840i M Sport Lease Deal
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So, having always so far managed to avoid roof racks etc., the “practicality” of the 8 series has been exhausted...
Previous 335d Touring and S4 Avant made transporting a bike easy. With the 8 series, I can transport one bike by taking the saddle and the front wheel off. Bit of a pain in the arse but not the end of the world.
No 2 son is now getting into cycling and I can’t transport two bikes and two boys to the track. I think a roofrack would be the best bet - I don’t want to shell out on a towbar for a lease car and worry one of those bootlid carrier things might damage the paintwork. I don’t really want the BMW main dealer one as it’ll be useless when the car goes back, so would prefer to go Thule or similar.
No roofrack websites I’ve tried seem to have heard of a G16/8 series, however! Just wondering if anyone might have been down this road already...?
Previous 335d Touring and S4 Avant made transporting a bike easy. With the 8 series, I can transport one bike by taking the saddle and the front wheel off. Bit of a pain in the arse but not the end of the world.
No 2 son is now getting into cycling and I can’t transport two bikes and two boys to the track. I think a roofrack would be the best bet - I don’t want to shell out on a towbar for a lease car and worry one of those bootlid carrier things might damage the paintwork. I don’t really want the BMW main dealer one as it’ll be useless when the car goes back, so would prefer to go Thule or similar.
No roofrack websites I’ve tried seem to have heard of a G16/8 series, however! Just wondering if anyone might have been down this road already...?
3000cc said:
No 2 son is now getting into cycling and I can’t transport two bikes and two boys to the track. I think a roofrack would be the best bet - I don’t want to shell out on a towbar for a lease car and worry one of those bootlid carrier things might damage the paintwork. I don’t really want the BMW main dealer one as it’ll be useless when the car goes back, so would prefer to go Thule or similar.
The 8GC boot lid is made from plastic so can’t take a bike carrier, even if you wanted to. I wanted to carry bikes too, but I just use a Saris Bones carrier on my other car.A reasonable roof rack option for the 8 would be good.
Incidentally my excess miles are 26p plus VAT even though G2L said it was 41p. I have had the discussion with Leasys and confirmed.
Edited by 335d on Sunday 11th April 20:58
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9 The Hirer's obligations when maintenance is not provided by the Lessor
9.1 If the maintenance option has not been selected in the vehicle schedule the following provisions of this clause 9 will apply.
9.2 The Hirer will be responsible for and will pay the full cost of servicing and maintaining the Vehicle at all times in good condition.
9.3 Without prejudice to the generality of clause 9.2 the Hirer will ensure
(a) that the Vehicle is regularly serviced and maintained by an approved agent in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations;
(b) that the service book and records for the Vehicle as supplied by the manufacturer are promptly stamped by the approved agent as soon as all the necessary or appropriate works of service or maintenance have been carried out.
9 The Hirer's obligations when maintenance is not provided by the Lessor
9.1 If the maintenance option has not been selected in the vehicle schedule the following provisions of this clause 9 will apply.
9.2 The Hirer will be responsible for and will pay the full cost of servicing and maintaining the Vehicle at all times in good condition.
9.3 Without prejudice to the generality of clause 9.2 the Hirer will ensure
(a) that the Vehicle is regularly serviced and maintained by an approved agent in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations;
(b) that the service book and records for the Vehicle as supplied by the manufacturer are promptly stamped by the approved agent as soon as all the necessary or appropriate works of service or maintenance have been carried out.
I would hope so..... didn’t ask leave it to someone else to co firm
As for Halfords I wouldn’t go down that road - nothing against them as they serviced my arval company cars but in my experience a main dealer is likely to be more sympathetic in dealing with any issues knowing the vehicle has a main dealer history ideally the same dealer - certainly my experience when dealing with Audi / Bmw mini
As for Halfords I wouldn’t go down that road - nothing against them as they serviced my arval company cars but in my experience a main dealer is likely to be more sympathetic in dealing with any issues knowing the vehicle has a main dealer history ideally the same dealer - certainly my experience when dealing with Audi / Bmw mini
roadsmash said:
Funk said:
Can non-BMW dealers 'stamp' the digital service history? How does that work if you're taking it somewhere other than BMW now actual books don't exist?
Independents can use the same computer software to access the digital system in the car.
That looks like quite a gouge, I'd imagine that yes it would be picked up as chargeable... Might be worth finding out whether it'd be cheaper to get it done yourself or let Leasys invoice you for it - I know in the past it's turned out that leasing companies' charges for things like wheel damage is cheaper than getting it repaired yourself (especially when it comes to things like diamond-cut finishes).
Funk said:
roadsmash said:
Funk said:
Can non-BMW dealers 'stamp' the digital service history? How does that work if you're taking it somewhere other than BMW now actual books don't exist?
Independents can use the same computer software to access the digital system in the car.Without the software they can't update the iDrive Service history at all and can only reset the service due message in the car.
va1o said:
Funk said:
roadsmash said:
Funk said:
Can non-BMW dealers 'stamp' the digital service history? How does that work if you're taking it somewhere other than BMW now actual books don't exist?
Independents can use the same computer software to access the digital system in the car.Without the software they can't update the iDrive Service history at all and can only reset the service due message in the car.
king backward step from the universal, easy system we used for years without issue...Funk said:
TBH, it sounds like a pretty fking backward step from the universal, easy system we used for years without issue...
Yeah it's a nightmare! And it means the history can easily be totally lost once cars start been serviced outside the dealer network. GDPR has made it worse as you can't even keep invoices to evidence the history now since they'll get binned as soon as the car changes hands, king backward step from the universal, easy system we used for years without issue...Gassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff