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anticipation
by gohorns1
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Jul 18, 2007 (4:49 pm)
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I ordered a 535i at the end of last month. It completed production after a week (as per the BMW owner's circle.) For the past 10 days it has been sitting on a wharf in Germany awaiting transport. Any experience out there regarding how long it usually takes to get shipped. I was told to expect 8 weeks for delivery, but the time table I was given assumed a longer period to build the car. I'm thinking of hopping a plane to Germany, but the family and work would not be pleased......
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- #2690 of 3503
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Re: Lease 2008 535i in Seattle [skobola]
by skobola
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Jul 18, 2007 (9:24 pm)
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Replying to: skobola (Jul 07, 2007 8:09 am)
This is just a repeat of my previous question (#2672) that was not answered, when kyfdx mentioned that the current lease customers may get a MF of 0.0018. Namely, my question was if this much lowered MF was only for a 535 or it applied for other BMWs. In addition, provided the different MFs for different BMW models, is there a formula for calculating the MF for the lease customers? This would be great, as the discount would be fairly significant, as the current MF for 535 is 0.0025, so 0.0018 would mean that the MF would be discounted 28% for current lease customers!
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- #2692 of 3503
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Re: Lease 2008 535i [tocheer4]
by pearl85
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Jul 19, 2007 (12:29 pm)
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Replying to: tocheer4 (Jul 17, 2007 1:19 pm)
try this link
http://www.leaseguide.com/calc.htm
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- #2693 of 3503
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Re: anticipation [gohorns1]
by carnaught
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Jul 19, 2007 (5:50 pm)
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Replying to: gohorns1 (Jul 18, 2007 4:49 pm)
ordered a 535i at the end of last month. It completed production after a week (as per the BMW owner's circle.) For the past 10 days it has been sitting on a wharf in Germany awaiting transport. Any experience out there regarding how long it usually takes to get shipped. I was told to expect 8 weeks for delivery, but the time table I was given assumed a longer period to build the car. I'm thinking of hopping a plane to Germany, but the family and work would not be pleased......
I ordered my 535 about the same time you did. Mine is similarly built and waiting for transport. My dealer told me that at this point the on-line information is incorrect and can lag by a week or two and to just ignore it. He went on to tell me the car should arrive here by about 7/25 and that it could be at the dealer by the very end of the month.
Well, time will tell, who or what to believe. Keep us informed and I'll do the same.
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Re: anticipation [carnaught]
by awhm
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Jul 20, 2007 (4:53 am)
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Replying to: carnaught (Jul 19, 2007 5:50 pm)
Had a similar experience - the key dates to keep in the back of your mind is the 8 weeks - ugh...as Owner's Circle does a great job of building anticipation - hint, hint, hint! I checked my car's status every day as I was awaiting and being in the manufacturing/production field, I am not surprised that certain segments were completed ahead of a proposed date and this is all part of managing the flow. Ideally, the car would go from parts to assembly line to boat to port to ground transport to dealer to you - without any breaks. However, it is not feasible to send a ship loaded with only one car. I received mine ahead of the expected delivery date and although I would wanted to have it sooner (since BMW was exceeding expectations at almost every step) I was still excited to receive the call advising it is in and ready for pickup.
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Re: anticipation [gohorns1]
by hihomike
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Jul 22, 2007 (6:13 am)
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Replying to: gohorns1 (Jul 18, 2007 4:49 pm)
I ordered my 2008 535i in mid April. I took delivery on June 5th, or about 7 weeks from order to delivery. That's about average, since I've ordered 3 5 series cars in the past 4 years, and each of them took about 7 weeks.
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- #2696 of 3503
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Re: anticipation [hihomike]
by vinay1974
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Jul 22, 2007 (9:28 pm)
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Replying to: hihomike (Jul 22, 2007 6:13 am)
Hi, If you dont me asking how much did you pay over invoice price and what packages did you opt for. Thanks!
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- #2697 of 3503
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Re: anticipation [carnaught]
by gohorns1
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Jul 23, 2007 (6:22 pm)
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Replying to: carnaught (Jul 19, 2007 5:50 pm)
I heard from my dealer that the car left Germany on the 17th and is expected to arrive in the U.S. on the 5th. He anticipated that it would arrive at the dealer on the 15th, which is 6-7 weeks after it was ordered. We'll see.
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- #2698 of 3503
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Is my dealer quoting me good rates on my 2008 528i?
by arizdude
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Jul 24, 2007 (6:19 pm)
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MSRP - $51,660
Cap Cost (claims $500 over invoice) - $49,625
quoting 60% residual on 36 month lease 15k miles
MF .0022 (5.28%)
I am an existing BWM 3-Series lessee with BMWFS and I think the money factor quoted is way too high. Can anyone confirm that BMW is offering 3.9% (MF .001625) for existing customers on the 528i series 36 month lease in July. Am I getting hosed?
Chapman BMW in Phoenix Arizona is my dealer
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