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Old 09-10-2010, 08:17 AM
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is it common with BMW dealers (maybe in Canada) that they only provide 3-series loaners regardless of the car you buy?
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took my uncles 335 in to bob smith bmw in california and they gave me a fully loaded 535...it was fun.
buttt, mostly 3 series yes. at least here in california.
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Always get a 3 here in New Orleans as well. I think they have a few other models but I always get the 325/328...
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Mostly 3series but if u booked a loaner and they dont got it they will give u whatever they got X5, 5series, X3 or even rental company
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some of us don't even get BMW's...

https://5series.net/forums/topic/683..._1#entry759993
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS
Well what do you know. I thought maybe it was an Ottawa thing. Oh well. I do remember getting stuck with a rental Chevy Impala from the dealer because they were out of loaners.
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Depends. We have mostly 3 series but we also have a few X5s and a 5 series loaners.
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I've had two 3 series and two random cars (Chevy's and whatnot).
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I've gotten a 3 series wagon, 3 series sedan xi, 3 series coupe and a 535i. The earlier you get there the better the car whenever I go.
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Once I got an X3 and every other time I got a 328i loaner. I saw a guy drop off a 7er and get a Mini for a loaner
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