F90 M5 Competition
Discussion
jm doc said:
Zanderman said:
I have been looking at the slightly used price of these and you can get a 19 plate comp with low miles for around £65k. I knew mine would drop like a stone but...………..
Beware slightly used low mileage M5's from BMW. Some of them may have been more than slightly ABusedGiven all dealerships will have had demo M5 Comps over last 12 months, most of the low mileage cars will have had severe abuse before the running in service. Know a couple of pals who demo’d the local dealerships car, redlining from cold with only a couple of hundred miles on it. Wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole.
garystoybox said:
Given all dealerships will have had demo M5 Comps over last 12 months, most of the low mileage cars will have had severe abuse before the running in service. Know a couple of pals who demo’d the local dealerships car, redlining from cold with only a couple of hundred miles on it. Wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole.
+1 and remember there is a whole fleet of M's incl M5C's that get totally ragged on driver days.Zanderman said:
Anyone going for winter tyres? If so what are you looking at?
Yep, just went for the ‘official’ staggered 19 inch wheel/tyre set with Alpin 5’s. A combination of living in the North of England and using this as a daily makes it a necessity for peace of mind. Nearly had two huge incident/accidents in my X5M failing to brake/turn on summer rubber mid winter a couple of years ago means i’ll not take the risk of high performance summer rubber ever again. 10% discount brought them in at £3,470. First impressions are they are mega and unlike the X5M winters, the steering and handling feels almost identical to the summer PS4s.I would go as far to say winters are essential, my F10 M5 was absolutely useless here in NI in slippy conditions. I’m sure traction will be better with 4wd but turning and getting stopped will be a very different matter!
Quite envious of you folks, I’m now driving a G20 330e as a company car and whilst economical and a very impressive car it’s no M5..albeit I’ve only used a 1/4 of a tank in 1000 miles.
Enjoy!
Quite envious of you folks, I’m now driving a G20 330e as a company car and whilst economical and a very impressive car it’s no M5..albeit I’ve only used a 1/4 of a tank in 1000 miles.
Enjoy!
JMBMWM5 said:
BMW UK CONTRIBUTIONS ON F90 M5 COMP NOW ONLY £5K.
So at the moment no more great deals to be had on these cars.
Thankfully Dealer Deposit Contributions still seem to be strong at £20,600 here... :So at the moment no more great deals to be had on these cars.
https://www.stratstone.com/new-cars/bmw/m5-competi...
JMBMWM5 said:
BMW UK CONTRIBUTIONS ON F90 M5 COMP NOW ONLY £5K.
So at the moment no more great deals to be had on these cars.
I don't understand the rationale behind these campaigns, but then I don't work in the industry. Surely anyone with a bit of common knows that M5's are heavily discounted, so what effect will suspending a campaign have other than to dry up sales? So at the moment no more great deals to be had on these cars.
The planning for the bulk of vehicle manufacturing runs up to a year in advance...so importers have to estimate the number of vehicles they expect to sell well in advance and order them from the factory.
If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
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If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
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Edited by Max Maxasson on Tuesday 19th November 11:20
Max Maxasson said:
The planning for the bulk of vehicle manufacturing runs up to a year in advance...so importers have to estimate the number of vehicles they expect to sell and order them from the factory.
If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
But they have to keep the line moving (assuming?). I have no idea whether several M cars are build on the same line.If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
Edited by Max Maxasson on Tuesday 19th November 11:19
Edited by Max Maxasson on Tuesday 19th November 11:20
Max Maxasson said:
The planning for the bulk of vehicle manufacturing runs up to a year in advance...so importers have to estimate the number of vehicles they expect to sell well in advance and order them from the factory.
If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
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I don’t doubt what you’re saying, but plenty of us have had substantial discounts on factory orders as well. Presumably even in the absence of any surplus of pre-manufactured cars they still need to fill a certain amount of build slots to keep things rolling at the required pace of production.If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
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Edited by Max Maxasson on Tuesday 19th November 11:20
Max Maxasson said:
The planning for the bulk of vehicle manufacturing runs up to a year in advance...so importers have to estimate the number of vehicles they expect to sell well in advance and order them from the factory.
If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
I've never understood this just make less argument, do you think they don't make money at 70k? Of course they do, M cars are their highest margin products and the production line cannot sit idle, the funding is also baked into the annual budget they don't just rustle it up from no where, nobody at BMW thought people would be queuing out of the door to spend 100k on a 5 series.....this isn't a new thing and has been going on for years, my last 5 M cars have all been bought on these kind of deals including the one ordered last week.If there is an economic downturn, the sales of expensive performance cars tend to fall far quicker than bread and butter cars.
So BMW UK have ended up with quite a lot of unsold M cars.
One way (and arguably the best way) to shift them is a short high discount sales campaign.
All the unsold std M5s have gone and now they have to clear the unsold M5CPs.
With a bit of luck BMW AG/UK will have learnt a lesson and reduce the number of M cars being ordered without a sold order.
If the only way to get a new M5 is through a factory order then there would be no need to discount at all...just like the E46 M3s back in the day when you had to pay list and order from the factory.
Edited by Max Maxasson on Tuesday 19th November 11:20
The market knows this and prices the cars in the trade from the deal pricing so the bath starts at the discounted price, when everyone is getting a bargain no one is getting a bargain....
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