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Want a good value BMW

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  • 04-02-2009 9:17pm
    #1
    Ghandii
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    Looking to buy a second hand BMW 1 Series , coupe if possible. Does anyone know when it was first available? Does anyone have any thoughts on the car? Cheers.
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    frag4
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭frag4


    Got a 2008 118d es 3 door last july for around 20500e reckon this can be done for 18k now. road tax 104E

    As for the coupe the 120d se should be your for 23-24k cleared with road tax 0f 154e. The coupe was released in 2007

    This is our 2nd 1 series clocking up nearly 65k miles with no problems on either.
    The facelift 118d gives 60mpg if you try. Fun to drive but a bit of a hand full in the snow during the week.

    I like it..


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    conlonbmw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭conlonbmw


    frag4 wrote: »
    Got a 2008 118d es 3 door last july for around 20500e reckon this can be done for 18k now. road tax 104E

    As for the coupe the 120d se should be your for 23-24k cleared with road tax 0f 154e. The coupe was released in 2007

    This is our 2nd 1 series clocking up nearly 65k miles with no problems on either.
    The facelift 118d gives 60mpg if you try. Fun to drive but a bit of a hand full in the snow during the week.

    I like it..


    Hiya, did you buy that in UK or Ireland. I wanna downsize and it looks nice. They are bringing out a new 116d, not sure if you are gonna get it over there though.


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    frag4
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    It was a jan 2008 3 door 118d es with no exrtas and was imported from the UK when it was six months olds.
    Just had its first service at 18k miles which cost 300e , they charged 40e for new wipers!!.


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    conlonbmw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭conlonbmw


    frag4 wrote: »
    It was a jan 2008 3 door 118d es with no exrtas and was imported from the UK when it was six months olds.

    Clever
    Would love that feeling of paying the f*ckers 104 a year for tax INSTEAD OF €634 for an 07 318d.

    Its almost worth buying an 08.
    frag4 wrote: »
    Just had its first service at 18k miles which cost 300e , they charged 40e for new wipers!!.

    300 quid, what did they do for that.


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    frag4
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭frag4


    oil filter, oil, mirco-fliter?, washer fuild, wipers and labour.

    When the pads and discs need doing I'll do them myself reckon I could them for just under half of what a BMW dealer would charge.

    Oh they also washed the car.
    and the girl behind the desk was really pretty


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    conlonbmw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭conlonbmw


    frag4 wrote: »
    oil filter, oil, mirco-fliter?, washer fuild, wipers and labour.

    40 mins labour max for a slow guy!

    Just serviced mine for €120 inc parts, air, oil, and fuel filter, tyres rebalanced and rotated, and 7 litres oil.

    They didn't wash it though
    frag4 wrote: »
    When the pads and discs need doing I'll do them myself reckon I could them for just under half of what a BMW dealer would charge.

    You should be getting 100,000km + out of those anyway
    frag4 wrote: »
    Oh they also washed the car.
    and the girl behind the desk was really pretty

    Cool, great profit margin, spend 30 mins washing your car and I bet that time is included in the labour charge.


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    Johnny Utah
    Registered Users Posts: 2,157 ✭✭✭Johnny Utah


    frag4 wrote: »
    Oh they also washed the car.

    Don't let a BMW dealer wash your car. I have seen them using a brush to wash the bodywork (which is probably filthy)- this will destroy the paint on your car!

    Whenever my car is in for service, I specifically ask them not to wash it.

    conlonbmw wrote: »
    40 mins labour max for a slow guy!

    Just serviced mine for €120 inc parts, air, oil, and fuel filter, tyres rebalanced and rotated, and 7 litres oil.

    They didn't wash it though



    You should be getting 100,000km + out of those anyway



    Cool, great profit margin, spend 30 mins washing your car and I bet that time is included in the labour charge.



    Where did you get your car serviced for €120? Were they genuine BMW parts used?


    And, I don't think you would get 100,000km out of brake pads/discs tbh.


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