BMW M140i

[Dave Hedgehog]

ORD said:

ollie05 said:

Crikey! Impressive!

Not for the 99.99% of driving enthusiasts that would need the payments to be less than zero before they would even consider a diesel convertible.

i wouldnt take an oil burner if you paid me £300 a month

[Limpet]

This is a very impressive oil burner though. I've driven it in a 3 Touring and it's brilliant.

[ollie05]

ORD said:

Not for the 99.99% of driving enthusiasts that would need the payments to be less than zero before they would even consider a diesel convertible.

Lol, granted a convertible would not be my preferred choice, but its a lot of car for the money, goes well and those monthlys are seriously competitive on a 51k car!

Plus ive got a bike for a proper manly speed fix :P

[akadk]

i picked up a '17 M140i on cheapo PCP

amazing car and phenomenal VFM

[nickfrog]

ollie05 said:

ORD said:

Not for the 99.99% of driving enthusiasts that would need the payments to be less than zero before they would even consider a diesel convertible.

Lol, granted a convertible would not be my preferred choice, but its a lot of car for the money, goes well and those monthlys are seriously competitive on a 51k car!

Plus ive got a bike for a proper manly speed fix :P

Exactly. It's possible to be a driving enthusiast and have different vehicles, some of them a diesel vert. Some even use some of said vehicles on track apparently!

[maccas99]

akadk said:

i picked up a '17 M140i on cheapo PCP

amazing car and phenomenal VFM

Is this one of the £349/Month £349 down deals? What options did you go for?

[Tuvra]

I had a 240i reel in my remapped Golf 7R, that engine must pack some serious punch!

I would have choosen one over an RS Focus but there was no way on earth I could live with its exterior looks. A shame really

[HJMS123]

Tuvra said:

I had a 240i reel in my remapped Golf 7R, that engine must pack some serious punch!

I would have choosen one over an RS Focus but there was no way on earth I could live with its exterior looks. A shame really

It dess have compfortably more power and way more torque than a standard R ... do they weigh any less?

[CSLchappie]

Tuvra said:

I had a 240i reel in my remapped Golf 7R, that engine must pack some serious punch!

I would have choosen one over an RS Focus but there was no way on earth I could live with its exterior looks. A shame really

I've recently moved to a 340i after 8 years in a v10 M5. I have to admit that the powertrain in the 40 is very accomplished, but from my perspective feels a little soulless. I think the on-paper specs do it no justice at all, and now that I've got a couple of thousand miles on the clock I dare say that the car is just as fast, if not faster than the M5 in everyday driving conditions - its just there is very little in the way of drama or driver involvement to communicate just how fast you are going.

[akadk]

maccas99 said:

Is this one of the £349/Month £349 down deals? What options did you go for?

yes

£0 deposit

£380 pcm with 5dr, Auto GB, Harmon Kardon, Pro Nav, Media Pack, Comfort Pack, Heated Seats & Adaptive Suspension

BOOM

[maccas99]

akadk said:

yes

£0 deposit

£380 pcm with 5dr, Auto GB, Harmon Kardon, Pro Nav, Media Pack, Comfort Pack, Heated Seats & Adaptive Suspension

BOOM

Nice work!

[damiank250]

Where did you order from ? Test drive put back until weekend.

[akadk]

cancelled order at Kentish Town BMW

[cheeky_chops]

just had a email from the dealer - finally got a m140 in so plan to get a test drive this weekend. Be good to compare it to the dirty oil burner....

[akadk]

[covmutley]

akadk said:

yes

£0 deposit

£380 pcm with 5dr, Auto GB, Harmon Kardon, Pro Nav, Media Pack, Comfort Pack, Heated Seats & Adaptive Suspension

BOOM

Is that with 8k miles? I'm interested to know how badly adding more miles affects the deal

[Limpet]

Here's mine. 5dr in Mineral Grey with Coral Red Dakota leather, Sport Auto, Harman Kardon, Pro Media, Adaptive Suspension, Heated Seats, Sun Protection Glass. 15,000 miles PA. £2k down, £390 a month

[Setest]

These looks like cracking value.

I'd be very interested but I'm right in thinking that the best deals will be over 4 years? I'd ideally only be looking for a 2 year deal but I imagine a lease would be cheaper on that term...

[nickfrog]

The best deals on this are cash at max discount (circa 23%) plus the BMW FS contribution if you borrow the minimum (£6k) and pay it back after 30 days at no fee and minimal interest. This will return far lower depreciation than pcp/lease IME. But you might have to sell at 18 to 24 months, counter-intuitively.

[davey68]

Nickfrog why the need to sell after 18-24 months?