i think it really depends on your relationship with the dealer. my dad just traded in his DD, a 2006 x3 for a 2007 x3 and got KBB value for it. then again, thats also the second car hes bought from them this month.

also, where we buy our porsches, if we keep it 4 months or less we get exactly what we paid for trade in.

 

Throw me a price? I am curious to hear at least.

 

Thanks for the comment. It actually just kind of confused me about the trade ins. Two of my sister's just purchased new cars and had trade ins as well but received considerably higher cash for their cars when traded in. (Thousands over KBB which sounds ridiculous I am sure) Just seems like BMW is a whole different ballgame esp. when it comes to something like the 335 since they are in no rush to have to sell them because they are already 2 months back ordered. I was just upset about it but should have known before going in.

I tried selling my Wrangler a year ago for a solid 6 months to no avail. I may have to try again and lower the price by a fair amount to get rid of it.

And as for my Z, well, I will have to keep that until the new car comes in whenever that may be anyway.

I'll keep everyone updated.

 

It really depends. As I mentioned in the post before this my sister traded in her car for a new car from an entirely different company and actually received $5,000 more KBB which is insane. Maybe that's what happens when you buy a Chevy? All kidding aside, I think it depends on the company. I have not really had any previous experience with higher end car companies such as BMW and am actually used to having to negotiate pricing and they wanted none of it!

 

meaning you only lose tax, processing fees, and etc?
dang, additional fees on top of the negotiated car price weren't cheap when we bought ours...but that's a good deal!

 

yea, exactly. plus my dad buys and sells a good amount of cars so whomever we do business with gets a lot of it. in the last year, hes bought and sold 8 cars. and we will be likely buying a 335i vert in the spring to replace my moms current 330ci vert.

 

cough HREs and Procede cough...mom will never know...

 

lol...im actually thinking about sending his 996TT ecu out for flashing i wouldnt do it to my moms car tho.

 

you have to, just so she can smoke kids in stock evos in a vert...by a MOM...I mean...thats just plain funny...

 

that WOULD be funny

 

Been out of the loop for a couple days... just wanted to mention a few things.. I hoped you haven't already changed your mind about your purchase, although you seem to have a nice car already..('06 350Z)

1. Transmission - if you stf over at e90post.com, there are several posts regarding the transmission and its rating. From what I've gathered - and by no means am I an expert on transmissions - I believe the manual and automatice transmission have slightly different load numbers they can deal with. The diesel model has a different transmission completely obviously to handle the extra tq. A lot of members mentioned that this was one of the reasons they never did extensive engine modifications on their e46 m3's b/c similar worries (rumors that the transmission couldn't handle it). I don't put very much credibility in short term anecdotal reliability from a party trying to sell you something as above. What's he gonna tell you.. "Yeah I've gone thru 3 transmissions already.." I don't think he's put as many miles/trannys/engines thru their paces as say when a new car comes out, so I'd take that info with a couple grains of salt. If your tranny blows, it's gonna be your problem/money not his.
I still don't know for sure though if these fears are to be considered seriously, but it would seem that BMW only has to engineer their tranny to a little more than what they think the engine's output will be, logically.
2. my 355i - I am happy with my car for what it is. I had been looking at two seaters (S2000/BoxsterS/CaymanS/elise). The 335 is probably as fast or faster than any of those cars. If that's what you're looking for than good. I do long for handling though. Especially since I have the sedan, it's kind of a porker and I actually think that the stock suspension is pretty soft in the twisties, but a little harsh on regular well-worn roads. I've considered getting coilovers but feel that it may be a bad decision for me since this is my dd and may potentially be my 'family car' if I decide to make that happen (ah, commitments! such bs). Other than that, the 6MT is a little softer/rubbery than I'd like it to be, but in the acceptable range. Definetly not as hard to shift as a stock e46 m3. In the end I needed a 4-door that was fun to drive and still good on fuel efficiency, and that's what I got.
3. buying a 335i - If you're gonna go to a Bimmer dealer and try to trade your 350 and jeep, you're gonna get raped due to your age and the fact these cars are very much in demand vs your cars may not be as much. You could probably have them offer you more for your cars, but as previously mentioned, your best bet would be forums and autotrader/cars.com. Also don't be afraid to call around w/in ~150 mile radius to get a better deal. They will always deal more if they have a car on the lot with unpopular options or that has been sitting there for a while. These may sit longer on lots in smaller towns..
4. going used - One of the biggest reasons I got my car is b/c I got it used. it's on '07 that had 1500 miles on it and I got ~9k discount compared to sticker. It was some lady who'd developped carpal tunnel syndrome and couldn't use the manual tranny anymore. I would look around, a lot of times there are some online (carmax).

e46 M3 is a nice car. my preference would be to get the e92 335 with chip and coilovers, but there is something to be said about drinving an M car, and arguably one of the nicest looking and performing ones out there.

Good luck!

 

 

trust me...haha, my mother, who now only has a 540, has fun with the little punks in civics with the coffee can exhausts...just because...




she wants to move into an M5 or M6 soon though...and as cool as that would be...she would smoke my DD into oblivion! haha

 

I have the 335i (with vishnu), and had an e46 m3. The e46 m3 is the better track car. But the 335i is by FAR the better street car. I tracked the 335i at Nurburgring (before vishnu) and Barber Motorsports Park (after getting vishnu). I mean, It's a turbo car. What do you expect? An M car gives INSTANT power coming out of turns.

That being said, the 335i performs brilliantly for a brand new $40k car. The 135i will be something unreal...

 

F*CK the m5/m6 idea for your mom. tell her to get a cayenne turbo or wait for the Porsche Panamera. two much better cars.