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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences BMW 5-Series Prices Paid and Buying Experience
3504 messages, Last post on Dec 07, 2009 at 3:46 PM
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Pipiolo, I think you should rethink the 528 model altogether. I think it is very underpowered at 215HP for the size of the 5 Series. I have 255HP in my 530 and it is adequate but not excessive by any means. Highway acceleration and passing and start up in general are inadequate IMHO with the 528 and long term you might be annoyed by this. Gas mileage is not that different with more HP to make a difference.
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Looking to buy 535i soon. Switching from LEXUS, I know sport package would be overdone for me. What are the packages/options must have? Color? 2009 vs 2010? Quoted from BMWUSA Base MSRP $51,100 Titanium Silver Metallic $0 Black Dakota Leather $0 Dark Poplar Wood $0 Value Package $0 STEPTRONIC automatic transmission $0 Premium hi-fi system $1,200 Park Distance Control $750 Rear side-impact airbags $385 Destination & Handling: $825 Total MSRP as Built $54,260 Thanks! |
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George, I am thinking that as long as you're buying new, you should probably get navigation if you travel (and also good for resale I think). Much sexier to have the map on the in-dash screen rather than a Garmin hanging from the windshield. It is a 535 after all. Good luck. Bargain hard. Deals are plentiful. You will love it. |
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Replying to: kevin530 (May 28, 2009 2:58 pm)  I know I'll get flammed for this, but a non-sport package BMW is a nice balance and still is a drivers car. Good Luck!
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Replying to: x021627 (May 28, 2009 4:50 pm)
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Kevin, you say deals are plentiful, but my dealer is holding tight to the $36,999 price, maybe come down a few hundred. Yet, the car is pretty well appointed with prem, cold, prem sound, SPORTS and NAV, low miles 24K miles. Alpine with black leath. Real creampuff. I'm talking numbers tomorrow, i'll let you know tomorrow night what I find out. |
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Replying to: gardis (May 28, 2009 5:47 pm) |
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I think deals can be had, Gardis, like the two free payments BMW was offering up to $1,500 and the 0.9% financing. Also, depending on the model and the options, dealers don't want them sitting on the lot. My dealer dropped $6,000 from list (which was inflated somewhat). But you and I are very particular, we want certain things in cars, and we may not get the best deals because of it. For example, I think if you want the color black or a gray interior, that deals can be had. Black 5's are all over the place. I didn't want that. Your possible seems to be just what the doctor ordered and you are buying at the same time I did, END OF THE MONTH. After your extensive research and your patience, I fully expect you to get a good deal. Try (difficult as it is) to keep the emotion and desire out of it. Easier said than done.
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Well guys, after all these months of gut wrenching emotion, I finally made a nice deal today at the BMW dealer in Greenwich CT. Remember I had seen a beautiful Alpine White 2007 530i with Sports pkg, which is just what I was looking for, with low miles. My sales girl, who's been working with me since November, was able to work with the other dealer because they are all owned by the same BMW parent company apparently. So one of the Greenwich manager's who lives in NJ, is going to pick up the car next week, and drive it over to Greenwich. Meanwhile, the asking price was $36,999 (premium, cold, SPORTS, NAV, prem sound, comfort access, etc) 24K miles, Warranty expiration June 26, 2012. I got the car for $36,200. My heart was in my mouth over my trade in (1996 328i, 109K miles) and somehow, they had the impression I wanted $2500 for it. Well the manager reviewed the car while I was talking to the saleswoman. He came in, and started with "well, I know you wanted $2500 for it (I never said that, I actually thought they'd offer me about $1200), but it has a few issues, and I could do $1500, maybe $2000 since you really want the car." I accepted the $2000 right on the spot, and that ended the negotiation part of it. I'm satisfied with it. Look the car has low treads in the rear set, sunroof inoperational, and ABS light comes on which the Darien dealer told me is a wheel sensor ($275). So I'm giving them a large down payment, and financing only about 30% of it at 3.9%, she said maybe they'd do a little better. we'll see. The car is a cream puff, Alpine White, with black leather, and I am so excited I fnally found a car. I know I paid maybe a little more, but you know something, I keep my vehicles a long time, so that extra money will be amortized over the life of the vehicle. Also - I bought the extended service warranty for $1695, which extended the service warranty until the end of the main warranty, which is June 2012. I felt it was worth the $800 per year extra for that. Peace of mind. Otherwise the 4 year warranty was running out in June 2010. I want to make sure my 30K mile servicing is FREE. Now it will be. I thought this was well worth it, I know they probably took me, but since the BMW dealer sold it to me, I have no doubt about it. It went onto the amount to financce, and yes, I realize it's a gimmick, but still it's there if I need it. Well what do you think guys!!!
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Leased a 2009 535 with Space Grey exterior and Dakota grey interior. It was a demo with 4000 miles. Bought it in Dallas, Texas. It had the following upgrades PREMIUM PKG SPORT PKG COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM HEATED FRONT SEATS NAVIGATION SYSTEM LOGIC7 SOUND SYSTEM IPOD & USB ADAPTER 6-SPEED STEPTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION W/OD Paid only $500 down and lease price is $719/month for 3 years with 12,000 miles/year 2009 models are scarce but great deals can be had. The dealer in Arlington was great. Experience in Plano at Classic BMW was awful Manager was a jerk |
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