840i M Sport Lease Deal

[simonwhite2000]

PrancingHorses said:

Just popped in to dealer to drive a gran coupe. 640i is surprisingly quick and sounds good in sports mode. Impressive car. They knew about these deals along with the stratstone deal and are willing to "do a deal" to beat any quote. Seems like it may be worthwhile having a word with your dealer as BMW are heavily subsidising the 8!

I remember a similar situation on the X5 last November and the dealer was giving a better deal by throwing in extra packs! Ive asked for a car with the M Sport and tech pack thrown in and they are currently "thinking about it" will let you know if they agree!

Remember these deals are subsidised by BMW so the dealer still has margin to do better!

Do you mind me asking what you normally drive?

Mrs is 13 months in to her A6 S Line lease but wants an X5 next. Lease deals are never any good on them but I've never done a PCP before. Seems more agro than a lease.
This is putting aside the fact it's a few hundred quid more a month for an X5!

[PrancingHorses]

My DDs are a 530e and Range Rover Sport.

I did not get the X5 deal in the end as it was for the mrs and she preferred the smaller and newer Evoque first edition.

[rudester]

pespro said:

Lads,

I have worked it out at having to pay £465 in tax in the second year, if the above is correct.
I have sent them the Gov UK tax rate page and the change from 164 to 191 g/km under the new cycle.

If they come back again saying yes you owe £465 for the second year, going to a local dealer to match the deal, plus get them to pay for the tax. I will keep you all posted.

Hopefully G2L and Select can come back with the Grand Coupe deals next week, but i think they are both dead deals now.

Edited by pespro on Saturday 18th January 19:01

This was the same when I leased a Merc. I was surprised when I receieved the V5 document. I was onlt 12 months later when I received the road tax demand that I realised why. I always read the small print now!

[DPAR]

pespro said:

Lads,
Put refundable deposit down on the Stratstone deal.
Looking through my contract, i noticed something strange, other items RFL - Petrol - 12 months (inc. 1st reg fee)

So i asked Stratstone to make sure i was paying no tax at all, and they were covering the whole term and not just the first year.

They have emailed back stating only the first year is included and where is my information about the rate increasing.

I have worked it out at having to pay £465 in tax in the second year, if the above is correct.
I have sent them the Gov UK tax rate page and the change from 164 to 191 g/km under the new cycle.

If they come back again saying yes you owe £465 for the second year, going to a local dealer to match the deal, plus get them to pay for the tax. I will keep you all posted.

Hopefully G2L and Select can come back with the Grand Coupe deals next week, but i think they are both dead deals now.

Edited by pespro on Saturday 18th January 19:01

I’m going to speculate and suggest that the 39 who got onto the G2L will be absolutely fine. I’m one of them - who got my request in on 6th Jan - so hoping thats going to be the case. Everything seems to be panning out ok in terms of paperwork, contracts, finance agreements. All that said, until the cars on my driveway, I’ll still be harbouring some doubts at the back of my mind,

[Don Phil]

Actus Reus said:

335d said:

On page 35, Don Phil said this

"Received my quote on 16th, accepted it and completed credit application in the evening, it was accepted on 17th and have confirmation G2L will be ordering the car from a named dealer." His first contact was via email on the 12th

Edited by 335d on Saturday 18th January 14:29

Then I really don’t understand - that really equates to first contact on 13th as 12th was a Sunday and, as I understood it, the systems have not had the right info loaded onto them for the entirety of the past week?

ETA - there have been some cars with other brokers about at much higher prices (ContractCars were doing them at £424 a month) - perhaps this is one of those?

My quote was the same as this from page 15:

ciscopete822 said:

Hi all

My first post and what a post! James from G2L sorted me out in literally no time (good lad!) . My credit got approved and car almost ordered. Went chaos with orange and Cognac leather. Deal is 3+23 , 8k , 403 inc VAT - bang on 15% (10,5k total cost) so blooody hell , one of those Holy Grail deals!

Named dealer is Williams. Hopefully I'll get confirmation the order is in next week. It's a factory order. Not sure why I'd be an exception in getting through a quote after the initial batch. Most went to my junk mail as someone else has said.

[Actus Reus]

Seems your luck was in!

Different dealer for my order, which is on basically the same terms. Whereabouts are you? I’m just North of London so Gatwick is nearer to me, but I see no other logic beyond that.

[Don Phil]

I'm in West Yorkshire so Williams makes sense from my perspective.

Wouldn't have known that when sending quotes out to everyone though so can't see why I'd have got through and others not.

[mackie1]

Had a quick poke around a GC today - it’s huge! Roomy enough to fit 6’3” me in the back with the drivers seat adjusted though so much more useful than the 2 door.

[simonwhite2000]

mackie1 said:

Had a quick poke around a GC today - it’s huge! Roomy enough to fit 6’3” me in the back with the drivers seat adjusted though so much more useful than the 2 door.

Good first impressions?

[mackie1]

I really liked it in the flesh. Nice low driving position and good steering wheel reach adjustment which is usually the sticking point for me.

Also sat in an M8 Competition optioned up to £150k but the base 840i feels every bit as nice IMO. Happy with my choice of Dravit Grey too.

The dealer in question couldn’t get close to any of the deals discussed on here.

[seastorm]

I'm close to signing for a 840i coupe, petrol. I cannot find an online review (written or video) anywhere (only 850s and GCs).

Can anyone help with a link to a review of the base petrol coupe?

Thank you!😃

[mackie1]

This is pretty in depth, albeit for the GC: https://youtu.be/2WgY2pC-bxc

[seastorm]

mackie1 said:

This is pretty in depth, albeit for the GC: https://youtu.be/2WgY2pC-bxc

Fantastic. Thanks.

[rix]

I had another poke around one today too, I think the salesman thought I was a dreamer and didn't really give me a second look. Thought it would be a bit cheeky asking for a drive of their demo when I'd already committed to a lease. Trying not to get too excited about the prospect until the finance and order is confirmed by G2L...

[mackie1]

Hah, I look like a massive hippy so always assume car salesmen will look down their noses at me. Chap was actually very helpful though.

[rix]

seastorm said:

I'm close to signing for a 840i coupe, petrol. I cannot find an online review (written or video) anywhere (only 850s and GCs).

Can anyone help with a link to a review of the base petrol coupe?

Thank you!??

What kind of deal have you found on the coupe out of interest?

[PrancingHorses]

My dealer came back to me today and asked me to bite the hand off whoever is offering this deal

They can’t match it!

[KWbarbs]

I have had little luck with G2L getting back to me so I challenged the local dealer to match the deals online and the best they could do was:
£4k down, £399 pm x 35

But this was for the based 840i 2 door coupe. Took it for a test drive and loved it. Even the size was not bothering me at all and the engine is great. But.... as has been mentioned on here before the back is terrible. I know it is not targeted as a family load lugger but the seats are practically unusable.

I pushed the dealer to match the deal on the GC as it is a different proposition altogether in the back...no luck, as they wanted another £100 pm for the GC!!! Looks like I am out.

[rix]

I’m surprised as the coupe is more expensive and I would expect the GC would have better residuals - pretty good price when you consider that’s a 3 year deal!

[rudester]

ODRALLAG said:

Has anyone come across any pictures of black exterior with the chrome surround instead of shadowline?
Saw a Barca blue at a dealer and thought it looked really good, much better in real life

Edited by ODRALLAG on Friday 17th January 14:02

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGFWhoWIkZc