• Piss take his poor negotiation skills...

    " 435d xDrive M Sport Coupe 2 Dr. Sports Auto. Choice of Metallic
    paint and leather seats inc. Standard Pro Media, Xenons, Memory Seats,
    Heated Seats. Options included; Adaptive M Suspension and M Sports
    Plus Package (19” Alloys, MP brakes, Sun Pro Glass and HK sound). List
    Price £48,160 Offer Price £36,995 OTR PCP Quote; Deposit £3750, then
    47 x £399 plus GFV £18,713 (based on 8K pa). APR 3.9%."

    The 340i or 440i is a better option and RWD only. Or a mint e46 M3
    manual for £15k as suggested.

    My friend who is basically a professional deal finder

  • It's getting a bit salty in here...

    Specs aren't far off what I would take but there are a few missing. Apart from that, I'd be on a 3 year lease, not 4 at a minimum of 12k miles.

    I've not negotiated anything yet and as I've set a budget of £550, I may go for hire purchase over pcp anyway.

    So far only @NurseHolliday has really answered properly; everyone else seems so concerned with my money rather than my question.

    Quatraporte is definitely a contender. Anyone have a clue on what to look for? Good options / bad signs etc.

  • Apologies, I did feel like I was being a bit over salty but didn't mean to offend. Especially re: money, it's obviously everyone's personal choice and I'm just a little jealous, and also feel like at that budget you should just buy a 911 but it doesn't fit what you actually want which doesn't help.

    Anyway, the Quattroporte with the Ferrari flat plane crank V8 would be amazing and sound immense, but a 4 door M3 a couple of years old would be a much nicer proposition than a 430d x drive. BMW do strong finance deals on used cars too.

  • Considering total cost of ownership and depreciation, wouldn't a V10 E39 M5 be more fun and better value?

    Edit:
    Just realised E39 was a V8, the ugly duckling after that had the V10.

  • The quattroporte would be great. I bet it costs more to run long term but it's so much cooler than a very generic yet cuntish BMW.

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