BMW Evaluator

[KieranR]

Bored here in work and found this BMW evaluator on the BMW.ie website. It works out the cost of your car over a 3 year period and splits it into costs for tax, tyres, servicing, fuel, nct and depreciation.

Pretty handy tool! My 325 is working out at 15,000 over a 3 year period. They recommend a new 142 320i efficient dynamics for me and try to show that it would save me money which is not true with the inital outlay!

[Gar]

Id be certain you would lose +15k in 3yrs on depreciation alone

518d se for me yummy

[Peter-E36]

I'd rather take the bus!!

[Gar]

[Curran]

Same as you Gar....a nice 518d...tasty!

Also nice to see that my almost worthless E39 is going to depreciate another 1,500 quid....ggggreat!! :P

Had they said a 640d would work out much the same, they have gotten my interest!

[Chris P. Bacon]

Good site but i think ill keep my e39 for another while

[Gar]

Funnily enough everyone gets given a few options when your on the final page the picture of the car there is an arrow if you scroll you will comes to to a 640d gc which is still apparently cheaper over 3 years

[mac7]

Quickest way to save 4k over 3 years only costs 2.5 k a month

[John_D]

I think they wayyyyyy overestimate the running costs, they did on mine anyway.
Renault had something similar a while ago.
Oh and I was recommended the 318d.

[Gar]

How is the depreciation 0 on the new cars over 3 yrs on average depending on the price to begin with they lose around 10-15k a year