Well, if they were “loosing money on the deal”, then they would not have made it.
They may have not profited according to the levels they wanted.
You see, in this case, it’s about the alternative cost for them. Meaning, as long as the car on the long, it actually costs them money. Given that there is not a lot of demand for this car, they rather to “pay you” to take it rather than keep paying the cost of retaining the car on the lot.
I did roll over the MSD’s to the car from earlier lease.
I am curious about this as well. I think they may lose on the single deal but end up ahead when volume bonuses are met? @GAngellBMW Is that a close guess on why these deals end up happening?
I agree with you, based on my recent experience with AutoNation, they are willing to take whatever the offer (but the discount you got, I thought impossible). I bought two cars from them recently, when I drove the cars off the dealership, I wondered how they make money by selling the car with huge discounts. May be it’s part of their business strategy to be No.1 dealership in the nation.
Gretchen actually emailed me (I had requested some info on M3 a while back) and so I mentioned the deal, she involved Calvin, and he basically said “Simon’s deal was a one-off, we won’t be doing anything like that again”, and which point I said “I see, thank you.”
So either it truly was a one-off, or he’s trying to milk me for more $$. Either way, it doesn’t seem like I would get a similar deal…
I would like to get a good deal on a 640 GT lease. No inventory in the Minneapolis region where I live. Can I get a lease from anywhere in the country and have it shipped, or do you have to live in the region to get the deal?