BMW Carbon Strut braces

[andrew@southernBM]

HI Guys,

Just got something from BMW a few minutes ago. They have reduced the price of the strut brace internally, they will still quote RRP but i can supply for $2200 to 1 addicts members. Not a bad saving from local RRP of $3000.

Just passing the live info on..

[jksgoh]

thanks for passing on the info, andrew.
is it just the strutbrace that is being reduced internally???

[Richard135i]

BMW could still slice thatprice in half and still make 80% or more. BMW Australia what a crock.

Originally Posted by andrew@southernBM

HI Guys,

Just got something from BMW a few minutes ago. They have reduced the price of the strut brace internally, they will still quote RRP but i can supply for $2200 to 1 addicts members. Not a bad saving from local RRP of $3000.

Just passing the live info on..

[andrew@southernBM]

Originally Posted by jksgoh

thanks for passing on the info, andrew.
is it just the strutbrace that is being reduced internally???

Yes as far as i am aware. I got off the phone and posted this, most dealers Australia wide will not even see the release until Monday when they get back to work.

You see it's an area BMW just don't understand in my opinion. They release a range of performance oriented accessories that i think people would like, but the pricing is just out there. They want to sell more so there answer is to put it on the demo and floor cars so cut the internal prices so the floor guys will put them on to use the product. I have said they should just slam the prices but i have zero pull with anything to do with BMW Australia. If they slammed the pricing of these goods then the sales will increase, as people could not ne bothered searching overseas for cheaper pricing in the main.

My 2c

[s747]

my 2c is that BMW Australia have no say over BMW HQ on prices - this is not a discount car company, and add to that the german company culture....

[MickyD]

$3000 for a strut brace? That's just taking the piss....

[x5mad]

I lived in the UK for over 20 years and always thought BMW prices were steep, until I moved here.

RRP carbon strut brace in the UK is approx $1300 AUD. There really needs to be some sort of watchdog for this as I, like many others, are really peeved at constantly being ripped off.