whitter45
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So I finally met Tony and Caroline today at Coopers to pick up my wife's M135i - Superb service form start to finish and Tony has some very nice individual colour models in the show room
In total he got us £8.5k off list with discounts and BMW finance incentives
Had a long drive back up north and averaged 35mpg, with getting through the centre of London and heavy traffic on the M6. Used just over half a tank for what is now 250 miles - very happy with that
Thanks to Tony and the team, can't recommenced them high enough
now some pics and let the haters of car finance and PCP join in
Day before up the Sky Garden
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Handover
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figures
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Ben G
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Nice 
Who are Tony and Caroline though? God's of the BMW world?
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whitter45
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Sorry took my post from BMW forum where they are well know.
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RichRu
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Very nice...dont get why people hate on the pcp/finance its not as if they're paying for it
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Kyle T
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Nice car, been in one and they're fantastic machines.
But you really need an imagination transplant when it comes to buying cars 
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Chris C
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Manual 
Lovely car !
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Nice
Who are Tony and Caroline though? God's of the BMW world?
This!
Is Coopers an actual BMW dealership, or non-authorised type set up like Romans International?
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Norcy91
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Exactly what I want next! I've been looking at the deal that Tony offers and I'm very tempted to take the plunge soon. What optional extras have you gone for, if any? They seem to come quite highly spec'd from factory now.
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whitter45
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Heated seats, sun protection and comfort pack
Comes with black panel display, leather. Led headlights, nav, and performance brakes as standard
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Norcy91
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How much did your options add on? Pretty much the exact spec I want!
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boylers11
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I can appreciate this as a nice car, but it just looks so average these days. I'm sure we all pass numerous cars like this every day on the way to work. There are also numerous cars of this spec on every other driveway in most modern housing estates.
Cars like this used to be relatively rare and special, but now they're the norm unfortunately.
I'm not knocking you, it's a nice car, but that's just my opinion.
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Good choice, mines identical but I have an auto. I thought the 30 mpg I get was good 
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DaveyLC
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Oh yeah I remember Tony, I met him dogging once.
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Toby
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All i would add is... HK system, 8 speed box and widescreen Nav are a must.
They are awesome cars.
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whitter45
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As its in PCP I didn't want to load it up and auto box was around £60 extra a month
Love the manual box but would have auto if o had the choice
Hk system doesn't have eq like the 3 series so isn't worth it having listened to both.
[Edited on 01-03-2016 by whitter45]
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Jambo
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What's the Tony deal?
Lovely car, neighbour has a 235i and sounds great on cold start
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Graeme
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Have you got and detail or this man and women? Wonder if they can help me with a new Mini for the wife?
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whitter45
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Can send you his details
Tony advertises on BMW forums and is the general sales manager at Croydon - basically got us 8K off list price and a good figure for PCP
All factory orders so spec what you like
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by boylers11
I can appreciate this as a nice car, but it just looks so average these days. I'm sure we all pass numerous cars like this every day on the way to work. There are also numerous cars of this spec on every other driveway in most modern housing estates.
Cars like this used to be relatively rare and special, but now they're the norm unfortunately.
I'm not knocking you, it's a nice car, but that's just my opinion.
Consequence of pcp being readily available to pretty much anyone these days.
Had some 18 year old call my car shit because I called him a prick for blocking to Road to wait for his mate. Had to laugh, it was one of those tiny engined a1 things. Yeah mate, proper badass motor you have there. Come back to me when you actually know how to remove a wheel bolt.
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Graeme
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
Can send you his details
Tony advertises on BMW forums and is the general sales manager at Croydon - basically got us 8K off list price and a good figure for PCP
All factory orders so spec what you like
Cheers. I do a lot of work for a local BMW/MINI dealership but not sure they are really offering me the best deals.
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MarkM
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I've got a 5 door auto. It's such a nice drive.
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Generation
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Tony this, Tony that 
I kinda agree with above, it's a lovely car, and interior is amazing. Tonnes better than mine, not sharing otherwise.
However, it will never be appreciated for what it is sadly. Will blend right in.
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BYRON
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Nice
Who are Tony and Caroline though? God's of the BMW world?
This!
Is Coopers an actual BMW dealership, or non-authorised type set up like Romans International?
Cooper BMW MINI is trading name of Inchcape Retail and they are a franchised main dealer. 
Thanks for the purchase Whitter - you have put me 1 unit closer to my quarterly target 
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
As its in PCP I didn't want to load it up and auto box was around £60 extra a month
Love the manual box but would have auto if o had the choice
Hk system doesn't have eq like the 3 series so isn't worth it having listened to both.
[Edited on 01-03-2016 by whitter45]
Which is fair enough.
Not that I've spent a huge amount of time listening to the HK in the 135i but it's exceptional in my e92 M3.
[Edited on 02-03-2016 by Toby]
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by boylers11
I can appreciate this as a nice car, but it just looks so average these days. I'm sure we all pass numerous cars like this every day on the way to work. There are also numerous cars of this spec on every other driveway in most modern housing estates.
Cars like this used to be relatively rare and special, but now they're the norm unfortunately.
I'm not knocking you, it's a nice car, but that's just my opinion.
Yeah must agree these kind of cars just all blend into one another these days... nothing special really but I'm sure it's a fantastic drive, and much more grown up than anything I've owned! If that's what you're after plus it's marginally better looking than it's predecessor; not that that's saying a lot!
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