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01-11-2007, 03:28 PM
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my e60 520d is 1 month old and its a great car but now there is a facelift and I'am not happy with it .
when i bought my car i ask the dealer if there was an facelift coming up and he told me he didin't now and it was at not for over a year.now in 3 months i will driving a old model wich is a great car but
I find he wasn't fair and just wanted to sell an other car.
now when i call him to say that i'am pissed at him he just says that he hasn't time to speak to me and i have to call back again.
I find it not fair from bmw that they not tell the clients there's a facelift coming up so they can deside what to do ,old model for less money or the new model.
and i paid the full price and now they are giving the leather for free
when i bought my car i ask the dealer if there was an facelift coming up and he told me he didin't now and it was at not for over a year.now in 3 months i will driving a old model wich is a great car but
I find he wasn't fair and just wanted to sell an other car.
now when i call him to say that i'am pissed at him he just says that he hasn't time to speak to me and i have to call back again.
I find it not fair from bmw that they not tell the clients there's a facelift coming up so they can deside what to do ,old model for less money or the new model.
and i paid the full price and now they are giving the leather for free
01-11-2007, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by devron' post='377060' date='Jan 11 2007, 07:28 PM
my e60 520d is 1 month old and its a great car but now there is a facelift and I'am not happy with it .
when i bought my car i ask the dealer if there was an facelift coming up and he told me he didin't now and it was at not for over a year.now in 3 months i"am driving a old model wich is a great car.
I find he wasn't fair and just wanted to sell an other car.
now when i call him to say that i'am pissed at him he just says that he hasn't time to speak to me and i have to call back again.
I find it not fair from bmw that they not tell the clients there's a facelift coming up so they can deside what to do ,old model for less money or the new model
when i bought my car i ask the dealer if there was an facelift coming up and he told me he didin't now and it was at not for over a year.now in 3 months i"am driving a old model wich is a great car.
I find he wasn't fair and just wanted to sell an other car.
now when i call him to say that i'am pissed at him he just says that he hasn't time to speak to me and i have to call back again.
I find it not fair from bmw that they not tell the clients there's a facelift coming up so they can deside what to do ,old model for less money or the new model
I can understand your frustration, but if they told everyone that asked, they would have to close down for about 2 months ever time there is a facelift. If you are a repeat customer, they should give you a heads up. Back in July of 2005 I was about to order a 545, my salesman took me aside and told me to hold off a couple of months because the 550 was coming out. I am a repeat customer and have referred about 15 people to them in the past year. Problem is that with most things these days as soon as you get it home there is something better out tomorrow. Also did you not check here before you bought it, the facelift info has been on here for a while.
01-11-2007, 04:52 PM
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I can understand your point - I just ordered my '07 550i in December, and it doesnt arrive until mid-february. I never heard anything about the facelift either, although, I suppose I didnt really ask.
Am I upset? Nah. Like Katheikia said, there is always something new coming out. I'm sure many of the 545 guys were bummed when the 550 arrived just 2 years later. If there was a new engine as part of the facelift in the 550, maybe I would feel differently, but I'm so excited about my car, I'm not upset at all.
Hell, it happened to me last time I bought a new car too. Bought an '04 G35 Coupe (287 hp) and a few months later, the 2005 came out with 300 hp in the 6MT. Its just part of life.
I suppose you could always get a 12 month lease, just so you're always in the latest & greatest.
And I'm not trying to be snide either. If you asked and werent told, that is a bit of a different issue than just being bummed about not waiting.
Am I upset? Nah. Like Katheikia said, there is always something new coming out. I'm sure many of the 545 guys were bummed when the 550 arrived just 2 years later. If there was a new engine as part of the facelift in the 550, maybe I would feel differently, but I'm so excited about my car, I'm not upset at all.
Hell, it happened to me last time I bought a new car too. Bought an '04 G35 Coupe (287 hp) and a few months later, the 2005 came out with 300 hp in the 6MT. Its just part of life.
I suppose you could always get a 12 month lease, just so you're always in the latest & greatest.
And I'm not trying to be snide either. If you asked and werent told, that is a bit of a different issue than just being bummed about not waiting.
01-11-2007, 05:02 PM
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And to be fair to the dealer .... they generally are told nothing. I always knew about things before them because of this forum. They are just not told very much at all.
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[quote name='lawguy' date='Jan 11 2007, 08:52 PM' post='377077']
I can understand your point - I just ordered my '07 550i in December, and it doesnt arrive until mid-february. I never heard anything about the facelift either, although, I suppose I didnt really ask.
Am I upset? Nah. Like Katheikia said, there is always something new coming out. I'm sure many of the 545 guys were bummed when the 550 arrived just 2 years later. If there was a new engine as part of the facelift in the 550, maybe I would feel differently, but I'm so excited about my car, I'm not upset at all.
Hell, it happened to me last time I bought a new car too. Bought an '04 G35 Coupe (287 hp) and a few months later, the 2005 came out with 300 hp in the 6MT. Its just part of life.
I suppose you could always get a 12 month lease, just so you're always in the latest & greatest.
And I'm not trying to be snide either. If you asked and werent told, that is a bit of a different issue than just being bummed about not waiting.
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I picked up my 550i about 5 weeks ago and I totally agree with you about the engine. A bi-turbo or more powerful engine would have been a bummer. From what I can see, the only thing in the refresh that really would interest me would be the programmable buttons that are not on my car. They would be a nice add to the I-Drive system. The NAV upgrade may well be software related and may, therefore, be available to us. I'm not crazy about the interior changes and really don't care for the shifter. The exterior changes are not that significant.
I don't think I would have traded 6 months of driving my car to wait to get the refreshed model.
I can understand your point - I just ordered my '07 550i in December, and it doesnt arrive until mid-february. I never heard anything about the facelift either, although, I suppose I didnt really ask.
Am I upset? Nah. Like Katheikia said, there is always something new coming out. I'm sure many of the 545 guys were bummed when the 550 arrived just 2 years later. If there was a new engine as part of the facelift in the 550, maybe I would feel differently, but I'm so excited about my car, I'm not upset at all.
Hell, it happened to me last time I bought a new car too. Bought an '04 G35 Coupe (287 hp) and a few months later, the 2005 came out with 300 hp in the 6MT. Its just part of life.
I suppose you could always get a 12 month lease, just so you're always in the latest & greatest.
And I'm not trying to be snide either. If you asked and werent told, that is a bit of a different issue than just being bummed about not waiting.
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I picked up my 550i about 5 weeks ago and I totally agree with you about the engine. A bi-turbo or more powerful engine would have been a bummer. From what I can see, the only thing in the refresh that really would interest me would be the programmable buttons that are not on my car. They would be a nice add to the I-Drive system. The NAV upgrade may well be software related and may, therefore, be available to us. I'm not crazy about the interior changes and really don't care for the shifter. The exterior changes are not that significant.
I don't think I would have traded 6 months of driving my car to wait to get the refreshed model.
01-11-2007, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by lawguy' post='377077' date='Jan 11 2007, 07:52 PM
I can understand your point - I just ordered my '07 550i in December, and it doesnt arrive until mid-february. I never heard anything about the facelift either, although, I suppose I didnt really ask.
Am I upset? Nah. Like Katheikia said, there is always something new coming out. I'm sure many of the 545 guys were bummed when the 550 arrived just 2 years later. If there was a new engine as part of the facelift in the 550, maybe I would feel differently, but I'm so excited about my car, I'm not upset at all.
Hell, it happened to me last time I bought a new car too. Bought an '04 G35 Coupe (287 hp) and a few months later, the 2005 came out with 300 hp in the 6MT. Its just part of life.
I suppose you could always get a 12 month lease, just so you're always in the latest & greatest.
And I'm not trying to be snide either. If you asked and werent told, that is a bit of a different issue than just being bummed about not waiting.
Am I upset? Nah. Like Katheikia said, there is always something new coming out. I'm sure many of the 545 guys were bummed when the 550 arrived just 2 years later. If there was a new engine as part of the facelift in the 550, maybe I would feel differently, but I'm so excited about my car, I'm not upset at all.
Hell, it happened to me last time I bought a new car too. Bought an '04 G35 Coupe (287 hp) and a few months later, the 2005 came out with 300 hp in the 6MT. Its just part of life.
I suppose you could always get a 12 month lease, just so you're always in the latest & greatest.
And I'm not trying to be snide either. If you asked and werent told, that is a bit of a different issue than just being bummed about not waiting.
01-12-2007, 12:20 AM
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Well your frustration is understood, but as katheikia say there's always something newer and better that come out once you took it home. Just sit back and enjoy your ride because as lawguy suggested unless you get a 12 month lease, you would always be in something that's obselete in this fast changing world. It's life.
01-12-2007, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by AC_S5' post='377157' date='Jan 12 2007, 04:20 AM
Well your frustration is understood, but as katheikia say there's always something newer and better that come out once you took it home. Just sit back and enjoy your ride because as lawguy suggested unless you get a 12 month lease, you would always be in something that's obselete in this fast changing world. It's life.