Deal Done !!!!
They struggled to get where I wanted them for my S3. I agreed to flog it to a specialist or WBAC. WBAC were offering more than they could match. However, on the drive home, they rang and bettered their offer to within a couple hundred pounds of where I wanted them to be. So said yes, and that means I can just drive the S3 down and pick up the new car. Otherwise it meant trains, or taking another car down. Hour and a half drive each way.
So yes, I'm now over to the dark side. My first BMW. Car (To me) look great, and the test drive a week or so ago, just blew me away with how fast and comfortable the car was. And when you can pick up a Brand new car, all be it registered 3 months ago, for a saving of nearly £16,000, it just becomes an absolute bargain.
Putting most of the S3 into the deposit, the monthly payments are just £110 a month. That's on PCP. Never thought I'd ever go down the PCP route, and thought about just paying it off. But at £110 a month? That's crazy when talking about a £58K spec car. As I'm self employed, lower monthies are better for me.
It's just a shame Audi have nothing that ticked my boxes. An RS5 in Red would have been nice, but they're £70k. £60k pre registered. But it would be a compromise over what we need from a car. Q3 RS? Too new, too ugly and no discounts. A £60k car, with a dashboard better suited to a £20k car. SQ5? Don't like the new design, and all Diesel now.
I'll be sad to see my S3 go. Been a great car, and it's the longest I've owned one car for. Engine issue aside, it's been flawless. Looked fantastic, went like stink when you needed it to, and had a manual gearbox (which I'll miss the most) to get some enjoyment at either 1 tenths, or 10 tenths. Just hope I don't regret it?