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      11-02-2013, 04:49 PM   #1
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Buying new 128i with 2012/11 production date - is it a good idea ??

So I found a 2013 128i at a couple of dealers with this manufacturing date.

Even though it is new car, its been standing in the dealer lot for a best part of one year with not much miles.

How does this affect any part of the car.
Especially the battery since that won't be covered under warranty ??

Should I buy ??

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      11-02-2013, 07:52 PM   #2
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So I found a 2013 128i at a couple of dealers with this manufacturing date.

Even though it is new car, its been standing in the dealer lot for a best part of one year with not much miles.

How does this affect any part of the car.
Especially the battery since that won't be covered under warranty ??

Should I buy ??
should be fine. get a solid discount and go for it!!
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      11-02-2013, 08:09 PM   #3
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should be fine. get a solid discount and go for it!!
Trying , maybe they need to stew a bit
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      11-02-2013, 08:47 PM   #4
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Should not be a problem, and even if there were one, you have full warranty coverage. When I swapped my 2012 135i DCT for a 2012 135i 6MT, the 6MT one had been in dealer inventory just over 12 months. No problems.
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      11-04-2013, 12:07 PM   #5
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So I found a 2013 128i at a couple of dealers with this manufacturing date.

Even though it is new car, its been standing in the dealer lot for a best part of one year with not much miles.

How does this affect any part of the car.
Especially the battery since that won't be covered under warranty ??

Should I buy ??
The difficult part will be convincing the dealer that the car is a year old and should be priced accordingly. Kelley lists a base 2013 128i with no options and 100 miles at $28,828. That would be a good starting point for negotiations. The dealer will probably want MSRP.
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      11-04-2013, 01:36 PM   #6
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Compared to an ordered car which does not sit on the lot more than a few days, the hubs start to rust and the battery definitely suffers. The warranty will never address these issues.
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      11-05-2013, 11:00 AM   #7
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      11-05-2013, 03:35 PM   #8
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Alpine white
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$33k before taxes/registration

Good price ?? OR
too good to be true price (aka something's fishy)
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I would look @ edmunds MSRP and Invoice and decide if it's a fair offer.

The best price is one that you are happy paying.
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      11-14-2013, 08:01 PM   #10
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bought the car - have to go 300 miles to get it - but i'm getting it
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      11-14-2013, 08:11 PM   #11
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Congrats!! Pics upon delivery please!

What was the sticker?
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Congrats!! Pics upon delivery please!

What was the sticker?
38k msrp
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35.5k after tax/registration
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38k msrp
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35.5k after tax/registration
congrats! that was a similar deal to mine that I got in 2009.
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      11-19-2013, 12:46 PM   #14
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I would change the oil ASAP
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      11-20-2013, 07:15 AM   #15
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Many years ago, TVR stopped selling cars in this country. 2 or 3 years later, the local Dodge/TVR dealer still had some new TVR's on the lot. I test drove one. When I asked what model year it was, they said "whatever year you buy it, that's the model year we put on it." Should have bought it - I might have had the country's only TVR of that model year!
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