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Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:53 pm Post subject:
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Malt_Hound wrote:
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BMW employees who buy at a discount then sell after 6 months.
Yeah, I'll bet the BMW employee discount is just as big as GM, Ford and
Chrysler's. It's so big they'll give it to any jamoke that walks in off
the street.
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20-25% plus rediculously cheap finance. I know people who drive around
in brand new X5s, 330's etc for six months and make a little bit of
money out of it when they sell.
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Malt_Hound
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject:
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ie wrote:
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PS. Okay, money no object, I might give our wagon up for a 5 series wagon
if it were "tweaked". It would have to be money no object then 'cause the
insurance premiums would kill me. ;-)
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If money were no object, why give up either of them?
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Malt_Hound
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject:
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adder1969@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
| Quote: | Malt_Hound wrote:
BMW employees who buy at a discount then sell after 6 months.
Yeah, I'll bet the BMW employee discount is just as big as GM, Ford and
Chrysler's. It's so big they'll give it to any jamoke that walks in off
the street.
20-25% plus rediculously cheap finance. I know people who drive around
in brand new X5s, 330's etc for six months and make a little bit of
money out of it when they sell.
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Must be a UK thing. The company just lets them drive the executive
fleet cars for free here and then sells them used at the dealership.
I was just teasing about the "employee discount" marketing scheme that
has been going on in the US this past summer. I'll bet it has not
spread to the east of the Atlantic (yet?). All of the manufacturers
were claiming they were providing everyone their "employee discount" as
a promotion. Which had me wondering all along, doesn't that just mean
they eliminated any employee discount they ever had?
Marketing people don't tend to be the sharpest tools in the shed... but
I guess they are sharp enough to fool enough of the public.
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-Fred W
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Bill G
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 12:47 am Post subject:
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"ie" <ieandbrit@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Glad you love your '97 328--keep lovin' it! I'll be you don't talk on the
phone, drink coffee and drive at the same time--you sound like a serious
driver ;-)
Yeah, some people do have to have "new stuff" all the time, but I'm with
you. We sold our '95 325 with 120k on it only because we had two aging
parents to haul around with walkers/wheelchairs and couldn't quite get the
trunk closed with all the mobility devices in it. We did European
delivery on a 325 wagon (had to order it anyway--5 speed) and sold the
sedan when the wagon arrived. Some kid out east got an awesome 325 that
was in great shape. I hope he appreciated it.
Euro delivery was great for us 'cause we were going to visit the
Mum-in-Law in UK that summer anyway--fit right into our travel plans. If
you buy new--look into it--way cool experience.
We are pretty pumped about the development of hybrids and the improvements
in mileage but it's going to be a real dilemma trying to decide which of
our cars we give up for the next generation of vehicle (a hybrid, not an
suv). Which one will go--the '87 924S or the 2002 325 wagon? Only time
will tell. It will be awhile.
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I had an '87 924S. Best winter car I've ever driven. When I bought it
(used), it came with a set of dedicated winter tires, and it would go
anywhere, any time. Loved the sound of that engine, I just wish it had more
power.
I miss German engineering. :-(
Bill G |
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Dori A Schmetterling
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:46 am Post subject:
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Pardon my European hignorance, but I thought the cliche was "back
east"...;-)
....and it should be "out west"...
Or?
DAS
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