Just wondering if the pricing between BMW dealers and BMW online configurator should be the same?
Has anyone recently been quoted higher prices from dealerships than the RRP from online configurator? I suppose stock shortage may be a factor, but I'm referring to cars not on the dealership floor and have to be ordered and built (6-12 months wait).
haha Camrys are not cheap these days :(
Are the dealers cranking up the delivery fee?
Since people are willing to pay up to $6000 for a Ford, BMW probably bend you over for $10K
the delivery fee is a little bit higher than the website estimates, but the main difference is in the pricing of the actual car + selected options prior to all the other fees
Bimmers are great in Munich!
Had a few loans of quite a few models. Bavarian culture it is quite a thing. Great craftsmanship with no complexity spared.
I am a long term thinker. All this high tech can be a bit of a long term liability.
Probably a reason for this forum being full of Camry freaks.
Pricing on BMW's website would be special driveaway pricing for current model. If you are looking at pricing for a vehicle that isn't built yet your most likely looking at the next model year which normally will have a price increase.
in this particular case, it's for the same model year
Indicators are optional.
Lane change warning is wired backwards
haha funny thing is that audi said that "lane change assist" has been removed in some cars due to chip shortage; but fortunately BMW still has it as standard equipment
Soul is optional
For the pricetag of a BMW you can get an economically and environmentally responsible electric car. Luxury petrol vehicles are such a self-entitled boomer/outdated approach to the world.
With sky rocketing electricity prices remind me how electric cars are economical.
Don't give the argument of solar panels to battery to EV because hardly anyone does that and the setup is expensive.
Power priced are regulated: prices up 8-18% on average . Fuel prices not regulated, up over 34% in a year and climbing.
https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/26/house…
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/petrol-prices-hit-eight…
That makes sense. Cheers
@WreckTangle has a point though.
ICE 'luxury' cars are an endangered concept.
With the advances in the mid range sector in both technology and arguably far better reliability via a 7 year warranty, the additional price you're paying is increasingly just for badge wankery. A euro ICE vehicle is going to be one of the fastest depreciating assets in the next 4 years.
My house is setup with solar panels making ~40kwh during the summer and 20kwh a day during the winter which is more than enough to supply my daily commute by charging it on the weekend. Even charging it through the grid (Whenever i want mind you) is cheaper than paying $2 a litre at the pump.
Plus the added benefit of not being at the mercy of energy companies is a big plus (not that we have that problem in WA thanks to Labor's foresight of locking in prices via an energy reserve.)
I can offer some real-world data: The mileage on my MG HS PHEV, which means I get direct comparisons between petrol & EV on the same vehicle.
Petrol-only mode: 7.4L/100km over 8000km of usage
EV only mode: 26kWh/100km (commuting at highway speeds mostly, city driving would be lower) over 6000km
With petrol averaging $1.80 over the last 6 months, that means my average fuel cost is $14.83 per 100km.
With electricity (no solar, grid only) being 17c per kWh, that comes to $4.42 per 100km.
That is ONE THIRD of the cost!
Current fuel prices move this balance even further towards EV, and a solar system even more so. A pure EV vehicle with better efficiency might get 20kWh/100km which translates to even better costs per 100km driven.
when i can, i take the train or ride my bike; this car will be for longer trips.
i don't mind an EV, but until recharge stations are dotted around the country as densely as petrol stations and they can be recharged to full in under 5 minutes, i'll stick with ICE for this particular usecase
Online configurator is just a guide, you can't really configure and buy one or you be waiting for light years. You get whatever comes off the ship.
I have noticed prices are going up on some high demand models.
yea that would make sense if it's already ordered or already on the dealer floor; but in this case it is a custom order, which is what i thought configurator was meant to do -> i.e. you can create your order sheet on configurator and take it to the dealer
Oz Bargainers own Camry's.