Paying $1k for a demo GLE makes no sense. To each their own.
I like the front.
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On a loaner, to boot
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If I get one more request for a $300 - $375 330ix or X3 or a sub-$500 M340i this monthâŚwhere are people getting these numbers?
All that I ask is that people are realistic, and hopefully this thread provides some insightâŚ
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IMOâŚif I was a buyer (and full disclosureâŚI love BMWâŚhave had a few dozen), I wouldnt even bother looking at this marque currently, so I suppose the fact that you are getting inquiries at all is still a good sign?
EDITâŚthere are actually some posted deals on 3 series that arent too far off the $375 number, but $300 is soooooo 2019.
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Thatâs the $64k question. My wild guess is that some folks are unrealistic. Maybe these folks are just looking at the badge, and think deals from more than a year ago can be replicated without any additional incentives. IIRC, a lot of those past deals included $2k in loyalty incentives.
If you have any of those, I would gladly take one 
Isnât a base M340i around $60k?
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My point exactly, and most of these schlubs donât have loyalty, so that doesnât help either. They also want to pay nothing at signing, of course!
Well, at least theyve learned something from the LH playbook
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Agreed, and I can get someone to about $395 + tax on a $46,000 330i with just convenience, but you need to pay the drive-offs, have loyalty, etc. Thatâs at 11% off, but it still wonât be sub-$400 after tax, unless itâs an up-front tax state with tax paid at signing.
I know someone who had been looking for 12% off on a Volvo for a few months couple of years ago, before settling for 10.5%. 
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A lot of it boils down to people not willing to accept the realities of the changing market while wanting to lease cars that they couldnât afford to begin with. How dare is the dealer tell me they canât replicate a deal today that they made as a one off during a bad month 3 years ago! Itâs an outrage! Somehow public in general understands buyerâs market / sellerâs market when it comes to real estate, but not when it comes to anything else.
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Had a guy asking for 20% + all rebates and last monthâs MF on an ETron. Iâve never wanted to hang up on someone as much as that.
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I am sorry Hershey, did I go overboard when I also asked for some free chocolate?
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Iâd like 10% off MSRP and base MF for a Range Rover Sport please. You also have that employee PIN you can throw in? Oh youâll take care of shipping too, right?
(being very facetious here)⌠
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PM me your address I have pounds of Hersheyâs chocolate I legit need to get rid of. I also have a few boxes of defective truffles from my neighbors business. I have a pound sitting on my desk rn. Iâm only half joking. You ever stick your gloved hands in a 15lbs box of defective Reeseâs cups that have been crushed?
Sure, 30k floor mats.
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On a new unit? What are people drinking?
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TBF, he gave me a pretax payment and cited a California deal for a lower trim that would by my math taken 19% off with his incentives and regional cash (even though I have 1k more than NJ).
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Regional cash is higher in NJ, but CA has the extra $1500 from CA, no?
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He did his homework, 20% off from a loaner in 2020, rebates from all sources whether qualifying or not. Last monthâs MF. He clearly waiting for all of these things to exist at some point. Itâs not his fault as a consumer that you are not competent enough as a seller to combine all of these clearly possible things into a deal now.
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I have 1k regional. CA has the CCFR right?
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