Tanzanite/Cognac F32 - hard combo to sell?
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I was really wanting one in Snapper Rocks Blue and the front "surround view" camera (which this one doesn't have) is pretty much a must-have. However, it's a lovely spec and the low mileage means I'd get plenty of years of the BMW comprensive warranty (which I'd purchase for it) at the lower price before it hits 60k miles and the higher rate kicks in, so I can't really ignore it. There's currently an approved used Snapper Rocks Blue one for sale at a BMW dealership 30 minutes drive from me, with the surround view camera and at a lower price, though it's got 44k miles, so it's a bit of a mental juggling act.
NB. The Cognac is the Dakota leather. I remember it from the configurator. They seem to be very rare with Merino leather. If I could find one with Cashmere Beige Merino I'd start throwing bundles of cash at the seller!
NB. The Cognac is the Dakota leather. I remember it from the configurator. They seem to be very rare with Merino leather. If I could find one with Cashmere Beige Merino I'd start throwing bundles of cash at the seller!
Edited by MitchT on Thursday 22 February 19:06
MitchT said:
I was really wanting one in Snapper Rocks Blue and the front "surround view" camera (which this one doesn't have) is pretty much a must-have. However, it's a lovely spec and the low mileage means I'd get plenty of years of the BMW comprensive warranty (which I'd purchase for it) at the lower price before it hits 60k miles and the higher rate kicks in, so I can't really ignore it. There's currently an approved used Snapper Rocks Blue one for sale at a BMW dealership 30 minutes drive from me, with the surround view camera and at a lower price, though it's got 44k miles, so it's a bit of a mental juggling act.
NB. The Cognac is the Dakota leather. I remember it from the configurator. They seem to be very rare with Merino leather. If I could find one with Cashmere Beige Merino I'd start throwing bundles of cash at the seller!
The advert for the Tanzanite car says it has the 360 degree cameras which to me would imply it has surround view - is that not the case? To be honest not having it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me - it was useful on my M340i but something I'd lived without for years and something I'm living without again now! NB. The Cognac is the Dakota leather. I remember it from the configurator. They seem to be very rare with Merino leather. If I could find one with Cashmere Beige Merino I'd start throwing bundles of cash at the seller!
Edited by MitchT on Thursday 22 February 19:06
The colour not being what you want might be more of an issue though - if you'd always regret not getting Snapper Rocks Blue maybe Tanzanite wouldn't be a great idea (especially given it's high maintenance to keep looking nice!).
JNW1 said:
The advert for the Tanzanite car says it has the 360 degree cameras which to me would imply it has surround view - is that not the case? To be honest not having it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me - it was useful on my M340i but something I'd lived without for years and something I'm living without again now!
I suspect by "360 degree cameras" they're referring to the 360 degree parking sensors. This one definintely doesn't have surround view - the little camera is clearly not present under the parking sensor on the close up of the front bumper and the camera button for surround view isn't there between the park assist button and the eco pro button on the centre panel next to the gear shifter. I really wouldn't want to be without surround view given the increasing numner of occasions that I have to drive blind out of a parking space because there's a tall vehicle parked next to me, an issue that the growing popularity of SUVs is making progressively worse. That said, I could live without it on an otherwise perfect car.Just had a nosey on the Stratstone website to see what they've got in stock as I'm going to be at the Porsche centre in Leeds on Sunday morning with a mate and the Stratstone BMW dealer is next door. Interestingly, this car came up in the results. Turns out Evans Halshaw and Stratstone are both part of the Pendragon Group, which bids the question, why isn't this car being punted through a Stratstone BMW dealer?
MitchT said:
Just had a nosey on the Stratstone website to see what they've got in stock as I'm going to be at the Porsche centre in Leeds on Sunday morning with a mate and the Stratstone BMW dealer is next door. Interestingly, this car came up in the results. Turns out Evans Halshaw and Stratstone are both part of the Pendragon Group, which bids the question, why isn't this car being punted through a Stratstone BMW dealer?
Service history as highlighted above causing issues. Also one of the pics shows a yellow warning on the dashboard.Stratstone Leeds are my local dealer...i dont use them. Every experience ive had with them has been bad. Used csr section is like a car supermarket.Cars everywhere
edthefed said:
Also one of the pics shows a yellow warning on the dashboard.
Can't see any yellow lights but the red light on the instruments on Pics 2 and 21 is the handbrake light which is probably on because the engine is running, as evidenced by the needle on the rev counter. The red light on Pic 22 is the seatbelt light, probably because someone is sitting in the driver's seat while the engine is running.cerb4.5lee said:
Why has it been given a green ok on the service history when it went 3 years before an oil change? Or am I missing something?
The first entry on the iDrive is the PDI. The car was actually registered a year later, so I can only surmise that the green "OK" for the first service is because the start of the two year service interval was determined by when the car was registered and started to be used, not by the date of the PDI.MitchT said:
The first entry on the iDrive is the PDI. The car was actually registered a year later, so I can only surmise that the green "OK" for the first service is because the start of the two year service interval was determined by when the car was registered and started to be used, not by the date of the PDI.
It just makes me wonder a bit to be honest. My F82 M4 was sat unsold at the dealer when it was due an oil service(through covid). Then when I finally purchased it, and it had the oil service done, it was given an amber "OK" because it was late and over the 2 years/18k miles limit. So I was just wondering really. MitchT said:
Turns out Evans Halshaw and Stratstone are both part of the Pendragon Group, which bids the question, why isn't this car being punted through a Stratstone BMW dealer?
This car can’t qualify to be a BMW Approved Used Car, so needs to stay with another/different franchised dealer within the group. There are absolutely no unusual warning lights/messages showing on that car in the photo’s.
My only concern with the photos are that they over a year old, so I’d want to see the car as it stands today by going to the dealer after calling to ensure they have invoices to back up the non-BMW service history.
It’s a pity you can’t get the previous owner details these days. I’ve contacted them a few times over the years to corroborate things/vouch for the car.
MarkJS said:
This car can’t qualify to be a BMW Approved Used Car, so needs to stay with another/different franchised dealer within the group.
Out of interest why do you say that? It looks like it doesn't have a full BMW service history but, unless something's changed, I don't think that in itself precludes a car being offered as a BMW Approved Used Car? Going back a few years we bought an E91 335d from a BMW main dealer and, even though one of the services on that had been carried out by an independent specialist, it was still sold as an Approved Used Car. GTEYE said:
Something strange. The steering wheel looks VERY shiny for 16,000 miles.
The idrive service history anomaly with the 0000’s would suggest all might not be as it seems…
Yes, I'd noticed that as well although on a visual inspection something like the seats would also tend to show if the car's been used for more than the mileage being claimed. The idrive service history anomaly with the 0000’s would suggest all might not be as it seems…
But anyone interested in that car would definitely need to dig into things like the service history to make sure everything stacks-up; maybe it does but on the other hand perhaps there's a reason why it's been sat in stock at the dealers for a year....
MarkJS said:
This car can’t qualify to be a BMW Approved Used Car, so needs to stay with another/different franchised dealer within the group.
There are absolutely no unusual warning lights/messages showing on that car in the photo’s.
My only concern with the photos are that they over a year old, so I’d want to see the car as it stands today by going to the dealer after calling to ensure they have invoices to back up the non-BMW service history.
It’s a pity you can’t get the previous owner details these days. I’ve contacted them a few times over the years to corroborate things/vouch for the car.
Photos 19,20 and 34 show a small yellow car symbol in the dashboard which is a warning symbol of some sort There are absolutely no unusual warning lights/messages showing on that car in the photo’s.
My only concern with the photos are that they over a year old, so I’d want to see the car as it stands today by going to the dealer after calling to ensure they have invoices to back up the non-BMW service history.
It’s a pity you can’t get the previous owner details these days. I’ve contacted them a few times over the years to corroborate things/vouch for the car.
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