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Originally Posted by GBMW
Hi!
I'm new to e90post. My experience at Autowest was an attitude of immediate assumption of purchasing at MSRP. Anyone had experience with the BMW Store on Burrard? I am also looking at a 330i.
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First, welcome! Being somewhat new here myself I can appreciate the position you're in... kinda daunting with 4 dealerships in the area.
My wife & I spent 6 months doing research and worked with people at all (BMW Store, AutoWest, BrianJessel & Parkshore) dealerships - we ended up at Parkshore. They're the smallest of the shops and our guy was by far the most professional and up front, of any dealership. PM me and I'll pass along his name & number. We picked up our 330 yesterday, still grinning like kids in a candy shop
From our experience, there was an immediate assumption of MSRP is what it's going to be from AW & BJBMW. We're not seeing the deep discounts our friends in the US are, but what I've heard (and what we recieved on our 330i) was about $1000-1250, $1500 being the most, but that was on a loaded 330 w/ navi, prem & sport.
I honestly think that it's who you talk to and how you approach the sales associate - just for kicks one of the SA's we were initially talking to let us rip around in an '05 M3 w/ performance pkg. For kicks! We hadn't even said we were going to buy a car. My cousin bought a 325 last month from AutoWest, and he had a fantastic purchase experience. He took the give respect/get respect approach as well,... and it worked for him. Same with us. Different dealerships.
And, unless you're not too picky... you may be waiting until September deliveries arrive...
