How much can you get off when buying whats on the lot?

nukezero · 02-22-2009, 04:55 PM

I have a quick question.

Just how much can one expect to get/pay for a 2009 335i coupe for whatever's on the dealer's lot in today's market?

invoice?

invoice + 500? + 1000?

below invoice?

i know these guys are not in the business to sell cars at a loss but i'd like to know "just how much headroom" i can deal with.

peakpro · 02-24-2009, 10:22 AM

invoice + 500-750

GreenThree · 02-24-2009, 02:12 PM

It depends. Its a great time to buy a car right now. A true buyers market. A year ago, in a neutral market, when I bought my car, I paid about $300 above invoice. The car was not on the lot. Ordered from scratch.

You might be suprised at what the dealer has on the lot that they want to "move" especially now that they want to dump all remaining 08 inventory. Go out there and take a look for yourself. Good luck

methodtim · 02-24-2009, 06:53 PM

You can probably get invoice when buying off the lot. I even got invoice on an 08 order however, when I changed my mind and canceled my order in favor of the LCI sedan, I ended up paying $500 over invoice.

aprillin6 · 02-25-2009, 02:27 PM

Pretty dumb question, but what is invoice price? Is it MSRP?

SoCalTech · 02-25-2009, 02:36 PM

If you're interested in 2008's, we have several 335i E90s, and a few 135i convertibles left over. You could probably get a really good price on them. Let me know if you're interested.

J!M · 02-25-2009, 03:01 PM

This summer I bought my 08 E90 335 for invoice + $500. I would imagine that you would still be able to do at least that well now.

GreenThree · 02-25-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by aprillin6

Pretty dumb question, but what is invoice price? Is it MSRP?

invoice is what the dealer pays for the car. MSRP is what the non-negotiated sticker price is on the car. The net cap cost is what the negotiated price is for the car

methodtim · 02-25-2009, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aprillin6

Pretty dumb question, but what is invoice price? Is it MSRP?

Yeah, what Green said. In addition, you can find a comparison between invoice and MSRP by speccing out your car on edmunds.com. Or you can find the price lists at bimmerpost.com (just do a search, I forgot where I placed the link).

aprillin6 · 03-03-2009, 08:59 AM

Thank you.
Would dealer show you the invoice price or edmunds.com?

Appreciate all the helps.

mikeokimster · 03-03-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aprillin6

Thank you.
Would dealer show you the invoice price or edmunds.com?

Appreciate all the helps.

Here is what I did and I recommend you do the same. Go to edmunds.com and print the pricing sheet. It should have the msrp and invoice for all the options as well as the msrp and invoice for the base car itself. I brought that to my dealership and used it as a basis for negotiations.

kgb1637 · 03-03-2009, 09:43 AM

An '08 could probably be had a less than invoice due to the fact they just want to move that car. An '09 will be just over invoice but only if you can find it on the lot. Good luck.

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GreenThree Colonel 210 Rep 2,110 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	It depends. Its a great time to buy a car right now. A true buyers market. A year ago, in a neutral market, when I bought my car, I paid about $300 above invoice. The car was not on the lot. Ordered from scratch. You might be suprised at what the dealer has on the lot that they want to "move" especially now that they want to dump all remaining 08 inventory. Go out there and take a look for yourself. Good luck __________________ 2015 335xi \| Mineral Grey Metallic \| Black Dakota Leather \| NAV \| SportLine \| ZPP \| ZDA \| ZCW \| Munich Build Retired: 2008, 2011, 2013 328xi
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aprillin6 New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2006 e90 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: las vegas iTrader: (0)	Pretty dumb question, but what is invoice price? Is it MSRP?
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SoCalTech Captain 24 Rep 648 Posts Drives: Not a BMW yet... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Redondo Beach, Ca iTrader: (0)	If you're interested in 2008's, we have several 335i E90s, and a few 135i convertibles left over. You could probably get a really good price on them. Let me know if you're interested.
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J!M Private 2 Rep 78 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	This summer I bought my 08 E90 335 for invoice + $500. I would imagine that you would still be able to do at least that well now.
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aprillin6 New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: 2006 e90 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: las vegas iTrader: (0)	Thank you. Would dealer show you the invoice price or edmunds.com? Appreciate all the helps.
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kgb1637 Lieutenant Colonel 21 Rep 1,519 Posts Drives: RS5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (0)	An '08 could probably be had a less than invoice due to the fact they just want to move that car. An '09 will be just over invoice but only if you can find it on the lot. Good luck. __________________ Retired - '08 E90 335i Sparkling Graphite/Gray Dakota Leather, ZSP, ZCW, ZPP, Navi, ipod, Sat
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