I've narrowed down my next car and I think I am going to get a 330i. But I am new to luxury car shopping. I usually deal with the fleet manager at Ford and get a pretty good deals. I know there is probably little flexibility on pricing, but I want the best deal possible. I live in Hawaii so there is only one dealership. The guy I talked to was a sterotypical car salesman. Big mouth and very into himself. Unforuntately he also hosted a local car television show and I had to listen him talk about it.
Price: He basically said BMW doesn't put a big mark up on cars. Yeah, right. The standard practice is to take the listed dealer markup - $1,995 - off and sell it to you for the MSRP - excluding tax and licence and other fees. He said they don't haggle because he doesn't believe in putting his customer throught that type of process. Spare me. Is this typical for BMW? I was thinking about contacting the sales manager - I'm assuming there are no fleet manager at BMW.
Pain Sealent: I read where car salesmen hawk extended warranties and paint sealents because it is another thing they get commission on. One car buying guide I read said not to purchase it because they put a clear coat over the paint anyway. I plan on getting black. Is it easier to keep clean with a sealent? If this is something I should do would it be cheaper to not do it through the dealership? Dealer's price $500.
Air Conditioner: One review I read said that the air con was weak. On thing I liked about the Infiniti and Lexus was that air con in the seat was an option. Pretty neat option. Any opinions about the air con. As I said before I live in Hawaii and it gets pretty hot.
Thanks. I would appreciate any advice that can be provided.
Price: He basically said BMW doesn't put a big mark up on cars. Yeah, right. The standard practice is to take the listed dealer markup - $1,995 - off and sell it to you for the MSRP - excluding tax and licence and other fees. He said they don't haggle because he doesn't believe in putting his customer throught that type of process. Spare me. Is this typical for BMW? I was thinking about contacting the sales manager - I'm assuming there are no fleet manager at BMW.
Pain Sealent: I read where car salesmen hawk extended warranties and paint sealents because it is another thing they get commission on. One car buying guide I read said not to purchase it because they put a clear coat over the paint anyway. I plan on getting black. Is it easier to keep clean with a sealent? If this is something I should do would it be cheaper to not do it through the dealership? Dealer's price $500.
Air Conditioner: One review I read said that the air con was weak. On thing I liked about the Infiniti and Lexus was that air con in the seat was an option. Pretty neat option. Any opinions about the air con. As I said before I live in Hawaii and it gets pretty hot.
Thanks. I would appreciate any advice that can be provided.
