« Reply #35 on: 08 June 2022, 13:23 »
my family and missus think I’m nuts for not getting a beige Golf SE after what’s happened.
Your family and missus are taking the sensible stance after a traumatic experience.
They’re probably not keen on having a man in a balaclava waving a crowbar in their face at 2am.
You however have taken the petrolhead stance, and I like your stance!
To hell with it, I’ll have a bright orange BMW instead
Do they do an ‘automated machine gun nest over the front porch’ option for a Ring doorbell?
Sympathies with your family though all joking aside.
BMW used car finance is shatteringly expensive as far as interest rates go so it’s really interesting to read Tallpaul’s advice there. Definitely food for thought. Other good advice regarding options too. To something like a Golf the options aren’t going to make a massive difference at sell on time unless it’s an Ed40 with buckets or the like (can you see anyone paying an extra £3k for an R with Akra when it’s a few years old? Me neither) but when we get into the BMW M market it’s a bit different. However I’d rather buy a used BMW from a main dealer when it comes to it. But I wouldn’t discount other cars completely, I’d just be far more wary. There are good specialists out there as well as dodgy ones, but M cars are sensitive things and very easy to crash.
The new 240i looks quite interesting even though it’s not a proper M it does at least have 4wd.
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