre-reg M4 (20 miles), RRP ~ £65K + additional 5 year service inclusive pack thrown in at 17% discount. Could I have done better? Perhaps, but I also had a couple of grand of negative equity which the dealer also absorbed.

[bigtime]

With it being pre reg what Apr did you get? I presume you didn't get the 4.9% available on new.

[TallMark]

juggsy said:

TallMark said:

It's a cash purchase and will probably keep it 18-30 months going by past experience. I'm impatient so decided to get the car at the earliest. Whilst I always like the latest toys etc in this case they don't seem a big enough improvement to justify a delay.

Out of curiosity did you go for any of the usual dealer 'extras' like paint protection and a service plan? Test driving today and I'm thinking about the best way to carve up a deal, I'm sure these will be discussion points.

Yes, both. Paint protection was dropped to cost price but service plan was discounted as part of the package on the whole car.

[981C]

bigtime said:

With it being pre reg what Apr did you get? I presume you didn't get the 4.9% available on new.

Yes, I got the 4.9% as it's still available up to 60 days after registration.

[bigtime]

Thanks for that, handy to know for the future.

[Burwood]

981C said:

Just bought a pre-reg M4 (20 miles), RRP ~ £65K + additional 5 year service inclusive pack thrown in at 17% discount. Could I have done better? Perhaps, but I also had a couple of grand of negative equity which the dealer also absorbed.

I think you did very well there. Enjoy!

[ratty6464]

TallMark said:

juggsy said:

TallMark said:

It's a cash purchase and will probably keep it 18-30 months going by past experience. I'm impatient so decided to get the car at the earliest. Whilst I always like the latest toys etc in this case they don't seem a big enough improvement to justify a delay.

Out of curiosity did you go for any of the usual dealer 'extras' like paint protection and a service plan? Test driving today and I'm thinking about the best way to carve up a deal, I'm sure these will be discussion points.

Yes, both. Paint protection was dropped to cost price but service plan was discounted as part of the package on the whole car.

Cost price for paint protection? About £30?

[JMBMWM5]

ratty6464 said:

Cost price for paint protection? About £30?

I would not have it free, just rubbish.

[silverous]

981C said:

Just bought a pre-reg M4 (20 miles), RRP ~ £65K + additional 5 year service inclusive pack thrown in at 17% discount. Could I have done better? Perhaps, but I also had a couple of grand of negative equity which the dealer also absorbed.

Can I just check - are you advising that you got 17% discount on the service pack, or that they threw it in for nothing on a deal where you got 17% off the car? Have you included the cost of the service pack in your RRP of ~ 65k?

I might be being dim, but I'm not clear.

[Burwood]

I read it 65k list less 17% and service. Pack thrown in on top

[johnraiders]

Hi

Best I could get on in stock M3 wa just over 9%.
Seem to be several cheap M4's at moment, but no M3's, except that horrible bright sky blue.

Thanks

John

[981C]

silverous said:

Can I just check - are you advising that you got 17% discount on the service pack, or that they threw it in for nothing on a deal where you got 17% off the car? Have you included the cost of the service pack in your RRP of ~ 65k?

I might be being dim, but I'm not clear.

Sorry, my lack of clarity. The 17.74% is the total discount of (Vehicle RRP OTR + negative equity + Service Pack RRP).

[RossP]

I want a manual M4 at the lowest possible price. They seem really rare so it's going to have to be a new order rather than a pre-reg.

Does anyone know any dealers that are giving good discounts on new orders?

Is there a way to find pre-reg cars? There seem to be some on the BMW Approved Used website but I suspect there are many more...

Edited by RossP on Wednesday 17th June 12:06

[RS Grant]

RossP said:

I want a manual M4 at the lowest possible price. They seem really rare so it's going to have to be a new order rather than a pre-reg.

Does anyone know any dealers that are giving good discounts on new orders?

Is there a way to find pre-reg cars? There seem to be some on the BMW Approved Used website but I suspect there are many more...

Edited by RossP on Wednesday 17th June 12:06

Also been on the hunt for a manual M4, here is the spec being used and the best deal I've managed to turn up:

M4 Coupe
Alpine White
Sakhir Extended Leather
Manual Gearbox

Sun Protection Glass
Front Sliding Armrest
Carbon Interior Trim
M-Head Up Display
Harman Kardon Stereo
5yr Service Pack

Deal is:

£10k deposit
£585 x 48 months
8000 miles per year
(Factory order & September delivery)

Seems reasonable compared to some of the monthly figures that were being thrown around at the start, which were nearly 30% higher... but what do you guys think??


Cheers,
Grant

[nickfrog]

That's just under £40k in 4 years/32k miles, what's the interest rate and the discount? Have you tried Tony Lewis at Chiswick BMW ?

[Brew]

Any early indication on the Q3 M4 deals?

[DT398]

BMW finance page is being updated just now, so maybe there will be something new in a day or two, who knows. I have been looking around and dealers seem pretty reluctant to do much on the M3/M4. Max 10% off for a pre-reg car and then 5% APR for the finance. Makes the M5 /M6 with the full-fat V8, big discounts and 0% finance look like a no-brainer if you are looking at a new one.