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      06-21-2010, 09:45 PM   #23
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If not you should bookmark it some good stuff here ... you love it once you get there
I wish we had the ED option here.
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      06-22-2010, 06:32 PM   #24
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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"
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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"
OUCH!

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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"
well, at least that makes the answer easy
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      06-22-2010, 07:21 PM   #27
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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"
If you really want the 35is, try selling your car yourself. You should be able to get alot more for an '09 from a private person and then you will be in a better position to negotiate the price for the 35is. You will always lose with the dealer. If you brought back a 35is because you decided you did not like the color and wanted a new 35is, you would still be losing money and the dealer would be making money on you.
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Yep, I'm aware that the 35is is dct and don't mind. I'll be taking in my 35i tomorrow with 4k miles for a price check.
I say you stick with yours, add Dinan or JB3 and change the rims to the 326m. I ordered my 326M wheels today for $2488. They said it would take 1 week to come in from Germany. I'm very happy with my car since the Dinan Stage 2 software upgrade. It is plenty fast and has a lot of torque that you can feel in every gear. Yes, you could either put the money towards this upgrade or down on a new IS. I feel I saved a bit more my method and happy with the results.
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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"
Yeah....No Way!
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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"
What was your original 35i MSRP and what was the MSRP for the 35is? I'm curious about how much he's suggesting your 35i has depreciated. Regardless, that was a ridiculous offer and the dealer clearly thought he had a pigeon. Good decision to hang on and not go for it. That's a real pisser when you consider BMW's marketing about holding value when the dealers try to pull you through a knot hole.

There's only one thing I absolutely crave about the 35is that wasn't available with your 35i - the walnut interior. Unless you get the "red mist" (as Top Gear's Captain Slow says) for walnut interior, all else can be had with little effort, as suggested above.
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Just wanted to let you all know the dealer asked for 39k in addition to my 35i at trade-in for the 35is. I said "Umm, no"

Ask the dealer if the bag of diamonds that comes with the 35is is in the glove box or the center console.
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      06-23-2010, 04:17 AM   #32
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Ask the dealer if the bag of diamonds that comes with the 35is is in the glove box or the center console.
I can confirm it's in the glove box
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I can confirm it's in the glove box
Nope, it's under the hood!
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      06-30-2010, 06:15 AM   #35
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I say you stick with yours, add Dinan or JB3 and change the rims to the 326m. I ordered my 326M wheels today for $2488
Are you talking British pounds?? There's no way BMW wheels cost that little.
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[QUOTE=Memphis1;7585411]Are you talking British pounds?? There's no way BMW wheels cost that little.

Price does not include tires. I will re-use my existing tires since they only have 5600 miles on them. Thanks for reminding me to check on the status today!

Also I asked for a discount. Even though you can get 10% off with BMW Car Club you can still haggle with the price on large ticket items just like a car . I called around first, and I notice different dealers give different discounts.
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Dealers try to play hard ball, so should we. Example; when I got my previous 2008 Z4 3.0is (August 2009 after returning from Germany) it had no alarm or comfort access either. So I agreed to a cash sale once we negotiated deal (a fantastic year end sale btw) only if they add alarm and the comfort access. The sales man said let me check and run it by the manager. He did and came back alarm yes .... comfort access sorry no. I said oh well and started walking away the sales man said wait ... wait then said okay we do it.

The moral of the story is we need to be able to walk away.
How did they add comfor access? You nedd all new keys, door handles, ignition and electronics. I call BS on adding CA for nothing.
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I wouldn't cry BS just yet. Lots of things out there are built right up and need codes or passwords to enable them. software is a prime example, so is the sirius in my car and truck.


Maybe a BMW tech could answer this one....
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I'm curious too, only because my CA had left the comfort access off of my order, but by the time I realized it, the car was already at end production and told me there was nothing he could do about it.

Not a biggie for me, as I got the smartTOP module for less money, which has much more functionality (though it was a tiny bit of a PITA to install). I don't have the keyless entry/ignition, but I never cared about that anyway.

If this could have been added after production, however, I have to say I would be a bit disappointed in my CA's lack of knowledge (bet that's never happened to anyone here before...)
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