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When was the last time your dealer had a stick shift car in stock?! Bottom line is that us enthusiasts are a tiny piece of the BMW driving pie. Tell a sales guy you want to order M-Performance parts and it's more likely than not that will look at you as though you are from outer space.
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Spoke to a dealer at stevens creek BMW yesterday, their demo M235i began production yesterday but no word as to what options/package it will have. BMW basically built it for them and said take it or leave it. He expects to have the car on his lot available for test drives in January. No way I would order this car w/o a test drive you guys who have placed orders already are either crazy or have a whole lot of trust in BMW
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No test drive, no sale, simple as that. |
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11-05-2013, 04:11 PM | #72 | ||
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I just put down a 1,000 refundable deposit and I am first in line. If my car comes in (or I guess the demo will come in first) and I don't like it, I just get my check back and walk away!
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11-06-2013, 01:18 PM | #74 |
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I read yesterday that BMW only sells 500 1 series a month in the US, obviously a pretty slow seller. They have sold 150,000 worldwide since its introduction. They could build a years production of the 2 series in a week for the US if it sold like the 1 series. I think they will see a huge migration of 3 series coupe and convertible owners to the 2 series. With no stick on the 4 series and the bigger size and pricing the 2 series especially convertible will go way up from the 1 series.
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11-06-2013, 05:02 PM | #75 | |
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11-06-2013, 06:53 PM | #77 | |
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The general consensus is that its only financially advantageous to do ED if you were planning to go to Europe anyway. |
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11-07-2013, 12:07 AM | #79 | ||
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And I'm pretty sure you can get more than a 7% discount. When the ordering guide and prices are out, I think it tells you the invoice for ED and invoice for dealers, someone correct me if I'm wrong |
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I'm planning on going to Europe next year because of the ED. If it wasn't for that I would not go, at least not now. The savings with the car gets put towards the trip, plus BMW pays for the first month or two when you get back and also provides a no deductible insurance coverage and pays for all of the registration and the price includes the freight back to the dealership. |
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Expect to see customers who already put deposits down before then. |
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Looks like the M235i is being priced at 45,900 euros, not dollars. Yes? This puts it at about $61,300 U.S. Even the 220i looks to be more than $41K U.S. Someone tell me I am wrong.
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EU cars have VAT added into the price and aren't as simple to convert as just adjusting for currency conversion. What you can usually do is compare similar models, just to get a relative sense of what another €46k car costs. For example, if a 335i F30 is £37.4k in the UK and $43.4k in the US, you'll get relatively close converting UK pricing to US by multiplying the UK price (regardless of currency value) by 116%. This is only directional and doesn't take into account different standard content. For example, converting the UK M5 pricing using the above logic leaves me underestimating US pricing by about $7k. But it will get you ball park. |
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2014 M235i: $44,025 (including $925 destination & handling) 2014 228i: $33,025 (including $925 destination & handling) Arrives first quarter of 2014 - March market launch Debuts at 2014 Detroit Auto Show in January |
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