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I am considering purchasing a new 330 convertible. I see there is going to be a redesign in 2006. what do you think will happen to the resale value of the pre 2006's. Also any idea when the 2006 convertible will be out.
 
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The new cars are supposed to be arriving in the Fall of '05. So that means the coupes and cabrios will probably come out in the winter or early '06.
 
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Actually, I believe the new sedans are arriving in Spring 2005, that would mean that the coupes/convertibles would arrive somewhere late 2005 or early 2006.

Correct me if I'm wrong though...

Also, if you are interested in a coupe then you have a long wait ahead of you if you wait for the new design, getting one now would be a wiser choice if you REALLY need one at this moment. I don't think the resale value would be hurt that much at all since these are BMW. If I were you, I would just do a 2 year lease on a current convertible and by the time you're lease has run out, I would purchase/lease the new convertibles.

Good luck.
 
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Steve176 said:
I am considering purchasing a new 330 convertible. I see there is going to be a redesign in 2006. what do you think will happen to the resale value of the pre 2006's. Also any idea when the 2006 convertible will be out.
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The 2006 E90's will be lot more expensive than the 2005 E46s.
 
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I'm a bit biased since I have an '04 330 convertible -- I think you should just go for it and get the car you want now. Besides, I think the look of the E46 cabrio looks more elegant / classy than the new E90 designs -- granted, I've not seen anything but spy shots of the sedan, and nothing of the coupe/convertible. I just don't like the new front end.
 
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330i and like it said:
My typing it bad this morning - what I meant to say was in resell value the new model is going to make our E46 less valuable
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Actually, it could backfire. Maybe people will think the new ones are so unattractive that they scramble to "buy up" the remaining E46's. Simple supply and demand. At least I can dream ;-)
 
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330i and like it said:
My typing it bad this morning - what I meant to say was in resell value the new model is going to make our E46 less valuable
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Won't be that bad. BMW's have great resale value. Since the new ones aren't all that popular, I don't expect that great a drop. The E46 was universally well received in general over the E36, but the E36 didn't drop as much in value as one would expect of an old model. I remember looking at them in case they would be a good deal since I like them too, but they were still pretty damn expensive.
 
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if you wanted a car now, get one now, then consider a trade in or such at a later time. also, do you really want a first year production car? from any manufac.. i'd wait it out a bit.

i waited around during the 03 model year for a ci, and 04 redesign came out, killing all hopes of getting the older model. thanks to that, i ended up w/ the zhp, but still.. even if you think you might regret it later, consider it.. you'll need a car btw now and the new model anyway. and you just may end up liking the e46 over e90 when it comes out... who knows.
 
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if you wanted a car now, get one now, then consider a trade in or such at a later time. also, do you really want a first year production car? from any manufac.. i'd wait it out a bit.

i waited around during the 03 model year for a ci, and 04 redesign came out, killing all hopes of getting the older model. thanks to that, i ended up w/ the zhp, but still.. even if you think you might regret it later, consider it.. you'll need a car btw now and the new model anyway. and you just may end up liking the e46 over e90 when it comes out... who knows.
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I agree. Buying a first year production model is asking for trouble. The rule of thumb is to wait two model years: give them one year to identify all of the problems and a second year to fix them.
 
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I think you are right. The E90 is going to hurt the E46 value. The best advise might be to lease for a couple years then buy a new E90 as the bugs will be worked out. It wouldn't suprise me if BMW came out with some incentives to clear out the old inventory.
 
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I have read that since the inception of the 1 series, the 3 is not considered a entry level anymore for BMW. Because of that, the cost for the 3 will be slightly higher.
 
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The solution is of course to buy both. Buy now, buy later. Buy many.

As for the E90 costing more - nothing I've read has said anything about cost changes.
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My dealer did. Contact yours and I'm sure he'll give you a rough idea. [paranoid]
 
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I think a short term lease is the way to go. Buying a 2001 or even the 2005 doesn't seem to make sense. Purchasing a 2007 is probably the way to go.
 
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