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Having cost over £60,000 in June 08 due
to its extensive options from the ‘BMW
INDIVIDUAL’ catalogue you have the opportunity to purchase what is very
probably a unique BMW 550 manual with just 2,857
miles.
Finished in ‘Sonderlackierung’ pearlescent
paintwork (best described as brass but goes from petrol blue to gold and even
grey in different lights); this car is further individualised by its Platinum
Merino leather interior with extended Merino in ‘Dakota’ for the dash top and
door cards (very rare in a BMW), all finished off with a white suede
headlining, ‘Piano Black’ wood trim inserts, INDIVIDUAL ‘Piano Black’ sports
steering wheel and INDIVIDUAL alloys.
FINANCE
In respect to financing (subject to
status) we can offer a LIBOR + 3.25% tracker
policy (LIBOR is the interest rate that the
banks charge each other for loans).
Because these are floating rates with a
fixed monthly payment the final balloon will change depending on the LIBOR
rates over the period of the loan therefore we have included one balloon figure
as an indication if rates stay as they are and another as an indication should
they rise to 3%.
As a rough guide you would be looking
at the following figures;
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Deposit |
Term |
Monthly Payment |
Final Balloon (assuming current LIBOR rates) |
Final Balloon (assuming 3% LIBOR rates) |
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£5,000 |
48 Months |
£490.87 |
£6,003 |
£8,000 |
Above
are Inclusive
of admin fees are £200.00
levied by the finance house and £150.00 levied by the broker
For eligibility details for the
above product – click here
Policies can be steeled early with minimal penalties
To purchase this vehicle we only
require a £500 deposit which you can
do over the phone or via Pay Pal;
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For full details on purchasing - click here
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For PX information - click here
WARRANTY
This vehicle is still covered by its
factory backed parts and labour warranty which runs until June 2011.
SERVICE HISTORY
This vehicle benefits from being in
receipt of a full BMW main dealer service history and a full BMW Approved Used
Check, specifically the service book and other related documentation shows the
following information;
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Service History
Information |
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Description |
Mileage |
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PDI
Service |
8 |
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Service |
1,402 |
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BMW
Approved Used Car Check ( |
2,800 |
See the documents
link at the top of this listing for upcoming service information.
OWNERSHIP DETAILS
Having first been
a BMW registered vehicle this car has had one former keeper.
DOCUMENTATION
As you will have already seen from the above links all the
necessary legal documentation is present as follows;
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The full current style registration document (V5 or ‘Log
Book’)
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HPI certificate
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The service history book
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Full original driver’s pack and instruction manuals
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Please note that this car is not due its first MOT until
June 2011
BACKGROUND TO THIS MODEL
If you are looking for minimal cost,
basic motoring then this vehicle is simply not aimed at you however if
performance with comfort and exclusivity
are more of a priority, as well as fantastic value for money (now that
someone else has paid for all the early depreciation) then this model offers
the best combination of these attributes in the market place.
BASIC
SPECIFICATION
This is a full
Technical
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V8
engine
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BHP 367, Torque 490 Nm
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Max
Speed 155 mph (limited),
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0-60
5.2 Sec
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37 official ‘extra urban’ MPG
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6
speed manual transmission
Electronics
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Keyless go (this facilitates unlocking and driving without
needing to find your keys)
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Bluetooth phone interface
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Cruise control with breaking function
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BMW ‘Professional’ high quality multi speaker traffic
alerting radio & CD system
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ABS
(anti lock braking),traction control & anti-skid control
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Automatic headlights and wipers
Exterior
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INDIVIDUAL 18’ alloy wheels
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INDIVIDUAL ‘Chrome Line’ exterior option
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INDIVIDUAL pearlescent paint
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Electric sunroof
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Front & rear parking sensors
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Xeon headlights
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Front fog lights
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Heated + electric folding door mirrors
Interior
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INDIVIDUAL Merino leather option in ‘Platinum’ (off white)
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INDIVIDUAL extended Merino leather to dash tops and door
cards in ‘Dakota’ (black)
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INDIVIDUAL suede headlining (off white)
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INDIVIDUAL sports steering wheel with ‘Piano Black’ insert
(electric adjustment)
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INDIVIDUAL ‘Piano Black’ trim inserts
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INDIVIDUAL ‘Piano Black’ gear knob
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Comfort seats with extended electric adjustment + full
memory
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Front & rear heated seats
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Air conditioning climate control
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Front & side / curtain (+rear) airbags + side impact
bars
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Auto dimming rear view mirror
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Trip
computer incorporating outside temperature gauge, mpg, range & other
functions
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Central locking from remote ‘blip’ key & factory alarm
(transponder immobiliser)
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Full set of rubber factory floor mats
COSMETIC
CONDITION
As you will have already seen through the above links the
condition of this car is very different from the vast majority of examples you
will find not just because of the very low mileage but also because these are
wealthy people’s cars and this group of individuals are not always the most
careful with their possessions.
Furthermore it has not suffered the regular and often extensive
‘wear-and-tear’ so often afflicted by children during the ‘school run’ – basically its owner did not use this car to
carry, DIY projects, children or pets.
The interior and upholstery is exceptionally clean being totally
devoid of any trace of wear, stains or other types of general abuse and being a
non-smokers car (the cigar lighter is even unused) there are obviously no burns
or lingering smells and the ash tray has only ever been used to store coins
etc…
Moving on to the outside this very much reflects the condition of the
interior in that it basically looks much the same as it did when it left the
factory. It is completely free of any trace or suggestion of damage, bad
paintwork, rust or poor maintenance (if you look very closely at the pictures
you will for example see that even the backs of the mirrors are without any
scratches).
It is quite beyond me how anybody manages to keep a car in this
sort of condition, however the fact that they did remains quite unarguable; for
example even the polished alloys are in exceptional condition suggesting not
only that its owner was a careful parker, but also that they regularly removed
the build up of corrosive brake dust.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE THIS IS A GOOD CAR?
It is very hard to accurately represent a vehicles condition simply
through words and pictures however as experienced car dealers with over 80
years of combined experience within the company there are a number of things we
have learnt to look for that give a good gauge of a cars history. This is the
reason that we include so many pictures of things that you are probably not
used to seeing in a car advert; specifically we include these pictures for the
following reasons.
1.
Door & body
shuts - so that you can inspect for yourself that there is no rust in
the seams, evidence of replacement door skins, ‘over-spray’ from previous
repairs or other signs of a ‘very bad car’ à The car you are
viewing has no rust or overspray on any door or body shuts and has not had any
replacement door skins
1.
Wing bolt heads - the front wings of most cars are fixed
to the chassis by a set of small bolts that are painted at the same time as the
body when the car is new. If a car has been in an accident these bolts will
have had this factory paint coating damaged as a result of them having to be un-bolted
or adjusted à The car you are
viewing has never had its wing bolts undone or adjusted and as such they are
complete with their factory paint coating
2.
Panel gaps - individual manufactures vary, however
they generally expend a great deal of effort insuring their vehicles leave the
factory with even panel gaps as it is an inference of both the quality of the
car, and their manufacturing process. Unless a car has been in an accident
these gaps should be the same as when they left the factory à The car you are viewing has all the
correct panel gaps and its shuts and closures fit as they should
3.
Original
Factory Tyres – a car with less than 20,000 miles should still have all
its original tyres and they should still be in good condition à the car you are looking at is complete
with its original tyres and they are in good condition
4.
Factory
stickers - when a car is made the factory apply a number of stickers (both
on the glass and in the shuts) that cover various information or warning messages.
These ‘factory stickers’ are always missing from cars that have had accident
repair because they are virtually impossible to obtain outside of the
manufactures factory environment à The car you are
viewing is complete with all its original factory stickers
5.
Supplying
dealer number plates - if a car has both the original front and rear number
plates as fitted when the car was new (rather than an accident repair centre)
this is significant because it indicates that it is unlikely to ever have had
even the kind of light ‘bump’ that would shatter the original plates à The car you are viewing has both its
original dealer supplied number plates
6.
Glass - all the
glass on an accident free car (with the exception of maybe the windscreen)
should have the correct factory insignia and originate from the same factory
date as if a car is in a big accident invariably it all gets broken and when it
is replaced the date stamps will be different à The glass on the
car you are viewing has the correct insignia and originates from the same
factory date
7.
A full service
history – apart from corroborating the vehicles mileage cars with a full
service history will have had any recalls and other work carried out as soon as
they were appropriate as well as having had all the minor (for want of a better
term) ‘bits and pieces’ attended to. Additionally a full and regular service
history indicates that the cars owner had the money and motivation to properly
look after it and we have traditionally found that this provides a good inference
on their approach to taking care of, and maintaining the vehicle in general à The car you are viewing has a full
service history
8.
HPI Clear – the HPI
register or “hit list” as it is sometimes know is the national database for all
accidents, finance and theft records that relate to a vehicle. A car’s HPI
certificate will show each category and report any applicable data and for a
car to be ‘HPI clear’ it must report “NOT RECORDED” after every category which
means that the vehicle has not been involved in any insurance payouts,
write-offs or theft and also that it has no un-cleared finance still owing à The car you are viewing is HPI CLEAR and
is supplied with an original copy HPI certificate
MECHANICAL CONDITION
As you would expect of a car with this low mileage and after
viewing all the above photographs, there
is absolutely nothing wrong with this car in terms of its mechanical
condition. Most certainly if you have not driven one of these before you
will be very surprised at how nice they are to drive. The roads around London
are always full of incredibly expensive new cars but I can never really work
out how people ever manage to rationalise the cost or what their owners could
possibly be getting that a car like this does not offer, except maybe a large
monthly finance bill and the guarantee of savage first year depreciation (as
can be evidenced in the price of the vehicle you are looking at).
Specifically, it runs just as it should, does not leak or use any
oil or water and is a real pleasure
to drive. Additionally as you would expect of a full service history
vehicle, the antifreeze and brake fluid is clean being free of contamination,
as is the oil.
TYRES
This car has its full set of original factory fitted tyres and the
all tools are all present and correct. In respect of individual tyre treads
they are all excellent just as you would expect of this mileage and as you see
them in the pictures at the beginning of this listing.
ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS
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The
air conditioning is fully functional
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The windows move swiftly without sticking
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The keyless go is in full working order
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The ABS and other safety systems all do what they are
supposed to when needed
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The mirrors are in full working order
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It does not have any interior leaks or warning lights
showing on the dashboard, nor are there any service warnings on the display
panel
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The stereo and its remote systems all works as they should
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The onboard computer is fully functional & all the
display LEDs are without any ‘dead’ pixels
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The cruise control is in full working order
There are no qualifications with the above statements, it starts,
stops, goes round bends and drives in a way that is not tangibly different from
what it must have been like when new with the engine sounding exactly as it
should.
POINTS OF NOTE
At this point in our listings we almost
always have a section supported by pictures that detail any specific points
regarding the condition of the car such as a scratch on the bumper or a dent in
the door etc… However in this particular case we cannot think of anything of
note to mention – this car really has been looked after and is in quite
exceptional condition. We appreciate that on a car of almost any age and
mileage the lack of points regarding problems might lead some readers to be
suspicious, however we cannot mention anything if there is simply nothing
further to say although if we do come across anything it will be
added to this listing.
That is it! – Just so there is no
confusion there is nothing else of any material note or potential concern
regarding the cosmetic or mechanical condition of this car.
FORMAL STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP -
click here
ROAD TAX
The Road Tax for this vehicle is £222.75; if required we can
purchase this for the new owner (at their expense) in time for collection.
CONCLUDING COMMENTS & DETAILS
Please note that this car has been serviced within the last 1,400m,
has no undisclosed mechanical or cosmetic faults, and is ready to be used by
its new owner.
Furthermore, should any problems develop it is still covered by
its manufactures warranty until June 2011 which means they will not cost
anything to rectify.
VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
To see details relating to viewing and contact numbers etc. - click here
PURCHASE PROCEDURE
If you want to
know how to go about purchasing this item - click here
SUBSIDISED DELIVERY OFFER
For an additional fixed cost of £300 we
can arrange a third party transport agent to deliver this vehicle to your home
or work address. This offer is valid for all