BMW and M Power Owners

Dr House · 25 Feb 2017 at 23:59

no not long at all, I already replaced it with a i8. I will keep that for about 6 months and then get a 911 GTS

mrk · 26 Feb 2017 at 00:33

https://youtu.be/bawzisErdqQ?t=367

That's pretty cool, didn't expect it to shift from the 7 series to 5 so soon.

Dangerous Dave · 26 Feb 2017 at 12:12

mrk said:
https://youtu.be/bawzisErdqQ?t=367

That's pretty cool, didn't expect it to shift from the 7 series to 5 so soon.

Surround view looks amazing, 3d view around the car available on your smart phone.

mrk · 26 Feb 2017 at 12:26

Yeah you can essentially check up on your car when you're not by it. I wonder if it will come to the 3 series in a few years time.

[TW]Fox · 26 Feb 2017 at 12:38

mrk said:
https://youtu.be/bawzisErdqQ?t=367

That's pretty cool, didn't expect it to shift from the 7 series to 5 so soon.

You didn't?

Even though every single 5 Series has contained tech introduced on the 7 Series released just before it? It's what BMW do every single time - the 7 Series is always the first car of a completely new generation, and then the tech comes out on the subsequent 5 Series

jamoor · 26 Feb 2017 at 12:51

[TW]Fox said:
You didn't?

Even though every single 5 Series has contained tech introduced on the 7 Series released just before it? It's what BMW do every single time - the 7 Series is always the first car of a completely new generation, and then the tech comes out on the subsequent 5 Series

Teslas have had these features for ages and you don't need that massive key either.

mrk · 26 Feb 2017 at 12:54

[TW]Fox said:
You didn't?

Even though every single 5 Series has contained tech introduced on the 7 Series released just before it? It's what BMW do every single time - the 7 Series is always the first car of a completely new generation, and then the tech comes out on the subsequent 5 Series

Never really paid attention to either model up until receently.

Jez · 26 Feb 2017 at 13:06

mrk said:
Never really paid attention to either model up until receently.

The 5-series of each generation is always effectively a photocopy of the 7 but set to reduce. The tech available in both cars is largely similar and is copied over. The 7 obviously retains a higher standard spec level and has a few exclusive high end options but the fundamentals are always the same.

Havana_UK · 26 Feb 2017 at 14:15

I went to my local dealer's VIP event yesterday and was quite surprised to see G30s already being offered with discount, albeit relatively small ones (£1800 off list).

I was also told that BMW have pulled all support for M car deals so there's no longer any deposit contributions available for them.

wez130 · 26 Feb 2017 at 14:41

Ok, the G30 has really grown on me after that video, would be interesting to know how much that car with all its options that schmee was driving in that video was, some of that tech is mindblowing, love the 3D view and the new key. If i wasn't going to NZ this year i'd keeping a VERY close eye on the deals for it. Shame it'll cost around $150k in NZ before options. Infact, looking on bmw.co.nz, it's $132k for the SE F10 535i or 530D still, doesn't look like the G30 is out there yet.

Housey · 26 Feb 2017 at 15:07

Havana_UK said:
I was also told that BMW have pulled all support for M car deals so there's no longer any deposit contributions available for them.

I believe that is wrong. Without massive discounts they won't sell any M cars if that's the case...

Havana_UK · 26 Feb 2017 at 15:14

Housey said:
I believe that is wrong. Without massive discounts they won't sell any M cars if that's the case...

I don't know, but it's what I was told. I think they're about to launch the LCI M3 though, so maybe that has an impact on it.

I was offered £4K off a cash purchase but that worked out to less than 7%. A far cry from the nearly 20% that could be negotiated last year!

mrk · 26 Feb 2017 at 16:18

I think the new key is a bit too big though, can you imagine trying to put that into a pocket if you're not wearing a jacket?

[TW]Fox · 26 Feb 2017 at 16:29

mrk said:
I think the new key is a bit too big though, can you imagine trying to put that into a pocket if you're not wearing a jacket?

Don't worry, 99% of them will be 520d with basic key, no icon LED lights and downgraded climate control

chroniclard · 26 Feb 2017 at 16:31

Nice tech in the 5 series, just need to sort that tractor noise out.

Also, who bought a brown! M3.....awful! :confused:

MichaelAwkward · 26 Feb 2017 at 16:41

mrk said:
I think the new key is a bit too big though, can you imagine trying to put that into a pocket if you're not wearing a jacket?

They might as well have just released a BMW Smartphone with the fob tech built-in.

mrk · 26 Feb 2017 at 16:45

Or just allow you to use the BMW smartphone app, so no need for a key fob at all.

I think a brown M3 sounds fantastic

Demon · 26 Feb 2017 at 16:51

A good keyfob and keyless system is Mazda's current one, nice compact fobs, one thing I missed about the CX-5.

Stephen B · 26 Feb 2017 at 17:03

Havana_UK said:
I don't know, but it's what I was told. I think they're about to launch the LCI M3 though, so maybe that has an impact on it.

I was offered £4K off a cash purchase but that worked out to less than 7%. A far cry from the nearly 20% that could be negotiated last year!

I ordered an M3 LCI end of January with a healthy discount, current status 5055 due for delivery week 12

you need to do some homework and tell them what you want as a deal, coast2coast were offering 8-9% at the time and Tony at Berry Heathrow said he would do a deal at 10% with a further £1000 supplement, I know the M3 supplement has now been dropped and was only active on the M4 when I did my deal

Stephen B · 26 Feb 2017 at 17:15

Dr House said:
that M3 looks nice, but that sounds very expensive for a used one.

agreed, other than the full leather the rest looks bog std, so hardly fully loaded

however M3 DCT is a nice ride