Dealer called me

[phantomF80]

I used to get these calls from Lexus dealer when I had my Lexus RX350. I asked them if I can just sell them the car and pocket the cash. Never heard back since...

[Yoddha]

Lol, I agree with you OP, love that V8

[s85e90]

Originally Posted by bimmerfrk

Got a stripper e90, 40k miles, trade in 37k...

Um, give them my number and tell them to call me. I'll sell my car for 37k. Pretty much the same as yours.

[RR-NYC]

This has nothing to do with the M3 but to get you in the dealership to sell you a new car.

I get postcards all the time from every dealer I've purchased a car from in the last 8 years. All of them start off with how much my car is in demand... even a Ranger Rover sport that I lemoned

[Flying Ace]

this happens all the time. It mostly a sales call b/c they know if you trade in your car, you likely need to buy another one.


When this happens, I usually bite, but I give them my VIN and THE PRICE I WANT. Basically, I say, okay, but only if you buy my car at this price. 5 minutes later, they usually come back and say, they can't touch it...not surprising...b/c I priced mine $5k over wholesale auction prices....lol, if they REALLY want it, then they can have it at $5k over wholesale.

[3er]

Originally Posted by phantomF80

I used to get these calls from Lexus dealer when I had my Lexus RX350. I asked them if I can just sell them the car and pocket the cash. Never heard back since...

Lol, this is great!

[OOO]

lmao. Tell me the OP did not really believe that.

[slalomfever]

This is nothing more than a scripted sales call. Like posted earlier...there are tons of these cars for sale.

[obe100]

Sooooooo many....skeptics, geesh

[Denk]

If you feel like playing, find out what they'd give you for strictly a buy back.

[MTrezzz]

Originally Posted by bimmerfrk

So the Freeport BMW dealer called me yesterday.

They said that they really want to buy back my e90 m3 and sell me a new one.

I said, "why is that?"

He replied, "we have an enormous demand for the last generation ///M cars and they would make me a very generous offer on a new ///m car."

I said, "No thank you, I'm keeping my V8." He then replied, "yea that's an awesome engine, we don't blame you. Guess that's why they are all being snatched up."

I replied, "thank you and yes I enjoy it. have a good day & Good Bye."

So if you want a good deal on a new car and have an e9x sitting around you can make out very well.

Just thought I would put this FYI out there.

Ahaha very funny, I got the same phone call by the same people "BMW Freeport" on a free swap out for my LRP M3 (Modified) to a M4 and i said the same "Have a good day sir", The end. (LEASE)

[Rustyboy155]

The dealerships all use a system that links up who is coming off lease, who's had their car for a few years, etc and feeds them basically a "Script" of what to tell the customer when they cold call them. That's why these calls all sound the same.

[pooyab]

They send me a letter once a month for my 2007 530i that I don't even have abymore lol. " we want you to trade in your car for a great deal" "many people are interested in your 2007 530i"

[chili555]

Originally Posted by Wah

Funny, I get calls and letters about how my Nissan Xterra is in such high demand that they will pay me OVER KBB for it. I didn't know that gas guzzling body-on-frame trucks were in such high demand. I'll bet that if I offer to sell it to them without trading it in on something else, the over KBB offer will suddenly disappear.

Likewise my former Toyota Tacoma pickup. I tell them I haven't owned it for about five years and hang up.

[Alohaaaaa]

So I just bought my M3 in January, 36,000km on it, ZCP, every option, for 52,000CAD. My buddy just traded his car, almost identical to mine (black instead of fox red interior), with HIGHER millage, for $60,000CAD.

[Bimmed Out]

LOL, this thread did not go the way OP thought.

Not only does this happen all the time, but this dealer is horrible at it. You don't tell the potential buyer how great and desirable his current car is. How is that supposed to make him want to trade it in for a car that has been sitting on the lot?

[Bimmed Out]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

this happens all the time. It mostly a sales call b/c they know if you trade in your car, you likely need to buy another one.

If you trade in your car, then you are buying another one. That's what "trade in" means.

[BNBM3]

I get letters and emails all the time from Infiniti about my 2014 Q50. I think they wait about a year after purchase and instantly start trying to get you into a new one.

[Edward]

You're all wrong. Dealers care so much less about moving one new unit than they do care to move a used unit. Selling you an M4 is a small plus to getting their hands back on the E9x M3.

The margin they will make on a new M4 is capped and likely compressed after a buyer works in incentives like loyalty cash, low financing if you don't have dogsh*t credit etc.

Trade in a used M3 for less than it's worth and then they CPO it for a small fee and touch up paint and curb rash for next to nothing - they will make more like $5-8k on the car or more. Not to mention the CPO buyer may seek another extended warranty or maintenance plan plus wheel and tire insurance and then finance 35k of it via BMW finance where they can make money on the back end on the paper.

[BNBM3]

Originally Posted by Edward

You're all wrong. Dealers care so much less about moving one new unit than they do care to move a used unit. Selling you an M4 is a small plus to getting their hands back on the E9x M3.

The margin they will make on a new M4 is capped and likely compressed after a buyer works in incentives like loyalty cash, low financing if you don't have dogsh*t credit etc.

Trade in a used M3 for less than it's worth and then they CPO it for a small fee and touch up paint and curb rash for next to nothing - they will make more like $5-8k on the car or more. Not to mention the CPO buyer may seek another extended warranty or maintenance plan plus wheel and tire insurance and then finance 35k of it via BMW finance where they can make money on the back end on the paper.

I don't think anyone here is wrong. Getting a good trade and selling a new car is not mutually exclusive. Goes hand in hand.

When I sold cars some time ago, it was more about selling another car than bringing in new inventory. Of course, I was a salesman, not the manager. I couldn't care, in the slightest, about the car being traded in.