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[Driggett]

Where are you in the Bay Area?

[Boxtyp3]

Fremont BMW. Ask for Calvin. Tell him Jeffrey sent you. If Calvin can't do it, it can't be done.

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Originally Posted by MissedTheToilet

South Bay, but would be willing to go a bit farther for the right deal. Do you have any recommendations?

I don't think it matters much which one you pick in the Bay Area - they're all pretty similar - none of them stands out as being good, unfortunately. That's the reason they all have mediocre ratings on Yelp.

[Boxtyp3]

Originally Posted by MissedTheToilet

Thanks for the recommendation! I will definitely go give him a visit.

Did you happen to do business with him? Can you tell me what makes him so awesome?

I got my last two cars from him. I think he's a lease return manager over there. I've tried a few dealers and sales guys and so far he gave me the best deal. He always go direct to the point saving you some time.

[goj]

Avoid Stevens Creek BMW. They wouldn't sell me a 340i for anything less than 500 below MSRP.

I ordered from Jake Ekstrum at East Bay BMW in Pleasanton.

[phantom701]

Originally Posted by MissedTheToilet

I'm looking to lease a BMW 3 series very soon, and was wondering if bimmerpost had any recommendations on any dealers in NorCal (Bay Area preferred).

I know this forum has many positive things to say Greg Poland from Pacific BMW in SoCal, just was curious if anyone had a good experience from anywhere significantly closer to me!

I know people say great things about Greg. When I contacted him back in June on 340i, he basically gave me a snarky response saying the 340i is so new he didn't need to do anything special.

I agree with the other posters here, the dealers in the area are pretty much the same. Some of us have better experience from one over the other.

Try contacting the fleet manager directly, sometimes that help.

[newoldbeemer]

Unfortunately the salesmen at most of the dealers here in the south bay have an attitude that can get annoying at times. You have to explain to them that you know the difference between BMWs and Ferraris, please cut the BS and just do your job. The Audi salesmen are equally bad if not worse.

Of all the ones I dealt with so far, Peter Pan BMW was the most pleasant experience and the price they quoted was reasonable too. I didn't end up buying a car from them - ended up buying a non-bimmer for my second car - but I would gladly go back to them the next time I need to buy.

Fremont BMW was pleasant to deal with too. They have dedicated test-drive demo cars, so you don't have to feel guilty about putting miles on what's going to be someone's new car, while doing the research that you definitely need to do. I would go back to them too.

I've never tried dealing with anyone in SF or Oakland.

[NorCalAthlete]

Haven't purchased yet, but have had much more pleasant experiences dealing with the salespeople at Mountain View vs Steven's Creek.

[Driggett]

I purchased mine from Lee Cai at mountain view BMW. Tell him I sent you. Had a very good experience with him. You need to deal a little but he was willing. I have owned my car for a year now and he follows up politely.

[radm]

I ordered my 340ix at invoice in early September from Eric Peng in Mountain View. I like him more than others I talked to. Dave Parker at Stevens Creek wasn't willing to go under 1K over invoice - but at least he told me about the 1.5K discount you can get if you work for some of the large companies (further off the negotiated price). Calvin at Fremont was giving me a good price too, but it took more prodding than with Eric and for me Fremont is further away.

Try both Calvin and Eric.