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Originally Posted by jspdr
You have given up the most important option, at least for me. Mine has AD and active steering. I drove a 2013 loaner w/o AD and AS, very different in handling. I personally would not buy one without it. Hard to say what is a good price, whatever you are comfortable to pay with is a good price. You should come in with 38k, if your sales guy would not present your offer then make it to his manager. Dont let him know you really like it, try to find and point out something like no AD option, etc. to justify your offer.
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The manager knows I wanted it for under 39k. Initial correspondence was via email since it was 2 hours away and I was going to go over if they couldn't budge from 43k. The sales guy forwarded my original email where I asked how far under 39k they could get.
I have already done most of the normal negotiation tactics in letting them know what it doesn't have that I wanted and that I wished it had lower mileage. They know I think it is clean but that is pretty obvious looking at it.
The sales guy alluded to the fact that the manager wished this wasn't the one he was bringing for negotiation because they didn't have much room on this one.
Regarding AD, I know. We have AD on our 2013 and I know how great it is, especially after driving quite a few the last 3 days. Problem is I don't think I am ready to wait 6 mo for a 2011, diesel, AD, non black, gray or silver in great condition to come up. I looked for my E46 for 8 months and am glad I did, but don't feel like doing it for my DD. Without AD, it still is tighter and more responsive than the MDX, grand cherokee, Q7, etc. that I was considering. (IMO)
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2004 M3, Silver Grey, Blk, 6MT
2011 X5, 35d Sport Activity, Deep Sea Blue / Cinn Brown
2013 X5, 35i Sport Activity, Platinum Gray / Blk, AD
