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I've a friend who works for BMW who does me very good deals. At the moment the residual values of M3s are dropping by about a grand a month. That's eating into my deposit for a new one thus pushing my monthly payments up every time I change. I was going for a !M coupe but the payments for that would be £50 a month more than my M3 because the projected value for that car after four years is about £15,000! Also I'm led by what they can sell on and obviously the ubiquitous 330d is a better seller. Finally i do about 18,000 miles a year and I seem to spending an awful lot of money on fuel at the moment. My only salvation is that I can always change after six months if I really hate it.
3ftandclean said:
I've a friend who works for BMW who does me very good deals. At the moment the residual values of M3s are dropping by about a grand a month. That's eating into my deposit for a new one thus pushing my monthly payments up every time I change. I was going for a !M coupe but the payments for that would be £50 a month more than my M3 because the projected value for that car after four years is about £15,000! Also I'm led by what they can sell on and obviously the ubiquitous 330d is a better seller. Finally i do about 18,000 miles a year and I seem to spending an awful lot of money on fuel at the moment. My only salvation is that I can always change after six months if I really hate it.
Wow im reading my twin! I did this 3 weeks ago with my mate at Barons. My monthly fuel bill has dropped 200 quid as has my monthly payment. I feel quids in and I tell you what I am loving the instapower of the 330d! Add to this its always in the right gear which has highlighted just how frustrating the 7 gear dct really is. The m3 was fun but a bit much for my commute....eventually the costs began to outweigh the fun factor.
3ftandclean said:
I've a friend who works for BMW who does me very good deals. At the moment the residual values of M3s are dropping by about a grand a month. That's eating into my deposit for a new one thus pushing my monthly payments up every time I change. I was going for a !M coupe but the payments for that would be £50 a month more than my M3 because the projected value for that car after four years is about £15,000! Also I'm led by what they can sell on and obviously the ubiquitous 330d is a better seller. Finally i do about 18,000 miles a year and I seem to spending an awful lot of money on fuel at the moment. My only salvation is that I can always change after six months if I really hate it.
Wow im reading my twin! I did this 3 weeks ago with my mate at Barons. My monthly fuel bill has dropped 200 quid as has my monthly payment. I feel quids in and I tell you what I am loving the instapower of the 330d! Add to this its always in the right gear which has highlighted just how frustrating the 7 gear dct really is. The m3 was fun but a bit much for my commute....eventually the costs began to outweigh the fun factor.
3ftandclean said:
My only salvation is that I can always change after six months if I really hate it.
Really? How comes?My M3's on BMW Select for four years, something which now i look back at it, probably wasnt the smartest move and i might need to change at somepoint to a 330d depending on my work
Is it just as simple as re-arranging the agreement?
Lostprophet said:
Dan S said:
Do some SERIOUS sums.
Unless you are 30k + pa I bet the saving is hundreds pa not thousands.
sorry, I do not follow. Unless your 30k+? Are you refering to salary? If so what salary do you think you need to be on to be able to purchase, own and run a M3?Unless you are 30k + pa I bet the saving is hundreds pa not thousands.
dele said:
Really? How comes?
My M3's on BMW Select for four years, something which now i look back at it, probably wasnt the smartest move and i might need to change at somepoint to a 330d depending on my work
Is it just as simple as re-arranging the agreement?
I'm not entirely sure, but my friend takes as much off the initial price as he can ( a fair whack ) then puts me on the cheapest monthly payment. Later he'll tell me when it's best for them to sell the car on, i.e. without too many miles on. The problem with my M3 and M's in general ( so I'm told ) is that they're suffering huge depreciation at the moment. Mine lost £2200 in the last two months.My M3's on BMW Select for four years, something which now i look back at it, probably wasnt the smartest move and i might need to change at somepoint to a 330d depending on my work
Is it just as simple as re-arranging the agreement?
3ftandclean said:
I'm not entirely sure, but my friend takes as much off the initial price as he can ( a fair whack ) then puts me on the cheapest monthly payment. Later he'll tell me when it's best for them to sell the car on, i.e. without too many miles on. The problem with my M3 and M's in general ( so I'm told ) is that they're suffering huge depreciation at the moment. Mine lost £2200 in the last two months.
How new/old is it?dele said:
3ftandclean said:
My only salvation is that I can always change after six months if I really hate it.
Really? How comes?My M3's on BMW Select for four years, something which now i look back at it, probably wasnt the smartest move and i might need to change at somepoint to a 330d depending on my work
Is it just as simple as re-arranging the agreement?
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