[lovethebmw]

07 328i sedan..just coming off boat
Montego/Beige
Auto
Power/Heated
Satellite
MSRP 36,000 and change

2100 off sticker

3 yr/36,000 lease
4000 total down
389/month

I'm feeling good...any thoughts from others? My friend at BMW says this is VERY competitive. Your opinions are valued.

[John 070]

328 sedan is the bread and butter of the company, imho that discount is small as now there can be 30+ 328 sedans in stock. If a 335 coupe can be 1700 off, 328 sedan should be relatively more discounted....my .02 not sure if because your car is a base model with no options, maybe the discount is less

[noktekniq]

work up from the invoice. don't work down from msrp.

[Leesi]

IMO, good deal is you pay stiker price out the door, meaning include the tax.

John 070: so, now if we buy 335 coupe, we could get 1700 off?! I thought they always say no discount for that car...

[Leesi]

Originally Posted by noktekniq

work up from the invoice. don't work down from msrp.

Oh really? that's interesting. Would it make different if you work down from MSRP or work up the invoice?

[C4talyst]

I thought it was a bad idea to put money down on a lease.

[E90RWC]

$4k down.

[John 070]

Originally Posted by Leesi

IMO, good deal is you pay stiker price out the door, meaning include the tax.

John 070: so, now if we buy 335 coupe, we could get 1700 off?! I thought they always say no discount for that car...

I'm not positive how much off on coupe, but I do know the dealer tends to not give much at first, and 2-3 days later they will discount. I figure with so many 328 RWD's in stock, there is plenty of room to discount. e90 330's were 2400 off about 13 mos. ago, so I figure a 328 would be more than that. The discount is not too proportional to selling price, but I don't know if it's less on a stripped car. On a 328, don't be afraid to lowball, again, chances are there are 30 to choose among, so they'll do a lot to sell them.

[nmulax]

Originally Posted by noktekniq

work up from the invoice. don't work down from msrp.

+1 always start off working from the invoice price

Originally Posted by Leesi

IMO, good deal is you pay stiker price out the door, meaning include the tax.

John 070: so, now if we buy 335 coupe, we could get 1700 off?! I thought they always say no discount for that car...

Paying sticker is NOT a good deal. You realize very few cars actually sell for sticker.
The amount off on a car (including the coupe) is going to vary to some extent from dealer to dealer, salesperson to salesperson, and buyer to buyer. My CA offered me $2k off MSRP on an E92 335i back in February. This was when most board members were paying near sticker.
As long as you have patience, you can find the car you want for a good price. If the first dealer won't budge, chances are there's another that will.

Originally Posted by Leesi

Oh really? that's interesting. Would it make different if you work down from MSRP or work up the invoice?

The idea with going up from invoice, is there's no chance for them to pad the price. Also, hearing "I'll pay $1k over invoice" sounds better then saying "I want $3k off MSRP". The former sounds as if you're trying to help make them money.