Maybe the BMW dealer is paying off the Mercedes dealer's employees to do this.

 

Haha! Maybe!

I got the numbers from the BMW dealer lol; laughable. $1,000 more a month than the broker, so if I do this we will be using the broker!

 

Wow. Why such a big difference between the dealer and broker? Are there some incentives the dealer isn't passing along?

 

As Tesla introduced their new FSD version, many got so excited about auto park. Many are not aware that this technology has been out for a while. I always thought this technology recently came out. I saw a BMW owner's reply stating it was available on his 4 years ago. A MB replied his came with it 10 years ago. Then another poster posted... Lexus came out in 2006. I was like... damn... I thought I knew about Lexus vehicles and thought they only introduced this feature recently. I looked it up and there it was... 2006 LS debuted with auto parking. So who's leading and who's following? Regardless, I have not used this feature on mine.

 

I remember that was a pretty big deal back in 2006.

The feature was pretty half baked and difficult to use and it didn’t even do all the work. It would just back into the parking space and stop (parallel space). The driver still had to put the car to drive and drive forward to complete the maneuver. Most owners never used the feature more than once and the option was dropped In 2012.

 

Yep and they were quiet about dropping it, too. Lol.

 

My 2017 540i has it, but it feels gimmicky.

 

I used it once in my A8s just to see, it works but it's not as quick or precise as me just doing it.

 

Dealer wants MSRP and the broker is 13% off!

Dealer seems to be totally uninterested in selling me a car

 

So buy from the broker ?

 

Oh I will for sure, its just interesting. Dealers have an interesting mentality since Covid, you see these cars sit on their lots and they just don't seem interested in selling them. No follow up, nothing. They just sold a 2023 i7 that I drove last summer.

I still have to reach out to the guy who sold me my S560, he sells BMWs now.

 

I drive through the high end car lots ALL THE TIME, mostly in the SL so it looks like I mean business. Or at least, salesmen don't see someone in one of those every day looking at cars.

I'm never approached. I don't give out any vibe that I want to talk to anyone, however it does seem like they just don't put in any effort to chase a prospective "up" anymore.

 

Last two cars. I paid thru a broker. So easy. Everyone else wanted full MSRP. T


You need a 2025 Lexus

 

Maybe you should check out a new 7-series. Salespeople often like repeat customers, and more likely will cut them a break on price.

 

I have clearly checked out a new 7 series lol

Ive already talked to him, I’ll get a price quote from him but I doubt he will come anywhere close to the broker.