640d owners - a few questions please...

[cslwannabe]

Test drove a 640d coupe today and seriously considering one on a 30 month lease but just have a few questions/ reservations that hopefully some of you can help with please, namely:
What mpg are you achieving?
Those with SE spec - what do you think of the seats? Was planning to just get a baud SE model but wondering if Sports seats might be worthwhile
Is the insurance reasonable and did you need to get a tracker fitted as a few Internet postings suggest that many companies insist on one since the value is over £50k
Anyone fitted non-run flats? I think I'd definitely need a set of winter tyres and would be tempted to go for non run flats (possibly even for summer tyres as well) but wondered if anyone else had done so.

Thanks in advance.

[chrisx666]

Is the value really >50K though? This is someting I need to get confirmed before I insure mine. Top spec 12reg 1000-mile M-sports are on the approved used list at £49995.

What would the 'market value' of a base SE once registered/delivered (used) be??

[mchoody]

I've got a 640d M Sport. Currently averaging 35mpg with a good mix of driving and still having fun with it so I'd expect that to go up at least a few.

I went through BMW insurance and I didn't need to have a tracker fitted. I paid £1100 for the year with business use. Hope this helps!

[chrisx666]

mchoody said:

I've got a 640d M Sport. Currently averaging 35mpg with a good mix of driving and still having fun with it so I'd expect that to go up at least a few.

I went through BMW insurance and I didn't need to have a tracker fitted. I paid £1100 for the year with business use. Hope this helps!

Out of interest what value band was quoted? 35-50k, 50-75k etc.. Seems to make a big difference to the prices.

[Bulls]

I have a 640d M Sport Convertible.

Used Tesco for insurance as it's a second car and they mirrored the NCB that I have on my other car. Seem to be getting around 35mpg on average.

[mchoody]

I can't remember what band, I don't remember actually getting asked. I went for the 7 day free insurance, when I got the full quote it was the best deal counting in the fact I didn't need to get a tracker fitted.

Edited by mchoody on Tuesday 1st May 08:03

[bennyboydurham]

Sat in one of these today at our local stealer. Very nice and for those that got the £399 pm deal a truly epic amount of metal for the money.

[chrisx666]

mchoody said:

I can't remember what band, I don't remember actually getting asked. I went for the 7 day free insurance, when I got the full quote it was the best deal counting in the fact I didn't need to get an immobiliser fitted.

The BMW quote did look a bit high at first but you are right. The combination of 50-75k value band + cover for lease car + no tracker requirment makes it my best quote yet (still high though).

Looked at Tesco and got a good quote, but this put me off:

" I, or my spouse or civil partner, am the owner and registered keeper of the car "

I will be neither owner nor registered keeper (lease co will be on the docs.)



Sorry for the slight hijack but still on topic..

[bp1]

Somewhat unrelated, but had the previous 6 series, is there more or less room in the back of the new one? Could fit the kids into the back no problem before, but now they are a bit older (6 & 8) was wondering what the rear spaces is like now.

[jontysafe]

I had one of the 640d`s on order but cancelled yesterday. Couple of reasons really, I just haven`t been able to get excited about it for a start, yes it`s a bargain for what it is but £600 a month for something that I didn`t really "WANT want" is a lot of money. Didn`t help that the lead times are so long and the main reason is the state of our roads where I live, it really is back o beyond. We`ve hit four pheasants in the last week doing considerable damage to the mummy wagon, I`d be gutted if it happened in the 6er which it would of course.

Back to the drawing board!

Current thoughts are a modded (300bhp) Mazda CX-7 2.3mps for cheap 4x4/airport/station/shopping and possibly rekindle my love affair with dirt bikes.

[mchoody]

bp1 said:

Somewhat unrelated, but had the previous 6 series, is there more or less room in the back of the new one? Could fit the kids into the back no problem before, but now they are a bit older (6 & 8) was wondering what the rear spaces is like now.

It's tight in the back, might just be ok for kids but a real no go for adults unless for short journeys.

[cslwannabe]

Thanks for the replies - we get about 35-37 mpg out of our XF so sounds like the 640d will be pretty similar. Admiral have confirmed that they don't require a tracker but the premium will increase a bit compared with the XF, but thats only to be expected considering I've found it listed as Ins Group 48 (out of 50) compared with 41 for the XF. After the test drive/ number crunching on Saturday I found that Wood BMW had an even better online price but that now seems to have disappeared, however I was still pleasantly surprised that my local BMW dealer were able to come up with a price very competitive compared with the online prices I found using contracthireandleasing.

I agree the rear space isn't great but getting into the rear seats is probably more of a problem, but luckily we've got a more practical car for when we need the extra space.

Thanks again.