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Financing by ladybmw
May 15, 2009 (7:33 pm)
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Is it better to finance with the dealership of go externally?
 
Thanks
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Any luck with the $4000 Cash to Dealer? by acrackl
May 16, 2009 (6:14 pm)
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I am in the market for a new (2009) X3, in Houston. Looking to purchase and not lease. Edmunds is mentioning a Cash to Dealer incentive of $4000 (CANNOT be combined with the 1.9% special financing). I am inclined to take this and go with a rate of 4% for 60 months with the credit union.
 
Has anyone obtained this? Going by what I am reading (about getting best price on a new vehicle), should I be aiming for "Invoice - $4000" as the true dealer cost?
 
Many thanks,
 
Andy V
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Re: Financing [ladybmw] by acrackl
May 16, 2009 (11:06 pm)
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Replying to: ladybmw (May 15, 2009 7:33 pm)

Ladybmw, I am in a similar situation, as you can see from my post. However, in my case it makes financial sense to take the rebate and finance elsewhere. The rebate (if I can get it) is $4,000, with a best finance rate of 3.99% (from credit union). Whereas if I forgo the rebate, I can get 1.9% from BMWFS. I used this simple calculator at cars.com to calculate the money saved.
 
http://www.cars.com/go/advice/financing/calc/incentivesCalc.jsp
 
Along the same lines, I would stay away from less known banks/finance companies any dealership may try to steer me into. All cars where I have took dealers' finace options were with the car manufacturers - example: Lexus/Toyota Financial.
 
AV
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Re: Financing [acrackl] by jverg
May 17, 2009 (11:16 am)
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Replying to: acrackl (May 16, 2009 11:06 pm)

Here's another idea if you qualify as a "loyal" customer (which means, I believe, that you have had either a loan/lease with BMW FS in the last 6 months): take the $4,000 truck money and combine it with the $1,500 loyalty incentive. You WILL need to finance at the standard rate which is somewhere around 5.9%. BUT, you only have to stay in that loan for 6 months after which you can refi through your credit union or whatever. Based on a 60 month loan calculation you should be able to squeeze $1,300 out of that $1,500 incentive - the $200 or so difference would get eaten up by the 5.9% loan for 6 months. I was going to run this scenario myself which was, btw, approved/endorsed by my local dealer. In my case, I couldn't gain access to a better rate after the 6 month window so I had to scrap the purchase.
 
Good luck.
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Re: Financing [jverg] by acrackl
May 17, 2009 (11:34 am)
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Replying to: jverg (May 17, 2009 11:16 am)

I don't qualify for the loyalty - don't have either. But check this out if you have not already. They advertise 3.99% for used car loan as well - if that is what you are looking for. Along the same lines, interest rates/promotions do change over time and this may not be available in 6 months.
 
https://www.penfed.org/productsAndRates/loans/vehicleLoans/autoLoans.asp
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Re: Financing [acrackl] by ladybmw
May 20, 2009 (4:09 pm)
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Replying to: acrackl (May 16, 2009 11:06 pm)

Thanks for the response! It was helpful.
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2006 Lease End Purchase Decision by jura
Jun 15, 2009 (10:20 pm)
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Thanks everyone for your contributions to this excellent forum. You are really helping to democratize the car buying/selling/leasing process from our (the drivers) standpoint. I'm hoping others who have recently been in the same situation as I am, can share some pearls of wisdom.
 
My 39 month lease is coming due Aug 1st on my 06 x3 with premium, cold, xenon lights options. I will be about 4,500 miles above my mileage limit of 32,500 (total of about 37K or less). The vehicle has a few minor scratches etc. which I suspect they will ding me for, and my tires will be borderline as well. I have pre-inspection scheduled in two weeks to see if/what I am up against on minor damage repairs.
 
I got the BMWFS call last week and they were surprisingly eager to offer me a $5k discount of the residual price of 28,300 (offered at $23,300) plus $1k off the "normally priced" $2,900 extended warranty through 6 yrs/100k miles. They also offered financing at a mediocre sounding 6.4%.
 
We like the car -- had no real issues with it and it fits our lifestyle well. If we buy it, we avoid mileage and any damage costs, and get back our $400 deposit. So, I am pondering my options. The relative ease by which they offered the $5k residual price discount in our first convo suggests they may be willing to do a bit more e.g. package 0.9% interest rate and/or warranty etc.
 
I would love to hear from anyone who has negotiated more favorable lease-end purchase terms than what BMWFS offered initially. Also, is the BMWFS 100k warranty typically worth it? Thanks in advance!
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Re: 2006 Lease End Purchase Decision [jura] by dedewhale
Jun 25, 2009 (4:06 am)
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Replying to: jura (Jun 15, 2009 10:20 pm)

My lease is up at the end of July I have a 2006 X3. My residual value to buy the car for 26,600. (I have around 35,000k miles (which is under the 45,000 i have for the lease). BMW finance never called me, it was only the sales rep. After discussions they came back with a lower price of $24,200. Interest rates at 7.9% financing.
 
They came back the next day and offered $23,110 and that will include them making it a certified pre owner vehicle so it will have they extended warranty (100,000k miles) built in and I qualify for the special interest rates which range from (.9 to 3.9) based on the term of the loan. Only catch is I may need to buy need tires to qualify if they dont pass.
 
I should add they forgave the last month on my lease.
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2009 X3 price paid and buying experience by arivand
Jun 28, 2009 (12:45 pm)
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Replying to: boeingair (Jul 03, 2004 4:22 pm)

I am in the process of buying a new 2009 X3 3.0L. Any thoughts on the current price with premium package (ZPP) and on board Navigation system (609)? I live in Delaware and would like to get some dealer recommendation in Delaware,
Maryland or in southern PA? I remember reading about 4K incentive to the dealers back in May. Is that still available?
 
thanks
arivand
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X3 Off-lease by craigrs24
Jul 03, 2009 (8:37 pm)
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I have a 2007 X3 coming off lease in November. It has 28k miles and the residual value of $28.5. Do I go to my original dealer or can I shop the purchase? What kind of discount can I expect off residual value?

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