M240 vs 230 vs M440

[nikaiyo2]

This partly just thinking aloud… so bare with. My M140 was nicked a month or so back and can’t decide what I want to do.

Been looking at getting a M240, then looked at a 230, can get a year old with 5k miles for the price of a 3 or 4 year old 240 with 20k miles.
Is the 240 that much better? The 230 is still 60 under 6 seconds, 4.3 seconds was super cars only fast till a few years back.

Will the 240 always be the one people want so in a few years likely hold its value much better so be a better long term purchase? Will I always regret getting the lesser model (I get you can’t answer that lol) ?

Then whilst lookin realised that the 440 seems to be lower price than the 240? But with vastly higher spec.

Any thoughts welcome

https://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/vehicle/202412247520444...

https://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/vehicle/202502269513171...

https://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/vehicle/202503130095373...

[ZX10R NIN]

Out of your three the 440i is the pick.

For me if you want a 2 series that'll hold more of it's value, I'd actually be looking at the M2:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202503150...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202412297...

The M lite cars will depreciate steadily & the 4 cylinder will be slightly worse.

[nikaiyo2]

Not the 240? Why the 4?

I worry about getting a 5 year old M2 not knowing how it has been abused, surely they have the ability to be ferociously costly to run ?

I know fixed price service is similar, but anything else will be daft money, or is that not the case?

[ZX10R NIN]

They're a bit more expensive to run but not massively, I wouldn't be to concerned about what could possibly have happened to a used car.

Do YOUR checks & buy on condition as well as history.

[occasionalranter]

I'd get the M440i out of those choices. Insanely good balance of refinement, handling, enough interior space, decent spec.