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#5863 of 10325 New 300Ci pics by gadawg1 Jan 13, 2006 (9:38 am)
Hey All, Sorry to shift gears (pun intended) a bit, but I found the first pic of the next 330Ci Coupe! The article says they aren't 100% sure if it's unaltered, but I'm sure it's not. I've been holding out for the new coupe, but I'm not totally sold on the proportions. I think the sedan may actually look a little better in this case...I guess I'll have to see it in person.   For what it's worth, wwww.leftlanenews.com is a great site for some of the most up-to-date automotive info around. Here's the link to the coupe's page...enjoy.   http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/13/2007-bmw-3-series-coupe-caught-with-no-di- sguise/   GaDawg Replies to this message: best4 (Jan 13, 2006 9:46 am) gadawg1 (Jan 13, 2006 10:21 am)
#5864 of 10325 Re: New 300Ci pics [gadawg1] by best4 Jan 13, 2006 (9:46 am)
Replying to: gadawg1 (Jan 13, 2006 9:38 am) Tthe picture looks squished to me if it is supposed to have the same front end as the sedan. Replies to this message: gadawg1 (Jan 13, 2006 10:21 am)
#5865 of 10325 Re: Taxes you pay when you buy a BMW [cure] by gadawg1 Jan 13, 2006 (9:55 am)
Replying to: cure (Jan 03, 2006 2:50 pm) Cure, It doesn't look like anyone was willing to answer your question, so I'll try to properly welcome you to the States. While I don't live in Cali, I can tell you that all those taxes sound bogus to me. You should have the sales tax, tag/titling fees and, more than likely, some sort of administrative dealership fee. I've never seen it broken down by business, metro city and local tax...it sounds like their trying to take advantage of you to me. I'm sure there are some folks out here that can answer this much better than I could, particularly those in California.   Did you negotiate the cost of the car, or is what they said it'll cost? That processing fee is WAY TOO much IMO! $300 is extreme to say the least. I would go for $100 or so, but I would never pay $300...they might as well call it the rip-off that it is - dealer prep.   Hope this helped, if not, ask the forum again and maybe someone out there will step up and help a brother (or sister) out.   GaDawg
#5866 of 10325 Re: New 300Ci pics [best4] by gadawg1 Jan 13, 2006 (10:21 am)
Replying to: best4 (Jan 13, 2006 9:46 am) I dont' think it look squished, but the headlights are definitely smaller and more cat-like. They usually alter the front end just slightly with the coupe, which is what I see here. The lights on the sedan square off when it reaches the grill, while this one comes to a point...I prefer the sedan's. If you look at the reflections of the sun, as well as the dirt it looks real. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
#5867 of 10325 Accuracy of the BMWUSA Estimate a Payment Web Site by briwill21 Jan 13, 2006 (1:43 pm)
Interesting...I was given a quote by a dealer for a 3-year lease on a 325i. I went to the BMW "estimate a payment" web page, and using the down payment as my "negotiated discount" - we agreed on 4% over invoice - I came to within $1 of the price he quoted me.   This will be my 3rd BMW I buy from him, and this seems to be a good mechanism to estimate lease payments. Have others found a similar experience? Replies to this message: blueguydotcom (Jan 13, 2006 5:15 pm) briwill21 (Jan 13, 2006 8:01 pm)
#5868 of 10325 Re: Accuracy of the BMWUSA Estimate a Payment Web Site [briwill21] by blueguydotcom Jan 13, 2006 (5:15 pm)
Replying to: briwill21 (Jan 13, 2006 1:43 pm) Did you negotiate the price of the car first? The BMW site doesn't allow you to enter the negotiated price of the car.   I guess you could enter your discount off msrp within the trade-in value window. Shrug. Replies to this message: briwill21 (Jan 13, 2006 8:01 pm)
#5869 of 10325 Re: Accuracy of the BMWUSA Estimate a Payment Web Site [blueguydotcom] by briwill21 Jan 13, 2006 (8:01 pm)
Replying to: blueguydotcom (Jan 13, 2006 5:15 pm) After I negotiated the price, I used the down payment field to reflect the $$ negotiated off of MSRP.   So, for instance the MSRP for my configuration was $36,620, but the agreed to price was $34,886. I entered in $1734 into the down payment (I am paying $0 down) to reflect the negotiated discount, and got the end number.   The lightbulb clicked when my salesperson asked me if I priced it out online yet...and I said I didn't think we could do anything but MSRP...he said 'think about it', and I did, and it worked...within a $. Now I haven't run any other prices against it, but it worked within $1 in this case. Logically it makes sense...I am using the down payment to lower the $$ amount that is financed through the lease.
#5870 of 10325 Good deal on 325i? by asleepy Jan 14, 2006 (1:20 am)
A dealer is quoting me the following lease numbers on a 2006 325i (manual, xenon, sparkling graphite paint):   3 year lease at 12K mi. per year.   MSRP = $32870 Invoice = $30555 (including $400 MACO) Acq. Fee = $825 Cap. Cost = $31,305   Monthly Payment = $441 + tax = $477 (my tax rate is 8.25%)   He said he was using 64% residual, the base BMWFS MF rate and $750 over invoice.   Good deal? Thanks. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Jan 14, 2006 11:12 am)
#5871 of 10325 Re: Good deal on 325i? [asleepy] by kyfdx HOST Jan 14, 2006 (11:12 am)
Replying to: asleepy (Jan 14, 2006 1:20 am) Is he rolling the acquisition fee into the cap cost? In other words, $31,305 is the selling price... and the cap cost is $32,830, right?   If so, then the numbers are right on the money... The acquisition fee is bumped up by $200, but that still puts you around $1000 over invoice... Not a bad deal with the base money factor..   regards, kyfdx Host-Prices Paid Forums
#5872 of 10325 Re: Good deal on 325i by asleepy Jan 14, 2006 (2:12 pm)
Hello kyfdx,   Yes, he is rolling the acq. fee into the cap cost.   I am aware that he marked up the acq. by $200 but I agreed to that after he agreed to bring the MF back down to base (he originally quoted .0029 as MF).   I thought of trying for $500 over invoice but settled on $750 over invoice (not counting the acq. fee). I'm thinking this was a decent deal, not the best one.   Thanks for your input.

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