2015 X3 35D Demo M Sport Car Purchase?

[JasonC]

Hi All,

First time posting here.....hope everyone is enjoying their wonderful BMW's.  And thanks for all the very useful info provided in this forum. 

I'm currently in the buying process for a new BMW X3, and have been considering a used F25 30D or 35D M Sport.  Recently a dealership in the UK just got in an extremely well optioned X3 35D M Sport -- the only thing it not really having that I would like is VDC.  The colour combination is basically perfect for me, and its almost as if I would have built the car myself.  The original price was £53K, was registered in April and now they want £38.9K for it.  It has done 9300 miles so far.

I think its a fairly good deal....but would be highly interested to know whether you think this is a good price. I'd also be interested to hear opinions on buying an ex-demo car (9300 miles seems quite high to me for only being a demo car).  The car is warrantied until April 2018, so should anything go wrong, I should at least be okay for the next couple years.  And there is no way I could afford the new 2015 Facelift model otherwise.  I am a little concerned about 20" tires, but have done my research and the reports on ride quality are generally good.  I also am coming from a 335D M Sport Estate with low-profile 19" run flats, so am hoping this is about the same. 

Finally, what price is realistic to negotiate?  I imagine at this price they will not have a problem selling it, so perhaps £500 discount or so?

Thanks so much for the feedback, and hope to join the community of X3 drivers soon!

Have a good evening,
Jason

[Don Coffey]

Hi and welcome Jason.

Good luck with the purchase, as for best price I would expect to get £1000 off the car but that's depends on how much you're prepared to play hardball.

Don

[JasonC]

Hi All,

Just thought I would update everyone that emotion somewhat took over since the car was such an ideal match for me, and I only was able to negotiate £250 off.  I suppose the dealer held most of the cars since they just got in the vehicle this week, and were willing to wait for a better offer.  But I did opt to take out the minimum finance package that qualified for another £750/off, so in the end it was a full £1000 off list. 

All in all, I'm happy and can't wait to pick her up next week. The car is in N.Ireland, so should be a great drive back down to London. 

Cheers all and happy driving. 

Jason

[Pinewood]

A very similar story to me.  Ex demo 3.0 M Sport lci with only 3550 miles. I managed to negotiate a £700 discount and used the savings to buy the 5 year maintenance package. The warranty is the remainder of 3 years and takes me up until Oct 2017.
Look forward to seeing you around London,come say hello

[sharpharp]

Funnily enough mine is also an ex-demo m sport.
When the BMW website had the ratings on it, mine was fully optioned up including 5 years servicing etc.

Like you, I was missing the VDC, and that is the one thing I miss, apart from LED lights, the standard Halogen ones are truly dread.

[Pinewood]

I actually didn't know the car had xenons until i rocked up to the dealership, so in my eyes a freebie