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2013 and earlier BMW X3 Prices Paid and Buying Experience
Can anyone share what they are paying for an X3 3.0 and 2.5 with metallic paint, xenons, heated seats and premium package? Any ideas what dealers are giving off? Is there a noticeable difference between the power of the 3.0 and 2.5. thanks .
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We exchanged emails last week regarding the 2.5 or 3.0 of the X3. I went back to the dealership and this is what they told me on the lease:
X3 3.0
Blue Exterior/Black Leatherette Interior
Auto Trans
Privacy Glass
Prep for Satellite Radio
MSRP is $37,895
Lease info is:
12k miles for 3 years
2500 down plus tax on that
1st payment due at signing
$400 Refundable deposit
Monthly lease payment comes to $399.21. This includes tax.
If we want to purchase it at the end of the lease, the cost would be $23,500
Take delivery of vehicle on 7/10/05.
Please let me know your thoughts.
Regards,
MyToy
For instance, when will BMW switch over to the 2005 model year? I presume that if I can find a 2004 I like in stock when the 2005 models are coming out, then I might get a better deal.
What if I want to order an X3? Is there a particular time during the year when dealers are more flexible on pricing?
I would appreciate any advice that X3 or other BMW buyers could offer.
thanks alot
enjoy your X3
Base Price USA Port of Entry
Base Price ED Price Munich Pick up
Base Price Diplomatic USA Port of Entry
This document issued by BMW also includes option and package invoice prices.
Thanks much.
I'm a Swede currently living in Madrid, and I'm just about to by a X3 in the US and have it shipped over here. All in all, it's a lot cheaper than in Spain due to the €/$ exchange rates. Obviously I'd prefer to pick it up anywhere in Europe, but I didn't even know about the possibility of European Delivery. Is it available at any BMW dealer in the US?
Thanks for the help,
Magnus
The euro delivery is a great program! The problem that you will have is that it is only for USA customers.
Since the Euro BMW is sold my BMWAG and the USA version is sold by BMWNA, you will not have warranty coverage , except in the USA.
Other countries may have a euro delivery program... You may check with your local BMW Center.
Good luck !
My local BMW center wants me to pay 54.600€ (approx. $64.430!) for the version I'm interested in, and I've already got quotes from US dealers who offer the exact same vehicle for $37.000.
If on top of that I could have the car delivered in Europe under the ED program, I'd even save the freight cost from New York to Spain.
Even after adding the ridiculous taxes were forced to pay over here, the total price shouldn't come to more than $50.000. If I can have it delivered through the ED program, I could cut that to maybe $45.000, some $20k cheaper than over here...
If I can't post the url, I'll see if I can find the numbers later this evening and I'll post them here.
This is last quote from the last dealership after 5 that i visited.
Let me know guys if this is a good deal.
Silver grey
Leatherett
3.0
Automatic
panorama moonRoof
heated Seats
heated steering wheel
BMW ASSIST
SATELLITE PREP RADIO
PRIVACY GLASS
msrp $41,920
Dealer Price to me $38,500
lease with/ 15,000 miles
450.00 A month
Can anybody let me know if this is a good deal or not. Thank You
I just started getting quotes today. I am turning in a 325cic and getting the X3 2.5 for the wife. So far, I have
$490 a month
12k miles a year
$1,500 down.
MSRP $40,970
This works out to about $1000 above invoice and $2,405 below MSRP.
Thx for the quick reply, Can I just walk into any dealer and ask them to pull up a vehicle report based on the Vin? Also the delearship in question "advantage certified" tells me that they are the largest Independent dealer in the US. their website is www.onlybwms.com . Hev you come across them or has anyone else here?? Considering all else checks out (car and dealer) u think 1K below their asking will be a good deal? thx in advance
BLUE BOOK Invoice MSRP KBB
0465 AWD Sport Utility 4D 38,425.00 41,920.00 41,082.00
I am only putting 800.00 down
I price all my otions i KBB.com
205 Automatic, 5-Speed w/Overdrive & Steptronic
2.5i Includes 5049-lb GVWR. 1,210.00 1,275.00
402 Moon Roof, Power Panorama Glass
(Std w/Premium Pkg-ZPP) 1,230.00 1,350.00
639 Communication System, BMW Assist
(Std w/Premium Pkg-ZPP) (Req's Speed Control-249 on 2.5i) 685.00 750.00
761 Glass, Privacy 320.00 350.00
93 Radio P494 rep, Sirius 70.00 75.00
Seats, Heated Front
(Std w/Cold Weather Pkg-ZCW) 455.00 500.00
248 Steering Wheel, Heated
(N/A w/Sport Pkg-ZSP) (Req's Premium Pkg-ZPP or Speed Control-249 on 2.5i) 135.00 150.00
EXTERIOR COLORS
(All Orders Must Code an Exterior Color)
--- Gray, Silver Metallic
(Req's an Interior Color) 430.00 475.00
EXTERIOR COLORS
(All Orders Must Code an Exterior Color)
--- Gray, Silver Metallic
(Req's an Interior Color) 430.00 475.00
U.S. Port of entry: 2.5 - $27,735 3.0 - $33,195
Euro Delivery: 2.5 - $25,645 3.0 - $30,720
Diplomatic U.S. Port of entry: 2.5 - $26,195 3.0 - $31,380
And just for kicks:
Premium Package: $3,005 (2.5) $3,005 (3.0)
Sport Package: $1,365
Steptronic: $1,210
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I got the dealership to buy my 325cic with 12k miles over the contracted lease and got out of it paying zero.
Now am leasing the 2.5 X3 for$490 a month for 39 months with $1500 down and 12k miles per year.
Silver Grey, Nav, prem pkg, cold pkg,etc(that add up to MSRP 40,895)
Works out to $2330 below MSRP.....
You calculate to be $2,230 below MSRP, which in my opinion is a Good Deal , provided you didn't put more then $1500 down.. congrates if that is the case!!!....
Cold Weather Package
Premium Package
Automatic Tansmission
Xenon Headlights
Satellite Radio Prep
Privacy Glass
Dark Wood
Destination Charge
MSRP: 44,020.00
Paid: 40,540.00 + Tax and Tags for a total of
42,101.00.
Kudos to all of you who bought it early right from the parking lot.
BTW: It's reasonable now to get 3000 maybe more off but with lots of options.
I know that the car has been sitting on their parking lot since Feb/March 2004.
They said that they based the payment on selling price of $39,500. I calculated the invoice price to be $38,100.
How low do you think they will go?
If you get a 3.0 Automatic, BMW is giving $1210 to the dealer, so your purchase price/cap cost should be that much lower. Basically, you get a free Automatic. Additionally, the money factor on leases for the 3.0 is an even more attractive .00150. Translation: It would have cost me $25 more per month to get the 3.0.
MSRP: 39830
Cap Cost: 38085 (including mats)
Residual: 24694.60 (62%)
Depreciation: 13390.40
343.34 + 109.86 = 453.20
5% tax = 22.66
Monthly Payment = 475.86
Net Cash at Delivery = 1168.36 (first month's payment + security deposit + doc fees + acquisition fee - deposit; 475.86 + 500 + 167.50 + 525 - 500)
Money Factor: .00175
Mileage: 10000
Here's my 39-month lease w/12k miles per year:
- MF: 1.9 (high; but I'm comfortable with that since I got such a good deal on front-end)
- Residual: 61%
- Acquisition fee rolled into lease.
My monthly payments are $449 plus tax (7.7%).
I paid doc fee, first payment, and license fee (outrageous in AZ) totalling just over $1900. No down payment or cap reduction was required.
In addition, I'm getting $500 from BMW CCA.
All in all, a very good deal (I think).
BTW, I'm very pleased with my SAV. I'm coming out of a Lexus GS400. The only thing I really miss is the smooth quiet power and sweet sounding Nakamichi stereo system. But, I'm very happy I made the move.
Good luck in your BMW hunt.
First of all, thank you for reading this, and for any information you may have. I tend to get a bit long-winded at times.
We are considering leasing a new X3 2.5i (we think), with not a lot of options. We could consider a 3.0i, because I thought I read that the leases are more competitive, but I suppose a 2.5i would be cheaper. We probably have 2-3k drive off to work with, and maybe 350-375 monthly. We don't need a lot of options, only automatic and metallic paint. Heated seats and moonroof would be nice, as would be leather, but payment is more important.
Here's where it gets more complex. We are currently 2 years into a 4 year lease on a VW Jetta 1.8t automatic sedan. Using edmunds dealer trade in, we are $2,000 upside down, private party we are $1,000. We would like to get a different car, because the Jetta back seat is too small. We could roll the negative equity into the X3, which I know is a bad idea, but could be compensated by the savings off sticker price?
What do you guys think? Is this possible?
Thank you so much!
-boeingair
msrp $38,670
agreed value $36,470 plus acq fee $725
residual value after 39 mo 10k mi year $23,975
total of payments $18,537.52
$5000 downstroke
$347.04 mo X38 mo
(this doesn't add up? but i thought it works)
(does that tell it all i couldn't find the mf i think it was 1.5 with no deposit)
I still need to know if anyone is losing their wheels to theft..............should i buy wheel locks?
The car is:
Titanium silver with black leather
premium pkg.
sports pkg.
automatic trans.
Xenon lights
premium sound system
satellite radio prep
privacy glass
destination charge (695)
I know everything is life is negotiable to some degree, but has anyone been able to negotiate the price of a BMW X3 with European delivery or is it a fixed price which is the same regardless of the dealer you order through? That's what my local dealer is telling me, but it never hurts to check.
Thanks, Steve S.
This really doesn't seem to be that great of a deal.. The only positive thing that I can see is the 62% residual is pretty strong for a 39 month lease, but that is set by BMWFS and the dealer has nothing to do with it.
1) The $2K off MSRP is okay.
2) At $725, the dealer is padding the acq.fee by $200.
3) I don't know what the correct MF is, but since they are padding the acq.fee, then I'm assuming they are padding the MF by the maximum of .0004 (costing you about $25/mo.)
4) I strongly encourage you not to make any cap cost reduction (downpayment) on the lease. Leave your $4300 or $5000 or whatever in the bank. For the minimal amount of interest you will save, you will lose the entire amount if your car is stolen or totaled in an accident. With the deal you are getting, that will move your payment up in the $470 range, but that would be with only first payment and security deposit due at signing.
regards,
kyfdx
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The only thing I haven't really gotten a bead on is how steeply this vehicle is being discounted currently. My price is $1740 off MSRP.
I am not sure about that. I believe you'll get the difference (cost to replace the car at retail price including tax minus the payoff amount). I was sent a check when one of my leased car was totaled. I agree with you that putting as little as possible down is the way to go but you don't lose that much by putting more down.
"It is definitely not in your best interest to make a down payment when leasing. I always advise consumers against doing so for two main reasons. The first is if your leased vehicle is totaled in an accident or stolen during your lease term, your insurance company pays off the bank that you are leasing it through and your down payment essentially disappears. The second main reason is that down payments on leased vehicles do nothing to reduce their lease-end purchase prices. So this vehicle's purchase price at the end of your lease would be exactly the same, regardless of whether you had put $2,000 down, or had made absolutely no down payment at all."