[moesess34]

Originally Posted by JMD

Hmm, none of the 3 dealers I buy from in VA made the cut! And nor did the dealer in MD where I recently bought my 45e. However, my former dealer, Passport BMW (...where I've bought about 8 BMWs) did make the list. Good for them...

I brought my last car in VA. I wouldn’t buy another car from them….

[moesess34]

Originally Posted by JerZBMerLife

Glad to see that a certain LARGE dealer in north Jersey didn’t make the list. I think I can trust this list. 😂😂😂

Which one lol. I have had good experience with Paul Miller

[MinMax]

Originally Posted by Kevin_The_Clean1

I saw that two. But the last time I was there (about 2 months ago) I hear one of the employees saying there was no service center there or no parts department there.

So which one was it & does that even make sense... ?

Their dealership is in San Mateo but their service center is in Burlingame.

[hittheapex]

Nice to see my local dealer here

[D52M550]

#3 North Scottsdale BMW: Only 2 miles away from me! What a well run machine that dealer is!

[JessM36MT]

Originally Posted by OnlyGerman

My local south Florida dealer isn’t on there, as they shouldn’t, because they suck.

West Palm Beach area?

[Bimmer5]

My dealer made the list, I definitely agree have had nothing but great things to say about them.

[JMD]

Originally Posted by moesess34

I brought my last car in VA. I wouldn’t buy another car from them….

Understood, however, since I don't buy new anymore, I buy from whomever has the vehicle I'm searching for that has the options I need/want/must have, etc. There was a time when Passport met that prerequisite every time I needed/wanted to upgrade and I bought at least about 7-8 BMWs from them. Then all of a sudden, their used car inventory slipped,...or if something did pop up on their lot that I liked,...especially over the last 1-2 years, it became a crap shoot in trying to get it,...as folks started putting "Hold Deposits" on vehicles site unseen and by the time I was able to check it out on the weekend it would be reserved or sold to someone in another city or State. So, it's hard to compete with such an aggressive buyer's market.

[Luminor513]

Originally Posted by ASAP

only good dealer in sfl is fort lauderdale

Except that they do a mandatory increase to the MF on all leases, they will never do base rate. Some people are willing to pay extra for the better overall dealer experience but I prefer working with dealers that charge the base rate set by bmw financial services.

[jd_perspective]

only came here to check that Fields was NOT on the list. lol

[jd_perspective]

Originally Posted by Luminor513

South Florida dealers are absolutely the worst of the worst. I’ve dealt with several of them, it’s offensive how they do business down here. Glad to see they aren’t on this list.

Central Florida monopoly (Fields) is horrendous too with pricing and sales. My CSA is great though, he kind of hints when to use them vs not for repairs lol

Coggin on the Treasure Coast was always fantastic to deal with in the past, but I never bought there or even saw their prices so can't attest to that side. But my folks use Coggin Acura and they've always been treated well.

[ppointer]

Originally Posted by MKParris

There are no good sofla dealers.

I think last time I looked, Delray Beach charges $285 an hour. Gotta be double what I pay in central Ohio.

[arciga18]

Originally Posted by RigaTony1982

Basically have pre-negotiated deals with a dealer. In my case, I got 9% off MSRP of the X3 order, and also all incentives and tier 1 financing rate at no markup. Z4 was the same, but only 4% off. Also no add ins or any other bs.

We picked up the X3 3 weeks ago and was the simplest process I’ve ever done. Everything was as agreed and they didn’t try to tack anything on. My Z4 moved to “dispatched front the factory” status this morning and I’m expecting the same.

Edit: here’s a link to a quick recap I wrote after we picked up the X3 in case you’re interested.

https://g29.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1993402

Where did you pick up? I read your summary and you don't mention the state. just that shipping is available.

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by arciga18

Where did you pick up? I read your summary and you don't mention the state. just that shipping is available.

X3 was through BMW of Orland Park. Not sure if that's always the case.

[arciga18]

Originally Posted by RigaTony1982

X3 was through BMW of Orland Park. Not sure if that's always the case.

Oh that is conveniently close . Their web store also has the best pricing available for parts... bmw parts worldwide .

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by Luminor513

Except that they do a mandatory increase to the MF on all leases, they will never do base rate. Some people are willing to pay extra for the better overall dealer experience but I prefer working with dealers that charge the base rate set by bmw financial services.

They tried to charge me 1% over the BMWFS rate when I bought my car and I simply told the finance manager no. They immediately matched the national rate.

An educated consumer is your best customer! 👍🏻

[RigaTony1982]

Originally Posted by arciga18

Oh that is conveniently close . Their web store also has the best pricing available for parts... bmw parts worldwide .

I did not know that was their webstore. Thanks for passing the info along. I need to get some rubber mats.

[Luminor513]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

They tried to charge me 1% over the BMWFS rate when I bought my car and I simply told the finance manager no. They immediately matched the national rate.

An educated consumer is your best customer! 👍🏻

I wish simply saying no would force them to write up the lease contract at the base rate when I was getting my X5 & wife’s X7. They were firm that it’s non negotiable, but I’m glad you were able to successfully get base rate with them.

[Westside Guy]

I had the finance manager bring up the advertised rate on the BMW USA site on the computer and insisted on that rate. Basically I said, “Deal or no deal”!

[adhrp]

Originally Posted by darksilkx1

Confirms my decision to never buy from my local Tampa dealer. Been reading that list on here probably 8 years now and they've never featured once. Somehow they still seem to be doing a very brisk business though.

I purchased from out of state because of the outrageous fees tacked on by the dealers here, and service at both Tampa dealers (owned by same parent company) left a lot to be desired.

[BobsM3Coupe]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

An educated consumer is your best customer! 👍🏻

Hmmmm! Sounds like a quote from Sy Syms.

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by BobsM3Coupe

Hmmmm! Sounds like a quote from Sy Syms.

Bingo, we have a winner! 🏆