Funny M5 Story...A hole dealer....
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Went to harloff BMW here in San Diego today. 3 M5's on showroom floor.
Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Dealer said that you have to strike a deal acceptable to the delaer in order to drive one.....What a jackass. I said how can I know if I want one if I've never driven one? He said that they are just so hot that they don't let anyone just stop bye and drive one....
I can understand seeing a credit report first or a bank statement....but c'mon, Its a freaking BMW, not a Ferrari..........
What a joke!
Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Dealer said that you have to strike a deal acceptable to the delaer in order to drive one.....What a jackass. I said how can I know if I want one if I've never driven one? He said that they are just so hot that they don't let anyone just stop bye and drive one....
I can understand seeing a credit report first or a bank statement....but c'mon, Its a freaking BMW, not a Ferrari..........
What a joke!
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Originally Posted by rss997
Went to harloff BMW here in San Diego today. 3 M5's on showroom floor.
Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Dealer said that you have to strike a deal acceptable to the delaer in order to drive one.....What a jackass. I said how can I know if I want one if I've never driven one? He said that they are just so hot that they don't let anyone just stop bye and drive one....
I can understand seeing a credit report first or a bank statement....but c'mon, Its a freaking BMW, not a Ferrari..........
What a joke!
Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Dealer said that you have to strike a deal acceptable to the delaer in order to drive one.....What a jackass. I said how can I know if I want one if I've never driven one? He said that they are just so hot that they don't let anyone just stop bye and drive one....
I can understand seeing a credit report first or a bank statement....but c'mon, Its a freaking BMW, not a Ferrari..........
What a joke!
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There have been much discussion on the BMW M5 board regarding these blood sucking dealers asking for $10K to $30K over MSRP. It's a total joke. There are some 1,000 (YES, 1,000) new M5 allocation available still, with most of them going for MSRP. Dealers here in Southern Cal. will learn the hard way soon. There is a reason why their cars are just sitting in the showroom floor....it's call backfiring on them.
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Originally Posted by rss997
Went to harloff BMW here in San Diego today. 3 M5's on showroom floor.
Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Dealer said that you have to strike a deal acceptable to the delaer in order to drive one.....What a jackass. I said how can I know if I want one if I've never driven one? He said that they are just so hot that they don't let anyone just stop bye and drive one....
I can understand seeing a credit report first or a bank statement....but c'mon, Its a freaking BMW, not a Ferrari..........
What a joke!
Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Dealer said that you have to strike a deal acceptable to the delaer in order to drive one.....What a jackass. I said how can I know if I want one if I've never driven one? He said that they are just so hot that they don't let anyone just stop bye and drive one....
I can understand seeing a credit report first or a bank statement....but c'mon, Its a freaking BMW, not a Ferrari..........
What a joke!
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Whenever MB comes out with a new model it's hot and it's in short supply. My understanding is that MB corporate does not allow dealers to sell new cars above MSRP. The way the dealers have gotten around this is to buy back these cars with just a few hundred miles on them. They are then considered used cars and MB cannot control the used car market. (They may not be able to "control" the new car market either but they can "punish" dealers by limiting their allocation). They are then sold above MSRP. I've seen this happen quite often especially several years ago when the new SL (R230) was introduced. A relative of mine paid a 30 K premium on the 185 K SL65. Personally I would never pay more than MSRP for a car.
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Were these new cars or newer cars which have already been titled? I've never seen markups on brand new MBs in the midwest. But things may have changed since I bought my last one (Sept 04).
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I don't blame them, if I were buying a new car, I wouldn't want someone to have taken a joy ride in it before I bought it. Capitalism is what this country is based upon so good for the dealer if he can make a buck. No one is forcing anyone to buy those cars.
For me, I've bought numerous MB's and never have paid over MSRP, its a policy. I even got a discount on one of the first E55's my dealer got. Of course they have my loyal patronage for life now. This is how it should work. High end buyers usually have high turn over in cars and they'd(dealers) be really stupid to **** them off.
For me, I've bought numerous MB's and never have paid over MSRP, its a policy. I even got a discount on one of the first E55's my dealer got. Of course they have my loyal patronage for life now. This is how it should work. High end buyers usually have high turn over in cars and they'd(dealers) be really stupid to **** them off.
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Brand new ones. My favorite was the damn near 10K market adjustment when the C55 came out since the C32 was "so yesterday" according to them. Whatever.
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Originally Posted by boolala
Were these new cars or newer cars which have already been titled? I've never seen markups on brand new MBs in the midwest. But things may have changed since I bought my last one (Sept 04).
This is what I've heard.
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Apparently, this is going on with M5s in some areas and not in others. (Some are already showing up on eBay at MSRP.) BMW sent our local dealer here an extra one and a family member bought it today at MSRP. For some dealer to mark up the price is ridiculous, but I guess there are some willing to pay it. My feeling is that you shouldn't unless you have to. People in areas where cars are being marked up should check with other dealers.