Portsmouth Main Dealer Cost price event - any good?

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My local BMW main dealer has a cost price event on starting later this week (this is not a plug for them BTW).

They've held them before but I was thinking of going this year as we're currently looking for a new car for the OH.

Just wanted to know of anyone's experience of these events or this particular dealer's one?
Are there generally good prices on offer or is it just a way of getting more footfall into the dealer?

I'd appreciate any views.

Thanks

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Cheers chaps
Really helpful comments - at least we can go in forewarned.

I'll bear in mind the end of quarter point for when we are certain what we want to get.

Thanks again

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So saw the dealer this afternoon and have been offered 16% of the full list price of a high end spec 320d for delivery before the end of March. This is starting to sound like an attractive deal or should I expect this anyway as a typical main dealer discount at any time?

Any views on this sort of discount please?
Thanks

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Fair point to which I don't know the answer.
The car is a Jan 2015 build date and I have a VIN number and engine number but no easy way of checking this as I can't get the BMW technical parts catalogue to recognise the number. The power output is supposed to be the 184hp version if that helps to distinguish which it is.
I'll ask the dealer tomorrow.

Are you concerned about the N47 timing chain problem - surely this has been sorted out in the later N47 engines or is it still an issue?

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So other than not the very latest engine, no reliability issues to worry about then with the N47?

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Thanks guy - useful comments to date

I'm going to do some more online checking before deciding..