[dubb13]

I was thinking of trading up to the 540 I'm don't get my wrongv I love my car but I think I want more power. Or should I wait for maybe another 2 years at least


Not to mention the car has already lost value

[PeterC4]

Originally Posted by dubb13

I was thinking of trading up to the 540 I'm don't get my wrongv I love my car but I think I want more power. Or should I wait for maybe another 2 years at least


Not to mention the car has already lost value

Nothing like horsepower. You can always ask. If you found a demo or similar it might help alleviate funding a big difference in a short time.

[ToddRGuy]

Originally Posted by dubb13

I was thinking of trading up to the 540 I'm don't get my wrongv I love my car but I think I want more power. Or should I wait for maybe another 2 years at least


Not to mention the car has already lost value

I’d check to see what they’d give you on trade in for it, or how much you could get by selling it via private party. (Assuming you purchased and didn’t lease here)

I’m not sure what kind of % off people are getting for the 550e but I think I’d go for that one if I could get a discount off MSRP that was comparable to what I got for my ordered 540. Assuming I had to do it all over again.

More so for the “around town” battery ability than performance. If I based it on performance alone I don’t think I could justify paying the additional cost for a 0.4 second improvement in a 0-60mph sprint.

[dubb13]

Makes sense the kbb value his gone down alot on trade idk I'll have to go through some numbers around at the dealer if I do it

[dubb13]

I know better these cars do not hold their f****** value at all it's terrible especially on a trade I'd have to get the deal of a century to get what I really wanted for the car I've only had it for over a year

[G30Nashville]

Don’t do it. Just suck it up for 2 years. Take it from somebody who has rolled negative equity in the past. It’s just a car…..we all get the fever and I understand, but it’s really not worth losing $10-20k over.

[dubb13]

Yeah your right

[PeterC4]

On top of it all, getting your hands on say, a 550e, might prove to be very difficult - it is in my market. So the ability to discount is lessened.

Can't hurt to ask. An electric version may yield some interesting results if that is in your wheelhouse.

[G30Nashville]

Originally Posted by PeterC4

On top of it all, getting your hands on say, a 550e, might prove to be very difficult - it is in my market. So the ability to discount is lessened.

Can't hurt to ask. An electric version may yield some interesting results if that is in your wheelhouse.

Also true. I can’t even find a 540i on the lot in Nashville right now.

[dubb13]

We have few in intransit

[PeterC4]

Originally Posted by G30Nashville

Also true. I can’t even find a 540i on the lot in Nashville right now.

You would have to talk to a cross-border broker, but your US$ will buy a very fully optioned 550e for US $75K - about CDN $105K before discounts (although these discounts appear to be thinner in Canada). You have local sales taxes to consider too, which are lowest in Alberta. I'm sure there are duties/tariffs involved.

[AlteBMW]

Originally Posted by PeterC4

You would have to talk to a cross-border broker, but your US$ will buy a very fully optioned 550e for US $75K - about CDN $105K before discounts (although these discounts appear to be thinner in Canada). You have local sales taxes to consider too, which are lowest in Alberta. I'm sure there are duties/tariffs involved.

I've always heard it is hardly ever financially doable to import from Canada. It'd be interesting to see if it works as a G61 (not the M) would be very intteresting if they send those to Canada.

[Blue Sky]

Luxury car depreciation curve for new BMW and Porsche is generally steep at first, then becomes less steep after a few years. So if you bought outright, you get more utility for your money if you keep the car longer instead of jumping right away, because you will experience depreciation on the next car as soon as you buy it. So you are paying comparatively more for the same number of years of driving by switching right away than if you wait longer for the depreciation to level off some. Sure the car is worth less after each year of ownership, but the cost per year is less after 3 or 4 years than after 1 or 2.