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OK ....

someone tell me why I shouldn't be considering replacing the Funduro with either an F700GS or F800GS that BMW have on offer at £99 a month? :)
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no reason - buy it - simples! :)
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I might look at it meself!!
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Post by Herb »

I guess it comes down to whether you want one and whether you can afford it?

Presumably there is a deposit and balloon payment as well as the £99?

Personally I hate those finance deals as they seem to have a way of trapping you into a new vehicle every few years, as its very hard to find the final payment when the time comes.
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Herb wrote:I guess it comes down to whether you want one and whether you can afford it?

Presumably there is a deposit and balloon payment as well as the £99?

Personally I hate those finance deals as they seem to have a way of trapping you into a new vehicle every few years, as its very hard to find the final payment when the time comes.
True, but I just see it as a way of deferring the cost. The wonderful CSA have "finally" stopped taking money from me so rather than get used to the additional finance I was thinking of using it for this. The deposit would be covered by me selling my Funduro.

Then in 3 years time I can decide whether to punt the 800 in for a new one or refinance it to finish paying it off.

My current commuter, the Funduro is a 98 so it'd be nice to have something newer :)
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Well the offer makes it look affordable, but that will cost you £4367 for the F700GS over three years before you take into account servicing etc, I start to think " what else could i buy for that money, and still own it after 3 years?"

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Mrs Big Rob & I recently 'signed-up' to a similar deal being offered by Honda, 'renting' one of those NC750X thingies (keep your comments to yourselves please, we have valid reasons for doing so :lol: )
anyway, back to the point; £99 per month is hardly gonna break the bank so why not have a spangly new bike?

Just incase anyone is interested, the Honda NC750X does exactly what is says on the tin (70+mpg); 2 Days last week I took it to Aberdeen & back, 130- mile round trip, 2nd day I rode home via Banchory & up'n'over Cairn O'Mount in lashing rain, by the time I got home I was soaked through to me undies but was still grinning like an idiot :lol: that's what motorcycling is all about. OOPS sorry, thread hijack :oops:

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With my recent dealings with BMW, I'd be keeping hold of the funduro.

Does the same job, but costs less, and can be fixed for much less.... After a few trips back to the dealer for warranty issues and a few services, you'd wish you'd kept the old bike...

Just my opinion though! :)
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Post by dave the german »

See where you're coming from Steve with that "CSA thing" - gives you 3 years to save for the balloon payment. Not sure what I'd do. I have some necessary expenditure so no new bike this year but probably a new second hand bike coming tho
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slparry wrote:
True, but I just see it as a way of deferring the cost. The wonderful CSA have "finally" stopped taking money from me so rather than get used to the additional finance I was thinking of using it for this. The deposit would be covered by me selling my Funduro :)
I met some girls in Romania last month, who made quite a bit from selling their "Funduros" :shock:

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buy it, life's too short to worry about things.... nice new bike for the summer and they're pretty good bike at that..

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Just saw the offer on the R1200R - made me chuckle when BMW state 'comes with left and right panniers'.

That's nice of them.
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slparry wrote:OK ....

someone tell me why I shouldn't be considering replacing the Funduro with either an F700GS or F800GS that BMW have on offer at £99 a month? :)
How will it handle those mountain man winters you get, and what sort of mileage do you do on the F650 , I see a contract mileage of 15k mentioned with excess per mile charge and I think the bike has to be in "good condition" if you opt out after 3 years?
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I personally like to own not rent, Just my opinion : :?
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