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Just took delivery of a new 2004 330xi, silver gray with black leather. MSRP: $43995. PAID: $41995. plus $50 doc fee and tax. Price included floor mats! Very nice car and just what my wife wanted. Yes, it's hers. |
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| I am being offered a 2003 325XiT(left over and brand new) with premium, leather and cold weather package for under 35k? Is this a good deal? thanks for your input. | |
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Hi, all. My sister wanted a 325xi sedan with a manual transmission, but only automatics seemed to be available in our area (New York City / Long Island) so she had to order it. She ordered one with metallic paint, premium package and cold weather package. These are the numbers she got for the lease: 36 months, 10K miles annually, MSRP $34,820, "selling" price $33,575, residual value $21,240.20 (61% of MSRP), money factor .00215. She thinks she got a great deal because Edmunds.com's TMV is $34,497 for our area, and carsdirect.com couldn't beat those numbers. She went to the dealership she did because of recommendations from friends and didn't shop any others, reasoning that carsdirect.com surveyed a number of dealers itself. One thing gives me pause, though. On our first visit to this dealership, the salesman originally said the residual value would be higher (62% of MSRP, if I remember correctly). When we went back to make the deal, he gave her the lower number. He kind of brushed off the difference, saying that was what the residual value was "now," i.e., the day of our second visit, Dec. 12. I'm not certain that he tricked her; I'm open to the possibility that he made an honest mistake. Maybe the resdiual value of a car, as a percentage of MSRP, with a manual transmission is less than that of one with an automatic, and he originally quoted her the latter because he's so used to dealing with buyers who want an automatic? |
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very well may be. Kudos to your sis to ordering a manual tranny car here in the NYC area:) |
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Trying to get a Offer together for European Delivery on a 2004 325CI. Am I doing this correctly? Found the European Delivery Confidential Wholesale Price for the 2004 325CI is $25,475. Here are the numbers I came up with: 2004 325CI Alpine White ED Invoice - $25,475 205 Automatic - Invoice - $1,210 403 Power Glass Moonroof - Invoice - $955 459 Power Front Seats - Invoice - $905 N6TT Leather - Gray Montana - Invoice - $1,320 ZCW Cold Weather Package - Invoice - $685 Destination and Handling - $695 Dealer Profit - $1,500 Total Offer - $32,745 Do these numbers look accurate? Also, has anyone had good luck with a particular Dealer in NJ? |
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Does anyone have firm information on incentives for 2003's or 2004's? Has the November promotion been extended through the year's end? Thanks, Benjamin |
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Just got an estimate on leasing a 3-series. It contained a number of fees: acquisition fee, disposal fee, and deposit. Several consumer Web sites tell that these fees are negotiable and can be waived by dealers. Has anyone been able to negotiate their way out of these fees? Any advice? |
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Alex, I'm in the process of negotiating a lease on a 2003 325xi and the dealer has waived all such fees. I don't know if this is standard practice but you should do your best not to pay them. Benjamin |
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