01-28-2015, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys. I recently moved from Indianapolis to Houston. Warm Weather mainly.
Trying to secure my next M. Any dealership and sales assistant recommendation ?I lived around galleria area. I was still on the fence about whether I should get a M4 or a model S. But when I walked into the store talk to a rep about tesla model S. He couldn't even discuss price with me also told me he can't help me purchase it which is kind of weird. Probably will get another M after all.
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01-28-2015, 02:39 PM | #2 |
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It's state law in TX that the Tesla guys can't discuss price. Sad really.
It's difficult to cross-shop these cars from the standpoint that other than tq/hp, the cars diverge on pretty much everything else. You certainly won't lose the thrill with the M4. Tesla owners who are in it for the driving aspect are beginning to grow bored. I purchased mine from out of state and had a great experience doing so. I however knew what I wanted and didn't need the comfort of a dealership building to make the decision. Houston dealers are also less willing to negotiate on purchase price, so it depends on how flexible you are in the buying process. As far as service geos, let's just say that I'll be taking my car to BMW of Austin to get work done since I've experienced both.
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Oops. Forgot to add my Sales assistant. Sarah Abbaszadeh was the person I dealt with. She was really nice and stayed after hours helping me finish everything when I purchased the car on a Saturday Last edited by Kyuze; 01-28-2015 at 03:20 PM.. |
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I am going to check them out. I wanted to do an ED. But if they can offered me a deal I can't refuse, I will take one on the lot. Last time I ordered my E92. I waited quite a bit for it to arrive. But the wait is so worth it.
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I bought my car from Midtown BMW and give the whole process a 7.5/10. I did the Euro delivery and my salesman was pretty good with getting back to me and planning the dates. Have taken it to service twice and was pleased with both visits. If you live near the Galleria, that is probably the closest dealership to you. Momentum on 59 and Beltway 8 is also a short drive away.
Welcome to Houston! It will take you a while to figure the city out, but when you do its a good place to live. Just don't expect to be spending too much time outside from June-Aug. And learn to Love Tex-Mex.
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With that said, I also did ED with Advantage BMW Midtown and my only gripe would be superficial - I never got a thank you gift from my salesman and he never re-explained the car to me upon delivery so there's a bunch of stuff I still don't know how to do in it. Who is your service advisor? Did they activate launch after your 1200 mile service? I want to make sure I get a good service advisor there when it comes time to do my service. |
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I was recommended to use Stacy (male) as an adviser. He owns and races fast cars, and has been in that role for a long time. He did a good job of explaining the pulling to the right and took care of my loaner car when the dealership was short on them. He knows M cars well and has been to Germany to drive them on the autobahn. Good guy. I had no idea M car's don't come with run-flats, he informed me when discussing the tires and why BMW prefers to not use them on their sportier cars.
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Momentum 59 is pretty bad, but there is a Austin Yellow M4 thats been there for over a month. Might be able to negotiate. BMW West was my choice. Ask for Minh Nguyen. I was able to work a pretty nice deal with him and Dan. A few of us were able to to get around 2-3k off. I was lucky to compound few incentives to get over 5k off.
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Yeah man. I thought you getting the M Performance or is it still hard to get?
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Houston dealers suck big time, go to some other places because you can't get a good price in this city. I got $5,900.00 of MSRP last month but not from Houston.
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^HAHA i originally ordered from him and he was a douche. He always made it seem like he was doing me a favor letting me order the car at MSRP. I quickly cancelled my order there and ordered at Midtown.
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I just ordered my M3 from Advantage BMW Midtown. So far so good. My sales rep is an M specialist as well as a M enthusiast. PM me for his name and number.
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