Posted by john royce on August 17, 2009, 12:52 pm
Is there any way to bring down the asking price on a 'new' BMW mini, buying
in London (u.k.) ?
A local bmw dealer has just said they will *compete* with other bmw dealers
on what they charge for extras, but will not compete on the basic price on
the car? Is this really the case?
Is there any way to beat down the price a bit, bearing in mind the state of
the economy etc,etc. Thanks for advice.
Posted by Adrian on August 17, 2009, 1:02 pm
they were saying:
> Is there any way to bring down the asking price on a 'new' BMW mini,
> buying in London (u.k.) ?
>
> A local bmw dealer has just said they will *compete* with other bmw
> dealers on what they charge for extras, but will not compete on the
> basic price on the car? Is this really the case?
Clearly, for that dealer, it is.
Unless you're suggesting they lied and might change their mind.
> Is there any way to beat down the price a bit
<passes telephone & Mini dealer list>
Posted by Lou on August 17, 2009, 1:30 pm
> Is there any way to bring down the asking price on a 'new' BMW mini,
> buying in London (u.k.) ?
> A local bmw dealer has just said they will *compete* with other bmw
> dealers on what they charge for extras, but will not compete on the basic
> price on the car? Is this really the case?
> Is there any way to beat down the price a bit, bearing in mind the state
> of the economy etc,etc. Thanks for advice.
In the US, the way to bring down the price of a new car, of any make and
model, is to make a counteroffer, and haggle from there. Do your research
first, before talking with the dealer - once you've made a counteroffer, the
final price isn't going to be any lower. If you're not satisfied with where
you end up, get up and walk out. Try at some other dealer.
The state of the economy has nothing to do with it - the dealership has some
bottom line price in mind, and is unlikely to sell at a loss regardless of
the economy.
Why do you have "new" in quotes?
Posted by Miike G on August 17, 2009, 1:47 pm
> Is there any way to bring down the asking price on a 'new' BMW mini,
> buying in London (u.k.) ?
> A local bmw dealer has just said they will *compete* with other bmw
> dealers on what they charge for extras, but will not compete on the basic
> price on the car? Is this really the case?
> Is there any way to beat down the price a bit, bearing in mind the state
> of the economy etc,etc. Thanks for advice.
The price of new Minis appears to be unnafected by the economic downturn.
Even very late low mileage s/h ones are fetching near new prices.
As long as buyers are prepared to pay the book price, why should dealers
offer discounts?.
Mike.
Posted by Rod Speed on August 17, 2009, 2:12 pm
john royce wrote:
> Is there any way to bring down the asking price on a 'new' BMW mini, buying in
London (u.k.) ?
> A local bmw dealer has just said they will *compete* with other bmw dealers on
what they charge for extras, but will
> not compete on the basic price on the car? Is this really the case?
Try ringing other dealers and asking them about that.
It may be the case if there is plenty of demand for that model
compared with the supply.
> Is there any way to beat down the price a bit, bearing in mind the state of
the economy etc,etc.
I rang the vast bulk of the dealers for the car I wanted
to buy in my state capital, got the best price and rubbed
my local dealer's nose in the best price I could find.
The dealer principal did claim that he would have to pay
a higher delivery charge than those others, including the
dealer in the rather bigger next town, so I basically got
the best price I could find with the higher delivery charge.
That was before the complete implosion of the world financial system and
was with a car which had plenty of supply tho, a Hyundai Getz, in Australia.
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> buying in London (u.k.) ?
>
> A local bmw dealer has just said they will *compete* with other bmw
> dealers on what they charge for extras, but will not compete on the
> basic price on the car? Is this really the case?