z4 3.0 coupe - cheap contract hire

[celticstevie]

I have recently sold my porker due to 2nd baby and I am looking for a fast daily commute and spotted BMW doing contract hire on 3.0ltr coupe for £299 / month which is a lot of car for that budget.

Test driving tomorrow - any advice?

[trackdemon]

Enjoy!

Great (really great) engine/drivetrain, very enjoyable handling once you get to know it: tramlines heavily, and ride is pretty harsh too but is really benign and very adjustable if you use the brakes into the apex. Much better than I ever expected, just spent a few hugely enjoyable days tooling around some alpine roads in ours last week - its a great car for big-distance/fun-driving!

I'm constantly amazed at he efficiency of the engine. 28mpg until Lyon, mostly 95-100mph cruise on the autoroute.... many alpine blasts resulted in a reduction to 25mpg, which rose a little whilst returning to UK (mostly 100mph again). Had to do 70mph average recently whilst waiting for others to catch up - 38mpg over 30miles!!!!! Not bad for a genuine sub 6-second car

[MBradbury]

celticstevie said:

I have recently sold my porker due to 2nd baby and I am looking for a fast daily commute and spotted BMW doing contract hire on 3.0ltr coupe for £299 / month which is a lot of car for that budget.

Test driving tomorrow - any advice?

Out of interest where did you see this deal?

[CatherineJ]

It's a great car and very well specced including metallic and leather as standard.

The cars can be had for some amazing deals - up to 14% discount which I guess is then reflected in a low contract hire rate.

Unfortunately for some reason they are not a great seller and thus discounts are required to shift them.

I had one and when it worked it was a fantastic car, but mine was eventually replaced as it spent 3 weeks off the road out of 7.

[celticstevie]

douglas park bmw here in Scotland advertised the deal in the Glasgow Herald on friday. 6+24 or 6+36 profiles at £299 + VAT. Not as fast as my previous C4s but a helluva car. Works out just short of £100 a week over the deal. Not a bad proposition for me when compared to non BMW finance quotes

[Kawasicki]

I think the proportions are absolutely stunning!

[M3_chaz]

what was the mileage allowance on that steve, 8/10.A?

[celticstevie]

10K includes maint

[M3_chaz]

how did the drive go, what did you think?

The only thing holding me back would be a lack of space.

[The_Gza]

Interesting - had a wee look but could only find this deal on the Douglas Park site:

http://www.douglasparkbmw.co.uk/newbmw/selector.ht... (under click here for our finance options)

- £399 per month, £2.5k deposit

Any idea if the £299 deal is still available?

[RobbieM-Evo]

I looked as well and could only see the £399 deal. I'm not if the £299 adds up as it seems too cheap.

[M3_chaz]

The DouglesPark 'deal' didn’t hold water for me either.
That said the dealers can beat the offer listed on the BMW web page they just need a little push to achieve this.

I suggest you have a look at lingcars.com or have a haggle with some dealers, as I did!

As an indicator I struck a deal based on the following: 2 years and 12K P.A with the addition of the comfort pack which came in at £370 per month with 3 payments in advance which I’m happy with. Now I just have to wait till mid Sep for the car.

[jezzaaa]

celticstevie said:

I have recently sold my porker due to 2nd baby and I am looking for a fast daily commute and spotted BMW doing contract hire on 3.0ltr coupe for £299 / month which is a lot of car for that budget.

Test driving tomorrow - any advice?

So, you sold your 911 (which is a 2+2) and are considering a strict 2 seater ... presumably so that there's no way you could fit the wife and kids in it!! Like your thinking mate! ;-)