Did the incentives make you buy your z4?

skim · 05-19-2008, 06:42 PM

I met this fellow z4 owner over the weekend. We were just casually talking about our cars. It got my attention when he said if not for the incentives, he'd be driving something else.
I also got an incentive on my 07, but it wasn't too big. barely 7k off (and the car had 70 miles when I signed the papers.. sigh.. )
Anyways, it sure helped me make up my decision. Had it not been for the incentive, I'd be probably in a used e46 m3.

Did the incentives make you get the car or would you have gotten it regardless? And just curious how many people bought it new or used?
It looks like for me, it's like every other car I get is new.

jmillet · 05-19-2008, 07:15 PM

I was leaning very heavily toward a Porsche Cayman S until BMW NA came out with their $7500 marketing support on the 2007 Zed 4 M Coupe. That was the deal clincher for me; pay $70K for the Cayman S or $46K for the Zed 4 M Coupe. That was a no brainer for me having been driving a Zed 3 M Coupe for three years.

epbrown · 05-19-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by skim

Did the incentives make you get the car or would you have gotten it regardless?

Nope, I was already looking into moving from my roadster to an M when the incentives started. My plans did change somewhat, though - originally I was going to buy a CPO E46 M3 Coupe for a daily driver, then get a Z4 M Roadster.

BlackSapphireZ · 05-19-2008, 09:50 PM

no mine's a 2003

but did get about 6000 off back then(november may have helped)...apparently my cousin passed up a deal of 10k off on a 3.0 during the same time period!

win-by-miles · 05-19-2008, 10:24 PM

i want one so bad

pigbat · 05-19-2008, 10:45 PM

The incentives are the reason I don't have one yet. I'll buy a new one this year if the incentives get good enough. If not, I'll buy a used one that has taken the depreciation hit.

vachss · 05-20-2008, 12:20 AM

Incentives definitely did it for me. I typically buy used and was looking at Caymans and STIs as well as Z4 coupes. With the incentives the price of a new Z4 was about the same as a year old used STI, less than the price of a year old Z4, and waaay less than a used Cayman. Hard to argue with $32K brand new.

JBZ4 · 05-20-2008, 04:23 AM

YES

rc'Z · 05-20-2008, 05:30 AM

No, the test drive did it for me.

jsoltan · 05-20-2008, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jmillet

I was leaning very heavily toward a Porsche Cayman S until BMW NA came out with their $7500 marketing support on the 2007 Zed 4 M Coupe. That was the deal clincher for me; pay $70K for the Cayman S or $46K for the Zed 4 M Coupe. That was a no brainer for me having been driving a Zed 3 M Coupe for three years.

Same for me. I paid 46K for an '07 M Coupe in late November. I was waiting for a loaded 1 series this spring but for 1K more I got the "BEAST".

155MPH · 05-20-2008, 06:16 AM

Guess one of the dissadvantages of having one of the first ///M roadsters is that there were no incentives. But I did negotiate what I thought was a good price at the time 3500 off sticker.

Burt Reynolds · 05-20-2008, 08:33 AM

Hard to say, I was looking at it vs other 60k cars and when I found out I could get such a good deal it made it an easier buying decision. The price just added to the list of things I loved about this car. Without the price...hmm I might be in a C63

erdoran · 05-20-2008, 05:24 PM

Yes--I ended up getting about $5.5k off sticker 2 weeks ago on my '08 si roadster. I thought really hard about waiting till fall for the fabled $7.5 trunk money, but I wanted this car so bad that I figured I'd take the sure thing-combo of incentive & inflated residual. Not a bad deal, and I get to drive it all summer. Now, if there are great incentives this fall I'll be kicking myself!

ianbiz · 05-20-2008, 05:28 PM

I regret buying my Z when I did. About a month or so later, they started offering really good incentives.

Dammmittt · 05-20-2008, 05:37 PM

Kinda. I really wanted an M car, and was originally going to get an M3. Since production had stopped, I looked at other cars, and then came back to find the M Coupe. Got it tax free and got to drive it in Germany for three weeks. Best three weeks ever

wrh3 · 05-20-2008, 08:39 PM

The incentives were not the only reason but they definitely got me off the fence. I had always admired my friend's M Coupe and when the incentives came out it was over for me

It offered the best of my two cars at the time so I was able to consolidate cars at the same time.....

peakpro · 05-20-2008, 08:50 PM

Bought my first Z4 with 10K off...

you bet the incentives were a deciding factor

Rosspbig · 05-20-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jsoltan

Same for me. I paid 46K for an '07 M Coupe in late November. I was waiting for a loaded 1 series this spring but for 1K more I got the "BEAST".

Yep same price for me in December.

Sia Bani · 05-20-2008, 11:38 PM

Yes, 3 friends and I leased because of it...

yoyeewee · 05-21-2008, 01:59 AM

I know a handful of people who got their Z4's because of the incentives last year. It was such a great deal then. I don't think this year's incentives are as agressive as last year's. I think BMW learned their lesson and therefore cut down production on Z4's this year.

skim · 05-21-2008, 01:51 PM

I should have been more aggressive on the incentives I received.
They offered 5k, and I pushed them to 7k and they accepted and I thought it was a good deal (which is on a BMW). But later I found out that even 12k off was possible for some people. And yes, I got mine in Oct of last year, 10/30 to be exact.. =(
Anyways, loving my car no doubt, just that greed of saving a few more grand just lingers.. lol

S2peed · 05-21-2008, 02:17 PM

Hmmmm. . . to answer this thread question. . Hell yes. . . $19K off sticker

05-19-2008, 06:42 PM	#1
skim Captain 142 Rep 660 Posts Drives: 07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Did the incentives make you buy your z4? I met this fellow z4 owner over the weekend. We were just casually talking about our cars. It got my attention when he said if not for the incentives, he'd be driving something else. I also got an incentive on my 07, but it wasn't too big. barely 7k off (and the car had 70 miles when I signed the papers.. sigh.. ) Anyways, it sure helped me make up my decision. Had it not been for the incentive, I'd be probably in a used e46 m3. Did the incentives make you get the car or would you have gotten it regardless? And just curious how many people bought it new or used? It looks like for me, it's like every other car I get is new.
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jmillet Captain 64 Rep 666 Posts Drives: 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL AWD Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2023 HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 [0.00]	Cayman S I was leaning very heavily toward a Porsche Cayman S until BMW NA came out with their $7500 marketing support on the 2007 Zed 4 M Coupe. That was the deal clincher for me; pay $70K for the Cayman S or $46K for the Zed 4 M Coupe. That was a no brainer for me having been driving a Zed 3 M Coupe for three years. __________________ Jim Millet 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6 SEL AWD Ultimate Red SOLD: 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe Imola Red
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BlackSapphireZ Major 97 Rep 1,191 Posts Drives: 22 GLE 53 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ladson, SC iTrader: (0)	no mine's a 2003 but did get about 6000 off back then(november may have helped)...apparently my cousin passed up a deal of 10k off on a 3.0 during the same time period! __________________ 2022 GLE 53 Coupe
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win-by-miles Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 249 Posts Drives: E46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: edmonton iTrader: (0)	i want one so bad __________________
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05-19-2008, 10:45 PM	#6
pigbat Private First Class 1 Rep 133 Posts Drives: 330i Electric Red Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nebraska iTrader: (1)	The incentives are the reason I don't have one yet. I'll buy a new one this year if the incentives get good enough. If not, I'll buy a used one that has taken the depreciation hit.
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05-20-2008, 12:20 AM	#7
vachss Captain 55 Rep 815 Posts Drives: Z4 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ventura County, CA iTrader: (1)	Incentives definitely did it for me. I typically buy used and was looking at Caymans and STIs as well as Z4 coupes. With the incentives the price of a new Z4 was about the same as a year old used STI, less than the price of a year old Z4, and waaay less than a used Cayman. Hard to argue with $32K brand new.
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JBZ4 Private 4 Rep 65 Posts Drives: 2003 Z4 Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	YES
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05-20-2008, 05:30 AM	#9
rc'Z Captain 13 Rep 821 Posts Drives: 2009 335i Convertible Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	No, the test drive did it for me.
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05-20-2008, 08:33 AM	#12
Burt Reynolds Captain 53 Rep 689 Posts Drives: 2007 M Coupe Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Windy City iTrader: (0)	Hard to say, I was looking at it vs other 60k cars and when I found out I could get such a good deal it made it an easier buying decision. The price just added to the list of things I loved about this car. Without the price...hmm I might be in a C63 __________________ 2007 M Coupe w/NAV/Premium/Extended Leather, Clearbra, DICE, 4.10 BMW Motorsport Polished LSD, Active Autowerke Gen IV Headers, Supersprint Race Exhaust and X-Pipe, ESS Tuned DME, KWV3 Coilovers, Volk RE30, OEM Strut Tower Brace, Short Antenna, JL AMP, JL 10W7, Valentine V1.
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erdoran Private 4 Rep 77 Posts Drives: '08 Z4si Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (0)	Yes--I ended up getting about $5.5k off sticker 2 weeks ago on my '08 si roadster. I thought really hard about waiting till fall for the fabled $7.5 trunk money, but I wanted this car so bad that I figured I'd take the sure thing-combo of incentive & inflated residual. Not a bad deal, and I get to drive it all summer. Now, if there are great incentives this fall I'll be kicking myself!
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05-20-2008, 05:28 PM	#14
ianbiz Back in a BMW 205 Rep 5,208 Posts Drives: 2015 335i Msport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (8)	I regret buying my Z when I did. About a month or so later, they started offering really good incentives. __________________ Ian
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Dammmittt My favorite sign. 169 Rep 4,333 Posts Drives: 2007 M Coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Der Autobahnen iTrader: (0)	Kinda. I really wanted an M car, and was originally going to get an M3. Since production had stopped, I looked at other cars, and then came back to find the M Coupe. Got it tax free and got to drive it in Germany for three weeks. Best three weeks ever __________________ 07 ///M Coupe (Premium Package) Black Saphire Ext. Imola Red Int. Best Website EVER!
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wrh3 Car Guy 31 Rep 796 Posts Drives: 2005 MCS, 2013 Corvette 427 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ATL, GA iTrader: (10)	The incentives were not the only reason but they definitely got me off the fence. I had always admired my friend's M Coupe and when the incentives came out it was over for me It offered the best of my two cars at the time so I was able to consolidate cars at the same time..... __________________ Bill- 2005 Mini Cooper S, 2013 Corvette 427 www.billswebspace.com/bmwindex BMW CCA Member # 389948
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05-20-2008, 08:50 PM	#17
peakpro Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 290 Posts Drives: ex-Z4; now looking Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Bought my first Z4 with 10K off... you bet the incentives were a deciding factor
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05-21-2008, 01:51 PM	#21
skim Captain 142 Rep 660 Posts Drives: 07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	I should have been more aggressive on the incentives I received. They offered 5k, and I pushed them to 7k and they accepted and I thought it was a good deal (which is on a BMW). But later I found out that even 12k off was possible for some people. And yes, I got mine in Oct of last year, 10/30 to be exact.. =( Anyways, loving my car no doubt, just that greed of saving a few more grand just lingers.. lol
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05-21-2008, 02:17 PM	#22
S2peed Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 240 Posts Drives: 07 Black Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NYC (shaolin) iTrader: (1)	Hmmmm. . . to answer this thread question. . Hell yes. . . $19K off sticker
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