09-23-2018, 10:30 AM | #1 |
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What would you do in this situation?
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Now I'm faced with a series of sub-optimal choices. I had planned to sell my M4 on my own to perhaps obtain maximum dollars for it, but if I do that now, I could be without a vehicle if I find I don't like the car color when it arrives. If I wait, like the car, and then have to trade it at the time of purchase, I'm looking at losing as much as $4-5K in the deal. Should I negate the purchase now, wait until it's on his lot and get screwed on the trade, or ask for a better deal up front?
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09-23-2018, 12:19 PM | #2 |
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If you think you can sell the M4, do it. If that ends up causing you to be without a car for a while, renting a basic car by the month is actually pretty cheap.
If you don't like the color, I am sure you can find the exact combo you want sitting on a dealer lot. The CP cars are hitting dealers and inventory will start to build up. Or, place another order for exactly what you want. You are not obligated to buy the rhodonite car even though you ordered it. I've never seen rhodonite in person but it does look like one of the most boring silver colors out there. |
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09-23-2018, 02:08 PM | #3 |
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I saw it in person and was disappointed. It's very light and shows no metallic flake. I've seen all the M5 colors, and the ones I like are: Black Sapphire, Marina Bay Blue, Azurite Black, and Champagne Quartz.
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09-23-2018, 04:23 PM | #6 |
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Hands down, negate the purchase now!! You should not have to settle at the fault of the dealer, and not be ecstatic like all of us have been once we took delivery. Cancel the car and order the color you want. I actually changed mine on the fly. I originally ordered DG (which is a nice color as well), but fell in love w/ SG after I took a trip to the dealer, and saw an SG paint sample on the wall. Don't settle!!!
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09-23-2018, 08:35 PM | #11 |
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Do not take delivery of a car you do not want, period. My last 3 M cars were silver and I refused to pay a premium for Rhonodite silver. I ordered Donnington and it looks much better in person then what you see online.
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09-23-2018, 09:03 PM | #12 |
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Just place another order for the one you want. I did the same thing on a M550 order. Changed my mind on color options after seeing Carbon Black in person...wanted to switch to that color, but the order had locked into production. My dealer said no problem, secured another allocation and did another build. Pushed back delivery about a month but I'm getting the car I like.
As for the M5 colors, Singapore Gray is my favorite... https://f90.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1537897
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Funny story is that there was a guy in recent years that bought an M3, (ordered it), and it turned out that BMW sent him the wrong car here to Brazil. Instead of sending a Tanzanite Blue fully specced DKG M3 F80, they sent a Manual with no options in the same colour. As it turned out the car owner took the car and then flipped it with 20k usd. |
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09-24-2018, 09:26 AM | #14 |
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Just by posting here, I can tell that you'll have buyer's remorse if you "settle" for a color you don't 100% love. Just wait it out, in the grand scheme, a few more months won't matter.
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Yes, good advice, but the anticipation of ownership- especially after having driven a new M5- takes on an almost adolescent level of excitement. I will wait for the car, hopefully sell my M4 before, and see if I like the Rhodonite. I won't compromise on a $117,000 vehicle, but I'm not excited about another 4 month wait. Hell, I'll just find one on a dealer's lot.
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