[jzcrna]

Originally Posted by json

How come you guys didn't use Fields BMW? I've purchased a few cars there and the service is great. Just wondering since I just ordered one from there. But I'll be shopping around just to make sure I'll get the best rate available in FL.

Because they sell at MSRP or just a bit lower. Total ripoff and their sales dept. sucks. Service Dept is great, but their sales plain sucks.

[tresoul]

Originally Posted by jzcrna

Because they sell at MSRP or just a bit lower. Total ripoff and their sales dept. sucks. Service Dept is great, but their sales plain sucks.

Thanks you beat me to that response. Been there twice in the last month!

+1

[SoFlo_Nick]

Originally Posted by tresoul

I am in Orlando as well. I was tryng to avoid having the car shipped but I am open to doing a deal with the forum dealer in Atlanta. If you could PM the details of your deal that would be awesome. Not sure if i can recieve PM's yet due to not having 5 posts. Thanks for your help!!!

BRAMEN BMW sometimes has lower rates than South Motors. Honestly tho go to the dealer closest to your home. You can negotiate the price and say that You're Loyal and are going to buy from them only if they can give you a price you want. Call other dealers and get quotes from them and negotiate of those figures. When you buy a car from the Dealer you get. Service priority, better service.

[Kabz]

So I'm about to get a bare bones 335i sedan.
Sport Line - trying to keep the options off of it so the payment stays under $600 with tax.
So far I was able to pull that off, let's hope they honor the over the phone quote.

6-8 weeks until delivery.

Should I just use my miles and fly to Europe for ED?
Seriously -- I'm considering it

[bmrm396]

go for it!!!

[Alpine F31]

This thread is exactly what the doctor ordered. Great information! I can't wait to order my F31 touring as soon as they are available.

[yerffejleahcim]

MSRP - $43,845

Negotiated Price - $41,490

36 month lease 10k miles per year

Residual – 65%

Payment - $586 (This amount seems to be high) Expecting about $500..

Please share your input...

[Kabz]

Originally Posted by yerffejleahcim

MSRP - $43,845

Negotiated Price - $41,490

36 month lease 10k miles per year

Residual – 65%

Payment - $586 (This amount seems to be high) Expecting about $500..

Please share your input...

Is that with tax?
Sounds about close to what I was getting but my quote was $20 less per mo.(We've leased with them before)
What was your down payment quoted as? And I'm curious as to what options you had on there.

[yerffejleahcim]

Originally Posted by Kabz

Is that with tax?
Sounds about close to what I was getting but my quote was $20 less per mo.(We've leased with them before)
What was your down payment quoted as? And I'm curious as to what options you had on there.

$0 down. .00195 Money factor by the way..

Mineral White Sport Line
Premium Package
Xenon
Sports transmission

[Kabz]

Hmm..sounds pretty competitive to me. Might be able to shave a slight bit off, but it's definitely not unfair and closer to "being a pretty good deal"
Not sure how much lower they can go on the 335's.

[Schmed]

Originally Posted by NGuyadeen

Depends the car is expensive enough. iF the irs or acciunt sees you're puting so much into a caar you can get in trouble

Where'd you get this advice?

By the way....

Putting multiply security deposits not only lowers your money factor (and is better than that money sitting in the bank), but that's your money at the end. With cap cost reduction, if your car is wrecked/stolen during the lease, you'll probably lose all of it.

[BaeWatch]

Wow, that's a great deal. Can you tell me which dealer in Long Island you used? I live in NJ, but would be willing to go out to LI if I can get a similar deal

[Enkur]

335i Sportline (Texas lease)

MSRP $53745
Negotiated price $50983
12K/year
MF 0.00235
Residual 64% 3 year lease
Lease payment with all taxes $785/mo
$1033 due at signing (includes 1st month lease payment)

[SoFlo_Nick]

Originally Posted by Schmed

Where'd you get this advice?

By the way....

Putting multiply security deposits not only lowers your money factor (and is better than that money sitting in the bank), but that's your money at the end. With cap cost reduction, if your car is wrecked/stolen during the lease, you'll probably lose all of it.

Well that comes with Experience and leasing so many times you know how to work the sales men and the dealership and Security deposits have never been my thing the dealer makes more money in the end then if you just put a deposit and lease the car

[Schmed]

Originally Posted by NGuyadeen

Well that comes with Experience and leasing so many times you know how to work the sales men and the dealership and Security deposits have never been my thing the dealer makes more money in the end then if you just put a deposit and lease the car

I'm not sure your financial advice was sound, nor your comment about leasing an expensive car through a business. Did your accountant tell you that?

[SoFlo_Nick]

Originally Posted by Schmed

I'm not sure your financial advice was sound, nor your comment about leasing an expensive car through a business. Did your accountant tell you that?

haha NOOOOO!!!!! my account would advise against that. I'm doing it because it's better for me i rather not mention how on here

[Kabz]

Originally Posted by NGuyadeen

BRAMEN BMW sometimes has lower rates than South Motors. Honestly tho go to the dealer closest to your home. You can negotiate the price and say that You're Loyal and are going to buy from them only if they can give you a price you want. Call other dealers and get quotes from them and negotiate of those figures. When you buy a car from the Dealer you get. Service priority, better service.

You are wrong.

Braman didn't even want to TALK to me after I told them the deal I was getting (see below) -- I talked to other dealers and they said "Braman has the highest profit margins of any dealer in South Florida" -- AKA: They aren't going to make you a deal on new vehicles.
South Motors was trying to be competitive with me, and had I gone with them, they may have given me the deal I wanted but I had to go up to Broward to find a deal instead.
And when I say Braman didn't even want to talk to me, this is how the conversation went:

Me: "Hey I got quoted $1200 over invoice over the phone -- I want to see what you guys can do?"
Braman: "Oh wow. I would take that deal if I were you. I don't think I can even match that."
----right off the bat, this is the attitude he had. They aren't even trying to make the sale to people that want to haggle in the least. There are enough rich people in Miami that they will still meet their quotas -- they just won't be as highly esteemed as a handful of dealers are in Broward County.

So my deal was:

335i Sport Line
Mineral Grey
Black leather
6speed MT
Harmon Kardon package

MSRP: 47,945

36 months/10,000 per year
$700 over invoice

$2,350 down payment (includes first months payment)
$500 deposit upon ordering.

Lease: $591

German build -- got the last slot.
I think I got a pretty sweet deal?

[bmrm396]

Originally Posted by Kabz

335i Sport Line
Mineral Grey
Black leather
6speed MT
Harmon Kardon package

MSRP: 47,945

36 months/10,000 per year

Lease: $591

I think I got a pretty sweet deal?

solid what were ur other specs of the deal? MF, down payment etc?

[Kabz]

Money factor: 0.00195
Down Payment I edited it in above: $2350.
I just put $500 down so I have $1850 due at pickup.

Am I missing anything else?

[jmseva]

I got mine for 580, 12000/month for 36 months with 2000 down. Not sure if that's a good lease payment. I don't know my MF, residual value etc. The car's MSRP was 47000 but I was able to get 2500 discount.

[bmrm396]

Originally Posted by Kabz

Money factor: 0.00195
Down Payment I edited it in above: $2350.
I just put $500 down so I have $1850 due at pickup.

Am I missing anything else?

nice job. all around i would be more than happy with that. only thing you couldve done diff was use MSDs. but u didnt put a whole lot down so thats really negligible. id be stoked if i were u.

[Kabz]

What do you mean by MSDs?

I'm pretty stoked -- the wait is going to be very odd because its such a delayed feeling of gratification that it hasn't hit me yet, but I'm definitely stoked.

Dealer mentioned that when you track the vehicle though, they tend to display the color as being something different than what you ordered, and sure enough that's what happened based on my production number.

Either way, I am counting the days until April!
I'm trying to live vicariously through any 335 test drive videos that are out there and I think I've seen them all already.