So then, what car are you buying next?

[dubber36]

It's never been 17 months has it? 

[MAW73]

It's never been 17 months has it? 

Yes mate about that.... But I told the mrs it's been 3 years 

[Jimble]

Couldn't be tempted by the R then mate? BMW been that good?

[MAW73]

Couldn't be tempted by the R then mate? BMW been that good?

Was very tempted by the R. However, the poorer discount and higher APR killed that thought. The M135i worked out £375 pm and the R £463 with equivalent level of specification. I'm a bit of a gadget man.... and found that the tech in the R behind the M135i. The Sat nav in particular seemed very low res in the golf.

[Raffe]

Moving on from my F20 125i to a M135i.

New car should be arriving June.

Spec as follows:

BMW M135i 5-door Sports Hatch
+ Glacier Silver
+ Sport automatic transmission
+ Coral Red Dakota leather
+ Media package - BMW Professional
+ Sun protection package
+ Visibility package
+ Adaptive M Sport suspension
+ Driver comfort package
+ Park Distance Control (PDC), front and rear
+ Enhanced Bluetooth telephone with USB & Voice Control
+ Harman Kardon - Hi-Fi
+ Electric Glass Sunroof
+ Ext. mirrors - folding, auto dimming
+ Extended storage
+ Lumbar support, driver and front pass.
+ Seat heating, front
+ Smokers package (for aesthetics)
+ Service Pack

Got a 17.5% discount off the retail price!

Its been a great 17 months in the 125i but looking forward to the M135i and a wee step up in power.

Martin

Great spec and the best colour, I wanted my wife to go for GS instead of MG on her 120d MS but she wasn't have any of it.

Look forward to more pics upon arrival 

[Spartacus]

Moving on from my F20 125i to a M135i.

New car should be arriving June.

Spec as follows:

BMW M135i 5-door Sports Hatch
+ Glacier Silver
+ Sport automatic transmission
+ Coral Red Dakota leather
+ Media package - BMW Professional
+ Sun protection package
+ Visibility package
+ Adaptive M Sport suspension
+ Driver comfort package
+ Park Distance Control (PDC), front and rear
+ Enhanced Bluetooth telephone with USB & Voice Control
+ Harman Kardon - Hi-Fi
+ Electric Glass Sunroof
+ Ext. mirrors - folding, auto dimming
+ Extended storage
+ Lumbar support, driver and front pass.
+ Seat heating, front
+ Smokers package (for aesthetics)
+ Service Pack

Got a 17.5% discount off the retail price!

Its been a great 17 months in the 125i but looking forward to the M135i and a wee step up in power.

Martin

Great spec and the best colour, I wanted my wife to go for GS instead of MG on her 120d MS but she wasn't have any of it.

Look forward to more pics upon arrival 

Look back several hundred pages on this topic and I told you should have done this originally !

Several of you disagreed at the time.

At least that discount helps cover some of the depreciation though.

[dubber36]

I've been in the dealers today with my Golf. Having walked around the showroom looking at the swirled and water marked cars in the showroom and listening in to the bollox that the salesmen were spouting when trying to sell cars to people with not much idea, I dread the thought of buying another car.

I like having a nice car, but I really don't find the whole purchasing experience enjoyable at all.

[p3asa]

Go to a broker if going new.
Cuts out all that bull they give you plus you save money. Win win situation 

[wigit]

well this goes back to the dealer on Saturday after two months of fun



and i pick mine up 

[Booth11]

Go to a broker if going new.
Cuts out all that bull they give you plus you save money. Win win situation 

^^
This.  Bypasses all the BS.  Or just make it clear to the dealer that your're not falling for it.

Of the last 2 gti's I bought new, one bought via a broker and was a painless, in fact enjoyable experience.  My current one was bought from a dealer and again painless, because as soon as he started his spiel, I told him not to waste his time and mine and from thereon all was good.