Advice on potential trade...
#1
Advice on potential trade...
Would you guys make this trade?
My car:
2008 TL Type-S
47,xxx miles
1st owner
No problems with it
Paid off
Potential Car:
2009 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan
Space Gray/Black Dakota leather
Loaded with every option including M-Sport package
1-Owner, personal lease, clean carfax
27,xxx miles
Excellent condition
CPO 6yr/100,000
$15,xxx after TL trade financed at 3.9%
Considering I have a good amount of money put away that is not being touched... Should I do it?
My car:
2008 TL Type-S
47,xxx miles
1st owner
No problems with it
Paid off
Potential Car:
2009 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan
Space Gray/Black Dakota leather
Loaded with every option including M-Sport package
1-Owner, personal lease, clean carfax
27,xxx miles
Excellent condition
CPO 6yr/100,000
$15,xxx after TL trade financed at 3.9%
Considering I have a good amount of money put away that is not being touched... Should I do it?
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#3
Would you guys make this trade?
My car:
2008 TL Type-S
47,xxx miles
1st owner
No problems with it
Paid off
Potential Car:
2009 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan
Space Gray/Black Dakota leather
Loaded with every option including M-Sport package
1-Owner, personal lease, clean carfax
27,xxx miles
Excellent condition
CPO 6yr/100,000
$15,xxx after TL trade financed at 3.9%
Considering I have a good amount of money put away that is not being touched... Should I do it?
My car:
2008 TL Type-S
47,xxx miles
1st owner
No problems with it
Paid off
Potential Car:
2009 BMW 335i xDrive Sedan
Space Gray/Black Dakota leather
Loaded with every option including M-Sport package
1-Owner, personal lease, clean carfax
27,xxx miles
Excellent condition
CPO 6yr/100,000
$15,xxx after TL trade financed at 3.9%
Considering I have a good amount of money put away that is not being touched... Should I do it?
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#6
It's not so much I want a new car, I just want this one very badly.
And obviously the only argument here is being able to save money. But, like I said, I already have a decent amount saved (>$15K) that I'm not going to touch. Is ~$300/month really going to hurt in terms of saving? Idk...
And obviously the only argument here is being able to save money. But, like I said, I already have a decent amount saved (>$15K) that I'm not going to touch. Is ~$300/month really going to hurt in terms of saving? Idk...
#7
Just based off of prices I'm seeing in a loose Autotrader search I'm guessing your 335 is mid $30's and they're offering $12-15k for the TL-S?
IDK, man, if the TL-S has been good to you ("no problems") - you're headed for problem country.
IDK, man, if the TL-S has been good to you ("no problems") - you're headed for problem country.
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#10
I didn't. I've always wanted a Space Gray 335 M-Sport but I could never find one CPO. And then this one came along and just so happened to have every other option in it as well.
#11
Well, I'm probably the last person who should be giving you advice since I sold my paid off TL to purchase my M5.
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#15
The 335 is notorious for fuel HPFP failure.....I have read about people replacing 3 or 4 of them. Regardless.....BMW is one of the finest cars I have owned. Also one of the worst to maintain. First world problems.
#17
ETA: If it's CPO the recall has to have been performed already.
#25
I guess 19k on the trade is honestly pretty good. Usually dealerships try to hose you on the trade and tell you you're not going to get anywhere near the value of the car. In your case it looks like you're floating just below KBB (which is not saying much, I know...)
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#27
I'm gonna be in car debt at some point anyway, it's not like I'm going to keep the TL forever. Might as well get rid of it while it's still worth good money, no? ...That's kind of where I'm coming from.
#28
But on a side note for 300 a month how many years will you have to pay on that, isn't that like 10 years?
Just do like I do same as in the way of the samurai, be fully committed to what you are going to do in the space of seven breaths. Works like a charm.
#30
Other things come to mind for me now, saving for a house and paying off all the other debt (just got married). I'd even sell my Infiniti and go down to one car to get closer to buying a house or debt free sans a mortgage.
Cars aren't going anywhere IMO, you can always find one to suit your wants. Best of luck to whatever you decide.
#31
mY sLOW- you went from having no monthly payment to having one?
10 years? Damn, does anybody know basic math on this forum? LOL. It will be a 5 year loan. It'll be around $300/month with the sales tax and doc fees and shit factored in.
I really don't have my mind made up yet. If I did I would have bought it Wednesday night when I went to look at it.
Well you just made your point there, there was no point in making the post now.
But on a side note for 300 a month how many years will you have to pay on that, isn't that like 10 years?
Just do like I do same as in the way of the samurai, be fully committed to what you are going to do in the space of seven breaths. Works like a charm.
But on a side note for 300 a month how many years will you have to pay on that, isn't that like 10 years?
Just do like I do same as in the way of the samurai, be fully committed to what you are going to do in the space of seven breaths. Works like a charm.
I really don't have my mind made up yet. If I did I would have bought it Wednesday night when I went to look at it.
#33
mY sLOW- you went from having no monthly payment to having one?
10 years? Damn, does anybody know basic math on this forum? LOL. It will be a 5 year loan. It'll be around $300/month with the sales tax and doc fees and shit factored in.
I really don't have my mind made up yet. If I did I would have bought it Wednesday night when I went to look at it.
10 years? Damn, does anybody know basic math on this forum? LOL. It will be a 5 year loan. It'll be around $300/month with the sales tax and doc fees and shit factored in.
I really don't have my mind made up yet. If I did I would have bought it Wednesday night when I went to look at it.
Sorry man I only factored the cost of the car not the fuckin trade in since you like bashing folks so much, you win the internetz my good friend
#36
I wouldn't do it. Just keep your car.
BUT it sounds like you already made up your mind of getting it. and don't seem like digesting some wise advice in here.
Just get it and post the pics already. It's your money and don't really care about saving money at this point. Get it. 335 is actually one of the most fun cars to tune with. It's brutally fast even with couple mods with a tune. In terms of straight up performance, it's like 335>>the Great Wall>>TL-S.
BUT it sounds like you already made up your mind of getting it. and don't seem like digesting some wise advice in here.
Just get it and post the pics already. It's your money and don't really care about saving money at this point. Get it. 335 is actually one of the most fun cars to tune with. It's brutally fast even with couple mods with a tune. In terms of straight up performance, it's like 335>>the Great Wall>>TL-S.
#39
I guess it depends on what your priorities are. If you're looking to gain wealth, then obviously trading for a 1 year newer but 3 year old BMW isn't a wise move. If you have always wanted a grey BMW (you have only been driving for 10 years so it can't be that long of an urge), then get the BMW and ignore what we say.
I was buying houses at 25 and not BMWs and am very glad to have done that- didn't miss anything with no regrets. I guess now I could pop for an M5 if I wanted to, but I'm finding there's more to life than driving a new/expensive car.
I was buying houses at 25 and not BMWs and am very glad to have done that- didn't miss anything with no regrets. I guess now I could pop for an M5 if I wanted to, but I'm finding there's more to life than driving a new/expensive car.
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