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      12-27-2006, 04:47 AM   #1
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335i SE E90 DEPOSIT

Just about to place an order for 335 e90 and dealer wants 10% deposit. Seems quite high, i thought that £1000 was the standard?

Any thoughts?


BTW - Sparkling Graphite or Montego Blue?
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      12-27-2006, 04:52 AM   #2
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Dealers ask for between 5% and 20% depending on (in their own words) how 'unique' the car is (i.e. how easily they'll be able to sell it if the buyer pulls out).

10% doesn't seem that high. I spec'd a simple car, paid 5% then respec'd it a day later. When it came to taking delivery the salesman admitted he was relieved I didn't back out...
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      12-27-2006, 05:00 AM   #3
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10% is high. £1000 is plenty.

i just told my dealer to take my word for it or forget it and he said ok.

I had a sparkling graphite one and it was great. Howevere i have just ordered a second one and this time im going sapphire black as i saw one in the showroom and it looks much nicer.

The blue is nice but looks a bit "old man'ish" for a sports car.
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My dealer has always asked for £500 deposit (when I bought the MINI it was £250).
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My dealer has always asked for £500 deposit (when I bought the MINI it was £250).

indeed £500 sounds way more acceptable.
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The blue is nice but looks a bit "old man'ish" for a sports car.
old man'ish... how VERY dare you.

Each to their own, but my last three cars have all been blue and it will always be my first colour choice.
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      12-27-2006, 05:07 AM   #7
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lol sorry no offence! im young and tasteless!

what i should have said is "refined"
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      12-27-2006, 05:28 AM   #8
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i gave £1k deposit to secure the build slot...

however certain online dealers (drive the deal) like to get the price of the options chosen up front. I suppose they think they can sell the basic car day in day out but the options might not suit the market if you drop out for any reason.
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      12-27-2006, 05:47 AM   #9
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Pay what you think its worth to secure the deal. I would have thought £500 is enough to be honest though.
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lol sorry no offence! im young and tasteless!

what i should have said is "refined"
no offence taken... I'm only 32 myself

I remember looking at a new Porsche Boxster about a year ago, and the dealer basically wanted a deposit of £2000 up front, and after the spec had been chosen, the deposit would be increased to 10% of the vehicle cost. There are just too many things that put me off buying a Porsche (like having to pay for having the Porsche logo on the centre of the alloys in colour )
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no offence taken... I'm only 32 myself

I remember looking at a new Porsche Boxster about a year ago, and the dealer basically wanted a deposit of £2000 up front, and after the spec had been chosen, the deposit would be increased to 10% of the vehicle cost. There are just too many things that put me off buying a Porsche (like having to pay for having the Porsche logo on the centre of the alloys in colour )
....and Porsche GB stingy 24 month warranty, then a big number to renew for the 3rd year which seemed to come around quite quickly.
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you seriously have to pay extra for the wheel trims ?
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The 24 month warranty really bothered me. Having the Porsche badge at the centre of the alloys in colour was about an extra £100! Also, I think the cheapest leather seat option is actually called 'partial leather' - not all parts of the seat are in leather.
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you seriously have to pay extra for the wheel trims ?
You pay about 110 quid extra for the coloured centre caps...

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Without some sort of extenuating circumstance like quick delivery, a massive discount or you wanting it painted pink it seems steep.

Deposit on my 320d was £500 (about 2%). For 10% I'd want to have something tangible to take away like the wheels
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Getting a good deal I think. £30,977 with Sports Seats, Suspension, Steering wheel, Pro Sat Nav, BT, Voice Control.
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My dealer asked for a £2K deposit on my 330i
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I had to put down £2k about a month ago for my 335i msport - got 11% discount on the whole deal though (Leather, logic7, heated seats etc)

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Done the Deal

Managed to knock him down to 2k. Got him to throw in Floor Mats and a Grad Tint Windscreen.

Can't wait - only 8 weeks to go
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Done the Deal

Managed to knock him down to 2k. Got him to throw in Floor Mats and a Grad Tint Windscreen.

Can't wait - only 8 weeks to go
sounds like another 1st March delivery for the '07 reg?
Anyway Jan & Feb are good months to not have a new car to keep clean.
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10% is excessive. £1k is the most I've ever been asked to put down. Having said that I was only asked to put down £500 on the e93 I'm currently waiting for.

If the dealer won't budge, phone around a few more and see what they want. You may even get a better deal if they have unsold allocation.

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Done the Deal

Managed to knock him down to 2k. Got him to throw in Floor Mats and a Grad Tint Windscreen.

Can't wait - only 8 weeks to go
Congrats I waited 5 weeks for mine, although I had about one day to decide on the options as it was 'just about' to go into production. I was really busy at work so the time passed really quickly.
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