Do most people order their 335i Sedans or buy off the lot?

bman5150 · 10-17-2007, 12:01 PM

Assuming I decide to purchase a 335i sedan in early 2008, I'm just curious if most people order theirs. It only makes sense that you can probably obtain a better deal for cars already on the dealer's lot, but my problem is that I want a relatively thinly-optioned 335i sedan. I'm only interested in the following options: step, sports pkg, paddle shifters, rear split/fold sets w/ pass thru. Most cars at the two local Columbus dealers were really loaded up.

In other words, I don't see how I can do anything but order the car to get it with the minimal options I want. Then I'm just wondering if the deals people are quoting they are getting for 335i sedans are really realistic for those who order their cars.

Can any of you who ordered a 335i sedan please let me know how much over invoice or below sticker you paid? Also, let me know if you had a trade-in as this is another huge factor in whatever final overall deal is negotiated. Thanks!

Aristanet · 10-17-2007, 01:54 PM

ordered mine, got $500 over invoice - if i would of taken the car off the lot, would of been $250 over the invoice.

E90RWC · 10-17-2007, 02:31 PM

Ordered mine.

It's the only way to go if you don't want to waste money on features you don't want/need.

Boben5 · 10-17-2007, 02:35 PM

order it, actually is cheaper to order it for dealer.

matt_435xi · 10-17-2007, 02:57 PM

ONLY questions when ordering a 40k car is :

1) do you have time contraints, do you need a car NOW?
2) are you picky?

if you answered 1)NO, then 2)YES then place an order. its a fun (sometimes painful) process that makes your car personal and that much better! oh and you get EXACTLY what YOU want!

buckeyesi · 10-17-2007, 05:10 PM

Welcome bman! Yeah, I'd have to agree with everyone else...order it. When I talked to the guy at MAG when I was looking he mentioned they usually configure almost all their cars coming to their lot with premium pkg and cold weather pkg. On the 328i you'd probably see more people not get leather and what not but on the 335i I'd say the avg person will want it pretty loaded, hence why most dealer inventory on those will be configured that way.

BTW, don't know if you're leaning towards one dealership or not but I'd suggest speaking to Steve Topolosky at Kelly. He's my CA and he's been great to deal with. Laid back guy, no pressure. The feeling I got from the dealership was that they are more friendly to the enthusiast than MAG, I mean they are the only BMW dealership that does Dinan tuning in central Ohio

MAG is for ppl tha only care about the prestige factor...that's why I'd rather drive across town when it comes time to service even though I live 5 mins from MAG. Seems to be a common theme in Columbus...same holds true for the Acura dealers; I bought 2 cars from Lindsay b/c the ppl at Acura Columbus are snobs.

As for price...I got $1k off msrp, although I think if I tried harder I could've gotten at least another $200. You might be able to get a little more off if you're not going to order until early '08. I don't know how they will be with my trade since I haven't gone in to do the paperwork yet, I'm doing Performance Center Delivery on Nov 15. BTW, you might want to look into that if you do order and have time.

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bman5150 Second Lieutenant 40 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335i M-Sport (sold) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: C-Bus, OH iTrader: (0)	Do most people order their 335i Sedans or buy off the lot? Assuming I decide to purchase a 335i sedan in early 2008, I'm just curious if most people order theirs. It only makes sense that you can probably obtain a better deal for cars already on the dealer's lot, but my problem is that I want a relatively thinly-optioned 335i sedan. I'm only interested in the following options: step, sports pkg, paddle shifters, rear split/fold sets w/ pass thru. Most cars at the two local Columbus dealers were really loaded up. In other words, I don't see how I can do anything but order the car to get it with the minimal options I want. Then I'm just wondering if the deals people are quoting they are getting for 335i sedans are really realistic for those who order their cars. Can any of you who ordered a 335i sedan please let me know how much over invoice or below sticker you paid? Also, let me know if you had a trade-in as this is another huge factor in whatever final overall deal is negotiated. Thanks!
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Aristanet Private 0 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	ordered mine, got $500 over invoice - if i would of taken the car off the lot, would of been $250 over the invoice. __________________
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E90RWC What you know about the twins? 20 Rep 989 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CA iTrader: (1)	Ordered mine. It's the only way to go if you don't want to waste money on features you don't want/need.
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Boben5 Lieutenant 18 Rep 434 Posts Drives: '08 328 coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	order it, actually is cheaper to order it for dealer. __________________ '11 328I sedan- Le Mans Blue- MSport '14 428 coupe-Alpine White-MSportelivered
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matt_435xi Colonel 235 Rep 2,377 Posts Drives: Perfomance Model 3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (5) Garage List 2015 BMW 435xi Gran ... [10.00]	ONLY questions when ordering a 40k car is : 1) do you have time contraints, do you need a car NOW? 2) are you picky? if you answered 1)NO, then 2)YES then place an order. its a fun (sometimes painful) process that makes your car personal and that much better! oh and you get EXACTLY what YOU want! __________________ '18 Tesla Perfomance Model 3 White on White Performance Upgrade Pkg & EAP RETIRED 2015 435xi GC [f36] \| 2012 335i [f30] \| 2009 z4 35i [e89] \| 2007 335i coupe [e92] \| 2001 325Ci [e46] RETIRED
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buckeyesi Private 22 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2018 SMB ZCP 6MT Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (1)	Welcome bman! Yeah, I'd have to agree with everyone else...order it. When I talked to the guy at MAG when I was looking he mentioned they usually configure almost all their cars coming to their lot with premium pkg and cold weather pkg. On the 328i you'd probably see more people not get leather and what not but on the 335i I'd say the avg person will want it pretty loaded, hence why most dealer inventory on those will be configured that way. BTW, don't know if you're leaning towards one dealership or not but I'd suggest speaking to Steve Topolosky at Kelly. He's my CA and he's been great to deal with. Laid back guy, no pressure. The feeling I got from the dealership was that they are more friendly to the enthusiast than MAG, I mean they are the only BMW dealership that does Dinan tuning in central Ohio MAG is for ppl tha only care about the prestige factor...that's why I'd rather drive across town when it comes time to service even though I live 5 mins from MAG. Seems to be a common theme in Columbus...same holds true for the Acura dealers; I bought 2 cars from Lindsay b/c the ppl at Acura Columbus are snobs. As for price...I got $1k off msrp, although I think if I tried harder I could've gotten at least another $200. You might be able to get a little more off if you're not going to order until early '08. I don't know how they will be with my trade since I haven't gone in to do the paperwork yet, I'm doing Performance Center Delivery on Nov 15. BTW, you might want to look into that if you do order and have time.
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