Biggest/Best dealership in the UK

Adeyo · 10-06-2021, 08:05 AM

As per the title which dealerships are the most recommended here/have the biggest allocation of build slots?

marksandygill · 10-06-2021, 08:23 AM

Park Lane? Think it's the only BMW owned dealership left?

MD707 · 10-06-2021, 08:57 AM

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Park Lane? Think it's the only BMW owned dealership left?

Correct. And for used stock they usually undercut the franchises, causing much annoyance. Is it the 'biggest and best'? Not sure. The showroom is tiny and they store the stock across the road under Regents Park

xenon · 10-06-2021, 08:59 AM

Not sure if they get more build-slots than the franchise stream, I doubt it. Of those Sytner Nottingham is the biggest in units sold.

SilverGrey · 10-06-2021, 10:07 AM

I think Sytner in Sheffield is physically one of the largest dealerships. Not that I’ve been but read it was one of the flagship sites.

Sytner Tamworth is impressive. It reminded me of being in an airport!

Charlie (Wessex) · 10-06-2021, 10:12 AM

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Park Lane? Think it's the only BMW owned dealership left?

I think that they flew a master tech over from Munich to look at my e39 530d Touring (must have been back in about 2005 ish) as they couldn't solve a problem I had with the self levelling suspension.

isleaiw1 · 10-06-2021, 10:25 AM

Cooper Reading (or is it Inchcape Reading now?) is pretty ginormous place too. Whether bigger makes better is open to debate. My first BMW came from Holland Park in London who were good, but was serviced by Bridgegate and they were BMW dealer of the year twice....once in Chesterfield and once in Derby, both times the same dealer principal.

Then they were bought by Stratstone who thought he was too expensive and moved him on!

SilverGrey · 10-06-2021, 11:17 AM

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Cooper Reading (or is it Inchcape Reading now?) is pretty ginormous place too. Whether bigger makes better is open to debate. My first BMW came from Holland Park in London who were good, but was serviced by Bridgegate and they were BMW dealer of the year twice....once in Chesterfield and once in Derby, both times the same dealer principal.

Then they were bought by Stratstone who thought he was too expensive and moved him on!

When I politely declined a sales quote from Stratstone at Chesterfield, I was virtually marched off the premises!

Adeyo · 10-06-2021, 02:32 PM

Interesting...

Yeah I heard about Park Lane, would be curious to find out if they did get any extras being BMW owned.

Mani59 · 10-06-2021, 03:03 PM

The biggest BMW retailer in the UK (North West) is Williams BMW Manchester.

Sytner BMW Sheffield is Sytner's biggest / flagship BMW centre (and is only 1 of 3 retailers in the world that has a BMW M Studio).

Park Lane is indeed owned directly by BMW UK (not sure if it still exists but their underground facility is amazing!).

MD707 · 10-06-2021, 03:29 PM

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Park Lane is indeed owned directly by BMW UK (not sure if it still exists but their underground facility is amazing!).

Yup still does…

OM3RTA · 10-07-2021, 02:33 PM

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Sytner Tamworth is impressive. It reminded me of being in an airport!

This is exactly what I thought of John Clark in Aberdeen.

M4dski11z · 10-07-2021, 04:36 PM

Berry may not be the biggest by a long shot, but imo they are the best.

beerglass007 · 10-07-2021, 06:47 PM

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Berry may not be the biggest by a long shot, but imo they are the best.

hahahaha What Berry BMW and Tony deals ?

Never once replied to my emails all he wanted was a deal but when I asked him about warranty or after sales care he never replied so tells you something I feel

MD707 · 10-08-2021, 03:04 AM

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hahahaha What Berry BMW and Tony deals ?

Never once replied to my emails all he wanted was a deal but when I asked him about warranty or after sales care he never replied so tells you something I feel

I wanted to put a deposit down on an M3 Touring and he said 'you've got no chance'. I am now second in line at another dealership. I think hes a victim of very successful social media marketing with Joe, and just gets too many enquiries now... so screens them very early on.

beerglass007 · 10-08-2021, 03:07 AM

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I wanted to put a deposit down on an M3 Touring and he said 'you've got no chance'. I am now second in line at another dealership. I think hes a victim of very successful social media marketing with Joe, and just gets too many enquiries now... so screens them very early on.

Yeah I think your right. Its a shame because I was looking to buy and car along with my friend. He lost both sales due to his lack of customer care

bmnut · 10-08-2021, 03:37 AM

I used Tim at Broadspeed and he was excellent I have to say!

M4dski11z · 10-08-2021, 05:16 AM

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hahahaha What Berry BMW and Tony deals ?

Never once replied to my emails all he wanted was a deal but when I asked him about warranty or after sales care he never replied so tells you something I feel

Never ever had an issue like this with Tony. In fact the complete opposite… he’s always gone the extra mile for me. Email responses are always fast, even with the most trivial questions

M4dski11z · 10-08-2021, 05:18 AM

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I used Tim at Broadspeed and he was excellent I have to say!

I like Tim… top bloke. But when I contacted him about ordering an M440i he told me I’ve got no hope (this was in June) as there’s no allocation/part shortage. We didn’t even get to the point of talking numbers.

bmnut · 10-08-2021, 07:09 AM

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I like Tim… top bloke. But when I contacted him about ordering an M440i he told me I’ve got no hope (this was in June) as there’s no allocation/part shortage. We didn’t even get to the point of talking numbers.

When I said Tim at Broadspeed it was actually Peter who I dealt with for the most time although I did speak to Tim on a couple of occasions.Both good blokes and Peter managed to get me a car which was a June build and had been ordered with the dealer in April. Think mine was one of the last available build slots they had left which was spec changeable.
First time I have ever used a broker but would definitely consider using these guys in the future (possibly a long way off for now though!) and even after paying their fees the discount from the supplying dealer was better than I was offered from my local dealership who couldn't get me a car anyway not having any build allocation at the time (March) until at least end of Q3 but more likely Q4 of 2021.
Also meant I wasn't tied to a BMW PCP deal like my local dealership was offering which left me free to choose my own finance option.

MD707 · 10-08-2021, 07:53 AM

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Also meant I wasn't tied to a BMW PCP deal like my local dealership was offering which left me free to choose my own finance option.

Did you get better than 2.9%? I thought BMW FS one of the cheapest out there at the mo

bmnut · 10-08-2021, 09:43 AM

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Did you get better than 2.9%? I thought BMW FS one of the cheapest out there at the mo

It was going to be 2.9% APR to be fair, and a reasonable discount of about 10%.
The deal through Broadspeed was an even better discount, certainly covered all my factory fitted options!

10-06-2021, 08:05 AM	#1
Adeyo Private 29 Rep 85 Posts Drives: i4 e40 M Sport Join Date: May 2021 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Biggest/Best dealership in the UK As per the title which dealerships are the most recommended here/have the biggest allocation of build slots?
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marksandygill First Lieutenant 240 Rep 388 Posts Drives: G20 320d xDrive F22 M240i Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Hampshire iTrader: (0)	Park Lane? Think it's the only BMW owned dealership left? __________________ Current: G20 320d xDrive F22 M240i Previous: Many, many boring BMWs, 116d (F20), 220d, M240i (F22), 318d (F30), 320d (F30 and G20), 330e (G20), 420i (F32), 420d (F32), 435d GC (F36)
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xenon Major General 1394 Rep 8,081 Posts Drives: 2021 G21 330i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coventry iTrader: (0)	Not sure if they get more build-slots than the franchise stream, I doubt it. Of those Sytner Nottingham is the biggest in units sold. __________________ Ian Current: 2021 G21 330i M-Sport Previous: 2018 A6 Avant S-Line MMI+, 2014 F31 320d M-Sport, 2013 F10 520d M-Sport, 2011 F10 530d M-Sport, 2008 320i M-Sport Coupe, 2002 325i, 2001 318i valvetronic, 1998 318i, 1996 525i, 1990 Porsche 944S2
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SilverGrey Lieutenant 124 Rep 416 Posts Drives: BMW 330i M Sport Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Chestefield, England iTrader: (0)	I think Sytner in Sheffield is physically one of the largest dealerships. Not that I’ve been but read it was one of the flagship sites. Sytner Tamworth is impressive. It reminded me of being in an airport! __________________ Current: G20 330i M Sport Previous BMW's: F36 420i Gran Coupe M Sport; Z4 Coupe 3.0si M Sport; E46 325i Sport coupe;
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isleaiw1 Lieutenant General 8762 Rep 12,242 Posts Drives: iPace / Mini Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Cooper Reading (or is it Inchcape Reading now?) is pretty ginormous place too. Whether bigger makes better is open to debate. My first BMW came from Holland Park in London who were good, but was serviced by Bridgegate and they were BMW dealer of the year twice....once in Chesterfield and once in Derby, both times the same dealer principal. Then they were bought by Stratstone who thought he was too expensive and moved him on!
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Adeyo Private 29 Rep 85 Posts Drives: i4 e40 M Sport Join Date: May 2021 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Interesting... Yeah I heard about Park Lane, would be curious to find out if they did get any extras being BMW owned.
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