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staceyw

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15 posts

133 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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Evening All

Any thoughts on this car, miles in advert do not match picture of speedo and colour might not be everyones taste, but you would certainly get noticed!

I have been looking at lease deals so I have some certainty on cost rather than buy outright Vardy Edinburgh seems competitive. Concerning options is competition pack a necessity

Many thanks

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jrinns

371 posts

184 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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looks a good spec car

staceyw

Original Poster:

15 posts

133 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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Thats what I thought, its just the dreaded depreciation that worries me


TheHound

1,764 posts

123 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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The Sahkir Orange is an awesome colour. When I was considering the M5 it was definitley the colour I was going to have.

ETA I don;t think that is a competition pack car, it hasn't got the right alloys.

W8PMC

3,345 posts

239 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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TheHound said:
The Sahkir Orange is an awesome colour. When I was considering the M5 it was definitley the colour I was going to have.

ETA I don;t think that is a competition pack car, it hasn't got the right alloys.
Pretty sure they are the correct CP wheels. Just look different due to them being gloss lack. Looks a stunning car & a good price.

Edit as now not sure on the wheels as they could just be the 20" option wheel. Still fairly confident that's the standard CP wheel. As regards mileage, only a 200 mile difference so likely just wiggle room in case the car is driven between photos being taken & car being sold.

Edited by W8PMC on Wednesday 15th October 09:06

W8PMC

3,345 posts

239 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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TheHound said:
The Sahkir Orange is an awesome colour. When I was considering the M5 it was definitley the colour I was going to have.

ETA I don;t think that is a competition pack car, it hasn't got the right alloys.
Pretty sure they are the correct CP wheels. Just look different due to them being gloss lack. Looks a stunning car & a good price.

Edit as now not sure on the wheels as they could just be the 20" option wheel. Still fairly confident that's the standard CP wheel. As regards mileage, only a 200 mile difference so likely just wiggle room in case the car is driven between photos being taken & car being sold.

Edited by W8PMC on Wednesday 15th October 09:07

julian64

14,317 posts

255 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Looks like a nice car. I suspect the depreciation is going to be about a thousand per month. I quite like that colour combo.

Schermerhorn

4,343 posts

190 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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A grand a month depreciation is not too far off the mark. New, in that spec it was probably pushing £70k and is now at £55k so that depreciation curve is more or less spot on.

It'll probably continue and plateau out towards the £35k mark within the next 2 years. Still, an awesome colour. I wanted one like that but with standard 19" wheels. A very unique colour combo.

P13TR0

49 posts

115 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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They are not the CP wheels, but doesn't mean it does not have the CP.

With CP, this car would have been £85K+ new, excluding discounts. With the discounts being offered last year, it would have been closer to £65K. This is what bothers me the most at the moment, there are going to be so many lease/ 0% PCP/ highly discounted M5s hitting the market in the next 2-3years that buying now, you will be catching a falling knife.


TheHound

1,764 posts

123 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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W8PMC said:
Pretty sure they are the correct CP wheels. Just look different due to them being gloss lack. Looks a stunning car & a good price.

Edit as now not sure on the wheels as they could just be the 20" option wheel. Still fairly confident that's the standard CP wheel. As regards mileage, only a 200 mile difference so likely just wiggle room in case the car is driven between photos being taken & car being sold.

Edited by W8PMC on Wednesday 15th October 09:07
They are definitely the optional 20 inch 343M Black alloys (5 spoke) and not the competition pack ones (thinner 7 spoke)

steakandchips

212 posts

163 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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It's obviously a matter of personal taste, but that colour is truly disgusting.

S&C

BobSaunders

3,033 posts

156 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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1k depreciation is about correct - i had a similar shock a few months back over the depreciation when i needed to trade in early. Luckily i managed to pull some money from elsewhere and kept the M5. I am glad i did - fantastic car.

The price is about right on spec and mileage. Colour - your own choice, personally i prefer the BMW blue.

staceyw

Original Poster:

15 posts

133 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Cheers for all your replies greatly appreciated

I will try and get over to look at the car but my gut feeling is to go with a lease to protect the downside, although the spec would be considerably less

Is the competition pack a game changer?

W8PMC

3,345 posts

239 months

Thursday 16th October 2014
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TheHound said:
They are definitely the optional 20 inch 343M Black alloys (5 spoke) and not the competition pack ones (thinner 7 spoke)
Under closer inspection you're correct, but surely that would make the 343M a no cost wheel option on the CP car so as someone else said maybe just a preference. Personally i prefer the 19" wheels but if i had a CP i'd probably stick with those so at least the car externally looked fully CP.

I do like Sakhir orange, but wash;t brave enough to spec it as the external colour on my F10 so went MCB with Sakhir interior.

JMBMWM5

2,294 posts

199 months

Thursday 16th October 2014
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TheHound said:
The Sahkir Orange is an awesome colour. When I was considering the M5 it was definitley the colour I was going to have.

ETA I don;t think that is a competition pack car, it hasn't got the right alloys.
My M6 GC CP has the 343M alloys as thats what I specced, they are forged as the CP wheels are not they are heavy cast.
So any wheels can be specced with CP.
The 343M wheels are 5IIbs a corner lighter.


Edited by JMBMWM5 on Thursday 16th October 09:05

TheHound

1,764 posts

123 months

Thursday 16th October 2014
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W8PMC said:
TheHound said:
They are definitely the optional 20 inch 343M Black alloys (5 spoke) and not the competition pack ones (thinner 7 spoke)
Under closer inspection you're correct, but surely that would make the 343M a no cost wheel option on the CP car so as someone else said maybe just a preference. Personally i prefer the 19" wheels but if i had a CP i'd probably stick with those so at least the car externally looked fully CP.

I do like Sakhir orange, but wash;t brave enough to spec it as the external colour on my F10 so went MCB with Sakhir interior.
Yes you probably right about being specked as a no cost option.

The "Superman" would be my second choice after the Sahkir and black interior, so good choice