M135 PH help

[mattCSLnut]

bought my 120D outright in 2005 for 20K

currently on 230,ooo miles

so doing a quick comparison its cost me £20,000 divided by 132 months

£151 per month and falling

That's quite impressive for an early 1 series dieseasal snotter mate

[mattCSLnut]

better than that,

i3 arrived today (for mrs)

Ohh I see :whistle: commiserations but i suppose on the flip side your Cecil should now see more action.

[cslsuperfan]

M135i gone back to leae company now, and what a pleasangt experience it was. I have never leased a car before. It was delivered, driven for 19500 miles over 2 years and 10 days, then picked up by the klease company.

No need for service, oil, tyres, brakes, repairs. No faults, no recalls and absolutely no issues whatsoever. It has never seen a dealer.

Bye bye M135i.

A new 321bhp 6 cylinder motor for £215 a month and not off the road for one minute over two years....cant get much better really

bought my 120D outright in 2005 for 20K

currently on 230,ooo miles

so doing a quick comparison its cost me £20,000 divided by 132 months

£151 per month and falling

slight holy thread deviation I know but its late and I'm just in from a shitty M56 Scouseland drive.

I may consider a lease, its sounds hassle free.

[shimmy]

Lets presume it's the latter @ £215 X 6 = £1290 + VAT (I'm guessing ?) ... followed by 24 X £215 = £5160 + VAT ... £6450 + VAT, over 24 months...works out at around £269 + VAT per month.
Hmmm, not a bad deal, overall :smokin: especially if you can claim all the VAT back :beer:
Anything new to replace it ?

better than that,

i3 arrived today (for mrs)

[mattCSLnut]

cant recall

might have been x3 or x6, no more.

Lets presume it's the latter @ £215 X 6 = £1290 + VAT (I'm guessing ?) ... followed by 24 X £215 = £5160 + VAT ... £6450 + VAT, over 24 months...works out at around £269 + VAT per month.
Hmmm, not a bad deal, overall :smokin: especially if you can claim all the VAT back :beer:
Anything new to replace it ?

[shimmy]

Sounds like a good'n :smokin: What kind of £££ deposit did you have to put down to start with ?

cant recall

might have been x3 or x6, no more.

[mattCSLnut]

M135i gone back to leae company now, and what a pleasangt experience it was. I have never leased a car before. It was delivered, driven for 19500 miles over 2 years and 10 days, then picked up by the klease company.

No need for service, oil, tyres, brakes, repairs. No faults, no recalls and absolutely no issues whatsoever. It has never seen a dealer.

Bye bye M135i.

A new 321bhp 6 cylinder motor for £215 a month and not off the road for one minute over two years....cant get much better really

Sounds like a good'n :smokin: What kind of £££ deposit did you have to put down to start with ?

[Matt21]

Agreed. Mine went back 3 weeks ago, 19700 miles, one track day, two Ring trips, driven hard but often long journeys hence 31mpg average. No tyres here either remarkably.

I did service mine, was told I couldn't send it back needing one. Interesting if you get away with it.

Cracking cars, and as you say very cheap. Mine is now for sale at Car Giant at £21,995.

M135i gone back to leae company now, and what a pleasangt experience it was. I have never leased a car before. It was delivered, driven for 19500 miles over 2 years and 10 days, then picked up by the klease company.

No need for service, oil, tyres, brakes, repairs. No faults, no recalls and absolutely no issues whatsoever. It has never seen a dealer.

Bye bye M135i.

A new 321bhp 6 cylinder motor for £215 a month and not off the road for one minute over two years....cant get much better really

[shimmy]

M135i gone back to leae company now, and what a pleasangt experience it was. I have never leased a car before. It was delivered, driven for 19500 miles over 2 years and 10 days, then picked up by the klease company.

No need for service, oil, tyres, brakes, repairs. No faults, no recalls and absolutely no issues whatsoever. It has never seen a dealer.

Bye bye M135i.

A new 321bhp 6 cylinder motor for £215 a month and not off the road for one minute over two years....cant get much better really

[shimmy]

Great post on PH Shimmy :hahaha: :smokin:

Drove my M135 first tiem for nearly 4 weeks today and what a wonderful road car it is. Really fun to drive.

[LeinsCSL]

Great post on PH Shimmy :hahaha: :smokin:

[Trawler]

Hated my 1 series 118d loan car. It always felt it was going to go strIght on at corners. The only good thing was the mpg. Would never buy a car for that reason

[outnumbered]

I've got a 118i Sport at the moment as a loaner, and can't say I'm enjoying the driving experience too much. It feels quite tall, heavy and bouncy, and the steering feel is hopeless.

Obviously this thing is way under-powered compared to the M135, but how are you guys finding the driving experience ?

I had a chance to give the 118i a little bit of a thrash round some corners last night, and I've changed my mind about it as a result. It was good fun to punt around in, nicely balanced and confidence-inspiring, and surprisingly nippy if you use the whole rev range. Still don't like the steering feedback and it does somehow feel big compared to a CSL...

[shimmy]

Might see if the Elms M5 is free this weekend for a session

come on do it......just dont set fire to the brakes :whistle:

[Das Chin]

talking of 1 series I got a new car for Wife - 114i Sport

nowt exciting, nowt pretty but ruddy cheapo for a new car. BMW are giving these away!!

sold the old a3 TDI as was getting long in the tooth. got asking of 5250 in private sale so that was bonus.

£200 pcm all in for the 114i and includes parking sensors/comfort park, in alpine white, 17 inch wheels and sport pack as well as £1k off asking price.

will run it for 3 years and then do it again.

bloody good on fuel (1.6 T petrol), 6 speed, I drive dash gubbins and ideal for the wife to smoke around in. got a sport button too if ever I borrow it.

I know its not a M135i but amazing how cheap you can run cars monthly on the personal lease and then tie your cash up elsewhere in other things that do make money medium to long term.