ordering 135i within the week, best dealer? South FL

[Lloyd]

So i decided to get a 135i, I am about to get run my credit report and apply for financing. I would like to know if anyone had any experience with the dealers down here, if any dealerships gave you a better deal. Right now I'm look at Lauderdale BMW off Sheridan and i75.

[new2the3]

I got my car from vista (coconut creek), they are a bunch of jokes I would never buy from thrm again. We got my didters car from coggin bmw in ft pierce with zero problems and got s great deal woth minimal negotiation

[Lloyd]

yea, that is way to far north. hmm, I guess I'll see how lauderdale goes.

[wmo168]

Let me know, people said Braman is good.. not sure.. I got my 1 from out of state dealer...

No dealer fee, a bit over Invoice... If you don't mind driving down, South Atlanta BMW (Adrian) is a board sponser, they give good deal

[escobar929]

im getting mine from pines BMW, got it for not too much over invoice and so far they have been great to deal w/

[new2the3]

Originally Posted by imported_pinoy

yea, that is way to far north. hmm, I guess I'll see how lauderdale goes.

It's not too far north for a 1 time deal.

[adam135aoc]

dont live in the area but Congrats and good LUCK!
most BMW dealers do a good job.

[Hind]

I ordered mine at Reeves in Tampa. Very nice, not pushy. They gave me my asking price first time, didnt even counter... If interested talk to Sherrod Turner, tell him Josh S. sent u!

[tbird]

BRAMAN! Vista runs false advertising, and don't even get me started on Lauderdale BMW, they are a nightmare!! Hands down Braman.

Go to Braman, ask for Jesus Diaz in BMW Sales. If you PM me your name and date when you plan to go in, I will forward it to him and tell him to give you a better deal. I have some influence with the BMW Team there.

[cgiibanez]

Braman is the place to buy your BMW. Also, I agree with tbird you need to talk to Jesus for best deal possible. Everyone in our family has bought our cars from him. Jesus has been my firend way before he started at Braman so I know what type of person he his. He will try to get you the best deal.

[Flat Out 32]

Steve Johnson from Braman is a great guy to work something out with. If you talk to him feel free to say I recommended him. Congrats on the decision and best of luck!

[tbird]

Glad to finally see people joining me in saying "Braman" is the place. Jesus is not my "direct connection" there, he was the salesman that was assigned to me by my connection, and Jesus did even more than that. His extra actions totally were a bonus, the icing on the cake.

Ok, people agree on Braman being good. Now, on to Objective #2, making sure NOBODY ever goes to Lauderdale BMW. While I can say bad things about Vista and their intentional bad advertising, I have had no direct bad sales experience with them. They just admitted face-to-face that their ads were "a mistake" which we know what that means. Lauderdale BMW, I have done so many threads on what they have done to my family on multiple cars, I am tired of typing it. I will give info if someone requests it.

Let alone that they specifically do not carry a good inventory of 1's there, as their sales dept feels that the 1 is not a good car and that no one wants it. That alone, to any 1Addict here, is enough to steer clear.

If you are in South Florida, you go to Braman, you go to Jesus, or at least "Steve Johnson", and you get your incredible 135 or 128, and you become an 1 addict like the rest of us.

[slipshot]

bought mine in mar. 2008 from braman. no deal. list pr. but remember , other dealerships will not give you a loaner car, unless bought from that dealer. so thats why i chose braman. 7 mins. away.

[Flat Out 32]

For the OP, you need to be aware that there are not that many 1's on inventory at any location. Mine took 2 weeks because it had to be brought from NC. While this is completely true for 6-speed cars, not all that bad for Step cars. My request was quite strict and this is why my car is black on black which I love, my first choice was white/blk,red then blk/red,blk then the options (manual tranny, GPS, M-Sport). So this narrowed the list to just one car in a 2 month period: the one in the pic below! Ja, I really love the car, so my advice is to just go. The options are there, feel free to send me a PM if you'd like any additional info. Best of luck!

[mslimbo]

Braman. I live in Naples and purchased from them. Ask for John Weltzien.

[cagekicker]

BRAMAN!!!

[Lloyd]

I don't know if any of you locals have read my thread under the Order Discussions forum, but Pines is giving a hard time, might go to another dealership to see if they can buy it off them with the price I originally wanted.

[escobar929]

Originally Posted by imported_pinoy

I don't know if any of you locals have read my thread under the Order Discussions forum, but Pines is giving a hard time, might go to another dealership to see if they can buy it off them with the price I originally wanted.

who are you dealing w/ at Pines?

I got a phenominal deal there, way better than any other dealership in the area

checking out your thread now

[BahamaBart]

And I think Braman sucks.

I tried to buy from them via their website and they couldn't do it.

I have since gone in for service and the experience sucked. Via the website I made an appointment for a Saturday and it said 7am was available. When I got there I found out that on Saturday's they open at 8am. Once with the service rep, I raise this and he looks at me and says no big deal I'll take care of you now.

No big deal huh.

[sullysdetailing]

Vista Coconut Creek

[Stuboy]

Originally Posted by imported_pinoy

yea, that is way to far north. hmm, I guess I'll see how lauderdale goes.

I did all of my dealing on the internet and finally got my 135 from Braman in Palm Beach. I litterally live across the street from vista in Coconut Creek but Willie Orth at Braman WPB made me a great deal, kept his word which meant that I made the long drive once to sign papers and take my car. Touch base with him at willie.orth@bramanmc.com. Good luck.

[tbird]

Vista runs fake ads, and they even admitted it when I went in there.

As for FLL BMW, BREAKING NEWS!!!!!! My wife and I live about 3 miles from Ft Lauderdale BMW. She figured it would be more convenient to get a small issue fixed. I warned her, but hey, it's her car, she can suffer if she chooses.

Sure enough, she has. Well, being married, we BOTH have! Car takes about a week to fix the issue, and while there, THEY TRASH IT!! Big gouge down the door and into the rear panel. They had to cut out the old panel and weld in a new one, and of course replace the entire door. Car has been out for almost a month! Status on what "reparations" for this massive inconvenience is still to come.

Going in for a Sat appt at 7am and had to wait till 8am, that's an inconvenience? Try again! Try a month's worth of time. Try having your car trashed. Try having to deal with car appraisals, haggling on remediation, and possible legal ramifications. Yea, one hour, not even on my radar of consideration.

Vista lies, Ft Lauderdale (and the Pines location, same Holman Dealer) trash your cars (this is the FIFTH time they have damaged a car with my family, FIVE TIMES). Braman delays one hour. On a scale, which of these items seems the least? I think I should start a poll. Me personally, I will read a book for an hour.

My last visit to Braman was last week. Oil change. I walked in on time, they took my car instantly. They estimated 2 hours for all the fluid changes, and it was done in only 45 minutes! I barely had time to finish reading my emails before it was done.

Braman!!

P.S. If anyone here goes to Braman and has a bad experience in Sales or Service, post the name of the person they spoke with at Braman Miami and the date/time they were there. I will personally look into the matter.