Hi guys,

I need some help on the pricing of a 325i with the following specs:

Model
2006 325i Sedan [Manual Trans.]

Exterior
Black Sapphire Metallic [$475]

Interior
Black Dakota Leather
Burl Walnut Wood Trim

Packages
Cold Weather Package [$1,000]
Premium Package [$2,900]

Options
Park Distance Control (rear) [$350]
Xenon Adaptive Headlights [$800]
On-Board Navigation System w/iDrive [$2,000]
Premium Sound System [$1,200]

I will be going back to the dealer [in New Jersey] this week. What price do you think I should shoot for? Also, I am planning to finance the car.

Thanks
SM

P.S: This is the first time I am buying a new car. Any suggestions/improvements are welcome.

Alot depends on what the cars are selling for in your market. Here, dealers are holding about $1000-1200 over dealer cost depending on options. But some places are charging sticker in other markets. :mad With that in mind, I could sell you the car for $37,800. MSRP of your car is $39,025. That's a $1225 discount.

As far as advice goes, if they don't want to discount the car that much, you should talk to me. :D And if you have a trade, be ready to get a much lower figure that what you anticipated. The pre-owned car market sucks right now thanks to everyones "buy a car for employee prices". I had a 2003 fully loaded suburban come in for trade appraisal, only had 23,000 miles on it. Sticker on the car was close to 50K and they are selling at auction for $18k. The guy laughed at me and said there's no way that's right. Untill I showed him the auction report that had an '04 with less mileage that went for the same price. If you can buy a $50k car new for $40k, guess what happens to the fairly new pre-owned cars? You got it, price goes waaaaayyyy down. Why buy a 2 year old car for 35k when you can get a brand new one for $40. It's just a really bad trade market right now.

GOOD LUCK!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that if you're not buying a car on the lot, and it's an order car going to be built in september or later, you have to add $600 to the MSRP. Prices went up on anything ordered after July 20th. I would add $550 to my selling price.