In Review; BMW X3 xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto]

Thank you to our leading BMW supplier, BMW Park Lane for sending the new luxury SUV, which is the BWM X3, for our CarLease UK team to test and review.

Without doubt, our newest offers on this car is one of the best deals to grab just before the Christmas period.

As a credit broker, not a lender, we work alongside a select number of finance companies – Lex, Leaseplan, Hitachi, Alphabet and Santander (to name a few). What this means for the customer, is that the leasing broker/company they are liaising with is NOT the entity which is underwriting them or is buying the car for arrangement. What we do is select the most suitable finance company based on the facts you, as a customer (personal or business) present to us – this could be price, underwriting criteria, term, mileage or any specialist requirements.

Not every finance company is the same, and so you do need to speak to your credit broker at the earliest possible opportunity to discuss any requirements/issues which are likely to influence the finance company which they introduce you to.

In exactly the same way, a credit broker/leasing company is not the “supplier”. This means that in addition to introducing you to a finance company, they will also introduce you to a specific franchised dealer/dealer network to supply your vehicle (this includes passing on your details for the purposes of delivery). Since the revisions under GDPR, managing customer details and personal data has become the upmost important for all parties connected within these transactions. To provide customers with complete comfort that their details are being managed securely and responsibly, we offer not only our own privacy policy but those policies for each of the finance companies and funders we work alongside.

Additionally, we can supply the privacy policy for the supplier we decide to use for your new car or van. However, for confirmation, we do add in our own privacy policy that we will use your data to arrange the order and subsequent delivery of the vehicle.

Apart from any further issues which may arise with the vehicle e.g. fault with the car/scratch on the car at delivery, there should be no reason for the supplying dealer to contact you. During the course of the transaction, the credit broker should remain your primary point of contact.

As we mentioned above (and will discuss below), the new X3 deal on the M Sport diesel is a great addition to our BMW leasing deal repertoire. Over the last two years’, the incredible demand for SUVs has surprised most of us in the leasing market. Moving away from traditional methods of car ownership, the leasing industry has been more updated in supplying customers exactly what they want.

Quite clearly, this is the SUV, as manufacturers now recognise through the various products they offer and the deals which they supply. Take BMW who now have an X1/X2/X3/X4/X5/X6 and now an X7! They have literally covered every single part of the SUV market; small to big, cost-competitive to luxury.

While their other product is still popular, it is fair to say that this is dwindling in comparison to the SUV product. As such, customers searching for “the best leasing deals 2018” are going to find a lot of SUV and crossover vehicles in their search!

BMW X3 DIESEL ESTATE xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto] Car Leasing

BMW X3 DIESEL ESTATE xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto] Car Leasing Select Options

BMW X3 DIESEL ESTATE xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto] Car Leasing Luxury

BMW X3 DIESEL ESTATE xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto] Car Leasing Interior

In terms of the car shown here, the BMW X3 DIESEL ESTATE xDrive20d M Sport 5dr Step [Auto], this is based on the following configuration:

· Phytonic Blue Metallic Paint
· Vernasca leather – Black with contrast stitching
· Aluminium rhombicle interior trim with pearl chrome finish
· Exterior mirrors – electrically folding with anti-dazzle
· 19″ M double spoke light alloy wheels – style 698M in bicolour ferric grey
· Sun protection glass

As standard the car includes leather upholstery 6 speaker sound system, 19” alloys, Bluetooth, cruise control with brake function, park assist system, LED headlights, rain sensing wipers, auto headlights, green tinted heat insulated glass, ADB, DSC, dynamic brake control, hill decent control, hill start assist, anthracite velour floor mats, front/rear parking sensors, automatic tailgate, start/stop button, navigation system (Professional), real time traffic information, iDrive controller with 6.52 monitor, auto dimming rear view mirror, DAB radio, body coloured externals,, follow me home headlights, LED daytime running lights, climate control, gearshift paddles, M sport multifunction steering wheel, ambient lighting, through load system with 40/20/40 folding rear seats, performance control, immobiliser, heated front seats and Thatcham category 1 alarm. In terms of additional extras consider – M Sport Plus Pack (if you are not on a strict budget) or individually add the sun protection glass, digital cockpit and Harmon Kardon hi-fi speak system.

On the technical-side, company car and business users can note the P11d at £42,720.00 and CO2 at 144g/km. The 1995CC 8 speed auto engine delivers 190ps, 51.4 combined MPG and 0-62 times of 8 seconds. Service intervals on a new diesel BMW X3 are every 24 months or 18,000 miles, whichever lands sooner.

So would you select the BMW X3 as your next car leasing option? Or would the Range Rover Velar, Mercedes GLC or Jaguar F-Pace get your vote?

Selecting the dealer to supply your vehicle is an important decision for us. For most of our BMW business, we have decided to use BMW Park Lane on the basis of a tried and tested relationship over the last 5 years. One of the first things to be clear to our customers about is that it doesn’t always go right. There are instances of delays, mistakes and damage; this is the reality for any automotive business. The issue for us is not that things go wrong – it is how the problem is managed and resolved which is most important to us.

Over the years Park Lane corporate team, in particular Adrian and Marius, have ensured that our all of our customers have received the standards of service we expect.

This is not say other BMW dealerships cannot meet these standards, as we do work alongside other fantastic entities. The aim is to ensure that the finance company, dealer and broker all work together cohesively and ensure the process delivers the right result for the customer.

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