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Buying M4 Seattle/Bellevue
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I currently have M4 vert in Dubai, which I have for around a year. I love the car, it comes fully loaded, etc. I'm relocating to Seattle in April, due to US specification restrictions, i will not be able to ship my car, so I will be selling it and looking for buy the LCI with a possible EU delivery. What is your experience with Bellevue/Seattle dealers? tips and tricks? I will probably get a fully loaded, very similar to what i have now. with individual interior. I currently have a convertible, I used it around 5 months tops as it's super hot and humid most of the year here. it's the other way around in Seattle where it rains a lot. any one with a convertible there. what's your thoughts? |
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There's a forum for purchase discussions, it's the Pricing, Ordering, and European Delivery forum. Mods will probably move this thread to that forum.
You'll find more answers there.
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The Seattle dealership is much better than the Bellevue dealership - they also have a much bigger allocation than Bellevue and better customer service. The Bellevue dealership basically could care less, but the Seattle one was much more customer oriented. I ordered an M4 a little while ago, and then regretted not getting the full leather. This was after the car was in production. They canceled the order and were able to get another allocation almost right away. Since the first car had not shipped, they were probably able to swap it with another dealership. They didn't really want to be stuck with another manual transmission car so I was really happy that they were able to switch the order.
Verts are great in the PNW - summers are gorgeous for top down cruising. My M4 is just going to be a fun daily driver - my track car/weekend car is Shelby cobra replica - no roof - not even a ragtop and I've got 20k miles on it over the past 4 years. |
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I have noticed a number of M3/M4 owners in the a Seattle/Portland area buying their cars from Forum Sponsors in California and having them trucked to the PNW, which leads me to believe those PNW Dealer's pricing is not very good.
With an ED and then shipping to PNW, does not seem like a big deal to shop for best price. |
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The Bellevue dealership is pretty inflexible. They have Microsoft's campus just around the corner, so they are used to dealing with clients with lots of money to spend. The shop is pretty OK for service, though.The Seattle dealership is flooded with Amazon, Facebook, and other startup money. Generally, though, you're unlikely to get a screaming deal from either Seattle or Bellevue. Buy through one of the board sponsors. My boy Mannheimer in Salem is the closest to Seattle, and you can do everything by email. The sponsor in SoCal are really good, too, but that's an 1,100-mile drive/shipping charge once you get the car over to the States.
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BMW of Bellevue, along with Porsche, Audi, Mercedes and couple others have been bought out by Autonation a few years back so you will most likely have a hard time negotiating. I'd go to the one in Seattle.
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Looks like Seattle dealer is a winner so far. Also might consider other dealers for sure. Is there a place I can find the best dealers based on members experience ? |
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02-17-2017, 08:13 AM | #12 |
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I bought my M3 from Seattle in December. Big props for Kevin Shi. No pressure sale, I test drove like 4 times before signing.
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Btw they might have an incentive for large businesses e.g. Microsoft...
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BMW Bellevue has a program with Microsoft but I am sure Seattle would match. BMW Seattle has a nice program for Amazon employees
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Bought my European Delivery M4 from David Pad at Portland BMW. Seattle, Bellevue, and Northwest BMW had zero deals. Got a great deal from David. He was easy to deal with and knowledgeable!
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I will second David. He's awesome. Beat both Seattle and Bellevue when I got mine. Also got my wife a deal on an X5.
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I'm mainly using the online configuration to find out how much would the lease cost. would it normally be less or more?! |
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I bought my Euro delivery M3 from BMW of Seattle in May of last year. MSRP on the car was $85,000. I paid $73,000. So they definitely deal. Just gotta talk to the right person.
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Another question, how much does the EU cost, to request, setup? |
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It doesn't cost anything to order the car for European Delivery. You do have to pay for the trip over out of pocket but there are no additional costs tacked on to the order. If you lease the car, your money factor is slightly higher because bmw makes a payment for you while the car is shipped here. It all evens out though. European delivery was an awesome experience and well worth the wait. |
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I don't mind spending the whatever I save on the trip. Again, as you rightly mentioned. It's not about saving. The experience is worth it. MF and other terminologies still new to me. I'm trying to understand. One challenge with leasing will be my credit history. Which I don't have right now. But I was told, working for a big tech company might help. Not sure how true that is, will find out soon ?. I built the same car I have now on the website, its around 93K. With estimated lease of 1200 something. I'm taking these numbers are reference points. Will definitely connect with you to get more tips after I arrive. |
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