Newly Ordered 1.

ichiban · 01-20-2008, 06:11 AM

Well, you guys can't even begin to imagine how anxious i was watching everyone on the boards get their production number and some having their cars completed already.

I had some family business to take care of, so I was out of the country for a month. I got off the plane yesterday, and despite the plane ride and the jet lag started to call dealers near my areas to enquirer whether or not any are able to give me 500 below MSRP. After about 4 calls, i was finally able to get a dealer to confirm, and with this knowledge in mind I went to the dealer that i had my deposit with to give them a chance to have my business.

Upon arriving, I was pretty much told that the price won't happen and that the other dealership is just jerking my chain. But having faith (and a little greed) I took my deposit to the competing dealership and low and behold I'm now waiting for my 135i:

Jet Black,
Sports Package,
Coral Red Boston Leather.

I have my production number and they said I would be in the first allocation. I find it a little hard to believe that i can get this after reading some thread on this forum, but I have got everything in writting, and with a production # in hand I'm pretty damn happy. That is all.

Cheers!:drinking:

P.S. I was made to make an 1000 nonrefundable deposit though. Even though I know i will be getting the car, it still makes me a little nervous.

Dave · 01-20-2008, 06:27 AM

Congrats! Great price and color combo!

Smokey · 01-20-2008, 06:49 AM

Congrats. Cool options.

larryn · 01-20-2008, 07:36 AM

Congrats! and welcome to the OCD club of checking with BMW nearly every day to see how things are going. :biggrin: They must've had an initial allotment order that either fell through, or they had it remaining unsold.

ichiban · 01-20-2008, 05:27 PM

Thx guys, I'm in the OCD club and here to stay ... till the car is in my driveway. lol

mikeo · 01-20-2008, 05:30 PM

Glad you're back and ordered up!

gocal73 · 01-20-2008, 08:08 PM

I'm guessing Sonnen - Sonnen San Rafael?

ichiban · 01-20-2008, 08:29 PM

BMW of Fremont

BForbes · 01-20-2008, 08:40 PM

Congrats man!!!! Woot woot!

fuhgetaboutit · 01-20-2008, 08:43 PM

The non-refundable deposit is bullshit. I guarantee you could get it back if you really wanted. It is just the way they play the game to prevent people from ordering that may not really be able to follow through.

gocal73 · 01-21-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ichiban

BMW of Fremont

Good for you! At least you got something off. I can't believe so many people are paying full price for this car. I know I won't pay full price because I've already received two discounted offers. The third dealer knows I'm not buying until I get to sit in and drive a 1, so his bottom line was "let's talk when you're ready, but everything is negotiable." Maybe it's just one advantage of living in California where there seems to be a BMW dealership next to every Starbucks.
:roundel:

ARES45 · 01-21-2008, 01:46 PM

That would definitely be an advantage, I have to drive 75 miles to pick up my bmw. It definitely puts me at a disadvantage negotiations wise.

essexcounty · 01-21-2008, 06:45 PM

I guess I'm not much of a haggler. Some people just love the game.

Midlife Crisis · 01-23-2008, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ARES45

That would definitely be an advantage, I have to drive 75 miles to pick up my bmw. It definitely puts me at a disadvantage negotiations wise.

I assume you are dealing with Jack Ingram in Montgomery. I stopped by there on 1/12/08 just to get to know them. Jason Wilson waited on me....didn't know a whole lot.:iono:

larryn · 01-23-2008, 03:21 PM

Once people start seeing these carts on the road, we'll be rolling billboards, and there will be a new wave of 1er purchases.

Right now, we're the first wave, like the ones who made the red water at the beginning of Saving Private Ryan. Bleeding edge all the way, baby!

ichiban · 01-23-2008, 04:11 PM

haha nice metaphor. I'm an ex- Car Sales associate, so i'm not gonna haggle on the price all day, i probably could've gotten a little more, but hey, why not give the guy some spending money, i know first hand how hard they work to earn their money.

ichiban · 01-23-2008, 05:58 PM

I'm having a problem with my Product number. I enter it in oc.bmwusa.com and it takes forever to load and says timed out ... has this happened to anyone else?

larryn · 01-23-2008, 06:06 PM

I had to add it via IE. I usually use Firefox. Once it's loaded in there, I can check status in Firefox though. Maybe you're trying with FF too?

01-20-2008, 06:11 AM	#1
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	Newly Ordered 1. Well, you guys can't even begin to imagine how anxious i was watching everyone on the boards get their production number and some having their cars completed already. I had some family business to take care of, so I was out of the country for a month. I got off the plane yesterday, and despite the plane ride and the jet lag started to call dealers near my areas to enquirer whether or not any are able to give me 500 below MSRP. After about 4 calls, i was finally able to get a dealer to confirm, and with this knowledge in mind I went to the dealer that i had my deposit with to give them a chance to have my business. Upon arriving, I was pretty much told that the price won't happen and that the other dealership is just jerking my chain. But having faith (and a little greed) I took my deposit to the competing dealership and low and behold I'm now waiting for my 135i: Jet Black, Sports Package, Coral Red Boston Leather. I have my production number and they said I would be in the first allocation. I find it a little hard to believe that i can get this after reading some thread on this forum, but I have got everything in writting, and with a production # in hand I'm pretty damn happy. That is all. Cheers!:drinking: P.S. I was made to make an 1000 nonrefundable deposit though. Even though I know i will be getting the car, it still makes me a little nervous.
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01-20-2008, 06:27 AM	#2
Dave formerly izzo/comeback 287 Rep 3,382 Posts Drives: 2016 RC 350 F Sport Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 135i [6.80]	Congrats! Great price and color combo! __________________ BMW CCA # 418268
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01-20-2008, 06:49 AM	#3
Smokey Lucky Lefty 45 Rep 746 Posts Drives: on twisty roads Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: * iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 BMW M2 Comp [0.00] 2017 Porsche Macan GTS [8.00] 2011 M3 [10.00] 2013 bmw F25 msport [10.00] 2011 335iS [9.60]	Congrats. Cool options. __________________ The Power of M
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01-20-2008, 07:36 AM	#4
larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Congrats! and welcome to the OCD club of checking with BMW nearly every day to see how things are going. :biggrin: They must've had an initial allotment order that either fell through, or they had it remaining unsold.
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01-20-2008, 05:27 PM	#5
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	Thx guys, I'm in the OCD club and here to stay ... till the car is in my driveway. lol
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01-20-2008, 05:30 PM	#6
mikeo Santa Fe Concorso 103 Rep 2,984 Posts Drives: '11 M-sport 328i, '13 X1 28i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Santa Fe, NM iTrader: (3)	Glad you're back and ordered up! __________________ Santa Fe Concorso - The Southwest's Premier Automotive Gathering.
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01-20-2008, 08:08 PM	#7
gocal73 Private First Class 5 Rep 146 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	Where Did You End Up Buying? I'm guessing Sonnen - Sonnen San Rafael?
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01-20-2008, 08:29 PM	#8
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	BMW of Fremont
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01-20-2008, 08:40 PM	#9
BForbes Moderator 559 Rep 4,240 Posts Drives: BSM 135i/AW E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Congrats man!!!! Woot woot! __________________ - 04 Honda S2000(gone)
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01-20-2008, 08:43 PM	#10
fuhgetaboutit Private First Class 10 Rep 121 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Charlotte,NC iTrader: (0)	The non-refundable deposit is bullshit. I guarantee you could get it back if you really wanted. It is just the way they play the game to prevent people from ordering that may not really be able to follow through.
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01-21-2008, 01:46 PM	#12
ARES45 Major 34 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	That would definitely be an advantage, I have to drive 75 miles to pick up my bmw. It definitely puts me at a disadvantage negotiations wise. __________________ "Don't run, you'll only die tired" ~ Gunship Pilot
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01-21-2008, 06:45 PM	#13
essexcounty Private First Class 4 Rep 159 Posts Drives: Join Date: Nov 2007 iTrader: (0)	I guess I'm not much of a haggler. Some people just love the game.
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01-23-2008, 03:21 PM	#15
larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Once people start seeing these carts on the road, we'll be rolling billboards, and there will be a new wave of 1er purchases. Right now, we're the first wave, like the ones who made the red water at the beginning of Saving Private Ryan. Bleeding edge all the way, baby!
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01-23-2008, 04:11 PM	#16
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	haha nice metaphor. I'm an ex- Car Sales associate, so i'm not gonna haggle on the price all day, i probably could've gotten a little more, but hey, why not give the guy some spending money, i know first hand how hard they work to earn their money.
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01-23-2008, 05:58 PM	#17
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	I'm having a problem with my Product number. I enter it in oc.bmwusa.com and it takes forever to load and says timed out ... has this happened to anyone else?
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01-23-2008, 06:06 PM	#18
larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	I had to add it via IE. I usually use Firefox. Once it's loaded in there, I can check status in Firefox though. Maybe you're trying with FF too?
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