I'm a 2003 330i owner that's been thinking about buying a M3 or a 335i. A used car dealership 70 miles from me has a 2006 M3 with 1,400 miles, MT, nav sys, xenon headlights, premium package, cold weather package, premium sound, a $59K+ car, if new. The dealer is selling it for $48.9K. That's like $5K less than invoice. Why would the original dealer get rid of such a popular car at such a low price to make this possible? I saw it yesterday and in every appearance it is a new car. It even had the original dealership stickers.
I'm not sold on a MT vs. SMG because of the laziness of using a SMG in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But, >$10K off a "new" 2006 M3 is almost too good to pass up. But, as in most things, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Could the car have been trashed somehow in the fisrt 1,400 miles?
So, why would a car like this end up in a used car lot for such a huge discount? I asked the salesperson, who responded, "Look, I just sell them. I (I assume he meant the dealership) sell 600 cars per month, and I couldn't possibly know all the reasons why all the cars end up here."
They said the car would have BMW's 4-year, 50K mile warranty and maintenance program. Their sticker, though, said 'Mfg. 4-year, 50K mile warranty or 3-month, 1K mile warranty, whichever came first.' Will BMW honor the warranty and maintenance program?
What should I look our for here, so I don't end up penny-wise and pound foolish? How is such a deal possible?
Thanks.
I'm not sold on a MT vs. SMG because of the laziness of using a SMG in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But, >$10K off a "new" 2006 M3 is almost too good to pass up. But, as in most things, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Could the car have been trashed somehow in the fisrt 1,400 miles?
So, why would a car like this end up in a used car lot for such a huge discount? I asked the salesperson, who responded, "Look, I just sell them. I (I assume he meant the dealership) sell 600 cars per month, and I couldn't possibly know all the reasons why all the cars end up here."
They said the car would have BMW's 4-year, 50K mile warranty and maintenance program. Their sticker, though, said 'Mfg. 4-year, 50K mile warranty or 3-month, 1K mile warranty, whichever came first.' Will BMW honor the warranty and maintenance program?
What should I look our for here, so I don't end up penny-wise and pound foolish? How is such a deal possible?
Thanks.