£20k hot hatch help

glenimp617 · 24 Feb 2017 at 08:59

mad_allan said:
Thanks all for the suggestions, after test driving a few cars (135, S3, TT and the R) over the last couple of days, I have decided on the M140i
Proposed Spec will be:

5 door, grey, auto, pro nav, adaptive suspension, comfort pack f & r sensors, through load, Adaptive Suspension, Adaptive Lighting & High Beam assist

You will love it, ordered mine last week. Build is March week 10 with a week 13 delivery (5dr grey auto, comfort, privacy, hk speakers)

Gun9 · 24 Feb 2017 at 12:22

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bmw-m140i-3dr-nav-24906-88-save-23-5-drive-deal-2621484

hope this link is allowed here if not please delete.

mad_allan · 25 Feb 2017 at 09:55

LiE said:
What sort of deal did you get on the M140?

After a couple of days haggling £1k down, just under £350pm

glen8 said:
You will love it, ordered mine last week. Build is March week 10 with a week 13 delivery (5dr grey auto, comfort, privacy, hk speakers)

Nice, I did see your post in the other thread. Going in today to order

gigeorge · 25 Feb 2017 at 10:28

Blackhawk47 said:
You can get a nice mk2 TTS for £20k.

An RS might be obtainable but stretching it really.

Theyre just not very involving or fun cars though are they really. Subjectively, theyre beautiful and have lovely interiors, but theyre not that special to drive. Fast in a straight line, positively lacking feel in corners ! I owned one for 18 months - dreary and couldnt wait to get rid of it.

Focus RS mk2
Renault Megan 275 trophy?!

[TW]Fox · 25 Feb 2017 at 10:39

mad_allan said:
After a couple of days haggling £1k down, just under £350pm

That seems like a lot?

paradigm · 25 Feb 2017 at 11:23

Sounds about right to me.

theone8181 · 25 Feb 2017 at 12:11

I test drove an m135 a few months ago, i didnt think it sounded anything special. I actually thought my wifes focus mk 3 st sounded better (dones flame suit and i realise the st has a synthesizer).

[TW]Fox · 25 Feb 2017 at 12:48

paradigm said:
Sounds about right to me.

Really? Back when people were picking up the decent lease deals these were £250 inc VAT PM with £1500 down. At that money it was an absolute no brainer to lease.

That was when lease/finance made sense on these. Now I reckon if you bought at £25k and sold at £15k in 3 years time you'd be on about £270ish in depreciation all in. Hefty premium for finance?

Tute · 25 Feb 2017 at 18:48

Is the £350pcm to lease the car or own outright?

Might be being a spanner but I can't see any mention of which it is.

Blackhawk47 · 25 Feb 2017 at 21:28

Tute said:
Is the £350pcm to lease the car or own outright?

Might be being a spanner but I can't see any mention of which it is.

PCP I imagine.

melchy · 25 Feb 2017 at 23:35

Are all the M140i deals around aimed at finance rather than a cash purchase?

DereksDontRun · 26 Feb 2017 at 00:02

With the M140i, I think BMW offer a decent contribution towards their pcp scheme. so, yes, that means the deals are usually for pcp, but there's the 14 day cooling off period at the start, so some people sign up to the pcp to get the lower price with the BMW contribution, and then phone to cancel the pcp and pay off the balance the following day. I remember reading of ppl doing that at the time I got my M135i.

Havana_UK · 26 Feb 2017 at 00:36

melchy said:
Are all the M140i deals around aimed at finance rather than a cash purchase?

All new car deals are aimed at finance. Full stop.

chaparral · 26 Feb 2017 at 00:53

Havana_UK said:
All new car deals are aimed at finance. Full stop.

But Why ?

As some finance deals can even be 0% interest so they wouldn't make anything from it...
Or like when I bought my brand new car last year it was by a Personal bank loan which had nothing to do with the car dealer..

And my brand new Yamaha motorbike i bought some years ago was 0% interest rate over 18 months (or something like that)

Blackhawk47 · 26 Feb 2017 at 02:04

chaparral said:
But Why ?

As some finance deals can even be 0% interest so they wouldn't make anything from it...
Or like when I bought my brand new car last year it was by a Personal bank loan which had nothing to do with the car dealer..

And my brand new Yamaha motorbike i bought some years ago was 0% interest rate over 18 months (or something like that)

Answered your own question there I think.

The 0% interest deals on Nissan Micras and the like are probably to try to entice buyers to buy new.

DannyW · 26 Feb 2017 at 23:28

Get a 335d and add an eBay tuning box - 370 bhp

Will own everything on that list (apart from A45)

hurfdurf · 27 Feb 2017 at 03:53

Havana_UK said:
All new car deals are aimed at finance. Full stop.

Because it tricks people into thinking they can afford a car they can't, who then are stuck forever leasing or pcp'ing. They know the customer won't ever be able to pay the final balloon payment, meaning they have paid far more than the depreciation, the dealer gets the car back and is able to sell it again at another profit, and that customer then has to get another lease or pcp.

Figured it all out I have, they won't get me.

Hedge · 27 Feb 2017 at 07:04

DannyW said:
Get a 335d and add an eBay tuning box - 370 bhp

Will own everything on that list (apart from A45)

In a straight line.

Not quite the same driving experience as you get from a hot hatch.

And surely an m3 would be better if you're thinking of a 3 series route.

glenimp617 · 27 Feb 2017 at 09:16

[TW]Fox said:
That seems like a lot?

depends on the options selected I would assume

base spec starts at £299 a month

adam cool dude · 27 Feb 2017 at 10:36

No one mentioned Subaru STI?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...price-asc&year-from=2014&model=WRX STI&page=1