Just getting caught up on the car madness that is the great chip shortage of 2020-21. It looks like BMWFS is only allowing personal buyouts or sales to a BMW authorized dealer. Potentially looking at a trade or swap because my commute is about to increase and this thing isn’t amazing with gas.
I saw some people grumbling about my car auction.com being a workaround but it appears as though they don’t offer any services in TX.
Are there any other options, and does this really heavily impact the buyout offer as much as I think it probably does? Is transferring the lease with cash on top still the best option? Does this limit my trade-in ability at normal comparable brands like cross-shopping Lexus or MB?
I don’t feel like I need to sell the X3, but it might make sense if I could somehow get into a less expensive lease…
Currently a 2020 X3M Comp with 5,500 miles. Thanks in advance for any insight.
I’m assuming that with some of the larger auto groups though, if they have a BMW dealership under their belt they could potentially facilitate the deal?