340i touring real world discount
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My dad is about to place an order. Can anyone who has ordered a new BMW indicate what discount they obtained on a new built to spec car?
He's going with a 340i M sport touring to replace his 02 330d M Touring. This is driven by fears about a possible diesel backlash. Economy and performance on 340 are impressive.
He's going with a 340i M sport touring to replace his 02 330d M Touring. This is driven by fears about a possible diesel backlash. Economy and performance on 340 are impressive.
Might want to read this and the associated links as big discount deals might be harder to come by due to a change in policy by BMW on how dealers can chop and change engines within their sales allocation which means there might only be a couple of x40i models per dealer
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Not a 340i but my approach :-
Get quotes of the 3 best online sources , at least from what I read here
Coast 2 coast
Broadspeed
TRL (Tony Lewis)
Then ring around a few dealers to beat the price.
I don't know where your Dad's from but I used a local (ish) BMW dealer in Swansea called Trainer (salesman Stuart Morris) and they beat the best online quotes by 440£ (Plus I wouldn't have to travel) and best my slightly nearer dealer by 600£
Get quotes of the 3 best online sources , at least from what I read here
Coast 2 coast
Broadspeed
TRL (Tony Lewis)
Then ring around a few dealers to beat the price.
I don't know where your Dad's from but I used a local (ish) BMW dealer in Swansea called Trainer (salesman Stuart Morris) and they beat the best online quotes by 440£ (Plus I wouldn't have to travel) and best my slightly nearer dealer by 600£
Thanks for the feedback. I can get to 24% but I was hoping to push a bit more. Surprised how much delivery is and the 1st year tax is a pain. It will be his last new car so I'm keen to have everything specced that he has on his current 330d.
Problem is the spec on his current car was massive and speccing the new one up is looking expensive.
How poor is the standard speaker set up? Is the £440 upgrade worthwhile? Standard sat nav ok? His current car has what I believe is the 'mark one' sat nav- small orange screen next to the cassette slot!
Finally. I see today a new 3 series is due next year. Anyone know when? I'd hate for him to order a new car for September delivery to find out there's a new model early 2018
Problem is the spec on his current car was massive and speccing the new one up is looking expensive.
How poor is the standard speaker set up? Is the £440 upgrade worthwhile? Standard sat nav ok? His current car has what I believe is the 'mark one' sat nav- small orange screen next to the cassette slot!
Finally. I see today a new 3 series is due next year. Anyone know when? I'd hate for him to order a new car for September delivery to find out there's a new model early 2018
I have standard sat nav, on the X1 having had a pro nav in my 2009 335i. I find it a good size screen and it does everything I want.
I am not a gadget person so had no aspirations to down load maps from my phone or stream music.
Standard stereo is massively better than standard was on E46 , I've had several including my current M3.
Again it's good enough for me.
I had Logic 7 (BMW Individual) on 335 so have heard best.
I've read sales start early 2018 on new 3 series. But I've always found BMWs have got bigger and lost steering feel as they "progress" ; the E90 generation being last one i was happy with.
If you're Dad likes how the E46 feels and the size , he may not being massively advantaged in the newer one over the current one , which whilst a very good car has already lost the feel of the earlier ones.
Plus I assume, you'll get much better discounts on the outgoing model.
I am not a gadget person so had no aspirations to down load maps from my phone or stream music.
Standard stereo is massively better than standard was on E46 , I've had several including my current M3.
Again it's good enough for me.
I had Logic 7 (BMW Individual) on 335 so have heard best.
I've read sales start early 2018 on new 3 series. But I've always found BMWs have got bigger and lost steering feel as they "progress" ; the E90 generation being last one i was happy with.
If you're Dad likes how the E46 feels and the size , he may not being massively advantaged in the newer one over the current one , which whilst a very good car has already lost the feel of the earlier ones.
Plus I assume, you'll get much better discounts on the outgoing model.
My 340i xdrive touring has pretty much every option on it as is 'standard' here in Switzerland (it's missing a tow hook, that's about it). The second hand ones here where people have skimped on things like the pro navigation are on the market for considerably less and don't seem to move. We bought one of several our local dealer had in stock so I didn't get to choose the spec.
Of the gadgets the three I appreciate most are the adaptive cruise, HUD and the adaptive LEDs. The children love the sunroof and the rear seat heating but if it were just my decision I could have avoided those. The leather dash is nice but a bit frivolous. The electric seats are lovely but I wasn't able to find a car here without them to compare against - certainly with my wife and I having the same driving position I don't need the memory. We have the MPPK but I drive around on eco-pro mode and cruise control most of the time. On a pass it's worth it's price though.
I personally wouldn't have specified all the options but you get used to them very quickly, especially the gadgets. I do wish it had ventilated seats though.
Of the gadgets the three I appreciate most are the adaptive cruise, HUD and the adaptive LEDs. The children love the sunroof and the rear seat heating but if it were just my decision I could have avoided those. The leather dash is nice but a bit frivolous. The electric seats are lovely but I wasn't able to find a car here without them to compare against - certainly with my wife and I having the same driving position I don't need the memory. We have the MPPK but I drive around on eco-pro mode and cruise control most of the time. On a pass it's worth it's price though.
I personally wouldn't have specified all the options but you get used to them very quickly, especially the gadgets. I do wish it had ventilated seats though.
His 02 330d M has auto, sunroof, rear privacy glass, electric memory heated seats, nav (version one) parking sensors, auto wipers, cruise, luggage cover with dog guard, sports seats and full leather.
It's more costly than I first thought to replicate. Seems you can order the dark coloured 18" wheels with non run flat tyres as well?
It's more costly than I first thought to replicate. Seems you can order the dark coloured 18" wheels with non run flat tyres as well?
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