RE: BMW lifts the lid on new 625hp M8 Competition
Discussion
tril said:
Your money is without a doubt better spent on a 911 or even a Conti GT.
Yours might be, but other people may prefer the BMW and don’t care about depreciation because this is a week’s wages to them. Or they already have both of the cars you mention and several more besides. Perspective is a wonderful thing...not everyone takes six figure sums very seriously 
philmots said:
Chestrockwell said:
On the topic of the 8 series, every single one I see has a reg that starts with ‘Y’, means it’s a BMW UK car, Still haven’t seen one with a reg other than Y...
No it doesn’t... any car registered pretty much anywhere in Yorkshire will have a Y prefix, BMW or not, private car or not.I get that anyone from Yorkshire buying a new BMW will also get a Yorkshire plate, but I don't think they'll hang around my local BMW dealership/trade in their 6 month old cars there as much as they do.
BFleming said:
philmots said:
Chestrockwell said:
On the topic of the 8 series, every single one I see has a reg that starts with ‘Y’, means it’s a BMW UK car, Still haven’t seen one with a reg other than Y...
No it doesn’t... any car registered pretty much anywhere in Yorkshire will have a Y prefix, BMW or not, private car or not.I get that anyone from Yorkshire buying a new BMW will also get a Yorkshire plate, but I don't think they'll hang around my local BMW dealership/trade in their 6 month old cars there as much as they do.
BFleming said:
I'm very much with Chestrockwell here. Whenever I see a new BMW on a Y plate I also think BMW UK car, mostly as I don't live anywhere near Yorkshire & the entire BMW UK fleet is on Y plates. Whenever I see an older BMW on Yorkshire plates I think ex-BMW UK car.
I get that anyone from Yorkshire buying a new BMW will also get a Yorkshire plate, but I don't think they'll hang around my local BMW dealership/trade in their 6 month old cars there as much as they do.
There's a BMW distribution center near Doncaster .I get that anyone from Yorkshire buying a new BMW will also get a Yorkshire plate, but I don't think they'll hang around my local BMW dealership/trade in their 6 month old cars there as much as they do.
ks.I quite like the 8 series - it looks better in the flesh than in pictures.
The price for this is eye watering and as mentioned, the depreciation will be utterly savage. I also agree that the interior isn't special enough at this price point and I think the detail in the seats is nasty.
The price for this is eye watering and as mentioned, the depreciation will be utterly savage. I also agree that the interior isn't special enough at this price point and I think the detail in the seats is nasty.
Not Ideal said:
Nick928 said:
Given the ferocious depreciation of high end BMW products at the moment that will be a nice buy in 18 months old at £55k
This.Anyway, with that front it does not look 123k quid, imho.
Interior...standard BMW fare, I've sat in the standard 8-series, it felt like little space in the back seat.
Kenny Powers said:
Yours might be, but other people may prefer the BMW and don’t care about depreciation because this is a week’s wages to them. Or they already have both of the cars you mention and several more besides. Perspective is a wonderful thing...not everyone takes six figure sums very seriously
Ijest] I say thee nay [/jest]Seriously, I know the market is ferocious with every brand grabbing any niche they can get and as much as i love BMW I can't get behind the cost of this.
I'm sure it goes like stink (3.2 0-60 isn't slow) but that's bordering on Porsche 911 money (as previously stated). If you've got the funds for both a Porker and this chances are you'd have the funds for a Bentley or whatever you damn well please
I'm guessing this is aimed squarely at the S Class Coupe but "sportier" market but I'm struggling to see anyone not going for the 911 at this price point.
Still seeing too much Ford Mustang.....
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