CA dealership?

Hi guys, about to purchase my M3 in CA, but looking for a good dealership( i know steve thomas bmw is a good one), which is professional, and has well trained sales people.

Please give me some suggestions .

And if possible, i'm looking for one that offers better and more reasonable trade in values .
Thanks:thumbsup:

One of the guys from the forum provide a good price. I believe it Ryan Amico. I am sure someone else will lost his info shortly.

cmk227 wrote

One of the guys from the forum provide a good price. I believe it Ryan Amico. I am sure someone else will lost his info shortly.

I 've already contacted him, but i don't think they have one that I want on their lot, I don't actually want to order one.

^^If you change your mind and need any other assistance just let us know, Did you have Ryan do a dealer locate to see if the car your looking for even exist on any lots right now?

Go with Steve Thomas bmw, I've read many good things about them.

Steve Thomas is good, buy if they dont have what you want and if you don't mind drivin thru the hood, Nick Alexander has some good deals. Ask for Alex Nguyen. Tell him Bret sent you.

Monterey BMW

They are knowledgeable enough and will compete aggressively for your business. They will price match. The key here is to know the invoice price of the car you want and how much over that price you are willing to go.

Excellant service department.

If you want to make sure you get the best price for your car then you need to sell it yourself. Used cars are somewhat hot right now and selling on Craigs list is easy. Just prep your car well.
If you want to trade it in then get ready to complicate the transaction for a new car. To make a profit, the dealer is going to have to squeeze you to go below blue book on your trade. Or, he might give you what you want for your used car but not meet your pricing on the new car. In the end, you might never know whether, dollarwise, you made out, and, If you like to "horsetrade," that's part of the fun!
Good luck

I ordered from Mt. View BMW. They offered high retail price for my 545i, but since I ordered my M3 I was actually able to sell my car for more money while waiting. They had two M3 Coupes on the lot when I was there. One Manual and one DCT.

Try BMW of Santa Barbara, I believe Jon Shafer is back, he started bimmerfest.

tonymac1 wrote

Hi guys, about to purchase my M3 in CA, but looking for a good dealership( i know steve thomas bmw is a good one), which is professional, and has well trained sales people.

Please give me some suggestions .

And if possible, i'm looking for one that offers better and more reasonable trade in values .
Thanks:thumbsup:

When I was looking for my car, I was talking to Crevier BMW in Santa Ana with Eric. He was really helpful and is good with working on prices but Long Beach BMW beat their prices. I ended up getting my car from Aaron W. at Long Beach BMW. Everyone was awesome, super friendly, and gave me a good deal. Aaron was cool because he didnt try to sell the car, or push me into something else. He handed me the keys, went for a ride, came back and ran the numbers and made it work. Also, I dont know Aaron, I dont have any affiliation with BMW what so ever....

Oh and I would stay away from Nick Alexander BMW. That dealership is in the City I work in so I went there first. The people were really nice but they were just not willing to sway on price that much as the other dealerships.

While it was only started 3 days ago, this Dealership Review thread may be helpful: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560411

I purchased Mine from Ryan Amico @ Steve Thomas
He found the car I wanted at another dealer and had it trucked in.
He was great to deal with and gave Me a great price.

Judy Ray from Crevier

Mark Decker from BMW Riverside are all great alternatives. They will both take care of you.

GOLFFRR wrote

^^If you change your mind and need any other assistance just let us know, Did you have Ryan do a dealer locate to see if the car your looking for even exist on any lots right now?

We've already talked about locating but he said he was unsuccessful securing the car for me:confused2

fuddman wrote

Monterey BMW

They are knowledgeable enough and will compete aggressively for your business. They will price match. The key here is to know the invoice price of the car you want and how much over that price you are willing to go.

Excellant service department.

If you want to make sure you get the best price for your car then you need to sell it yourself. Used cars are somewhat hot right now and selling on Craigs list is easy. Just prep your car well.
If you want to trade it in then get ready to complicate the transaction for a new car. To make a profit, the dealer is going to have to squeeze you to go below blue book on your trade. Or, he might give you what you want for your used car but not meet your pricing on the new car. In the end, you might never know whether, dollarwise, you made out, and, If you like to "horsetrade," that's part of the fun!
Good luck

Just curious, is it possible that I trade in my car with a higher value than the new car that I want, which results in profiting extra money from the dealership?

Pointerman wrote

I ordered from Mt. View BMW. They offered high retail price for my 545i, but since I ordered my M3 I was actually able to sell my car for more money while waiting. They had two M3 Coupes on the lot when I was there. One Manual and one DCT.

+1 My ideal m3 was sitting on the BMW Mt. View showroom floor and I walked out with a great deal and a brand new e90 the very same day! Only had 5 miles on it.

I was at Steve Thomas yesterday

Ryan is great

tonymac1 wrote

I 've already contacted him, but i don't think they have one that I want on their lot, I don't actually want to order one.

Why wouldn't you want to order one? You get exactly what you want, great price and now MY2012.

Never understood buying off the lot when buying new.

Props to Ryan at STB as well

tonymac1 wrote

We've already talked about locating but he said he was unsuccessful securing the car for me:confused2

bummer, its getting crunch time on the 2011's and most dealers only get so many M's so they are prob going to be stingy on doing dealer trades. We get the most allocation around our area and we are even starting to run out.

you might be better off just ordering one and getting exactly what you want. But who knows maybe you will find the car your looking for out there! GL and if there is anything you need at any time just let me know

GOLFFRR wrote

bummer, its getting crunch time on the 2011's and most dealers only get so many M's so they are prob going to be stingy on doing dealer trades. We get the most allocation around our area and we are even starting to run out.

you might be better off just ordering one and getting exactly what you want. But who knows maybe you will find the car your looking for out there! GL and if there is anything you need at any time just let me know

I sent you a pm, please take a look.

got it and replied.

tonymac1 wrote

Just curious, is it possible that I trade in my car with a higher value than the new car that I want, which results in profiting extra money from the dealership?

Interesting, but what in the world are you trading in??!!

Well, Monterey BMW also owns the local Porche franchise so if you have that money level kind of trade, I suppose it could happen. But if your talking about a relatively new Rolls, I'm not sure how well received that would be on their used car lots. That's the thing, they appeal to and attract a certain market. If they perceive your car is a hard sell to their market then they will conclude it's going to sit on their lot for a long time. That means they will lose money unless they get your trade dirt cheap. Again, unless your willing to accept a loss on your trade, best to sell it yourself. If you don't like selling your car to the public, you might be better off selling it outright to a dealer who sells the brand you have.
Which leads to another possibility. Monterey BMW is part of a corporation which owns many dealerships. If they own a dealership with your brand of car then that could help your position. You need to ferret that out.