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OK, so it's 2 1/2 months instead of 3 months. In short, with ED you'd would have to pay the money 2 1/2 months earlier. At 550 a month, that would still be $1,375. How do you come up with $750 for 2 1/2 months? If you're putting money down to lower your monthly payment, you should add the interest you are giving up on that money.
would that be ok if you were doing ed on a vw instead???
-Chris
This means that a couple of countries are "off limits" without a change in paper work & cost. The one that I was looking at that's in this category is Switzerland. So much for our "Return to Grindelwald" trip idea...
-hh
http://www.augsburg.intercityhotel.com/index.pg
tchuss,
-nobee
Hey, I was wondering - when you say
Ich bin ein Hamburger or
Ich bin ein Frankfurter or
Ich bin ein Berliner
does that mean I am from Hamburg/Frankfurt/Berlin or does it say I am a hamburger/frankfurter/ or worse - donut
I will go on Thursday so I will let you know what he says.
Best Regards,
Shipo
#3 of 34 Seat Belt Mount "Click" by bmwagonmaster Jun 21, 2001 (02:40 pm)
I read in the June 2001 BMW CCA Roundel that there's an official Service Bulletin 72 01 01 (March 2001) about the B-pillar seat belt mount "click" noticed by some regular posters. The cause is a plastic spacer ring and the replacement part is 72 11 1 978 983, to be covered under warranty.
Does your service ticket show the same TSB number?
Automatic
Premium Package
Titanium Silver Metallic Black Leatherette Interior
$31,000 Plus taxes license etc.
MSRP is $31,720.
Regarding the time frame, to clarify, per BMWUSA.com, if I want to pick up car in Germany on 5/30/02 for 8 days, I must order it on 4/4, start lease on 4/30, pick-up on 5/30, drop-off on 6/7 and then wait until 8/2 for local delivery. Total days of lease without car is 86 (note: this will be different for west coast vs east coast delivery).
In my personal situation, the wait is a big factor. Without ED, I would probably place the order in January and presumably get possession of the car in March. With ED, since I will be in Germany anyways end of May, I would have to wait until August (using above dates) until I have local possession of the car, an extra 5 months.
jliu_ca & ubrsf:
Thank you for the dealership information.
Lease question:
Does the residual value assigned to the car on the lease change during the year? For example, currently it is about 62% on a 330i. Will the rate be lower in a few months, say around April presumably because the model year is half gone (I was told this by a salesman).
I have to arrange payment for my car by 12/25, 30 days before, but the dealer tells me my first payment (other than the intial lease deposit) will be in March. I expect to get the car around 3/15. If anyone else here has leased with ED, let me know if this is how it worked out for you.
Thanks,
jottman - my main concern is that I will be given a FIRM pickup date well in advance. That happens, right?
Assuming no advertising charge, then the dealer wants $2,005 over invoice. I don't really know whether this is a good deal or not.
Just be careful about the "etc" you mentioned. Sometimes, after working a good deal the dealer will get back what he gave up to you in the negotiation by adding in a bogus fee at this point. I've seen posts on this board where people paid a $700 "documentation fee". Paying the office-staff is normal overhead and you shouldn't be charged for it in a line item. Paying $150 or so to have the title registered and get your license plate is legitimate though.
I was given a firm date of Jan 25. No if, ands, or buts to pick up the car. I will be there and I expect my bimmer will be also.
He said everything went great, but related that his biggest worry was where to find parking near hotels so the new car didn't get "dinged". He ended up going to small towns where parking was less crowded to spend his nights.
When he dropped the car off to be shipped back to the US, the guy checking in the car was quite surprised that his car had no dings. I can relate to his worry having driven and stayed in Germany on numerous occasions.
I swear, my full write-up is coming in the next couple of days. The problem is that I'm trying to weave pictures, tourist stuff, scans of my ED documents, etc. all together into a single glob for everyone's enjoyment (or torture)
Looking forward to your ED writeup.Glad it went so well for you.
This is my first BMW.
I ordered car late September and picked up at the dealer December 1st. They forgot to program the option to automatically lock doors at 5mph as I had requested on the form. They also stuck their logo on the back of the trunk which I wish they hadn't.
I found out pretty quickly that this car was well worth the wait. The dealer had pushed me towards the 325i saying that I probably would not need the extra power and that some people have a tendency to get in trouble with the faster car. Every car I have ever had (except for a '68 fairlane in high school) has been underpowered and I had decided that I would go for the 330i. I was not disappointed!
It took me almost a week and a half before I started to get used to the car as far as modulating the gas, getting used to the blind spots, and staying at a reasonable speed. As far as the streering goes I drove my wife's 99 Civic after driving my car for a week and it felt like her car's steering wheel was on ball bearings... absolutely no feel to it.
As far as the step tranny goes I had decided that is what I wanted (I had been driving a standard for the last 11 years) and if I didn't my wife couldn't drive it.
I am very happy with the choice... with the three modes available I can get the enjoyment I want. I have also found it amazing how you can change the way the car accelerates and the tranny shifts with very slight input of the gas pedal.
I installed the alarm myself and had the dealer program it for $40. I will be removing my visor decals this week.
I started following Town Hall and some other sites well before I bought the car and have gained an enormous amount of education and feedback about my car and BMW's in general.
I find myself looking for the problems that I have heard a lot about and happily I have found none. I guess now I can get down to the business of just enjoying my car.
CNorthrup
Ok Chris, your turn! ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
I'm just looking for more input before heading out to "the field".
Regards,
Mitch
I had a good sales experience with Jim Leavitt at Sonnen in San Rafael. He accepted a competitive offer, and when asked if I should purchase an alarm, his response was where would I park the car? In the end he recommended against buying the alarm. I would surprised that he did not use the opportunity to increase his commission. Honesty prevailed.
I thought that the price was fair. But, realize that the market is fluid and can change daily. He was unusual in his willingness to sell a car with few options.
Ali at Weatherford appeared to be willing to negotiate a slightly less competitive deal. A salesperson named Vee at Claridges seemed eager to meet the price agreed to by Sonnen.
SFBMW wanted a fifteen percent non refundable deposit just to order the car. Maybe they are more flexible in today's market.
I hope that this information is helpful to you and, of course, best wishes with your purchase.
325xi (hey, I live in Alaska)
Steel Gray
Blackette
PP
CWP
Xenons
Steptronic
Should arrive by early March. If I end up being as satisfied with it as I hope, an M3 or M5 is next on my list, just for dad.
fwiw, my blizzaks have better roadholding ability than the contisports the car came with... i know that's not saying much...
-Chris
i'm trying real hard to be nice to you, i even let the comment pass a while ago that you were "pulling .86 g's and your rubber mat in the trunk held stuff in place", amoungst other "questionable" (at best) statements...
look, i understand you love your bimmer and everything about it, ok? i love mine too. but i can also recognize it's not the be-all, end-all, and that bmw isn't any different from any other car company in that oem consumables (i.e. tires, in this case) aren't necessarily the greatest thing since sliced bread.
-Chris
I am "working a deal" with Ali from Weatherford in Berkeley for ED. The deal is for a 2002 330CiC for $1500 over ED invoice.
Avoid Concord BMW & Stevens Creek. Arrogant and snooty!
Hope this helps.
These are the Boston
Chapter BMW Club driver schools for 2002. Registration usually
opens 2 months before the date of the event. To get a spot in the
school, he'll need to register on DAY ONE of the registration period
(not one day before, and not one day late! It is THAT hard to get in).
BOSTON CHAPTER:
April 2 - LRP (CT)
May 2 - NHIS
August 23 - NHIS
Oct 18-19 - NHIS
Tremblant - tbd (Canada)
I will have to get up early on Feb 2
What's your current summer set? Couple of the track people I've talked to tell me Kumhos are the best bang for the buck right now.
-Chris