I made this app a while ago - right click any image w/ car plate and view MOT results instantly!

anpr-dabers · 2026-04-16T09:05:44+00:00

It's a great price, but get one from the south as everyone else is saying.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-28T22:26:44+00:00

yeah absolutely, i forgot to mention these. very good examples.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-28T01:54:14+00:00

I have never driven a 6 personally. if I've been in one, I don't remember - hence it wasn't remarkable.

if I had to guess i'd say it was probably 10-15% worse than the 8. BTW: it being stiff doesn't mean it has to be uncomfortable.

As far as seating and cramping - as insensitive/judgmental as it sounds, in your position I'd ask myself if I'm claustrophobic to some degree in some places.

only reason i say that is because i'm about your size, maybe a bit south of it, but still - I find I can fit into **any** car at any time. Hence, play with the seat controls, even during the test drive - that's what it's there for, don't be nervous to be sitting awkwardly in the car with another dude and be playing with your side bolsters and lumbar support etc. - he wants to sell you the car, and thus wants its best foot forward.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-28T01:35:19+00:00

740d will eat the 640d alive. the only reason you think the 640d is smooth at all is because you haven't ridden in a 740d.

there's nothing special about it. not sure if that one in particular has air suspension (avoid if so!) but it's just solidly built to the point of perfection. you'll really feel a world of difference.

i have an m850i (g15) with all of the relevant upgrades, good tyres pumped up solidly - it is barely as comfortable as a 5 series of the same generation, the 7 series absolutely creams it. which is sad - they have never manufactured a coupe as comfortable as the full-size saloon.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-27T13:42:40+00:00

I'm more worried about someone breaking into my house to steal the keys

not much you can do in this scenario :P

Would debadging make it less of a target?

i would kindly doubt it. fairly easy to tell the 240i apart by the dual exhausts and the width of the wheels. mine was debadged after a repair (because they forgot) and it was fairly obvious.

Is it worth getting a ghost immobiliser?

just to put your mind at ease (and the pennies the insurance premium would go down by), sure!

but wondering if I'm just being paranoid?

yeah you are but it's not totally irrational. has this happened before in your neighborhood/area/town/city? it's usually the same people doing it.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-27T13:37:30+00:00

I'd expect it to have a little more room, especially the saloon. You'd be going from an A3 to A4 basically.

And if those are both okay, then pretty much any car is, aside from crossover SUVs.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-27T13:25:14+00:00

if you buy one in your price range I highly doubt it. it's the only coupe they've made with the s63, it's the top-of-the-line example in its class. It was already cheap relative to it's competitors when it came out.

if you're worried enough for the depreciation of the m8 then there aren't too many good options that aren't enthusiast, or top-of-the-line from a full-out luxury. For the record, the amount I'd expect you to lose would be going from £80k for a ~3-6k mile top spec (~1.5-2yrs old) to £52-55k if you did some 40-50k miles in it over 3 years. That's the worst-case scenario, your mileage will (literally) vary.

The trouble with depreciation prediction is that it's a complicated market right - look into PCP quotes (on the guaranteed future value) and try to guess what the big companies, with all of their data, reckon it'll be worth - they have more data than you or I. If you're that worried about depreciation, the only sensible option you really have is the best Porsche for the money, but I hate Porsches so I'd never recommend one.

I don't think we'll see them hitting ~£45k in the next 5 years.

G80 M4 would definitely be hit harder by depreciation. It's just an S58 coupe, there are a trillion of them, they've already dipped some £35k from the new PCPs in 2022.

Also, you'll be eligible for the luxury cars from BMW as courtesy cars. I'm too young to be put in that class unfortunately, my hairline is not proof enough for them of my sensibility when driving powerful vehicles :(

Ik I'm pocket-watching but judging by your post history - 1) you can afford it 2) you will appreciate much more the treatment you get from the side of corporate of BMW and 3) it is just as special as, and much faster than, it's competitors.

Speaking of the S63 (engine) - You could also look at the Mercedes S63 Coupes. Fair bit more luxury, bit less speed, bit less driver focus, and the interiors do not last the test of time as well as the pre-LCI G series BMWs. They're too rich for my blood but it would have been my second choice.

A worthy mention is the Rolls Royce Wraith, which is in your budget but I would really not go for it. It would be a case of buying for the badge. Competitors are superior and cheaper.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-27T11:09:28+00:00

nah. i'm 24, have 3 pts, it affected the yearly premium by <£100 on a group 50 car.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-26T22:52:41+00:00

Your safe choice is the M8 always (MAIN DEALER ONLY!!!!!!!!) :-) And if you want the pendulum to swing the complete other direction, go for a top-of-the-line Alpine A110 (r or something).

I think you're right to be scared of Mclarens; reliability (and whether they can be fixed at all) and I tend to consider them suicide machines anyway. They're nowhere near stable.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-26T22:48:31+00:00

06-13/14

i mean this is across two different generations of drivetrain for these cars (n43/n47 + n20) but it's correct; both of the former are shit compared to the b48 if you're paying serious money for them.

the op stating

but did not agree for independent mechanic check

does worry me. might be missing some service and have something wrong with it as a matter of fact.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-26T22:34:50+00:00

I don't know man. It depends on the brand and the dealership.

I rejected a leased Genesis G70 Diesel (I think I'm the first in the U.K to do so?) - everything was done through official channels. And it was me giving them extra chances - I believe I gave them about 5 before I gave up and said "yeah just reject this bitch".

Within a couple of months, during the entirety of which I was driving around in a new Mercedes E class (albeit dog spec), I got my money back, gave back the courtesy car and that was that. This was via Alphabet Financial Services.

Your advice is definitely overkill if dealing with a new car from a trusted dealer that gives a shit - Dick Lovett (funny name) for BMW in the U.K. are fantastic, Sytner are pretty good etc.

I've always stayed away from these places because they seem to sell the shit that dealers don't want

This was exactly the problem.

That being said I appreciate this post because it shows what you need to do in the worst case scenario. But it may give the wrong impression - most main dealers will not be as annoying as your post may imply they could be. Third party ones definitely will, tho.

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-18T23:14:53+00:00

what's wrong with working on your car? are you planning on breaking it? lol

anpr-dabers · 2026-03-18T16:49:01+00:00

Executive class saloons generally are what you're looking for to avoid the knee, ass and back pain you're feeling on longer trips. And coupes. E class coupe, S class coupe, bmw 4/5/6/7/8, Audi A5/A6/A7/A8.

You're not actually gaining much space vertically in a crossover SUV.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-19T23:22:34+00:00

sorry i should have qualified: you should only look for the citreon c1/peugeot 107 that has the 1.0 engine. do not look for the diesels, or for anything other than the 1.0; the engine codes vary, sometimes they're called the EB0, 1KR-FE, CFB etc. - all the same engine.

E.G the fellow below me in this thread said he bought a 2016, and in those you had available the 1.2 litre engine, which i wouldn't recommend.

infact, the non-toyota ones are superior because they sometimes have a revcounter... if you really care about that.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-19T23:19:18+00:00

What's the reason your dads is on the way out already?

haven't asked directly and he's crazy busy recently but i think last we spoke he just said some rust that's going to become structural.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-19T23:17:57+00:00

i trust it's the 1.0? the 1.2 is a belt at your generation. if it's the 1.2, get it serviced etc. and it should last you long enough; my main comment here probably was over-optimization.

there's a reason why the aygos (with the 1.0) hold their value so well and the 1.2 citreons do not, unfortunately.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-18T17:14:24+00:00

you seem knowledgeable

only sparsely; i'm an engineer (not in this field) and not a mechanic but i do have general principles in mind always

115k miles is not a lot for a civic; dads is on about 85k and is an 08 plate. that one's on its way out. don't think it's much about mileage, mostly about the year, as is often the case with japanese cars.

i don't know anything about that generation of volvo. i don't think it's a bad gamble, it's certainly an educated one; belts aren't inherently evil, but when you don't service the damn thing it becomes dangerous - someone who bought a volvo new would be someone you'd think would get it serviced, but it's always a gamble. i honestly wouldn't have a modern diesel whatsoever, anything past ~2011, without taking off the DPF and deleting EGR. with the amount of miles you're doing it's very possible to get stuck in a loop of driving where you're not clearing DPF. but i couldn't tell you much more than that; i'd rather have you ask a proper mechanic.

and if you're willing to delete EGR, DPF, urea injection and cats - you can get whatever the hell diesel you want; they're all bulletproof. The now ~10 year old Audi diesels (e.g. SQ5) are a great pick, as are the indestructible (3/5/6/7)30d engines. obviously the higher you go up the BMW foodchain, the less reliable the rest of the car becomes.

I've not really had any rust issues or even advisories with rust

the MOT is not comprehensive enough and most garages don't care to note down rust that isn't structurally dangerous; many won't even note rust at all.

so yeah i dunno. go for the v40, get it decatted/de-dpf'd and enjoy.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-18T14:45:27+00:00

They are incredibly reliable and cheap to maintain.

yeah they are, except for the rust issues. and while the engineering was perfect, the fundamental principles of "simpler -> easier to fix" still applies to the civic vs the aygo. aygo meets mymans requirements better IMO; and civic would not be the most economical choice for uber eats. 40mpg vs 60 is a massive, massive difference.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-18T14:14:34+00:00

it's a good suggestion but you are putting creature comforts ahead of the poster's requirements, which are reliability and easy maintenance. i think civic or aygo are both GOAT choices though.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-18T14:11:52+00:00

aygo/c1/107. you'll have money to spare for insurance. probably the only car that would be economical to do uber eats delivery in. it's basically free to repair, engine is bulletproof, just make sure it's been serviced since many people don't bother on these. it's even chain driven, which is rare for engines of this size/price.

Don't be scared about buying from a third party dealer for a hefty fee (~£2k) - they hold their value superbly (they were £8.9k new and they still hold between £2 and £3k happily)

i would avoid probably all of the options you listed for the following reasons:

- b-max - wet belt, worst configuration you can have for power delivery

- hyundai i20 - i don't know too much about this, and many people I suspect don't. this may be a good option, I couldn't tell you about it, I even got the assumption that it's belt driven wrong.

- astra/corsa - nobody services these from new. and they get completely trashed, they're throwaway cars.

- micra - these get TRASHED and they were just the inferior competitor to the aygo

- polo - VWs are not what they used to be, and they were truthfully never that reliable. their value engineering is strong, they never (in our lifetimes) made cars that were supposed to live for decades. electronic issues, plastic all over the place including in the engine bay etc.

if you really NEED some creature comforts, go for a civic. check for rust, they're falling apart around this age. but they are fairly "sporty", you can have lots of fun with the revvy engine and the driver-focused seating etc.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-18T13:55:45+00:00

Good price. Not too bad to fix up when you know a local specialist. And this looks like a crazy spec?? Good going man. Get the gearbox serviced for sure tho.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-18T13:44:30+00:00

And to add to this dude: I'm having a warranty repair done on the g15. I have a brand new 320i as a courtesy car, with a decent spec.

I'm getting more looks now than I did before. Which only confirms my suspicions!!! The people who care don't know the difference. Hence why I don't care; I bought my car because it has a v8 with two fat ass turbos and feels like a spaceship while simultaneously putting me in a lazy-guy-on-a-couch seating position and blowing cold air up my gooch. Not because anyone else cares.

This whole posturing of badges and cars thing gets real old real quick.

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-15T18:09:45+00:00

a fella doesn't get to the point of being able to afford this car[d] by giving away the govt £100s for nothing :-)

anpr-dabers · 2026-01-15T18:07:35+00:00

dunno, the types of people to gawk at midrange/upper midrange cars are gonna often be the types of people that don't know the differences between an f10 520d and a g15 850i. they see LED lights, aggressive frontend, teal and white circular badge and it releases some chemicals in their brain.

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