Question for those who special order bmws

jackie · #1 02-12-2011, 02:03 PM

One day I would like to special order, instead of buying off the lot. Do you generally pay a premium when you special order or can you still negotiate a good price?

Kief · #2 02-12-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lemon

One day I would like to special order, instead of buying off the lot. Do you generally pay a premium when you special order or can you still negotiate a good price?

The majority of my Bimmers have been custom-orders and I have never been required to pay a premium. You would negotiate the same over invoice.

Richard in NC · #3 02-12-2011, 03:54 PM

I have been able to deal with an ordered BMW but I do better off the lot. My local dealer definitely wants to move them more.

srbarnes4ever · #4 02-12-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lemon

One day I would like to special order, instead of buying off the lot. Do you generally pay a premium when you special order or can you still negotiate a good price?

Special ordered mine last month...paid 800 over invoice...I felt pretty good walking away from that one...and most importantly, momma is very happy with her vehicle.

Oaktree · #5 02-12-2011, 08:30 PM

Always special ordered and I don't think it really matters unless they can't move cars. My dealer prefers preorders because it doesn't come from there monthly allocation.

AzNMpower32 · #6 02-13-2011, 12:00 AM

Paying a premium is silly- a good dealer won't charge you extra for an order. They might discount inventory vehicles to entice you, but negotiation is always possible even on an order vehicle.

ard · #7 02-13-2011, 03:03 AM

Agree with everyone saying special order is bascally thesame.

Dealers like a few on the lot to sell to people with poor impulse control, or those that are math-impaired.

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Kloogy · #8 02-13-2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ard

Agree with everyone saying special order is bascally thesame.

Dealers like a few on the lot to sell to people with poor impulse control, or those that are math-impaired.

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I have not special ordered any of the BMW's I have owned. I check inventory on what they have periodicaly when I'm in the market. I can usaully find what I want. With my X5 , the exact vehicle I wanted was 20 miles away. They brought it down and I bought it. So I guess I have poor impulse control, and have poor math skills, even though I am a Project Engineer.....

jackie · #9 02-14-2011, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Kloogy

I have not special ordered any of the BMW's I have owned. I check inventory on what they have periodicaly when I'm in the market. I can usaully find what I want. With my X5 , the exact vehicle I wanted was 20 miles away. They brought it down and I bought it. So I guess I have poor impulse control, and have poor math skills, even though I am a Project Engineer.....

I'm still willing to bet you got a better deal.

Kloogy · #10 02-14-2011, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by lemon

I'm still willing to bet you got a better deal.

I'm sure you can get a good deal either way. But if you see what you want on their lot, and it has been there for a bit too long, you're going to score. My E92 was a special order that was cancelled when the buyer upgraded to an M3. It was in the showroom. I guess not many people were looking for a Crimson Red E92 6MT that was loaded. So I scored on that one too. It's all about timing. I'm not going to wait months for a car unless I'm ordering an Aston Martin DBS.