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10-19-2007, 08:45 PM | #23 |
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I'm calling a base-base (as in, not even including the $775 dest charge) of right around $32,500.
If you look at BMW's pricing. Base-base on a 535i is $49,400. 335i is $40,800, and Mini S is $21,850. The difference of 40,800 and 21,850 is $18,950, divided in two you get 9,475, making the median between the two $31,325. Skew it up a little bit to take into account the 1 series is a BMW badged vehicle and thats how I arrived at my price. I don't think thats an unreasonably low estimate. Add in delivery and you're up to $33,275 right away, and you can bet many people will be tacking on $4-5,000 in options no problem (not like it's that hard). So you can start to see what I think nicely optioned 135i will really cost, plus tax, title and licensing of course. (Luckily Oregon doesn't have sales tax) Not a cheap car by most people's standards, but we'll see how the real pricing looks soon. |
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10-20-2007, 01:00 PM | #25 |
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Thank you for making my exact point on the issue of luxury. Indeed, BMW is a luxury brand, and Honda isn't. I don't disagree with you at all. With this said, why than do you think the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe/wNav, from the objective viewer, appears internally more luxurious than the 135i interior (pics released by BMW)?????? If you look at the interior pictures released by BMW of the 3 series and above, the Accord doesn't objectively appear nearly as luxurious as those models. What makes this 1 series different from the other BMW models? Why is the 1 series the only model that appears less luxurious than the Accord in officially released photos!?. What do you think this clear lack of luxury, relatively speaking, indicates with respect to pricing? I will let you think about this one.
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10-20-2007, 01:22 PM | #26 |
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Okay, I've thought about it, and I'm still expecting the 135i to start at around $35K. :biggrin: It doesn't matter that the 1er doesn't have a particularly "luxurious" interior. It's a BMW-branded vehicle with a no-compromises BMW powertrain; it's made in Germany; and the U.S. dollar is pathetically weak against the Euro. Get ready to pay through the nose.
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