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Good deal or can i do better??
Did you get the Xi? What transmission did you get? Do you have the new paddle shift trans?
What options did you get? Run flats-good or bad?
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I don't have the Xi and have a six speed slush box without paddle shifters. It's a lease and with a lot of options, I had to draw the line somewhere. The only thing I'm sorry I didn't get were the comfort seats. Owning a BMW with it before, I'm one of the relatively few who doesn't like the SP.
I will negotiate it down anyway but just wanted to know what is the total "invoice price" I should be working with.
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I am in a big dilemma over that myself and would
be great to hear your opinion.
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2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Yes, I live in NY and they are adding the 480.
Is that something that can get reduced? Do I have to pay for their advertising fee?
How would you play this?
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You can tell them that when you agreed, you didn't realize they were going to add more costs over the invoice that is published on-line, and that you'd like a reduction. But, in my experience, Invoice + MACO/training + $1000 is probably as low as they are going to go.
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kyfdx
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Is that a good deal on a 550i ordered as I want?
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I am in a big dilemma over that myself and would
be great to hear your opinion.
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I had the SP on my 540i ('03). I found/find the ride of the SP to be somewhat hard, although not bad. Although I like the SP seats better I do not like the tires as much. With their tires the ride is firmer, noisier, they wear quicker and are more expensive to replace (esp. for a lease). Although some swear by the SP and wouldn't have a BMW without it, I like the non-SP better.
BTW, with the leased 3 Series I just turned in, the original tires were still on it at 36,000 miles and I did not even get "dinged" for their wear.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Well said.
You will be able to program many personal preferences on the (newest generation) iDrive on your new "5'. I assume you did not have iDrive on your old 3 Series? To my knowledge the clown nose as you call it, is not programmable.
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with regular tires once they are worn out..?
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Don't worry. The clown nose is still there for night time ambient lighting, although more flattened. (I guess it had a Rhinoplasty.)
with regular tires once they are worn out..?
Sure you can replace them, but I'm not sure if BMWFS accepts non-RF's as replacement if you have a lease.
So... replace the runflats right away, keep them in storage, and put them back on, before turning the car in.
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Any word on when the 5 series gets overhauled? I heard online it is for the 2009 model year, but also heard some for 2010 -
Also looking when the desiels might be coming?
My plan is to pull the trigger tomorrow. I am done test driving (except if they have an active steering car to try). No more paralysis by analysis. As for sport or non sport. I too had a 330 i with sport. It was the most fun I ever had in a car and I never got bored or tired of it. I never regretted getting the sp in that car. In the 550 I find that the SP to be very compliant which is one of the things that sold me on it. I had 0 intention of getting a sport pack and was going to get an xi. Then I drove the 550 and it was over. Believe it or not, the ride felt more comfortable than the non sport xi. I think the non run flats that come with the sport pack 550 vs the run flats on the xi may be the reason. I was amazed at how smooth it was. Plus you don't get the cool aero package, wheels, new sport auto trans with paddles (which is getting great reviews) and the dynamic suspension ARL which is really a great feature. The car stays totally neutral when cornering, no lean, amazing. So I decided that all that "stuff" was more than worth changing out my tires twice per year. Trust me if I thought the ride was too rough I wouldn't be getting it. It was very smooth.
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See my post #2332.
There is a $180 training & services fee added to the invoice of every BMW that is not shown on websites like edmunds or kbb. Also depending on where you live (I live in New York), there may be a $300 MACO (advertising fee) assesed to each car.
Yes, I live in NY and they are adding the 480.
Is that something that can get reduced? Do I have to pay for their advertising fee?
How would you play this?
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Sorry for replying this late, but I have not read this board for a couple of days, so here it goes. Note that I always buy my Bimmers or recommend my friends to buy their Bimmers in NY, where I/we have never been charged any training nor MACO fees, just plain $1,000 over invoice. Also note that invoice is the same invoice published by Edmunds.
The reason why we buy our Bimmers in NY is because in Miami we cannot dream getting any Bimmer at "only" $1,000 above invoice, plus they then even super-pad all the fees, tricks, songs and dances. So, it actually pays for us to buy them in NY and ship them to Miami. By the way, this is the case for Bimmers that we lease and that get ordered! So it appears that our NY dealer is pretty OK with us paying $1,000 over invoice, which still appears to me to be pretty well paid, as it appears that they just have to fill up the ordering papers, which I believe cannot take them more than about 1 hour job, including us talking to them and ordering the exact car.
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Destination ($775)
[ZCW] Cold Weather Package ($750)
[ZPP] Premium Package ($2,100)
[ZSP] Sport Package ($2,800)
[2TB] Sport Automatic ($500)
[775] Anthracite Headliner ($500)
[322] Comfort Access ($1,000)
[508] Park Distance Control ($700)
[609] Navigation System ($1,900)
[610] Heads Up Display ($1,200)
[677] Premium Hi-Fi System ($1,200)
[655] Satellite Radio ($595)
[6FL] iPod Adaptor ($400)
MSRP: $63,820
Paid: $60,435 'out the door', including all fees.
Purchased from Tulley, but received similar pricing from Stratham and two dealers in MA (Natick and Peabody).
We have over 460 separate discussions, just to relate that specific information.
If a potential buyer can save $3000 on the front end, I'm pretty sure that will make up for any loss in possible depreciation caused by that same post. I know the pen is mightier than the sword.. but, I'll subscribe to the saying, Knowledge is Power
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I have been quoted on a 535Xi with NAV, Prem, Cold Weather, Sat Radio the following:
$57,720 List
$55,150 Lease Price
36 Months
MF of 0.00225
Residual of .60 or Buyout $32,382
20,000 miles per year
$3,103.48 due at sign (1st month, $825 Bank Fee, $900 Sec, $487.60 Lux Tax/NJ DMV 3 years)
$894 month including NJ 7% tax
Sounds a bit high but I have not dealt with BMW prior to this.
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Tony
Did you buy your 535i brand new with a few miles only on it or it is one of those car for test drive which got high mileage? It seems you got an extremely good deal(invoice price).
2008 528XI: Cold weather package is only option
625/mo with 1725 out of pocket which covers my bank fee, first mo and a small cap cost red of around 250 dollars
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks
Lease term and mileage allowance?
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Brand new. The car is complete, and as of yesterday is on the way to the boat. I should have it in a few weeks.
I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, but I think I got around $1,500 over invoice.
Please post Money factors and Residual values for 3 yr 12k and 15k miles for a 528 xi
Are there any discounted rates for return customers?
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I am in Fairfield CT,
First time trying and put it in an excel file. Can someone check?