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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't offer a price using MSRP as a reference.  Instead, solicit bids from many dealers for the vehicle equipped as you want it.  The more dealers you contact, the more responses you'll receive, although not every dealer will bid for your business.  Don't include any discussion of financing or about a trade-in, just ask for each dealer's best out-the-door price, with all fees, so you're comparing apples to apples.  [/quote]

Thanks for this information.  Since I haven't bought a car in over a decade.   If I see a car at a dealer on the lot or in transit, should I email them and ask best out of the door price?  Or do I email each dealer with my specs for ordering a car and see their prices?

I wish this car buying process was easier.  [/quote]

I'd ask dealers for their out-the-door price for a car like the one you want, without regard to whether they have it immediately available or would have to order it, unless you need it right away.  If you can wait a bit for it, ordering the eaxct spec you want from BMW is easy, but you do have to wait for the factory in Spartanburg to build it.  Some dealers will respond with a proposal to sell you something they have on hand, which may not be exactly what you asked for.  If it's close enough, you can at least get a sense of their pricing because the list price of every option is available on the BMW website, even if other dealers are quoting a somewhat differently equipped version.

When I bought my X3M, I contacted a dozen or so dealers in Md, VA, and Pa.  I got maybe 10 responses, and prices were pretty variable.  I made a deal with a dealer in Richmond.  Less convenient than a DMV dealer, but the savings made it worthwhile.

As an aside, consider picking your car up at the factory if you order it.  It's a fun experience, where you get a factory tour and time on the track with a car like the one you're picking up.  If you are picking up a SUV, like the X3, you'll do an off-road course which demonstrates the vehicle's off-road prowess.  BMW pays for your hotel, dinner the night before, and breakfast the morning you go to the factory, and they transport you from the airport if you fly in (the flight is at your expense).  I've done it twice.  If it's something which interests you, you can arrange for it through the dealer once you have a deal.[/quote]

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