8 Series - Opinions
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Hi All,
Looking at this car : https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/12762492
What do you think?
Cheers
Looking at this car : https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/12762492
What do you think?
Cheers
Chris-0ufwi said:
Yeah I like the colour.. black or silver wheels would look good with the colour... only thing I'm wondering is what happens to prices when supply comes back.. I think 10k could drop off immediately...
I've been thinking that but I don't think the manufacturers will let it happen. Why sell more cars at a lower margin.By limiting supplies they don't need to offer big discounts and retained values on used cars are higher.
I bought my 640d GC at just under 3 years/24k miles from a BMW dealer a couple of weeks before the first UK lockdown and it had lost close to £50k.
I can't imagine that dealers want to go back to that kind of depreciation.
curvature said:
I've been thinking that but I don't think the manufacturers will let it happen. Why sell more cars at a lower margin.
By limiting supplies they don't need to offer big discounts and retained values on used cars are higher.
I bought my 640d GC at just under 3 years/24k miles from a BMW dealer a couple of weeks before the first UK lockdown and it had lost close to £50k.
I can't imagine that dealers want to go back to that kind of depreciation.
Car manufacturing is about volume. By limiting supplies they don't need to offer big discounts and retained values on used cars are higher.
I bought my 640d GC at just under 3 years/24k miles from a BMW dealer a couple of weeks before the first UK lockdown and it had lost close to £50k.
I can't imagine that dealers want to go back to that kind of depreciation.
curvature said:
I've been thinking that but I don't think the manufacturers will let it happen. Why sell more cars at a lower margin.
By limiting supplies they don't need to offer big discounts and retained values on used cars are higher.
I bought my 640d GC at just under 3 years/24k miles from a BMW dealer a couple of weeks before the first UK lockdown and it had lost close to £50k.
I can't imagine that dealers want to go back to that kind of depreciation.
I highly doubt the 640d had lost £50k to the original owner or purchaser.By limiting supplies they don't need to offer big discounts and retained values on used cars are higher.
I bought my 640d GC at just under 3 years/24k miles from a BMW dealer a couple of weeks before the first UK lockdown and it had lost close to £50k.
I can't imagine that dealers want to go back to that kind of depreciation.
Everyone knows bmw list prices are filed under fiction. List on my 640d was £77k. I bought it at 6 months old apparently worth £32k less...reality is most were sold with between 20 to 25% discount, so the loss is likely more like £10 to 16k.
Ninja59 said:
I highly doubt the 640d had lost £50k to the original owner or purchaser.
Everyone knows bmw list prices are filed under fiction. List on my 640d was £77k. I bought it at 6 months old apparently worth £32k less...reality is most were sold with between 20 to 25% discount, so the loss is likely more like £10 to 16k.
I agree with what you are saying but the discounts on new cars isn't there anymore.Everyone knows bmw list prices are filed under fiction. List on my 640d was £77k. I bought it at 6 months old apparently worth £32k less...reality is most were sold with between 20 to 25% discount, so the loss is likely more like £10 to 16k.
Even if mine had been sold with a 20% discount when new it still lost a shocking amount in 3 years where as the 8 series don't seem to be doing that.
curvature said:
It is but have any car manufacturers reported losses due to not being able to supply the cars?
My point was that they can sell the cars without the discounts and possibly not lose out.
Dealers need the volume for their maintenance side of their business. I imagine manufacturers do well from that to in terms of parts etc. My point was that they can sell the cars without the discounts and possibly not lose out.
Chris-0ufwi said:
Yeah 340Nhp and 500nm torque... this thing is rapid.. and does offer economy.. The sound is obviously lacking but BMW do artificially pipe sound in and honestly it isnt that bad...
Dont get me wrong I want to the v8... but its double the running costs..
Yeah the engine is superb. Dont get me wrong I want to the v8... but its double the running costs..
curvature said:
I agree with what you are saying but the discounts on new cars isn't there anymore.
Even if mine had been sold with a 20% discount when new it still lost a shocking amount in 3 years where as the 8 series don't seem to be doing that.
It is, coast2coast 840i, okay not a D, 16% off in under 2 minutes....Even if mine had been sold with a 20% discount when new it still lost a shocking amount in 3 years where as the 8 series don't seem to be doing that.
AUC on bmw's has always been a sticking point because the moment finance is included the APR rate means the new car tended to be cheaper once various financial incentives are included. It is the delivery time that is shafting it all.
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