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02-07-2011, 06:34 AM | #2 | |
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I forget now how much cheaper the car I specced up was going to be from broadspeed but I think it was £31,500 (down from £35,000). I went to my local dealer for a testdrive and ended up negotiation a price of £32,500 BUT with the addition of a 3 year service package worth at least £500. So that took the price to being very similar but I felt more comfortable spending a couple of hundred more and having a face and a showroom to deal with (less than 1 mile from home) so I placed the order there and then. i subsequently changed jobs and transfered the order into the company car scheme, but that's another story I'd recommend going to your dealer and have a go at getting the 9% discount I negotiated. It's totally possible but takes a good 90 minutes and actually sales have been way down since I ordered in early December, perhaps you can do better. |
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02-07-2011, 11:35 AM | #3 | |
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I must say that I have a reasonably low specced car but I have managed about a K4 discount inclusive of bspeed cut! I would use them again! Just got a message that it is built and in paint shop! Not long now. |
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02-07-2011, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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I negotiated with two local dealers, got them up to 5%. broadspeed offered me 10% Inc their cut, placed order and now dealing direct with dealer. Car is due to collected early march, everything has gone excellent so far.
My work colleagues just ordered an X3 with BS. Local dealer offered £500 discount, broadspeed offered 8% he's placed his order with them and his BS BMW dealer is only 30 miles away they've even offered to deliver it to his house !!!! |
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02-08-2011, 12:32 AM | #5 |
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Those bigger discounts are absolutely possible, but perhaps it's a matter of timing. Maybe you have to drop lucky and land on a dealer just when he needs 1 or 2 more sales to make his end of quarter targets. It's worth trying a few different dealerships perhaps. I should probably confess here that the great discount I got was thanks to my wife's negotiating skills which are far better than mine.
To go back to the Broadspeed question, if they've offering 9% and the dealer is just at 2% then I would go for it without hesitation. Any dealer will accept your warranty claim as (in my understanding) it is not them paying for the work, they charge it back to BMW so warranty work is desireable for them as they make money on it. |
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02-08-2011, 07:28 AM | #7 |
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Thanks all for your replies.
Yes, their prices are fantastic, and after the order process is done, apparently I'll be handed over to a dealer. I'm OK with that. Thing is, I'm buying brand new, to MY OWN spec, for less than some ex-demo cars that have had who-knows-who in them. Glad to hear/read positive reviews. I'm ordering Sophisto Grey, with oyster/black interior, 328 wheels, sports steering wheel and Business media pack. All for 29k Cheers |
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02-09-2011, 02:05 AM | #8 | |
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02-09-2011, 06:17 AM | #9 |
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For the £400 extra .. if i was going fr the business - id pay the diff and get the larger screen.
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02-09-2011, 07:00 AM | #10 | |
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if you can stretch to it the media pro does make the interior. the screen is superb. actually i'm starting to think people that have been in my car compliment it so much its all they remember about the car.....nice screen |
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02-09-2011, 11:26 AM | #12 |
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White seems to be the in colour at the moment, all the showrooms seem to have White in. My favourite is carbon black. Two colours in one, but if you like dark colours go for jet black. I think it's worth going for one of those two so you can get the pro media upgrade and you'll have 200 left over for another option?
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02-09-2011, 01:58 PM | #13 |
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Jet Black and Oyster/Black looks stunning .... i went to order a white 520d ... the dealer had a demo in the Black and Oyster - and realised thats what i wanted!
But as ever - colour preference is very personal. £200 saved... maybe DAB radio?
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02-10-2011, 01:47 AM | #15 | |
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I went for Imperial Blue, I'll find out what it looks like tomorrow when I finally get my hands on the thing. |
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02-11-2011, 05:55 AM | #18 |
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Alright alright!! I've ordered and gone for the professional multimedia package. You guys win!
How do I feel??? A little bit A little bit And a little bit |
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02-11-2011, 06:36 AM | #19 | |
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You won't regret that decision I assure you. It's only money....what else you gonna do with it? buy food? heating for your house? what a waste you've got this now to look forward to: |
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02-11-2011, 07:21 AM | #21 | |
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....I should have also said...I may live in the SE but I'm still a NorthernMonkey |
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02-11-2011, 10:15 AM | #22 |
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My 520d M sport is on order with Arden. Very smooth order processing and Great communication from them, they have been really helpful. Called me today to say it's just left the factory. Can't wait .....
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