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Replying to: rayainsw (Sep 12, 2006 1:11 pm) |
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| I want to get the 335i space gray paint with everything in it! Navigation, sports package, premium, etc etc. The total cost comes up to be about $49000. I work in medical sales and drive a lot but need a new car every three years for company policy. I talked to the dealer and he said that they do $20,000 mile leases. My question is I know the car is new but is the MSRP negotiable when ordering it from the dealer. He wants me to put almost $5000 down to get my payments at $760 (my max payment is $700). Is it doable to get my payment lower than $760, zero down and $20,000 miles a year? Or am I SOL? THANKS! | |
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Replying to: minniemouse1 (Sep 13, 2006 6:35 pm) Consider this - ED price will be about 5-6k lower than the MSRP. Lease residuals and lease payments are judged by your MSRP. 49k * 50% residual = 24.5k. You'll have to pay 24.5k plus interest/money factor and taxes. Go ED and you'll pay for 19.5k+ MF, taxes on that amount. That's big savings on a lease. BMW pays month 2 of the lease (when the car is on the way to you). Consider this - fly out Saturday during the off-season (November-Feb) for less than $500. Land Sunday AM. Take the lufthansa shuttle ($15) to Marriott Munich for ~$50 (use priceline, look for 4 star hotels near the delivery center). Get a cab to the delivery center in the morning, early monday ($20). Drop the car off for re-delivery. Take a cab back to the airport (~$50) and fly home. Be home Monday night and back at work Tuesday. For less than $650 (not incuding food, which is really cheap in europe) and one day off from work you can pick up your car and save probably several thousand more than just doing a normal lease. Just a thought. |
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Replying to: ajfinoak (Sep 12, 2006 9:07 am) None of the dealers wanted to go below .00255 in money factor. |
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Replying to: blueguydotcom (Sep 13, 2006 9:16 pm) How much can you actually save by going over to germany to purchase a car to bring home to the States? Including shipping. And if this would be a good savings how would you go about setting this up? Thanks
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Replying to: blueguydotcom (Sep 13, 2006 9:16 pm) Maybe sauerkraut in Bavaria. Or maybe if you drive over to Prague or something. But it's worth going, ED or no ED.
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Replying to: cincycarman (Sep 14, 2006 4:10 pm) http://www.bmwusa.com/bmwexperience/europeandelivery/ http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/?14  .ef0f82e/1169 You can find ED invoice pricing on bimmerfest.com. I estimate I would save ~$4500 picking up in Europe vs. paying MSRP for a 335i doing ED. If I spend $1K to travel, I will still be $3500 on the plus side.
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Drove the 335i coupe w/ auto & SP and the 335i coupe w/ manual & SP. I was very impressed. I currently have a 2002 540i w/SP. With the larger backseat in the e90 (vs e46), I am seriously considering leasing a new 335i sedan to replace the 5. Tough call since I own the 5 (i.e. no payments). The lighter weight of the 3 is very appealing. It is more fun to drive on the back roads. The new 335i with the 300HP/300 ft lbs torque gives me similiar punch as the 540i, in a lighter weight car. I am going to talk with the sales guy tomorrow about price. I will keep the ED as a viable option, depending on how close to invoice he will sell the car. I am not too optimistic that the price will be where I want it to be, so it may be ED for me. |
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Replying to: cincycarman (Sep 14, 2006 4:10 pm) |
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Replying to: wco81 (Sep 14, 2006 8:12 pm) In munich you can go to bavarian restaurants and get great, huge dinners for under $15 American. To me that's dirt cheap...especially given the outstanding quality of the food. I'd love to find fresh tuna for lunch in San Diego for less than $12 american. that simply couldn't happen. A typical lunch here is $7-9 and it's half the quality and half the size of a French lunch. I look at the food here and laugh at what we get for our money... |
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