Talk me out of buying this car

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

So, I guess my suggestion not to buy it didn't help huh?

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

BMW leases are much different than the rest of the market in the way they residuals and money factors work. They're usually heavily subsidized compared to the rest of the market so that people will lease and BMW can sell them as CPO cars when they are turned in. There are many benefits to leasing and you can always pay off the car loan and get the title for yourself if you decide to do that later on. Like I said, your best bet is probably finding a loaded car the way you want on a BMW forum, offering to take over the lease with them paying you a cash incentive, and then doing what you please from there. You can learn A LOT about how these BMW deals work and what a "good deal" is from the BMW forums. Trust me, I did research for months before someone hit my car and screwed me over on the BMW. Whatever you do, DO NOT go to the dealership to talk price and options. You'll get nowhere near the deal you could with a little research on the BMW forums beforehand. There are also many forum-supported dealers on there that offer fair deals and great service.

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

Just signed up over at bimmerforums.com, i'm going to do a little more research and see what I can come across over there.

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

i vote '08 STI. will smoke your bimmer. or even the new evo X.

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

i vote '08 STI. will smoke your bimmer. or even the new evo X.

Failure. Like omgz and a $4K SC 5.0 would smoke your STI.

One of the main benefits of not owning an '08 STI is that your car does not look like a whale.

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

Just signed up over at bimmerforums.com, i'm going to do a little more research and see what I can come across over there.

Bimmerforums is more of a young modding crowd with more focus on the older cars. Try bimmerfest.com forums for an older crowd more into the financial side of things. The "ask a dealer" forum there is great.

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

i vote '08 STI. will smoke your bimmer. or even the new evo X.

I've already owned an STi ('04). I loved it, especially in the winter months, but right now i'm just looking for a summer car. If I needed the AWD again it would be a Legacy Spec B.

Bimmerforums is more of a young modding crowd with more focus on the older cars. Try bimmerfest.com forums for an older crowd more into the financial side of things. The "ask a dealer" forum there is great.

gotcha, I will check it out tonight

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

Failure. Like omgz and a $4K SC 5.0 would smoke your STI.
One of the main benefits of not owning an '08 STI is that your car does not look like a whale.

Like omgz I hope you don't have to turn that $4k SC 5.0.

Fail.

STI doesn't look like a whale //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

thats your opinion. I like it. You ever seen one in person?

I've already owned an STi ('04). I loved it, especially in the winter months, but right now i'm just looking for a summer car. If I needed the AWD again it would be a Legacy Spec B.

Why? It's slower...

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

im in the same boat...have like 20k to spend on a car between now and end of summer....i like that A4...but if your even considering an 07 beemer....cmon

 

[DB_DRAG_SPL 10+ year member]

im in the same boat...have like 20k to spend on a car between now and end of summer....i like that A4...but if your even considering an 07 beemer....cmon

Yeah, it's more than likely going to be a BMW in some platform. I found a couple cherry '06 M3 SMG converibles in Alpine white

 

[boalova13 10+ year member]

If you're going the bimmer route and you wanna buy it straight up i'd look into the 135i. Base starts at 35g and since they were just released in the u.s. you'd still have alot of opportunity to "try something new." Plus You could get your convertible //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif. I'd say murder one out ftw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif

Also I know youre looking for something fast but I'd look into the x6 also. If its going to be a demo car, one of these would be slick. We had a blue one come in the other day and even though i'm not a huge fan of these it still deserved a second look, only thing is you'd have trouble just going and getting one off the lot because we're still just now getting the pre ordered ones.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

E46 (2001-2006 body style) M3's are cheaper than ever now....if you can afford the maintenance, go for it. If you can't afford the maintenance, it's probably not the right car for you and a leased 335i with free maintenance would be your best bet.

leasing a car is retarded

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

Like omgz I hope you don't have to turn that $4k SC 5.0.
Fail.

STI doesn't look like a whale //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

thats your opinion. I like it. You ever seen one in person?

5.0 comment was sarcasm, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and believe your comment is sarcastic also.

08 STI looks like a whale. My opinion, yes I've seen it, I don't like it.

Either way, two completely different classes of cars. I highly doubt anyone is cross-shopping A4s/335s/M3s/CTS-Vs with STIs/Evos.

 

[Lingerfelt 10+ year member]

leasing a car is retarded

Why?

 

[wj94 10+ year member]

leasing a car is retarded

Um.....no, it's not. There are benefits to leasing just like there are benefits to owning a car, especially if you are self employed. Do your research.