[quote="Lazerium"]
I'll kick of my first post by saying that I'm looking to potentially purchases an F15 but have few questions / things I could do with understanding a bit better!
I) Does anyone know why the deals advertised at the Peter Vardy dealer seem to be so much sharper than anywhere else? Are the genuine? Do other dealers match them?
II) Based on a PCP deal my preference of an M50d with a few options works out not much less than an X5M! Is there any real reason (other than mpg) not to go for the X5M
III) Are there any options that are a must for resale?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Hi and welcome
I have a 50D on a boat currently and due to me on the 17th September.
I was advised by PVR (admin on this site) to use
www.coast2coast.co.uk to purchase my car and it goes as follows:
You input the spec of the car you want and once you've submitted your details your details are passed to a BMW dealer (that's important!). They pay c2c to be provided with leads and guarantee to sell you that car at that price.
You only then pay c2c £300 as an 'introduction fee'
As it happens I was contacted by a dealer in the North of England who confirmed everything.
I then made contact with my existing dealer and made him aware of the c2c quote - cut a long story short I managed to get 22% off list on my car simply by having two dealer fight for my business
My spec is as follows:
Customer Martin Bennett
Model KS82 F15 X5 M50d N57 3.0
Colour A52 Space Grey Metallic
Upholstery LCSW Black Dakota leather
Option 248 Steering wheel heating
Option 3AG Reversing Assist camera
Option 322 Comfort Access
Option 4B9 Fine Brushed Aluminium interior trim
Option 402 Panoramic glass sunroof
Option 456 Comfort seats. front
Option 488 Lumbar support. driver and front pass.
Option 5AC High-beam Assistant
Option 5AR Traffic Jam Assist
Option 5AT Driving Assistant Plus
Option 5DL Surround-view
Option 552 Adaptive LED Headlights
Option 6NW Enhanced Bluetooth with wireless charging
Option 6WD WiFi hotspot preparation
Package ZMS M Sport Plus package (Sun Pro, HUD, harmon/kardon, Speed-Limit Display and reduced price 20" alloys)
Pack Alt 2V9 20" M Double-spoke style 468M alloy wheels (£325)
And due to build dates mine also has the new iDrive and Apple Play etc.
I'm not sure what is a 'must' but I understand the roof is a good option, 7 seats probably is but I didn't spec those. Aside from that I bought the car i want, not one that someone else would like
I'm currently driving an F10 M5 and I suppose it would the X5M that I would look at however I'm currently getting 18mpg and I guess the M won't be much more than 13 or 14 at best given its weight.
Once you have a good look at deals around, the 50D can be heavily discounted, the M not so much and to be honest the 50D provides a lot of power in standard form.