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Originally Posted by ryem3
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Originally Posted by cntzl
Like I said, to each their own I guess... I do what you're saying for aftermarket parts but for M performance parts it doesn't make much sense to me. I'd rather get a big fat discount on port installed items (up to 20% in the US) and not pay for any labor. When I sell the car, I would obviously factor in the MPE in the resale value. If I were to get the MPE after delivery, I would have to pay for the labor twice (to put the MPE on and then put the stock muffler back on). Also, for reference M3/M4 MPE resale value isn't that great for the reasons I mentioned above. Not to mention I'd also have to store that huge ass M2C muffler as long as I keep the car.
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Uh, no. Fast discount on port installed items? You haven't priced OEM parts with dealers. The port installed items are marked up. Factor in the MPE in resale value? You get squat in resale value. Labor is like $200-300. Used mpe resale is not that great? Haven't seen many for sale, but these should trade for $2k, which is hardly not that great. You'll never get an additional $2k in resale value. I'm with Artemis on this totally. |
Been there done that so please don't spread false information! Port installed items are not marked up. Every M performance part has a list price (MSRP). It's the same price when you pay at your dealer's parts department or when you order the part with the car as port install. Whether your dealer's parts department or some online shop discount parts or not is totally up to them. I ordered my M4 with bunch of M performance parts and paid invoice price for them which meant 20% off of every single item including MPE. For example, paid $4800 for the MPE with CF tip while the price on my window sticker was $6K. Not to mention the free labor included in this price. I shared my order sheet with pricing several times on this forum so you can easily find it if you want.
I'm doing the same thing with the M2 Comp. I'm paying MSRP for the car but the dealer is discounting any M performance part that I'm interested in. Unfortunately the parts that I'm interested in are not available yet.