[kumizi206]

Anyone's dealer not wanting to do the incentives on BMW USA website like 0.9% financing?

I already had a deposit down before they said it was for participating dealers only.

[thenew3]

Originally Posted by kumizi206

Anyone's dealer not wanting to do the incentives on BMW USA website like 0.9% financing?

I already had a deposit down before they said it was for participating dealers only.

I've never had any luck getting any BMW dealer to honor the finance rate advertised on their own web site. (I have perfect credit). They always want to add 1-2% on top of it.
So if there's an incentive that's only available when financing, then I will pay off the loan a week after I take delivery. (Dealer gets a charge back if the loan is not kept for a certain period. My dealer mentioned they get charged back if the loan is paid off within 4 months).
I tell them if they're not willing to give me the advertised rate on their web site (not BMWUSA but the local dealer's site) then I will just pay it off a week later.

I have never had any issue with any MB dealer honoring special finance rates though.

[kumizi206]

Thanks for the response. That's odd behavior. Never bought a new BMW before but havent seen that with other luxury brands.

I signed, dated, and submitted a build sheet at MSRP on October 8th.

I just got another email today that quotes $600 for an appearance package and $400 for tint. I swear they're just trying to piss me off now. Car dealers are the scummiest people.

[.Slug]

When I bought my M2C in August, the dealer tried not to honor the 0.9%. I pushed back hard and they caved and honored the 0.9%.

It is true about the 4 month period of loan payoff. They don't get their spiff if you pay off the loan quickly. Too bad for them I sold my M2C two months later a couple weeks ago. lol serves them right, they don't deserve their financing spiff anyway.

[Lightngsvt]

Originally Posted by .Slug

When I bought my M2C in August, the dealer tried not to honor the 0.9%. I pushed back hard and they caved and honored the 0.9%.

It is true about the 4 month period of loan payoff. They don't get their spiff if you pay off the loan quickly. Too bad for them I sold my M2C two months later a couple weeks ago. lol serves them right, they don't deserve their financing spiff anyway.

If you don't mind me asking, why did you sell your M2C after only 2 months? Cant imagine the new M240i would be better than that car.

[EXE46]

Originally Posted by Lightngsvt

If you don't mind me asking, why did you sell your M2C after only 2 months? Cant imagine the new M240i would be better than that car.

Better is subjective, it's about what the individual's needs are. For some a non M car is better for their needs and vice versa.

[.Slug]

Originally Posted by Lightngsvt

If you don't mind me asking, why did you sell your M2C after only 2 months? Cant imagine the new M240i would be better than that car.

I have a few reasons. When I originally purchased it, my wife was going to take the time to learn manual. After one attempt, she decided it wasn't for her. I love driving manual, but didn't find the same pleasure I thought I would in the California traffic after about 2 months. I think if I got the DCT, I might still be driving it.

I was spending $20 a day on gas just for my work commute. (M240i should be slightly better, maybe 1/3rd better).

Had a C8 allocation which always had me second guessing the decision for the M2C. But now I'm also over the C8 and canceled my allocation today as well for that.

I didn't care for how anal I was about keeping the M2C in good condition (paint etc). It was stressing me out and with young kids it was a constant stressor for me. I don't think I'll be as anal about the M240i because its not as collectible etc.

My M2C actually had a perceived issue that BMW couldn't figure out or fix, had spent a couple visits trying to diagnose (in shop for over a week). They could replicate the issue, but couldn't figure it out. I really didn't want to continually deal with that.

With the car market the way it is, I basically was able to get out of the car at a loss of only $2K. So, I got driving the M2C out of my system and will now get into something a little more practical and easy to drive.

Also, the M240i is a planned temporary replacement. Long term, I will go full electric, probably late next year or in 2023.

I'm a car guy and like trying out different cars. Expensive "hobby" but its just how I roll. Hell, this afternoon I'm going to drive the new Mazda EV as well. We'll see how that goes.

[Lightngsvt]

Thanks for sharing. I can see why you made that choice.

My wife and I don't have kids, and she can drive a stick so Im planning to get the new M2. I consider myself a car guy too, but I tend to have a problem with holding on to my toys (91 Mustang GT, 93 SVT Lightning, 13 Boxster) once I get attached. ITs been nearly 20 years since I've purchased a vehicle with an automatic and the M240 will break that streak, I guess its my first step towards accepting the future.