Just picked up Bernina Gray M550i

eliphil · 02-05-2022, 11:35 AM

I will give u a heads up tonight on how it went but at my point in life I wouldnt want to sell the car privately, to many nut jobs and scammers out there

SteveinArizona · 02-05-2022, 11:51 AM

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I will give u a heads up tonight on how it went but at my point in life I wouldnt want to sell the car privately, to many nut jobs and scammers out there

I feel the same way.

eliphil · 02-05-2022, 12:04 PM

My transaction was hard enough buying out of state, finding a trailer to ship my car and selling to carmax. If I had ordered in state it would have been less stressful but the Maryland dealer had almost the exact car I wanted built and In germany so I didnt have to go thru the order process and roll the dice w other stop sale delays

Mandingo9 · 02-05-2022, 01:12 PM

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It was very straight forward. It started with an online approaisal, a call and then I uploaded 10 pictures of the car. I will let u know after I drop it today if they honored the price and how the transaction goes. I am hoping it goes well. The price they offered me was very fair. If I hadnt bought my car out of state I would have traded it for the tax savings but its almost a wash now anyway due to the amount carmax offered. Carvana offered 9K less.

Thanks for the info. I've been checking CarMax, Carvana and Vroom and until recently CM had the lowest offer but the last two times I checked, CarMax was $3k-$5k higher than the others. We're thinking of going down to one car so if I'm ever able to actually do it, it would be an outright sale.

I also have a X3 in Chicagoland area and carmax was offering 3k over residual ($31k). I need to see when my new lease comes how much it's dropped and if it's going to be worth the hassle of buying it and re-selling to them.

eliphil · 02-06-2022, 09:17 AM

Well my Carmax experience was tiring but in the end they gave me exactly what the car appraised for online. The place was 75 minutes from my house and very busy when we arrived. They had plenty of people working and a good structure to deal w people both buying and selling cars. My transaction got stuck in the their computer program and if I had not got up to complain about the wait I might still be there. Fortunately someone who cared overheard me getting a hard time from one of the admins and helped me complete the deal. It took a littel over two hours but its done. At a minimum I would try them to get a number on line every time I sell a car to use against dealers on a trade and I would utilize them again to sell. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Bob in IL · 02-06-2022, 11:03 AM

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Well my Carmax experience was tiring but in the end they gave me exactly what the car appraised for online. The place was 75 minutes from my house and very busy when we arrived. They had plenty of people working and a good structure to deal w people both buying and selling cars. My transaction got stuck in the their computer program and if I had not got up to complain about the wait I might still be there. Fortunately someone who cared overheard me getting a hard time from one of the admins and helped me complete the deal. It took a littel over two hours but its done. At a minimum I would try them to get a number on line every time I sell a car to use against dealers on a trade and I would utilize them again to sell. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks for the update. It's good to hear that you were able to get the price quoted online. I noticed on their web site they encourage appointments but also caution about potential wait times. I'm retired and would probably try to get an appt. sometime during the week when they might not be too busy.

eliphil · 02-06-2022, 03:03 PM

I think it will be a lot less busy if u go early on a weekday but be sure that you get a locked in appraisal on line first

aspilmb · 02-13-2022, 10:09 AM

Nice

eliphil · 02-13-2022, 10:14 AM

Here it is finally PPF on the bumper side mirrors ceramic coating

HerkHealer · 02-13-2022, 10:31 AM

WoW ! Very nice. Love that color and the black wheels are a perfect match.

Congrats !!

malpatti · 02-13-2022, 03:46 PM

Serious envy! My next color combo for sure. My phytonic blue M550 is jealous.

DNYC1919 · 02-13-2022, 04:28 PM

Maybe tints then your all set

DNYC1919 · 02-13-2022, 04:46 PM

And I really love the black wheels. In person they have depth to them and look better then pics.

eliphil · 02-13-2022, 07:21 PM

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Serious envy! My next color combo for sure. My phytonic blue M550 is jealous.

Im sure yours is just as nice!!

Joe-BMW33 · 02-14-2022, 06:20 AM

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Here it is finally PPF on the bumper side mirrors ceramic coating

I am so jealous Mike! Absolutely perfect! My next one is going to be identical in color and trim. I hope they offer Bernina Gray on the new 5 series in a few years.

JTV · 02-14-2022, 09:33 AM

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Here it is finally PPF on the bumper side mirrors ceramic coating

That looks awesome! Congratulations!

eliphil · 02-14-2022, 05:14 PM

thank you, so different then any color I have ever had

02-05-2022, 11:35 AM	#45
eliphil Lieutenant 1838 Rep 553 Posts Drives: M550I Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	I will give u a heads up tonight on how it went but at my point in life I wouldnt want to sell the car privately, to many nut jobs and scammers out there
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eliphil Lieutenant 1838 Rep 553 Posts Drives: M550I Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	My transaction was hard enough buying out of state, finding a trailer to ship my car and selling to carmax. If I had ordered in state it would have been less stressful but the Maryland dealer had almost the exact car I wanted built and In germany so I didnt have to go thru the order process and roll the dice w other stop sale delays
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02-06-2022, 09:17 AM	#49
eliphil Lieutenant 1838 Rep 553 Posts Drives: M550I Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Well my Carmax experience was tiring but in the end they gave me exactly what the car appraised for online. The place was 75 minutes from my house and very busy when we arrived. They had plenty of people working and a good structure to deal w people both buying and selling cars. My transaction got stuck in the their computer program and if I had not got up to complain about the wait I might still be there. Fortunately someone who cared overheard me getting a hard time from one of the admins and helped me complete the deal. It took a littel over two hours but its done. At a minimum I would try them to get a number on line every time I sell a car to use against dealers on a trade and I would utilize them again to sell. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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02-14-2022, 05:14 PM	#61
eliphil Lieutenant 1838 Rep 553 Posts Drives: M550I Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	thank you, so different then any color I have ever had
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