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Getting ready to pick up X5. Any suggestions?
FYI it's a lease.
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Are you 16 yrs old and this is your 1st car? You should know what to do and what to look out for. You were there during price and lease negotiations, right?
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I'm sure they will try to sell you floor mats.
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Everything sold by the finance manager has a very large profit margin. Avoid the temptation to buy tire insurance, wheel insurance, sythetic wax, fabric treatment, etc.
Allow enough time for the dealer to go over all the features of the vehicle. It can be time well spent. Carpet floor mats, wheel locks, and a spare bottle of oil in a carry case are all free at time of delivery at my dealership. YMMV.
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There were a few things I actually bought from the finance guy, in spite of going in with a "this guy is the devil" attitude. Clear bra and window tint were both very competitive with local prices - I had gotten quotes before delivery. Note that when he initially offered these items I asked the price and proceeded to laugh out loud. He immediately dropped the price by a few hundred bucks to something actually competitive so I went ahead and bit.
The other thing I purchased was "door ding" protection. $150 for either the duration of the warranty or lifetime, I forget which. Anyway, they'll do as many ding removals as often as I want. $150 is just ridiculously cheap for that, as pulling 2 dings alone will cost that much, never mind doing multiple dings over the next 4 years. Run flat insurance was kinda tempting. $450 for 4 years and they'll replace any damaged run flats on the vehicle (damage, not normal wear and tear). One nail would probably make it worth it. I think I'll be swapping the run flats for regular tires when they wear out or get damaged though, so I passed. |
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The tire warranty from the dealer I'm referring to was for any runflat tire for the duration of the new car warranty. So you could swap out the original tires and the new set would still be covered. Tires don't generally last 4 years / 50k miles for me, so for my driving habits it would have covered at least 2 sets.
And it would replace a damaged tire, not patch it. I'm not trying to sell it to anyone - I didn't buy it myself. I'm just relaying what I was offered and why it would have been tempting if I was planning on sticking with runflats. |
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