02-17-2015, 04:12 PM | #23 |
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I blame the fact you can you get 20 grand off sticker on new ford trucks etc.
I don't haggle for my cars. I tell my salesman up front the price i am going to pay for a car or ask him to give me his best deal. I only do this once. If i don't like his price or they don't like my price i leave. You only have to do that once to no longer have to deal with the BS. Its also BMW's fault for pulling a Ford albeit to a lesser extent. They should properly price the cars and not leave room for haggling. |
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02-17-2015, 04:19 PM | #24 | |
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Give it up. Very few pay MSRP, much less 1000x over msrp. The only time it's worth paying msrp is when it's a super rare vehicle, like when I purchased my 2001 Integra Type R. Less than 6,500 was sold in the U.S. over four years (97, 98, 00, 01). |
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02-17-2015, 04:39 PM | #25 | |
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02-17-2015, 04:49 PM | #26 | |
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02-17-2015, 05:24 PM | #27 |
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IMO, if you want to get rid of the negotiation game, then you need to get rid of the dealers and go to the Tesla model for car sales. Let the customer purchase their car directly from BMW online. Eliminate all of the middlemen getting a cut of the deal and sell directly to the customer at the best price.
For those of us getting our BMW with a ED, it's similar to the Tesla sales model, as we are purchasing the car directly from BMW. The discount here is for bypassing the dealer's additional profit and cost of doing business. |
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02-17-2015, 05:32 PM | #28 |
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I forgot to mention, I used to work at a dealership. At this particular one, 25% of anything over dealer cost goes to the salesman. 50% is if it's a vehicle they want to get rid of and 100% if it's been sitting there for over a year and they're desperate. Minimum they paid employees for every car sale is $100 (if it sold at invoice or less).
Like Tbro mentioned, cut out the sales people if you want want a negotiating free brand/dealership. Imagine all Bmw's being sold for under $10k+ less than they are now, how will dealerships make enough money to pay all their overhead? Last edited by huma; 02-17-2015 at 08:16 PM.. |
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02-17-2015, 08:12 PM | #29 | |
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02-17-2015, 10:09 PM | #30 | |
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Background: The first 330 I bought, I ask what they could do on price and I got this line and was told maybe a lessor car was a better fit for me. I thanked them for their time and went across the state and receive a no hassle $4k discount. In retrospect, it was worth what I paid. Had I bought the 330 at the first dealership, it would have been worth what I paid - $4k. |
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