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      08-13-2019, 07:56 AM   #1
LuvMyE92
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Trying to buy a new 540i

Let me warn you: this may turn into a rant.

I keep getting emails from BMW offering phenomenal deals on a 2019, so I test drove one (nice) and asked for quotes from 3 different local dealers on similar in-stock cars. All are low option cars, white, convenience package. I don't care for white particularly, but everything else has too many options and although I like HUD I don't want to pay nearly $2K for it.

BMW web site says:

$3250 lease credit
or
$5000 APR credit (financing)

and the $1000 loyalty should be added on top of that. But the quotes I'm getting show a better discount (thousands) on a lease. And natch none of the quotes break down the discount, rebates, incentives, etc. except for one, and it was wrong (showing $2250 lease credit). I'm not eligible for a corporate discount, or military, or anything like that. I can get another $1000 USAA and of course my CCA rebate (neither of which I'm counting yet).

One dealer tacks on $900 for nitrogen and other nonsense, another wants $700 for the $200 tint job, and the other is actually more straight-forward, but the lowest priced car they have has got more options than I want, and I don't like the interior color.

I don't mind traveling for a really good deal, but the shopping exercise is annoying me greatly. I've bought lots of cars in my day, and instead of getting easier it seems to be getting more difficult.

I'm open to suggestions, sympathy or even a reality slap if needed.
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