[Imola3]

They want a $1500 non-refundable deposit to get on the G80 waitlist, I'm curious who on here has order a G80/82 from them. How was your experience?

Thanks in advance

[EABbGD]

I tried to order from them in Q3 last year. Couldn’t get return calls, then after weeks of trying I finally got an assistant that played dumb about an allocation. After another few weeks I finally got a salesman and at that point (October) they were not looking for a deposit but I would have been 6th on their waitlist. I ended up ordering from Bert Smith in St. Pete and took delivery a few weeks ago. They were much better to deal with but did ask for a $3k deposit that woudlnt be refundable once the order was locked in. I forget the status number code that corresponded but effectively once the vehicle entered production and I couldn’t make changes any more the deposit was locked.

[modat]

I put in an inquiry on an in stock vehicle 4 months ago.

They have been calling me every other day since then about adding me the their waitlist. I ended up having to block them

[Imola3]

Originally Posted by EABbGD

I tried to order from them in Q3 last year. Couldn’t get return calls, then after weeks of trying I finally got an assistant that played dumb about an allocation. After another few weeks I finally got a salesman and at that point (October) they were not looking for a deposit but I would have been 6th on their waitlist. I ended up ordering from Bert Smith in St. Pete and took delivery a few weeks ago. They were much better to deal with but did ask for a $3k deposit that woudlnt be refundable once the order was locked in. I forget the status number code that corresponded but effectively once the vehicle entered production and I couldn’t make changes any more the deposit was locked.

Bert Smith (if I remember correctly) currently wants the $3k deposit still and $5k over MSRP when I take delivery. Ferman only wants $1k over (which I'll stomach), I just don't want to get screwed and have to wait a 15+ months when then guy said it'll only be 6 months.

[Imola3]

Originally Posted by modat

I put in an inquiry on an in stock vehicle 4 months ago.

They have been calling me every other day since then about adding me the their waitlist. I ended up having to block them

Interesting, the guy I was talking to didn't seem that motivated to add me to the list, but I've only been talking to him for a few days.

Part of me wants to just say screw it and send him the $1500, and another part of me is like ehhh what if I change my mind? I get why they have the non-refundable deposit given how many people on just this forum have deposits down with several different dealers.

[Digitalfujjjrel]

Originally Posted by Imola3

They want a $1500 non-refundable deposit to get on the G80 waitlist, I'm curious who on here has order a G80/82 from them. How was your experience?

Thanks in advance

Go to fields bmw in Lakeland. MSRP. You can also ventured to Bmw Tampa but last time they were charging 5k over msrp

[Imola3]

Originally Posted by Digitalfujjjrel

Go to fields bmw in Lakeland. MSRP. You can also ventured to Bmw Tampa but last time they were charging 5k over msrp

I called Fields, they said they charge MSRP but that it would be at least a year because they hardly ever get allocations.

[EABbGD]

Originally Posted by Imola3

Bert Smith (if I remember correctly) currently wants the $3k deposit still and $5k over MSRP when I take delivery. Ferman only wants $1k over (which I'll stomach), I just don't want to get screwed and have to wait a 15+ months when then guy said it'll only be 6 months.

Yeah Bert Smith wants $5k now over msrp. I got a mrsp deal but I ordered a while back. Just hated the interaction with Ferman.

[top-down]

I usually like Bert Smith but yeah the over MSRP sucks. Last time I was there they had a nice M3 competition in Toronto Red that was a trade-in, sadly did not have bucket seats (really want to try those out). $93K. I think the tampa dealer was 15k over when I last asked. Some of the waitlists are huge, when I called Ferman early April they had 21 people in line for an M3 allocation.