Post your "year-end fifty yard dash" deals

Greg - Didnt know my deal counted as year end 50 yard dash...

2012 750- Active Hybrid $19,750 below invoice.

Payment in the range of $620 with ED, MSD and tax paid upfront. Cheers.

Here is the steal of a deal that was offered to me at Lauderdale BMW of Fort Lauderdale for a 2011 528i lease Needless to say, I was livid. This would have been my third vehicle from this dealership. The vehicle was one of four 2011 528i's left on the lot.

The CA (the one referred to me by my last CA who retired) had no idea what the MF or Residual were. When I asked, the CA responded with the, "what monthly payment do you want?" The CA noticed the DoD decal on my existing 528i and had the nerve to tell me that there was a USAA/military dicsount/deal, but that I "didn't hear it from him."

The 2011 528i that I was interested in was configured as follows:

LCDF Venetian Beige Dakota Leather
ZCV Convenience Package
ZP2 Premium Package 2
ZPP Premium Package
5DL Side and Top View Cameras
6NR BMW Apps

MSRP $55,375
Invoice: $51,125

As you can see from the attached, the numbers are all jacked-up and make no sense whatsoever. I cannot even get them to work in my Lease Calculator spreadsheet. Funny enough, the CA tried to tell me that the Sub-Total amount of $47,152 would be the negotiated amount for a lease and that $51,075 would be the amount negotiated for a purchase?!?!

I did press the CA for the MF and Residual and he walked away and came back with 0.00200 for the MF and $32,117 (24 month) and $27,687 (36 month) for the Residuals!?! I told him his numbers were bullsh*t and that the MF was jacked-up, as were the residuals. I then picked up my stuff and told him to have a nice day and left. This was after three hours of test driving two vehicles and looking at a total of five.

Un-freaking believable. My mistake: I did not take my spreadsheet with me.

The attached should serve as a warning to all. I'm going to email the CA my spreadsheet and if he can't deal then I'm walking. I'll also not purchase another BMW from that dealership, but will gladly dump my lease return on their doorstep.

I'm sorry to hear about that, but there really aren't any good dealers in south Florida. If you're lucky enough, you might find a good salesman from time to time, and then you have to follow that person everywhere when you find one. I'm in the market for an M3 and have been looking for months. The guy I knew moved on and I can't find him. So far I've spoken to either very stupid or very dishonest salespeople. I won't buy from any of them.

I'm now looking out of state or I might place an ED order. One of the sponsors, Adrian Avila, is a very knowledgeable and patient salesman, if you want to try a deal with him. You won't have to educate him. Good luck with your search.

Mikla

Originally Posted by Mikla

I'm sorry to hear about that, but there really aren't any good dealers in south Florida. If you're lucky enough, you might find a good salesman or two, and you have to follow them everywhere when you find them.

I did find one but he retired. Had leased two vehicles from that guy. He was really great and my Lease Calculator spreadsheets were always pennies off of his paperwork/offer.

Having issues in South FL too. Today's example is from Vista BMW where the CA tried to convince me that even if I'm rolling the tax into my lease I also had to pay taxes on the sale of the vehicle. He was all messed up and I finally had to get the sales mgr to correct him.

Nowhere near a deal on the X3's. Tried both 2011 and 2012's but there are few in inventory. Even demo X3's at $660/mo, gimme a break. Working with Audi tomorrow just to see how the Q5 compares.

I had a great guy (my last 3 leases.. 540i, 330, 335) at Braman in WPB but he moved back up north. So did the Sales Mgr that I liked.

Dave

It's either the heat or the salt water that makes people crazy down here!

Originally Posted by iwantone

Greg - Didnt know my deal counted as year end 50 yard dash...

2012 750- Active Hybrid $19,750 below invoice.

Payment in the range of $620 with ED, MSD and tax paid upfront. Cheers.

This deal seems really tempting, but there are a couple of things that I think you also need to keep in mind depending on where you live.

-While the 750i AH lease is probably in the range of a 335i or 528i with these deals, you will still have a $100k+ cars in the eyes of the municipal/state gov and your property taxes will be calculated accordingly. Where I live, that means ~$4k a year vs. ~$2k a year.

-Similar issue with insurance... a 750i AH will likely be more expensive to insure.

Your overall deal might still be well within your budget, but make sure you factor these additional costs in when you decide that the 750i AH is a better buy than going for a plain 528 or equivalent.

Originally Posted by XJSChris

Here is the steal of a deal that was offered to me at Lauderdale BMW of Fort Lauderdale for a 2011 528i lease Needless to say, I was livid. This would have been my third vehicle from this dealership. The vehicle was one of four 2011 528i's left on the lot.

The CA (the one referred to me by my last CA who retired) had no idea what the MF or Residual were. When I asked, the CA responded with the, "what monthly payment do you want?" The CA noticed the DoD decal on my existing 528i and had the nerve to tell me that there was a USAA/military dicsount/deal, but that I "didn't hear it from him."

The 2011 528i that I was interested in was configured as follows:



As you can see from the attached, the numbers are all jacked-up and make no sense whatsoever. I cannot even get them to work in my Lease Calculator spreadsheet. Funny enough, the CA tried to tell me that the Sub-Total amount of $47,152 would be the negotiated amount for a lease and that $51,075 would be the amount negotiated for a purchase?!?!

I did press the CA for the MF and Residual and he walked away and came back with 0.00200 for the MF and $32,117 (24 month) and $27,687 (36 month) for the Residuals!?! I told him his numbers were bullsh*t and that the MF was jacked-up, as were the residuals. I then picked up my stuff and told him to have a nice day and left. This was after three hours of test driving two vehicles and looking at a total of five.

Un-freaking believable. My mistake: I did not take my spreadsheet with me.

The attached should serve as a warning to all. I'm going to email the CA my spreadsheet and if he can't deal then I'm walking. I'll also not purchase another BMW from that dealership, but will gladly dump my lease return on their doorstep.

Here is my Lease Calculator worksheet for that vehicle. $637 dollars a month, INCLUSIVE of taxes. Assuming 36 month, 12k miles, 56% residual, and 0.00195 MF for a 2011 528i with a final selling price of $47,152.

Originally Posted by SARAFIL

This deal seems really tempting, but there are a couple of things that I think you also need to keep in mind depending on where you live.

-While the 750i AH lease is probably in the range of a 335i or 528i with these deals, you will still have a $100k+ cars in the eyes of the municipal/state gov and your property taxes will be calculated accordingly. Where I live, that means ~$4k a year vs. ~$2k a year.

-Similar issue with insurance... a 750i AH will likely be more expensive to insure.

Your overall deal might still be well within your budget, but make sure you factor these additional costs in when you decide that the 750i AH is a better buy than going for a plain 528 or equivalent.

How does leasing a 100k+ car affect property taxes? Care to elaborate..

Originally Posted by iwantone

How does leasing a 100k+ car affect property taxes? Care to elaborate..

If your state charges personal property tax, it is charged based on the value of the car. Your local tax assessor will look up the book value for your car and tax BMWFS based on that value. BMWFS pays that tax and then it shows up on your bill and you have to pay it. Oh, and to add insult to injury, when BMWFS bills you for the property tax you will also have to pay sales/use tax on the property tax!

point is, if you get a 750 the property tax would be based on the book value of that which would be significantly higher than a 3-series or 5-series that you would typically get for a $600 payment. So while you get to drive a 7-series for 3-series money, you will owe 7-series money when you get the tax bill and you should be prepared for that.

If your state does not charge property tax then you are lucky and wouldn't have to deal with this.

Many states tax their cars based on MSRP/value. For example, in CA, VLF is based on value. NC also has property tax based on value. Often it varies by county. If you're used to seeing an annual registration/property tax bill and thinking "WTF is this paying for?", then it will probably be more with the 750iAH, otherwise it's probably a basic flat rate per vehicle.

Regarding insurance, I just called GEICO, and my policy will increase by about $260 per year. About a 30% increase on a 2 car policy. So if I had only 1 car, perhaps it would be 50% more than my 2011 M3 convertible.

"The value for each motor vehicle as listed shall represent one hundred per cent of the average retail price applicable to such motor vehicle in this state as of the first day of October in such year as determined by said secretary in cooperation with the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers."

"All values are multiplied by the state mandated 70% assessment ratio to derive the assessment and then by the mill rate to produce the tax bill."


So the formula for any given car would be:

NADA Retail Value * 70% * Town Mill Rate

Originally Posted by SARAFIL

"The value for each motor vehicle as listed shall represent one hundred per cent of the average retail price applicable to such motor vehicle in this state as of the first day of October in such year as determined by said secretary in cooperation with the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers."

"All values are multiplied by the state mandated 70% assessment ratio to derive the assessment and then by the mill rate to produce the tax bill."


So the formula for any given car would be:

NADA Retail Value * 70% * Town Mill Rate

Ok. Personal property tax for cars is not applicable in NJ.


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Originally Posted by Mikla

I'm sorry to hear about that, but there really aren't any good dealers in south Florida. If you're lucky enough, you might find a good salesman from time to time, and then you have to follow that person everywhere when you find one. I'm in the market for an M3 and have been looking for months. The guy I knew moved on and I can't find him. So far I've spoken to either very stupid or very dishonest salespeople. I won't buy from any of them.

I'm now looking out of state or I might place an ED order. One of the sponsors, Adrian Avila, is a very knowledgeable and patient salesman, if you want to try a deal with him. You won't have to educate him. Good luck with your search.

Mikla

Originally Posted by XJSChris

I did find one but he retired. Had leased two vehicles from that guy. He was really great and my Lease Calculator spreadsheets were always pennies off of his paperwork/offer.

Originally Posted by David-sFL

Having issues in South FL too. Today's example is from Vista BMW where the CA tried to convince me that even if I'm rolling the tax into my lease I also had to pay taxes on the sale of the vehicle. He was all messed up and I finally had to get the sales mgr to correct him.

Nowhere near a deal on the X3's. Tried both 2011 and 2012's but there are few in inventory. Even demo X3's at $660/mo, gimme a break. Working with Audi tomorrow just to see how the Q5 compares.

I had a great guy (my last 3 leases.. 540i, 330, 335) at Braman in WPB but he moved back up north. So did the Sales Mgr that I liked.

Dave

All of you South Florida people need to get with Adrian like I have said numerous times. If you insist on buying locally I can recommend some C.A.'s that I know and trust, but I would still recommend you go to Adrian first. PM me if you want contact info(I know guys at Braman WPB, Coggin Treasure Coast and Lauderdale Pembroke Pines).

Yep, I do Jupiter FL to Union City GA in just under eight hours.

Originally Posted by Alpine300ZHP

All of you South Florida people need to get with Adrian like I have said numerous times. If you insist on buying locally I can recommend some C.A.'s that I know and trust, but I would still recommend you go to Adrian first. PM me if you want contact info(I know guys at Braman WPB, Coggin Treasure Coast and Lauderdale Pembroke Pines).

Some of us are fortunate enough to be only a 20 mile drive from Adrian.

I have been working with Adrian over the last 10 days on our ED order. This is my first ED and I am very happy so far with his professionalism and attention to detail.

Originally Posted by JustinTJ

Yep, I do Jupiter FL to Union City GA in just under eight hours.

That sounds about right. Took me 7.5 in February when I picked up the 335d from Adrian. Just watch those Georgia State Troopers when you get north of Valdosta....they are relentless.

Picked up a 2011 328i sedan today:
MSRP. $44225
Sell Price. $38370
Payment. $403

Lease is 3 year/12k miles. Only thing down was 7 SDs, first payment, and title fee. Additonally, dealer is purchasing my old lease from BMWFS which absolves me of the last two $491 payments. Also, we were already over the mileage limit by 3k so this saved me another $600 minimum.

The wife is very happy. Got a brand new car, more options than the old car, and the payment went down $88/month. Dealer happy, got rid of a 2011 and they made very good profit on the deal.

OK...thanks much to Will @ Long Beach...will write up a separate post on my great experience with Will soon.

2011 335i Sedan - ZMP (w/ the style 193s), ZPP, ZMZ, HK, Nav, Htd Seats. MSRP $53,750. $450 a month including stupid Phoenix 9.3% tax. Enhanced loyalty, 7 MSDs, minor cap cost ($250) to get under $450.

Originally Posted by Justin T

OK...thanks much to Will @ Long Beach...will write up a separate post on my great experience with Will soon.

2011 335i Sedan - ZMP (w/ the style 193s), ZPP, ZMZ, HK, Nav, Htd Seats. MSRP $53,750. $450 a month including stupid Phoenix 9.3% tax. Enhanced loyalty, 7 MSDs, minor cap cost ($250) to get under $450.

whats the lease term?

Originally Posted by Justin T

including stupid Phoenix 9.3% tax.

Why is it stupid? If you bought the car in-state would you not have to pay the tax or got a credit due to trade in? Or cash purchases are taxed lower than leases?

For some reason I always thought that AZ was a better state for taxes, hence a lot of companies setting up shop there. But I honestly have no idea.

I did a 2011 328i (in stock) for a Bimmerfest member the other day for $1,000.00 under invoice before incentives.
It had been on the lot too long. If anyone can settle on an in-stock unit now is the time; similar savings to be had.

Must come from current inventory, pick-up in Santa Barbara. That is the only caveat.

Any dealers with any X5d they can do for a great price?

Originally Posted by NASA43

Picked up a 2011 328i sedan today:
MSRP. $44225
Sell Price. $38370
Payment. $403

Lease is 3 year/12k miles. Only thing down was 7 SDs, first payment, and title fee. Additonally, dealer is purchasing my old lease from BMWFS which absolves me of the last two $491 payments. Also, we were already over the mileage limit by 3k so this saved me another $600 minimum.

The wife is very happy. Got a brand new car, more options than the old car, and the payment went down $88/month. Dealer happy, got rid of a 2011 and they made very good profit on the deal.

How much profit did the dealer make?

Originally Posted by bmwloverinsocal

whats the lease term?

Sorry! 36/10k