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      09-28-2012, 05:08 AM   #4
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Drives: F11 535i
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It's classic head vs heart, isn't it? The head is fully aware that HighlandPete speaks the truth - you save a fortune buying nearly-new and suffer very little downside. But the heart has a limited understanding of financial prudence.

Dubious maths that can be used to justify ordering new includes the following:

If you get the spec you really want, it's more likely that you will keep the car for longer (as did the OP, by buying at the end of the PCP). If you keep a new car for 5+ years the maths looks less bad. I imagine I will also keep my car at the end of the 3 years, but will wait and see.

Sometimes you can't get anywhere near the spec you want unless you order new. This was true for me - try finding a manual 535i MSport touring...

Discounts on new are attainable. BMW lower than some, but still 12 or 13% helps a bit.

Cheers, Richard.
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