dang seems like 3ers got spensive!

mxyz266 · 09-14-2008, 06:12 PM

just priced out a 335xi fairly loaded and it's like 54k. meanwhile a 535xi w/similar options is only like 5-7k more and a minimally optioned m3 is also about 5-7 more. man. makes it hard.

vent over. thnx

exidisjon · 09-14-2008, 06:25 PM

You're going to have trouble with that since most cars and the "next" step car is almost all $5~7k difference.

I had 2 months of thinking and shopping before i pulled on my 335xi. Kinda look back that if i added another $5~7 k i could have gotten a S5. BUT the 0.9 APR was the trick that i got the 335 instead.

Good luck~

mxyz266 · 09-14-2008, 06:30 PM

agree, that 5-7 range is the killer. least once its 10+ it's a bit easier to decide for me anyway.

John 070 · 09-14-2008, 07:03 PM

imho 54k is way too much money for a 3 series. I dunno but it's just over the top. There was a time when a M3 cost 38k. Saying that a 335xi costs 54k gives me the same feeling when I saw an X5 with a 72k sticker on the window. Now I don't feel so bad that my car cost under 45k in 12/06. It's not even totally stripped. Factor in that the stock market has since tanked and it was a good time in retrospect to buy a car. Not anymore!

Dmitriy@AUTOcouture · 09-14-2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by John 070

imho 54k is way too much money for a 3 series. I dunno but it's just over the top. There was a time when a M3 cost 38k. Saying that a 335xi costs 54k gives me the same feeling when I saw an X5 with a 72k sticker on the window. Now I don't feel so bad that my car cost under 45k in 12/06. It's not even totally stripped. Factor in that the stock market has since tanked and it was a good time in retrospect to buy a car. Not anymore!

Adjust 38k to inflation and you get the current M3's MSRP.

GreenThree · 09-14-2008, 09:30 PM

Yep, I got my 3 in April. Car with same specs today is 3 large more

matt_435xi · 09-14-2008, 09:38 PM

at bmw's pace they are going to eliminate bmw enthusiasts with a bunch of richy rich's.

methodtim · 09-14-2008, 10:06 PM

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169993

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mxyz266 Private 6 Rep 82 Posts Drives: s4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: fl iTrader: (0)	dang seems like 3ers got spensive! just priced out a 335xi fairly loaded and it's like 54k. meanwhile a 535xi w/similar options is only like 5-7k more and a minimally optioned m3 is also about 5-7 more. man. makes it hard. vent over. thnx
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exidisjon PuffPuffPass 56 Rep 1,096 Posts Drives: E92 335xi AW/Saddle Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (8)	You're going to have trouble with that since most cars and the "next" step car is almost all $5~7k difference. I had 2 months of thinking and shopping before i pulled on my 335xi. Kinda look back that if i added another $5~7 k i could have gotten a S5. BUT the 0.9 APR was the trick that i got the 335 instead. Good luck~ __________________ My right foot weighs more than my left for sure.
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1755 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	imho 54k is way too much money for a 3 series. I dunno but it's just over the top. There was a time when a M3 cost 38k. Saying that a 335xi costs 54k gives me the same feeling when I saw an X5 with a 72k sticker on the window. Now I don't feel so bad that my car cost under 45k in 12/06. It's not even totally stripped. Factor in that the stock market has since tanked and it was a good time in retrospect to buy a car. Not anymore!
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