[NorCalAthlete]

Cars.com? Autotrader? BMW's CPO section?

I'm having a hell of a time finding what I want. Dealers post pictures of cars that don't match descriptions. Filtering by blue paint jobs gives me black sapphire and mineral grey cars - on BMW's own website, not even the 3rd party ones. Some of the 3rd party ones you can't filter by options, so I have to hunt through pictures manually to find one with M-sport. Most don't say whether or not they have the adaptive M suspension. Descriptions are all over the place with gran coupes being mixed in with 2-door coupes, "premium" audio but no HK or B&O audio package, etc.

I'm finding it very frustrating, almost like it was designed to make you say screw it and just order brand new tailored to what you want.

I want:

• 435i or 440i
• RWD
• Tanzanite Blue
• M-sport
• Adaptive M suspension
• Automatic transmission
• Black w/ blue stitching leather, or plain black, or beige, or white - anything but coral red, basically

I feel like that's not asking a lot aside from the adaptive suspension, and I'm willing to flex on that considering I haven't driven it back to back with a non-adaptive to see how much of a difference it makes (bay area roads are pretty crappy though).

Other options I'd like but am willing to sacrifice since buying used:

• Heated seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Ventilated seats
• Navigation
• HUD
• Sunroof

Options I DON'T want, at all:

• Extra parking camera crap package - all I need is the rearview camera and my mirrors
• Adaptive cruise control - don't trust it, and I've worked on the Google self-driving cars and driven Tesla P100Ds that had it. Still don't like it.
• Coral Red interior - way too much red, don't like the color to begin with, but also REALLY think it clashes with a blue exterior. Not a fan of the "superman" colors
• Manual transmission - I grew up driving a 1963 VW bug, 80's VW van, 90s VW Jetta, had a Camaro, ride motorcycles - don't start with the "true driver" crap. I know how to drive a stick, I just don't care anymore.
• Any other "extra" options other than what I listed here and the minimum stuff that comes with them. Ie, backseat entertainment, wireless phone charging, all that crap - don't need it.

So far, just trying to find something (a 435i or 440i, used) in Tanzanite blue has by itself proven nigh-impossible, let alone any of the other option packages.

Is my timing just off and all the lease return Tanzanite Blue 435i's and 440i's won't be coming in for months still? Something else? Looking in the wrong place?

[chenry]

My suggestion...

Use bmw USA pre owned locator on the bmw site - you are limited to a couple hundred mile radius as I recall - expand your search area by putting different zips in - get vin number on cars that look like they are targets for you and run bmw vin decoder to verify options

[Zopperman]

True Car to find the car, and bought from Carvana. Best trade in value I could get and a very fair price on my current 428. Little weird buying a car sight unseen but all worked out well.

[vgore]

Your color choice (Tanzanite Blue) alone reduces the number to a very small fraction. That is BMW individual (almost 2K) option. Not many would have paid for it.

[NorCalAthlete]

Originally Posted by vgore

Your color choice (Tanzanite Blue) alone reduces the number to a very small fraction. That is BMW individual (almost 2K) option. Not many would have paid for it.

I'd be ok with Azurite Black too but...

[Sully1Time]

cargurus.com

[bmwchue]

Originally Posted by Sully1Time

cargurus.com

+1

[MacklinUSOB]

Autotempest.com

It combines every listing from every site. Although I don't think BMW CPO is included.

[BrettKA7]

When I got mine, an excellent warranty was non-negotiable.

I wish I'd have waited for the "rare" M Sport in CarMax's inventory, but I'm happy with what I got after making some mods.

I have warranty to 100,000 miles, and i had the option of as low as a $50 deductible per service visit.

[jgoens]

Originally Posted by vgore

Your color choice (Tanzanite Blue) alone reduces the number to a very small fraction. That is BMW individual (almost 2K) option. Not many would have paid for it.

That is a very rare color--I almost never see that here in the bay area. I would call several dealers and let them know what you are looking for. Let them be hungry and do the work and find the car in their network and bring it to the dealership.

[sspade]

Highly recommend CarMax. Stole my car from there.

$54k sticker price.

Bought with 29k miles on it for $19k.

No issues whatsoever. Brought my old car in (to trade) and left about 4 hours later in the Bimmer.

https://www.carmax.com/search#BT=0&D...ey=0&Zip=95828

[VT-man]

Originally Posted by Sully1Time

cargurus.com

Originally Posted by bmwchue

+1

+2
Found 3 cars for me from the site.

[classyfast]

Cargurus.