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      10-11-2007, 01:32 PM   #1
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Follow up call from salesman

I spoke with him again and expressed the disgust of many on here about what he said about pricing yesterday on my now locked thread. Again he reiterated my sentiments about how could they price the car so low. He also said the car will be geared more towards enthusiasts and they will not be producing a ton of cars. He also said the same amount of money was spent on the development of the 1 series as the 3, and that BMW had a large investment in the car. Apparently the NA rep is not aware of this site, but "she" was very interested to get more feedback from people like us and wanted the site address... Who knows maybe it will help change something before the final decision is made, so dont lock the thread.
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      10-11-2007, 01:44 PM   #2
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yes but don't forget these "salesman" don't know anything right now.
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      10-11-2007, 01:52 PM   #3
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I dont think the salesman knows that much, but if he does and is right I will not be purchasing a 135i. 37k base price is just too much $$
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      10-11-2007, 01:56 PM   #4
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Agreed 100%, it's hard to do, but we need to step back from the ledge until pricing is confirmed.

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      10-11-2007, 01:56 PM   #5
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Obviously you're not reading what I wrote. The information came from the BMW NORTH AMERICAN REP.
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      10-11-2007, 01:58 PM   #6
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Dear GOD I wish this endless nonsense about price would DIE!

No salesperson knows. "...how could they price the car so low..."
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      10-11-2007, 01:59 PM   #7
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What's the name of the BMW NORTH AMERICAN REP?

I'm sure that person should be tight lipped via a NDA.
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      10-11-2007, 02:02 PM   #8
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Dear GOD I wish this endless nonsense about price would DIE!

No salesperson knows. "...how could they price the car so low..."

LOL!!!! Isnt this the ordering and pricing forum... The most I know about the rep is that its a she and not a he.
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LOL!!!! Isnt this the ordering and pricing forum... The most I know about the rep is that its a she and not a he.
I know you are getting a lot of flack on here from your post on pricing that is now locked, but I understand where you are coming from. My salemen told me they had a meeting with BMW a month or so back about pricing. The BMW reps asked the sales peoples input on pricing for the 135 and they said around $35k, the response from the BMW reps was laughing. Take that for what you will, but it wouldn't surprise me if the car was priced at $37k. Would I buy it at that price...no, but again we all need to relax until something is 100% confirmed.

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      10-11-2007, 02:16 PM   #10
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Obviously you're not reading what I wrote. The information came from the BMW NORTH AMERICAN REP.
Once again I hate to sound cynical, but it stikes me as pretty strange that this one particular salesman of yours, & a high ranking BMW NA rep are passing along pretty specific pricing info to you, when everyone else in the US automotive press & the best industry moles don't seem to be able to come up with this stuff.
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Once again I hate to sound cynical, but it stikes me as pretty strange that this one particular salesman of yours, & a high ranking BMW NA rep are passing along pretty specific pricing info to you, when everyone else in the US automotive press & the best industry moles don't seem to be able to come up with this stuff.

Exactly my point!
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      10-11-2007, 02:21 PM   #12
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These threads are stupid and pointless. Salesman dont know jack shit and BMW reps would not go discussing prices with some random people on the internet.
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      10-11-2007, 02:25 PM   #13
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37k for 135=new G37 at a huge discount
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      10-11-2007, 02:35 PM   #14
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These threads are stupid and pointless. Salesman dont know jack shit and BMW reps would not go discussing prices with some random people on the internet.
x 1000, I think this forum should be locked until someone contacts a mod with OFFICIAL info rather than "mah local dealership gotzz all da hookupz hes into da 411 he KNOS wussup yo"
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      10-11-2007, 02:37 PM   #15
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These threads are stupid and pointless. Salesman dont know jack shit and BMW reps would not go discussing prices with some random people on the internet.
Believe what you want, but I wasnt discussing the price with the rep, my salesman was, and he let me in on it.
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      10-11-2007, 02:44 PM   #16
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x 1000, I think this forum should be locked until someone contacts a mod with OFFICIAL info rather than "mah local dealership gotzz all da hookupz hes into da 411 he KNOS wussup yo"
Sorry I dont speak like that. Why even have this forum, if we cant discuss it??? Of course if this thread said the car would base at 30K it would be allowed to stay, right? Time to face reality buddy.
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      10-11-2007, 03:06 PM   #17
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Sorry djminkin, I’m not trying to flame at all but I’m also pretty skeptical of what they’re telling you. Beyond the fact that the pricing details they are telling you are pretty far off the mark from what the automotive press has been stating, as well as what BMW Managers themselves have stated, the whole [/size]the same amount of money was spent on the development of the 1 series as the 3, and that BMW had a large investment in the car” is pretty far from the truth. For example, the 1 has been in Europe for a couple years now, and the engines for the North American 1’s are taken straight out of the 3 series. The front end of the vehicle is also quite clearly based on the previous gen 3 series.

What I’m trying to say is that the 1 takes a lot of its parts straight out of the BMW parts bin and there isn’t too much that’s new to it besides the size. I think there is even a quote somewhere from BMW that gives the percentage of parts that are taken straight from the 3 (and it’s a high percentage). To turn a hatch into a coupe and shoehorn a bigger engine under the bonnet doesn’t require a large investment.

The moral of the story is, regardless of who you spoke to, there are some pretty serious inconsistencies in what they’ve been stating. I think that’s why a lot of people on this forum are so up in arms.

And I agree, we should just wait the month or so for actual pricing to come out.
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      10-11-2007, 03:17 PM   #18
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Obviously you're not reading what I wrote. The information came from the BMW NORTH AMERICAN REP.
No offense man... but your BMW North American REP is WRONG ... TOTALLY WRONG .. After reading the thread you posted yesterday,i actually called 3 dealers here (South Florida area - Miami, Palm Beach) and all of them said the same thing:

"We dont have an exact answer but a well equiped 135i should be ~35K."

I dont expect that to be exactly correct, but stating that 37K is the base price of 135i is just really really STUPID. Its not rational and illogical.

I think we should wait and watch and let BMW work the numbers ... :thumbup:
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      10-11-2007, 03:33 PM   #19
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ok was their really a reason to start up another thread about all this? Not one person out there will know the price of this car. Not until it goes up on BMWUSA.com.

Please don't believe everything these dealers tell you.
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      10-11-2007, 03:36 PM   #20
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Maybe this guy is a mole sent in by BMW to gauge our reaction to that price. I know for sure that I would never spend that much money on that car.
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      10-11-2007, 03:46 PM   #21
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In Germany the car costs me 42000 Euros. 1 Euro is about 1,42 Dollar. That are about 60000 Dollars!!
And i drive about 30000kms a year. But u know i am so crazy bout the car, i am going to buy it. I only live one time....Ok in Germany the are no alternates for the price and performance...
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      10-11-2007, 03:48 PM   #22
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I'm probably going to purchase this car even if it hits 37k. Boy am I whipped.
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