Hi if anyone is interested, i know shmoogle may be.

I was on the bmw online builder last night, and it actually shows and allows you to spec up a 335d. Basic price is around £35k for the new coupe, available only in SE trim for now, with all the toys, sat nav, bluetooth, tints, leather, auto, adaptive xenons, 6cd etc etc, it comes to £40k..

Now although it may be priced correctly for the rest of the 3 series range.. thats silly money i reckon, you can get a 535d sport auto with visibility pack and media pack (what you need) for around the £32-24k mark right now, so not sure whether the 335d is worth it anymore.

Yes it has 280 bhp, does 0-60 in just shy of 6 seconds, but £40k for a 3 series coupe.. thats rrsport money for gawds sake.. yes running expenses may be slightly less, but the loss in room etc, not sure if its worth the change.

Im thinking the 535d sport option may be much better to be honest.. or an ex demo 335d may be a good option, at a more mid 30's sensible price with the toys.

Not convinced myself.

Actually you are wrong

I have been looking into this myself and the 5 series does not hold its value at all

I am actually very disappointed in the retaining value of the 5 series after 3 years

and even more after 5 years

the 3 series is much more sought after and will be in years to come

if you are not after a large family car then you are better of with the 3 series

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Actually you are wrong

I have been looking into this myself and the 5 series does not hold its value at all

I am actually very disappointed in the retaining value of the 5 series after 3 years

and even more after 5 years

the 3 series is much more sought after and will be in years to come

if you are not after a large family car then you are better of with the 3 series

People pay up to 52k for a fully loaded M3 and the 335 isn't far short of that in terms of package so in terms of where it fits in the range I don't think 40k is unreasonable (even though it's undoubtedly a lot of money).

I agree, the 535d doesn't seem to be holding it's value over a lease term very well. One thing that does slightly annoy me is the fact that the market loves the M Sports and not the SEs. What I hate about the M Sports is the dechroming. It only works on the TiAg cars, so if you like your darker colours you're stuffed. Also, BMW use SEs in most of their marketing material - so they obviously think they look better too.... if you could spec an M Sport but retain the chromed window surrounds, it'd be spot on.

I'd only be interested in the Touring though, really... I might get away with a saloon, but the coupe is right out. Are these new six-cylinder cars not all being released at the same time i.e. coupe, saloon and touring? That was the feeling I got but I may be wrong...  

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Just having a play on the halford site thingy.. courtesy of Expireddata's post on the TDV8 Finance:

BMW 3 Series. 03/2005 - 335d M Sport 4dr Auto : Quote Number : 910753650
Contract Period 60 Annual Mileage 10,000

First Monthly Payment : £769.68
This includes :
Your Deposit : £0.00
Credit Acceptance Fee : £135.00
Monthly Payment : £634.68
Followed by 59 monthly payments of : £634.68
Optional final payment of : Should you wish to retain the vehicle at the end of your agreement this is the amount you pay. £12,088.50


Payment breakdown based on £634.68 per month
Finance : £541.61
Vehicle Accessories You Have Selected :
Metallic paint £-12.29
Front and rear velour floor mats £1.32
Front sliding armrest £1.94
IND SUN PROT DRK TINT-RR WINDW £3.44
Heated front seats £4.59
Front/rear park distance control £5.03
6 CD changer located in luggage compartment £5.21
Bi-Xenon headlights £7.59
Bluetooth telephone preparation with telematics £9.44
Hi fi LOGIC7 professional loudspeaker system £14.47
Dakota leather - Black £17.56
Professional navigation system £34.77
Maintenance : This includes £0.00 VAT at 17.5% 0.00


Your car finance is based on the following
List Price : £41,516.00
Cash Price : This includes all discounts and road fund licence for the duration of your contract £39,856.06
Contract Type : PCP
Credit Amount : £39,221.38
APR : 8.2%
Total Amount Payable : £50,304.30

Is it me or does it value all the options wrongly?

Satnav for £34.77?  

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yeah thats what i thought..
it is breaking down the monthly installment of: £634
I.e. every month £541 of that is actually for the finance of the base car, the rest is to fund the remainder of the options..

I see... odd way to do it. Financing the options as well as the base car? 

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yeah it is an odd breakdown.. normally you just take the figure OTR price of the car and just work out the payments on that whole amount (including the options). .. is simply a useless breakdown, but some people may find it interesting to note that the sat nav is costing them X a month in reality..

Hmm... £34 a month for Satnav. I don't pay that for Sky+

The petrolhead in me likes the look of the petrol 335i, but the consumption isn't much better than my RRS (although interesting to note it is more economical). Mmmmm... 306 horses...  

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It is useful to have this option - my work had a policy of purchasing company cars on behalf of their staff with certain constraints.
i.e. only western european cars with certain extra options like sat nav.
if you wanted other extras you could pay for them yourself. RRS TDV8 HSE - Hybrid TV - Sunroof - Adaptive Front Headlights - Harman/Kardon LOGIC7 system

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Yep, can see the point in that  

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my (dealer helpful salesman) sent me a 3 series coupe brochure and price list.. 335d looks nice.. with the right alloys and kit..
am seriously tempted, all down to delivery though, if too late i won't bother, be too close to the M3 launch then and that way will loose stacks in between.. however if he can get me a coupe by Nov i may take it on..
Specs seem quite generous for Bmw, but it is £35k to begin with..

I bet you there'll be spare capacity in the channel at launch - if a couple of cancelled orders or speculative dealer purchases can't be found I'll be very surprised. It does look good... I'm going to my dealers launch BBQ next weekend and will be doing my very own set of grilling.... (of the sales monkey, that is). 

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