11-14-2016, 02:35 PM | #1 |
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Hello everyone from UK. First post here, just placed a deposit down for my first-ever M car . Still waiting for the credit check to go through, should know the answer by tomorrow, having been on 2 previous BMW financed loans, I can't see any problems.
The dealer promised me there is a build slot in March, so does that mean I will get in in April? Also, trying to sell my current 420d convertible privately is proving difficult Here's the spec on my M2: F87 M2 Coupe N55 3.0i Long Beach Blue Black Dakota leather with blue stitching Seven-speed Double Clutch Transmission (M DCT) w/ DRIVELOGIC Comfort Access Elec Fr Seats + Driver Memory Seat heating, front Driving Assistant |
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By "build slot" do you mean an allocation will become available? From the time I got my alloction (production number) I believe it took almost four months to complete production. In the Ordering forums there is a thread where people are posting their timelines from ordering to delivery.
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TBH I think the OPs done rather well at 6-7 months. He gets to have the colour & specs they want and still gets a relativly rare car in a not to unbearable time scale. I'm sure he could have it sooner if they don't wait for March 1st for the new registrations (i.e. newer car). I ordered my car in October '15 and will have waited 14 months before it arrives
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Absolutely categorically not, GardX is a complete and utter waste of money and something that baffles me how BMW can charge £300+ for...and most of the time it's a hidden charge in the "on the road price" - they just seem to slip it in...it's nothing more than a low end polymer applied by a dealership car washer. I learnt the hard way a few years back as it was something chucked in to my negotiation that I ended up getting for free...go get something like a ceramic coat by GTechniq or others for similar price.
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11-16-2016, 11:00 AM | #12 |
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Congratulations!
Try and push the dealer to make sure you register the car before 1st April so it doesn't fall foul of the changes in VED. Don't pay £300 for GardX - in fact ask the dealer not to wash it at all and take it straight to a well regarded detailer to prep it. |
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With regarding to the tax, I thought the DCT falls into a lower tax band from April no? Also, they have already priced the tax cost into the total cost at £355 (1st Year Road Fund Licence Band I (176-185)). Sorry to go from topic to topic, with the price of the car I have, does it not drop by the time I get my car? Or do they only factor in the cost now regardless when the car will be built? |
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