[dobbo99]

Anyone seen any wonderdeals? 318d or 320d msport ideally.

Looking at a new/pre-ref F30 for the wife, its only to ferry the kids about so don't need to be all singing and dancing,

Seeing £349 deposit, £349 a month and 0% but for a cars that's coming to end of life there must be better than that.

[Mrklaw]

Depends what discount you get on the car. Don’t see how you can get better than 0%. But if you squeeze a good discount then you may be able to get the monthly down a bit.

What options would you be looking at or what’s the list price if you’ve already specced one up?


If it’s just for ferrying the kids around, could it be a petrol? They work better with short trips and they’re cheaper to buy too

[MashinBenzin]

Have you tried the usual websites - coast2coast, drivethedeal, carwow - to see if the discount you have seen is competitive?

[dobbo99]

Im already getting bored of this process, and only been doing it 4/5hours
can never get a straight answer out of anyone at a dealership.
considering I might well buy 2 cars here, you would think they would be a little bit more forthcoming......

Originally Posted by Mrklaw

Depends what discount you get on the car. Don’t see how you can get better than 0%. But if you squeeze a good discount then you may be able to get the monthly down a bit.

What options would you be looking at or what’s the list price if you’ve already specced one up?

If it’s just for ferrying the kids around, could it be a petrol? They work better with short trips and they’re cheaper to buy too

that was just on a basic 320d msport saloon, no frills other than a reverse camera. but I thought as a basic car they will struggle to shift but would be more willing to negotiate. we'll see.
when I say ferry kids about, we will end up doing 12-15k a year in it easily.

Originally Posted by MashinBenzin

Have you tried the usual websites - coast2coast, drivethedeal, carwow - to see if the discount you have seen is competitive?

done all them this morning as comparison, C2C don't have the 3 series on the website anymore.

[Mrklaw]

The 0% is only on stock cars too - I think they aren’t taking new orders for the current model anymore. So you may be limited in choice with options you wouldn’t want.

[MashinBenzin]

Originally Posted by dobbo99

Im already getting bored of this process, and only been doing it 4/5hours
can never get a straight answer out of anyone at a dealership.
considering I might well buy 2 cars here, you would think they would be a little bit more forthcoming......

that was just on a basic 320d msport saloon, no frills other than a reverse camera. but I thought as a basic car they will struggle to shift but would be more willing to negotiate. we'll see.
when I say ferry kids about, we will end up doing 12-15k a year in it easily.

done all them this morning as comparison, C2C don't have the 3 series on the website anymore.

Whether they can do a good deal right now or not I don't know - but if you want a quick painless deal I recommend Dave Thompson at Blue Bell Crewe. Like you, I was utterly fed up of the process when buying, a quick call to Dave and suddenly I had a great deal and no messing about. Beat every other deal I had by about £4K.

[Alice Coupe]

I’ve not looked in greater detail but Easterm have 330d at £1k down and £389pm. If that’s their start point I’m sure you could get a 320 much less. Good luck.

[dobbo99]

I've got a 320d msport with a few extras including reverse camera at no deposit and 399 a month, but I think there is better out there.

She doesn't see that bothered though, so I'm not really sure why I'm even doing this

[JustChris]

Only one 3 series Touring left at my local, and it's 330d and not 320d.

https://www.halliwelljones.co.uk/bmw...ouring-cx68wbe

[SynTom]

PCP deals will be slightly up as the final guaranteed price of the car will be much lower considering a new model is on the way. Lower ballon payment, higher monthly, however pretty much the same deal.

However a good marker I go by is 20% off a brand new car or 30%ish off a pre reg. If you buy at the very end of the month and haggle hard I can easily see a 40-50% saving. Some people do not like the confrontation of haggling but I think it's well worth it.

At Christmas, the best car deals are looming as not many are in the position to buy a new motor at Christmas.

For the 320D, aim for £20,000 to £27,000 depending on spec for a Pre Reg. I wouldn't be paying more than £300 in monthlies for the best spec 320D

[blueislander]

Originally Posted by Syn_Tom

PCP deals will be slightly up as the final guaranteed price of the car will be much lower considering a new model is on the way. Lower ballon payment, higher monthly, however pretty much the same deal.

However a good marker I go by is 20% off a brand new car or 30%ish off a pre reg. If you buy at the very end of the month and haggle hard I can easily see a 40-50% saving. Some people do not like the confrontation of haggling but I think it's well worth it.

At Christmas, the best car deals are looming as not many are in the position to buy a new motor at Christmas.

For the 320D, aim for £20,000 to £27,000 depending on spec for a Pre Reg. I wouldn't be paying more than £300 in monthlies for the best spec 320D

I've seen a couple of pre reg 340i saloons and I do wonder how much can be had off them and would they still do 0%apr. Feels like there could be a hell of a deal there potentially.

[SynTom]

Originally Posted by blueislander

I've seen a couple of pre reg 340i saloons and I do wonder how much can be had off them and would they still do 0%apr. Feels like there could be a hell of a deal there potentially.

Best deal to be had at the moment IMO, the last week of November before Christmas crunch time... Haggle haggle haggle! Can easily dip to £30k or below for a 340i Shad

The 340i is a more current car considering the M340i isn't going to be around for a while also.

[Steces]

Originally Posted by Syn_Tom

Best deal to be had at the moment IMO, the last week of November before Christmas crunch time... Haggle haggle haggle! Can easily dip to £30k or below for a 340i Shad

The 340i is a more current car considering the M340i isn't going to be around for a while also.

Bugger all on the 340i at the moment, which is fine cos Ive made other plans now my F31 335d is about to go back

I am a bit surprised though, Ive played my hand and bogged off elsewhere where the deals are better but after getting utterly bored of the 335d had decided a run out 340i with some toys would be my next car. But not at current prices. Not even TRL is posting anything vaguely "sensible"

[DB118D]

Originally Posted by Steces

Bugger all on the 340i at the moment, which is fine cos Ive made other plans now my F31 335d is about to go back

I am a bit surprised though, Ive played my hand and bogged off elsewhere where the deals are better but after getting utterly bored of the 335d had decided a run out 340i with some toys would be my next car. But not at current prices. Not even TRL is posting anything vaguely "sensible"

The GFV's have tanked meaning the monthlies aren't getting any better

Eastern in Edinburgh keep posting the same 340 in individual colours at something approaching £600 a month

[Mrklaw]

at some point - if new 3 series aren't available until eg March next year - then if stocks of the run out model are low enough and BMW are confident enough to sell through, then the prices and offers may start to firm up.

Potentially the best time for a deal would have been when there was more stock available and more pressure to start to clear them?

[blueislander]

Yeah I spoke to Eastern and nothing was particularly forthcoming.

I'd love a 340i, and year end feels like the time to strike, but it has to be a super/mega/ultimate deal for me to justify it, and have multiple attempts at convincing the other half.

[andrewX3M40d]

Originally Posted by dobbo99

Im already getting bored of this process, and only been doing it 4/5hours
can never get a straight answer out of anyone at a dealership.
considering I might well buy 2 cars here, you would think they would be a little bit more forthcoming......



that was just on a basic 320d msport saloon, no frills other than a reverse camera. but I thought as a basic car they will struggle to shift but would be more willing to negotiate. we'll see.
when I say ferry kids about, we will end up doing 12-15k a year in it easily.


done all them this morning as comparison, C2C don't have the 3 series on the website anymore.

I agree. I can't stand the constant manoeuvring to avoid giving a straightforward quote. It's not that bloody hard.

[blueislander]

Originally Posted by andrew2101

I agree. I can't stand the constant manoeuvring to avoid giving a straightforward quote. It's not that bloody hard.

I got frustrated yesterday being constantly asked about monthlies on a 340i.

I tried to explain that monthlies was irrelevant - it's 0% APR, so tell me what the RRP is, and what the discount is. Don't jig things about between deposit and monthly and GMFV, just give me the headline cost of the car and I will decide.

He literally couldn't/wouldn't do it. Wanted smoke and mirrors and to bury things in it which annoyed me a lot.

[andrewX3M40d]

Originally Posted by blueislander

I got frustrated yesterday being constantly asked about monthlies on a 340i.

I tried to explain that monthlies was irrelevant - it's 0% APR, so tell me what the RRP is, and what the discount is. Don't jig things about between deposit and monthly and GMFV, just give me the headline cost of the car and I will decide.

He literally couldn't/wouldn't do it. Wanted smoke and mirrors and to bury things in it which annoyed me a lot.

Apart from TRL this is exactly what I have found. Which is why he is getting my business even though he is two hours away.

[blueislander]

Originally Posted by andrew2101

Apart from TRL this is exactly what I have found. Which is why he is getting my business even though he is two hours away.

He's 10 hours from me and would still be first choice for my business - his reputation is immense. However right now the deals just aren't there for me to bite.

[DB118D]

Originally Posted by blueislander

I got frustrated yesterday being constantly asked about monthlies on a 340i.

I tried to explain that monthlies was irrelevant - it's 0% APR, so tell me what the RRP is, and what the discount is. Don't jig things about between deposit and monthly and GMFV, just give me the headline cost of the car and I will decide.

He literally couldn't/wouldn't do it. Wanted smoke and mirrors and to bury things in it which annoyed me a lot.

Couldn't is probably bang on

All you need is list, discount/contribution and GFV, but I assume he was 'hiding' stuff like Supaguard, GAP etc in his figures

What's worse is the 340 they're advertising are pre-reg! £2k deposit and £556 a month.

[blueislander]

Originally Posted by DB118D

Couldn't is probably bang on

All you need is list, discount/contribution and GFV, but I assume he was 'hiding' stuff like Supaguard, GAP etc in his figures

What's worse is the 340 they're advertising are pre-reg! £2k deposit and £556 a month.

Cooper Sunderland have delivery mile 330/340i cars for 29-31k, and will give a 3k contribution.... but 7.9% apr.

If they did those at 0% i'd be all over one... a 27k 340i yes please