New car purchase

smack · 03-16-2010, 04:03 AM

Just wondering what you guys do when going for a new car.

xquizit · 03-16-2010, 04:30 AM

Well, I won't settle for less.. meaning I must get the perfect bimmer with the right package/color/etc...

You should get what you want

serg1282 · 03-16-2010, 03:44 PM

If you want and new 6MT chances are high you'll need to order it.

ZJP · 03-16-2010, 04:17 PM

I special ordered my car and waited the 2 months, it's a great feeling being able to get the options/packages/color you want.

However, next time around I will probably buy CPO to save myself the depreciation hit.

rambalu80 · 03-16-2010, 05:16 PM

I wanted a manual transmission w/ navi and Terra interior and I had no choice but to order it. I waited 5 weeks.

Jlomb436 · 03-16-2010, 09:58 PM

I picked up an 09' at a huge discount, so of course I went with what was on the lot. However, if I had too, I'd try to find it and ask for a dealer trade, or simply just order it. M-sport is hard to find.

1_Klean_BMW · 03-16-2010, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZJP

I special ordered my car and waited the 2 months, it's a great feeling being able to get the options/packages/color you want.

However, next time around I will probably buy CPO to save myself the depreciation hit.

And that why I want to buy a CPO!

smack · 03-17-2010, 04:18 AM

I special ordered my first one and will be soon doing the same for my second one.

hanmaas · 03-17-2010, 06:38 AM

Always order from the factory. You get you exactly what you want and no one has beaten the car around before it gets to you. Unless the dealer has an unrefusable offer for a lot car... but I have never seen one.

MassBimmer · 03-17-2010, 07:53 AM

There's just nothing like going through the process of ordering the exact options you want, following the car as it goes through production and transit and then picking it up...there's no other way to buy a car..

View Poll Results: New car Purchase
Take what you can get off the lot	1	4.00%
Have the dealer get what you want from another dealers lot	4	16.00%
Special order your car from the factory the way you want it	20	80.00%
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03-16-2010, 04:03 AM	#1
smack Lieutenant Colonel 34 Rep 1,569 Posts Drives: BMW's/Flex Polishers Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Spangdahlem Germany iTrader: (0)	New car purchase Just wondering what you guys do when going for a new car.
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03-16-2010, 04:30 AM	#2
xquizit 818 21 Rep 609 Posts Drives: his parents crazy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Well, I won't settle for less.. meaning I must get the perfect bimmer with the right package/color/etc... You should get what you want __________________ I miss my e90 330i
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03-16-2010, 03:44 PM	#3
serg1282 First Lieutenant 72 Rep 333 Posts Drives: through Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	If you want and new 6MT chances are high you'll need to order it.
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03-16-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
ZJP Lieutenant Colonel 127 Rep 1,759 Posts Drives: F10 535xi / B6 S4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LI, NY iTrader: (7)	I special ordered my car and waited the 2 months, it's a great feeling being able to get the options/packages/color you want. However, next time around I will probably buy CPO to save myself the depreciation hit.
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03-16-2010, 05:16 PM	#5
rambalu80 Major 78 Rep 1,241 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW 340i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Katy TX iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 340i [0.00]	I wanted a manual transmission w/ navi and Terra interior and I had no choice but to order it. I waited 5 weeks. __________________ 2016 BMW 340i 688 \| LCL5 \| 4FT \| ZMT \| ZTP \| ZDA \| ZLP \| 494 Formula One Pinnacle 30 Tint \| Brushed Aluminum Pedals
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03-16-2010, 09:58 PM	#6
Jlomb436 Lieutenant 55 Rep 465 Posts Drives: 09 E90 Space Gray 335i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I picked up an 09' at a huge discount, so of course I went with what was on the lot. However, if I had too, I'd try to find it and ask for a dealer trade, or simply just order it. M-sport is hard to find.
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03-17-2010, 04:18 AM	#8
smack Lieutenant Colonel 34 Rep 1,569 Posts Drives: BMW's/Flex Polishers Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Spangdahlem Germany iTrader: (0)	I special ordered my first one and will be soon doing the same for my second one.
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03-17-2010, 06:38 AM	#9
hanmaas Lieutenant 17 Rep 577 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Always order from the factory. You get you exactly what you want and no one has beaten the car around before it gets to you. Unless the dealer has an unrefusable offer for a lot car... but I have never seen one. __________________
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03-17-2010, 07:53 AM	#10
MassBimmer Major General 307 Rep 7,433 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 M50 Join Date: May 2009 Location: MA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2009 BMW [9.24]	There's just nothing like going through the process of ordering the exact options you want, following the car as it goes through production and transit and then picking it up...there's no other way to buy a car..
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