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I would appreciate any thoughts on the following: I am looking at an A4 lease on the base model, w/ just heated seats, audi symphony, and one other minor option for $520/mo, with $2K down. BMW is $499/mo. with $1,400 down. Both leases are for 3 yr, 15K miles. The BMW lease is essentially maintenance free as it covers everything (oil changes, etc) except tire work, balancing, etc while the Audi does not cover regular maintenance. I have never owned either car and I know the maintenance can be expensive. I am curious about everyone's opinion if the maintenance free aspect of the BMW would be reason enough alone to consider the BMW, assuming you like both cars the same. Thanks
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Replying to: south3 (Nov 06, 2008 3:02 pm) |
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Hi everyone! Does anyone have any insight re. prices for a 2008, 328i w/Premium Pack. and Auto Transmission? Thanks a lot. |
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| My lease is ending on my 2005 X5 in 3 weeks, so I'm thinking of purchasing a CPO (Certified Pre Owned) 3 or 5 series wagon. My question is as oppose to buying new and figuring how much below MSRP on the used CPO market is there much room to come down on the price? Meaning ,on say a $30K offer around $3K below their asking price? They will usually counter by saying well it's listed at Kelly Blue Book and that is the selling price. I know that if I was looking at a new 2008 at around $35K then I would offer around $3 to $4K off MSRP. Which would take me to around $1000 below invoice. Just trying to get an idea, seems harder to determine with CPO than when I leased new. | |
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Replying to: socal59 (Nov 07, 2008 3:07 pm) The dealer may list a car at $30K, but the next dealer down the road may have a comparable car listed at $27K. So, any hard and fast rule about how far they will discount the car is going to be impossible to use. My local dealer was asking $29,900 for all of their '06 CPO X3s in September. Three weeks later, they dropped all of them to $25,900. Who would have guessed? You just have to watch the market, and try to figure out what the car is worth, without regard to what they are asking for it. Shopping for used cars is hard, and looking for a relatively rare BMW wagon is going to make it harder. I'd start by watching Autotrader or Cars.com classifieds to get a feel for asking prices. Then, if you find a car you want, bargain hard. I wouldn't worry about hurt feelings...lol. You can post details of a car in Real-World Trade-In Values, to get an idea of the true wholesale value.. Then, probably add a good $4K-$5K on to that to get a CPO selling price. Good luck! kyfdx |
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Replying to: socal59 (Nov 07, 2008 3:07 pm)
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Replying to: jayrider (Nov 08, 2008 10:17 am)
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