[Outlaw 06]

Originally Posted by BeEmDubYou

Im looking to purchase this within the next week. Can anyone tell me if I'll be able to talk the price down?

CPO'ed
07 335i Coupe
24k Miles
Clean Carfax
Manual Transmission
Navi
Heated Front seats
Maintenance done at a BMW center every 3k miles.

Priced @ 33k

$33k sounds way too high for a 2007 E92 335i w/24k miles. I recommend getting a temporary subscription to "Galves Auto Price List" to determine the wholesale "trade-in" and "market ready" values of the car before making an offer. Knowing the car's wholesale price will probably save you thousands of dollars when negotiating the final sale price. http://www.galves.com/

Good luck!

[Cookiemonster]

Originally Posted by UAP1

Not a stupid question. Usually depends on the dealer or seller.

With my dealership all deposits were non refundable. Only time we would work with the customer is if they felt the car was misrepresented. If we felt that had a good argument we would refund no questios asked.

If they wanted a refund because they decided they wanted to buy a different car from another dealer. Or, decided they just did not want a car. No refund. We took the car off the market and lost potential sales. All cleary stated in our listings and before we would take a deposit.

Bottom line. Make contact with the seller and see what you can work out with them.

Hope this helps.

That is a hard core dick move! That gives dealers a bad name. I've gotten several deposits back. Most dealers will return deposits. Always ask. When I ask they always say yes it is refundable.

[Cookiemonster]

Originally Posted by TJDiCandido

$33k sounds way too high for a 2007 E92 335i w/24k miles. I recommend getting a temporary subscription to "Galves Auto Price List" to determine the wholesale "trade-in" and "market ready" values of the car before making an offer. Knowing the car's wholesale price will probably save you thousands of dollars when negotiating the final sale price. http://www.galves.com/

Good luck!

I have used this countless times and it has saved me thousands. Also is awesome for when you a trade a car in. A+

[Outlaw 06]

As a comparison, on 31 Dec 09 I bought a CPO'd Jet Black/Terra 2007 335i Sedan with 6-speed manual, ZSP-Sport Package (with Oil Cooler), ZPP-Premium Package, ZCW-Cold Weather Package, Comfort Access, and 27,200 miles. I paid just under $27,800* + tax, tag, title and doc fees. I also got 0.9% financing from BMW for 48 months (the sale price was actually $29k, but BMW made my first two payments).

I had no trade-in, so the dealer didn't play a shell game with the sale price.

The car's original 2007 invoice cost was $42k and the original MSRP was $45k.

The suggested CPO price was $31,995.

The car’s in-service date was 22 Nov 06, so I had 11 months of free maintenance and 35 months of warranty remaining.

The GALVES TRADE-IN VALUE was $22,800 and the GALVES MARKET READY VALUE was $24,250 on the E90 I bought. I estimated the value of the CPO at $2k, so the dealer probably had about $25k-$26k into the car.

That was 3 months ago and 2007's have continued depreciating since then...

[rideontwo]

Damn.. Good info for potential buyers like myself. Still searching for the right E92.

[Multimodal]

Originally Posted by rideontwo

Damn.. Good info for potential buyers like myself. Still searching for the right E92.

Beware, auto's and E90's are less valuable than 6MT and E92's, respectively.

[Bimmerdriver17]

Originally Posted by rideontwo

Damn.. Good info for potential buyers like myself. Still searching for the right E92.

stop stalling and buy something will ya.

We're not talking about Bentley's here, Its a pre-owned bmw ...


There comes a point where the time you spend negotiating and researching a car is greater than the savings iself. Its not all about 'business transactions' and the incremental savings !

Definitely a lot of smart guys on this board who know there sh*t. But when is it too muchh just to save a few bucks??

[rideontwo]

I am looking homie. You know finding a car, even if its not exactly what you are looking for, can be just as frustrating as trying to sell one.

[MetsFan]

I need to stop popping into the pricing threads. It always makes me wish I'd been more aggressive on the price of mine. I bought my '07 CPO e90 with Premium, Cold Weather, Xenons with 24K miles for $30K plus tax + fees last May.

The asking price was $34K and they told me for the price I wanted to pay, I would have to get one with no extras. I got up and started to walk away when he brought it down to $30K. I signed the papers thinking it was a great deal. Then I signed up for these forums and found out I could've talked them down at least an extra 2 grand...

That was my first real car purchase though, so at least now I'll know for next time.

[Multimodal]

Originally Posted by MetsFan

I need to stop popping into the pricing threads. It always makes me wish I'd been more aggressive on the price of mine. I bought my '07 CPO e90 with Premium, Cold Weather, Xenons with 24K miles for $30K plus tax + fees last May.

The asking price was $34K and they told me for the price I wanted to pay, I would have to get one with no extras. I got up and started to walk away when he brought it down to $30K. I signed the papers thinking it was a great deal. Then I signed up for these forums and found out I could've talked them down at least an extra 2 grand...

That was my first real car purchase though, so at least now I'll know for next time.

That was a pretty advanced car buying technique. $30k last May is good. I think some of the claims here are BS. You did good, kid!

[bimmertt]

From my experience, BMW does not budge much on their CPO vehicles. If they listed at $33k, I would be willing to bet that they will be pretty firm at $32k.

You should also note that e92s are generally more expensive than e90s so do not compare the prices between the two.

[Outlaw 06]

Originally Posted by MetsFan

I need to stop popping into the pricing threads. It always makes me wish I'd been more aggressive on the price of mine. I bought my '07 CPO e90 with Premium, Cold Weather, Xenons with 24K miles for $30K plus tax + fees last May.

The asking price was $34K and they told me for the price I wanted to pay, I would have to get one with no extras. I got up and started to walk away when he brought it down to $30K. I signed the papers thinking it was a great deal. Then I signed up for these forums and found out I could've talked them down at least an extra 2 grand...

That was my first real car purchase though, so at least now I'll know for next time.

Look at the date I bought my 2007 E90 335i. It was the last day of the 4th quarter AND year. I had three BMW dealers trying to sell me a car by the end of December 2009, and that definitely gave me an advantage in negotiations.