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Gents,
Just a quick one to say I've put a deposit down on a new M140i. Absolutely stoked and the end of the month can't come quick enough!
Went for the 5 door hatch (Mrs won't allow a 3 door sadly) Shadow Edition in Alpine White with black interior.
Options are:
ZNP - Pro media pack
20Y - 18" jet black double spoke m light alloys
430 - folding exterior mirrors with anti-dazzle
494 - heated front seats
Got the 3 year service pack, GAP insurance, AutoGlym and tax included for free (is anything really free with BMW?) as well.
It's worked out at £399/month with £2k down (based on 13k miles/year)
Mrs is taking a Mini out for the 48hr test drive on Thursday so I'll pop in to BMW (they're next door to one another) and see what the latest is on the car.
Will post updates later and photos once I'm actually collecting the car
Just a quick one to say I've put a deposit down on a new M140i. Absolutely stoked and the end of the month can't come quick enough!
Went for the 5 door hatch (Mrs won't allow a 3 door sadly) Shadow Edition in Alpine White with black interior.
Options are:
ZNP - Pro media pack
20Y - 18" jet black double spoke m light alloys
430 - folding exterior mirrors with anti-dazzle
494 - heated front seats
Got the 3 year service pack, GAP insurance, AutoGlym and tax included for free (is anything really free with BMW?) as well.
It's worked out at £399/month with £2k down (based on 13k miles/year)
Mrs is taking a Mini out for the 48hr test drive on Thursday so I'll pop in to BMW (they're next door to one another) and see what the latest is on the car.
Will post updates later and photos once I'm actually collecting the car
va1o said:
Great choice! I used to have an M135i and loved it, they're properly good little hot hatches. Yours sounds like a good spec 
I've got an M240i coming tomorrow as a stopgap car until my new Z4 arrives, am looking forward to being back behind the wheel of an M-Lite
Is that M240i a loan car then? Bet you can't wait for the Z4 to arrive!I've got an M240i coming tomorrow as a stopgap car until my new Z4 arrives, am looking forward to being back behind the wheel of an M-Lite
Mr Tidy said:
That sounds great!
It was the Mrs getting a Mini that started me on my BMW journey 14 years ago.
Enjoy collection day, and try to go home the long way!
The other way around for us. I had an orange convertible Mini Cooper sport, 800 miles on the clock as a loan car from BMW for 3 days. Mrs drove it for all of 10 minutes and fell in love with it! As long as she gets rid of the A1 she's currently got, I'll be happy. Don't get me wrong, the A1 is a great little car to throw around, but more powah is needed.It was the Mrs getting a Mini that started me on my BMW journey 14 years ago.
Enjoy collection day, and try to go home the long way!
The drive home is all of 15 minutes but I might take a wrong turn here or there
On a side note, something the salesman mentioned when I asked about the running in service. He told me that these engines don't have a running in period OR a running in service, as they come bedded in already. What are people thoughts on this? I'm tempted to take it easy for the first 1200 miles anyway, which I'll cover in the first month of owning it.
Edited by F1Sunny on Tuesday 19th March 08:02
Court_S said:
Good stuff.
I’ve just factory ordered one. Alpine white, orbit grey alloys, black leather with blue stitching, pro nav and heated seats. The deals on these are amazing at the mo. I just need to wait until June to collect it.
I’ve been after one since last August but was waiting for the right deal which came up recently. I wanted Sunset Orange really but monthly costs were king as I’m leaving my company car scheme and I was already slightly over so didn’t want to fork out and £12 a month for paint.
I think they’re great little things and I guess there’ll never be a hot hatch with a big six pot again. It seemed a sensible compromise between performance and running costs too. I really wanted an E90 M3 but I think the general running costs and fuel over 15k a year would have become tiresome.
Absolutely, the deals are great on these! I was originally after a 340i but saw the deals they had on unregistered M140i's and it was a no brainer.I’ve just factory ordered one. Alpine white, orbit grey alloys, black leather with blue stitching, pro nav and heated seats. The deals on these are amazing at the mo. I just need to wait until June to collect it.
I’ve been after one since last August but was waiting for the right deal which came up recently. I wanted Sunset Orange really but monthly costs were king as I’m leaving my company car scheme and I was already slightly over so didn’t want to fork out and £12 a month for paint.
I think they’re great little things and I guess there’ll never be a hot hatch with a big six pot again. It seemed a sensible compromise between performance and running costs too. I really wanted an E90 M3 but I think the general running costs and fuel over 15k a year would have become tiresome.
How come you need to wait until June?
Court_S said:
It’s a factory order.
This will coincide with the return on my other half’s MINI. My company car lease is up in September, so I’ve bought the replacement a bit early but I’ve been told numerous times by different people that the extra support from BMW dries up this quarter. I reckon there’ll be some even better deals on the last few stock cars but didn’t want to risk it.
Ah right, makes sense! This will coincide with the return on my other half’s MINI. My company car lease is up in September, so I’ve bought the replacement a bit early but I’ve been told numerous times by different people that the extra support from BMW dries up this quarter. I reckon there’ll be some even better deals on the last few stock cars but didn’t want to risk it.
ladderino said:
I don't want to p*ss on the chips of the guys that have just ordered M140s (I picked mine up a week ago, it's awesome), but anyone else considering one should take a look at TRL's deal on Baby BMW.
https://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=80&a...
I went with Marshalls because they're local and I wanted my car by the beginning of April and didn't want to wait 12-14 weeks. Just ran the numbers and going by TRL's figures, the monthlies would have about been £14 lower, but wouldn't have included the service plan or GAP insurance (not worried about the AutoGlym). Also the lead time with TRL is 12-14 weeks as it's a factory build, versus the 12-14 day lead time on the unregistered one I've bought.https://www.babybmw.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=80&a...
Marshalls BMW:
Deposit: £2,000
Monthly repayment: £399 (including first years road tax, plates, half tank of fuel, 3 year service plan, GAP insurance and AutoGlym)
Annual mileage: 13,000
Additional monthlies through TRL:
£30 - Extra 5,000 miles/year
£13.14 - Pro media pack
£3.83 - Heated front seats
£2.75 - Folding mirros
Total monthly repayment: £386.72 based on 13,000 miles/year and a £2,000 deposit.
So all in all, I'm still chuffed with the deal I got. If I wanted a custom specced one, I'd probably have gone through TRL no doubt, but I didn't want to wait 12-14 weeks
Court_S said:
That deal is way better than my local dealer offered me on a stock car.
I was offered a white car, pro nav and heated seats - £2k in and £454 a month. Factoring in the deposit that was £495 a month so a decent chunk above my target of £400 a month. It dropped to £463 once the GAP and paint protection was removed (they added without asking first).
It does seem to be luck of the draw - Knights were pretty keen / desperate to do a deal and were pretty close to TRL on both a stock car and a factory order but were a bit pushy / needy.
What?? Sounds like they didn’t want to sell you the car!I was offered a white car, pro nav and heated seats - £2k in and £454 a month. Factoring in the deposit that was £495 a month so a decent chunk above my target of £400 a month. It dropped to £463 once the GAP and paint protection was removed (they added without asking first).
It does seem to be luck of the draw - Knights were pretty keen / desperate to do a deal and were pretty close to TRL on both a stock car and a factory order but were a bit pushy / needy.
Mine didn’t initially include the service pack but I mentioned that guys on piston heads had been getting it thrown it for free at various dealerships so the salesman went to “speak to the manager” and came back with it thrown in.
700 miles in and its been brilliant so far. Looking forward to giving her a proper run once the 1200 mile run in is done. Pleasantly surprised by the MPG I'm getting on motorway runs, todays M3 run coming home was 33MPG and this was with a spirited drive through town getting onto the M3, and through town at the other end.
A few more pics as promised:
A few more pics as promised:
chan61922 said:
Lovely motor mate, enjoy! I’m also considering one. Wasn’t TRL offering 339 down and 339 x 48 for this car though, the prices you guys are mentioning seem to be abit high. I’m looking to buy an used older model, don’t think I can quite digest 400 quid leaving my pay packet a month lol
He was but that was on new builds with a 12-14 week lead time and 8k miles per year. My old 320i was on it's way out so needed something in a shorter time frame. Also, the deal I got included the GAP insurance and 3 year service pack both thrown in for "free" and is based on 13k miles/year.When I spec'd the same model through TRL's deals, it worked out at 384/month but excluded GAP and service pack. Either way, don't think there's much in it!
rayyan171 said:
You look absolutely chuffed, and I would be too if I had one of those. Congrats and enjoy!
Thanks! croyde said:
As I'm still running my e36 bought in 1998 I have not kept up with BMWs codes for the engines.
What size engine does the 140 have? Just wondered as the mpgs posted seem about the same as my big ol Mustang GT V8.
It's a 3L straight six. I've seen people getting into the low 40's but I don't think my right foot is light enough to achieve that, nor is my motorway journey long enough.What size engine does the 140 have? Just wondered as the mpgs posted seem about the same as my big ol Mustang GT V8.
chan61922 said:
Fair play mate! Sounds like you’ve bagged yourself a good deal, you must be over the moon coming from a 320 lol enjoy!
Haha yes, I can’t help but laugh when I think back to the day I picked up the 320i having sold the Peugeot 106 I had as my first car, and thinking the 320i was the nuts!d_a_n1979 said:
Congrats and such a good car
I'd love to get one for the missus; they're just too small inside for me unfortunately
Struggle in a 3 series haha 
I was a little apprehensive at first, going from a 3 series to a 1. Mrs was unsure as well but once I’d done the test drive, it was a done deal. Mrs is looking at a Mini Cooper Sport but I’m trying to talk her into buying the 140i at the end of the PCP and keeping her A1 for a few more years. I'd love to get one for the missus; they're just too small inside for me unfortunately
Struggle in a 3 series haha All in all pretty happy with the cabin and the sports seats are certainly a welcome upgrade from the ones in the 320i
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