Sourcing a F20 1 series 5 door

[stuthemong]

Hi All,

Any help appreciated. My mum wants to get a F20 1 series and I was wondering if anyone knew of any decent deals to be had?

She's after a 118i sport auto I think, as to my mind the engine looks to be the best of the bunch. Am I correct in recommending the 118i based on specs, or are the diesel models OK Too?BMW UK have a few cars on their network with <4K miles on them that fit the bill for circa £22K - yet specc'd up and new they are only £27K odd.

Should she buy new, or nearly new? There arne't many F20's around, all seem to be AUC - am I missing something obvious? What would we expect as discount on a new car?

Are these a bad buy for any major reason?

Thanks in advance.

Stu

[theboss]

stuthemong said:

Hi All,

Any help appreciated. My mum wants to get a F20 1 series and I was wondering if anyone knew of any decent deals to be had?

She's after a 118i sport auto I think, as to my mind the engine looks to be the best of the bunch. Am I correct in recommending the 118i based on specs, or are the diesel models OK Too?BMW UK have a few cars on their network with <4K miles on them that fit the bill for circa £22K - yet specc'd up and new they are only £27K odd.

Should she buy new, or nearly new? There arne't many F20's around, all seem to be AUC - am I missing something obvious? What would we expect as discount on a new car?

Are these a bad buy for any major reason?

Thanks in advance.

Stu

There aren't many around because they've only been available for 4-5 months... so most AUC stock will be ex demonstrator

If she's financing one BMW are running 4.9% deals on new cars which may make overall cost compare favourably with used, plus you'll get to spec to your own requirements given that there are few used cars available. If cash buyer and she can get the spec she wants then its got to be worth saving a few grand and buying one <6 months old.

[stuthemong]

This is what I feared - not many options out there = high price that tumbles when volumes hits...

It would be cash in this case I think - if it were 0% that would be different!

[gizlaroc]

There are some contract hire deals out there on 116i sports for £240 a month including vat for 10k miles a year over 2 or 3 years with a £730 deposit.

That is £6260 over 2 years.

That car is predicted to be worth £12k after 2 years as a trade in.

So a loss of £10k using cash and maybe £9k if you sell privately or just rent it for 2 years for £6k and no hassle at the end.

Until there are some proper deals about contract hire looks the way to go.

[Simond S]

Call Neil Kent at Durham Cooper BMW.

He always seems to be able to find a deal where no one else can. The best other garages can ever do is match his deal after a lot of hassle.

Easy guy to deal with, and delivers new or used anywhere in the UK.

0191 383 7560

[stuthemong]

thanks guys, I'll give him a shout!

[northandy]

We have a 118d m sport f20 coming in 3ish weeks, considering its the dealers first m sport coming i was surprised o get a fairly impressive discount, the 4.9% finance is good as well.

Spec one up on broadspeed or the like and get a dealer to match.