New 2008 528i owner
04-03-2012, 10:48 AM
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I'm happy with the price. They had it listed for $29,900 at the BMW dealership. $25K is more than I intended to spend on the new car (wanted to keep it around $22K) but once my wife and I took this for a test drive it was all over. I am serious when I say it is in new condition.
04-03-2012, 11:58 AM
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That's a steal! I paid $29700 for mine. Exact same year and model but mine had 44k miles on it. I would gladly save $4700 for an extra 5k mile difference. Nice going ! I wanted to ask because I know we'll get future buyers looking for fair market price on these cars. This will give them an idea of what they can ask for. Did it come with anything extra like Nav?
04-03-2012, 12:15 PM
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I paid almost $32k for my 09 with ~23k on the clock (premium, cold weather, nav...)a couple of months ago. I had ZERO bargaining room since I flew some 1300+ miles to get it. I looked everywhere for a 528i manual fresh off of a lease and could not find one (didn't want black exterior). I got a bit desperate after learning about them discontinuing the naturally aspirated I6 manual. I had that setup in an E12 (first 5 series) and swore I would buy it again. Once I figured out that the '2009' leases were about all in I started to panic.
I could not be more happy with the car. Like you though, it's my wife's car.
I could not be more happy with the car. Like you though, it's my wife's car.
04-03-2012, 12:27 PM
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My Ride: 2008 AW N52 with sports package & premium package; natural brown interior
MODs:
Orion V2s
3000K H8 Yellow Fogs
Matte Black Kidney Grills
20" Miro 111
Hankook V12 Tires
H&R Sport Springs
Special coding via Simon (dbl flash hazards, digital velocity, etc.)
LED Side Markers from Trinity Autosports
LED License Plate Lights from Trinity Autosports
Carbon Delete
BMC Air Filter
RPI Scoop
RPI GT Exhaust
Future MODs:
Mtech Kit
KW Variant 2 Coilovers
CIC Retrofit
Upgrade Audio System
Just picked up a mint 2008 528i at the local BMW dealership. When I say mint, I mean that had this car been parked on the new car lot I would not have known it was used. Previous owner took VERY good care of her. This is my 5th BMW. I've owned three 325's in the past and my other current car is a 99 M3 convertible. All I can say is that I am in love with this car. It has 49,000 miles on it and the dealer threw in an additional 12 month/12,000 mile original bumper-to-bumper warranty (so I'm completely covered till about 61,000 miles including maintenance). I even get free weekly car washes! The car is actually for my wife, and I am jealous that she gets to drive it every day. My M3 is downright uncomfortable by comparison. My only complaint so far is that the radio reception is pretty bad and that I don't get to drive it as much as I would like. Here's a picture. The interior is dark tan leather with wood trim and black carpet. Absolutely beautiful and 100% spotless. If you sat in it you would think the car is new. I'm looking forward to learning more about the car from you good folks here.
04-03-2012, 01:55 PM
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That's a steal! I paid $29700 for mine. Exact same year and model but mine had 44k miles on it. I would gladly save $4700 for an extra 5k mile difference. Nice going ! I wanted to ask because I know we'll get future buyers looking for fair market price on these cars. This will give them an idea of what they can ask for. Did it come with anything extra like Nav?
04-03-2012, 01:59 PM
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No mods planned. It's my wife's car and she doesn't need to go any faster. If there was something to do to boost the MPG I would be interested.
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