A General Question About BMW Dealers

OHSIXX · 12-27-2005, 08:47 AM

I am thinking of trading a Corvette for an M3. Do BMW Dealers routinely take other cars as trade?

Ed_330i · 12-27-2005, 08:56 AM

err yea, i traded in a Altima and a Crossfire Roadster

Fenianz · 12-27-2005, 01:55 PM

Sure, I almost traded my Silverado but ended up selling it myself.

BMW 2006 · 12-29-2005, 02:24 PM

Sell it yourself... you'll get more $$$$$$$'s

sarafil · 12-29-2005, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by OHSIXX

I am thinking of trading a Corvette for an M3. Do BMW Dealers routinely take other cars as trade?

Dealers take anything in trade... BMWs, imports, domestics, cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, motor homes, boats, etc. It requires more work on their part to determine the value, and they often won't retail it to another customer, so the value might not be top dollar like it would be for a BMW. But, they certainly will take it in trade to make a deal.

F32Fleet · 12-30-2005, 08:31 AM

Dealers usually sell the trade-in's at a dealer auction. They don't necessarly make a lot of $$ on the sale. That's why you always make more $$ on pvt sales.

On a side note, people love to talk about how your car drops $X'rs as soon as you drive off the lot. In reality your car isn't worth less. Your "loss" is in form of taxes/fees associated with the transaction. After all, you can't avoid paying sales tax on the car.

shimshimhada · 12-30-2005, 08:34 AM

Do a private sale. Sorry about the Corvette, but congrats on the potential ///M! May I ask the reason for the change up?

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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3566 Rep 10,344 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	Dealers usually sell the trade-in's at a dealer auction. They don't necessarly make a lot of $$ on the sale. That's why you always make more $$ on pvt sales. On a side note, people love to talk about how your car drops $X'rs as soon as you drive off the lot. In reality your car isn't worth less. Your "loss" is in form of taxes/fees associated with the transaction. After all, you can't avoid paying sales tax on the car.
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shimshimhada Brigadier General 441 Rep 4,838 Posts Drives: Portal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portal iTrader: (2)	Do a private sale. Sorry about the Corvette, but congrats on the potential ///M! May I ask the reason for the change up?
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