Bay Area dealer rec?

Stryder · 05-05-2015, 02:24 PM

The C63 has treated me well, but after two years I'm starting to seriously miss having the 3rd pedal. Seriously thinking about jumping into an M.

Does anyone have recommendations for who to work with and buy from in the Bay Area?

pikkagtr · 05-05-2015, 02:35 PM

East bay is good, mountain view treated me well but aren't as price friendly
Stay far far away from Fremont BMW , I think I got Ebola when I went there to shop.

Stryder · 05-05-2015, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pikkagtr

East bay is good, mountain view treated me well but aren't as price friendly
Stay far far away from Fremont BMW , I think I got Ebola when I went there to shop.

Thanks! Anyone good enough to recommend by name?

onnex · 05-05-2015, 03:18 PM

Doesn't seem like they have the best rep from some people I talked to, but I had a pretty painless experience at Stevens Creek.

pikkagtr · 05-05-2015, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Stryder

Thanks! Anyone good enough to recommend by name?

Steve pan from mountain view BMW. Ultimately did not make my purchase there but all emails and questions were met with prompt and courteous replies

maverick144 · 05-05-2015, 04:28 PM

I bought my M3 from Michael Borbet at BMW Mountain View. The ordering and buying experience was great.

However, there was a whole mess with the trade in of my old car after they botched the paperwork. I tried calling the managers at BMW MV to get it straightened out and they ignored my many calls and voicemails. A very disappointing experience and I'm still dealing with the problems they caused.

sadeem28 · 05-05-2015, 04:41 PM

I bought mine from mountain view as well. Buying experience was not bad. Their service department is a different story!

dmbryson · 05-05-2015, 05:03 PM

Kip Lewis at Stevens Creek BMW has been great so far. Of course, my M4 is still in transit, so I can't comment on the full purchase experience yet.

Stryder · 05-05-2015, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by maverick144

I bought my M3 from Michael Borbet at BMW Mountain View. The ordering and buying experience was great.

However, there was a whole mess with the trade in of my old car after they botched the paperwork. I tried calling the managers at BMW MV to get it straightened out and they ignored my many calls and voicemails. A very disappointing experience and I'm still dealing with the problems they caused.

Whoa. That sounds like a red flag to me. Mistakes happen, but not staying up to date and keeping an open channel of communication is not a good way to do business.

Thanks for your input.

Stryder · 05-05-2015, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dmbryson

Kip Lewis at Stevens Creek BMW has been great so far. Of course, my M4 is still in transit, so I can't comment on the full purchase experience yet.

Thanks for the input!

DaBean · 05-05-2015, 08:58 PM

I highly recommend Michael Wu from BMW San Francisco - happy to make a personal introduction. He's a SA who understands the enthusiast and needs that come with the territory.

330cibimmer · 05-05-2015, 09:35 PM

Kelly Kimberly at hansel BMW was super patient and easy to work with. Of course at the time I bought my m4 in July they couldn't give me much of a discount but in sure you can get a great deal now

BMW F22 · 05-05-2015, 10:14 PM

I have had good experiences with Fremont in the past. This last time I went to Peter Pan and had an okay experience (got a good price but the experience was alright). I have never had any experience with Mt View and East Bay but have heard good things about East Bay. As for Stevens Creek, don't even get me started. I have never had a good experience there.

Labeef · 05-05-2015, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBean

I highly recommend Michael Wu from BMW San Francisco - happy to make a personal introduction. He's a SA who understands the enthusiast and needs that come with the territory.

+1. Michael Woo not only understands an enthusiast, he is one.

I would check inventory around the bay because manuals are very rare.

EdgeCrusher · 05-06-2015, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Labeef

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaBean

I highly recommend Michael Wu from BMW San Francisco - happy to make a personal introduction. He's a SA who understands the enthusiast and needs that come with the territory.

+1. Michael Woo not only understands an enthusiast, he is one.

I would check inventory around the bay because manuals are very rare.

+2 on BMW SF

Stryder · 05-06-2015, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by DaBean

I highly recommend Michael Wu from BMW San Francisco - happy to make a personal introduction. He's a SA who understands the enthusiast and needs that come with the territory.

Awesome. PM sent!

Stryder · 05-06-2015, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Labeef

+1. Michael Woo not only understands an enthusiast, he is one.

I would check inventory around the bay because manuals are very rare.

Haha yeah I wouldn't be surprised if there are no manuals at all. Depending on the situation, I'm okay with waiting.

Powaup · 05-06-2015, 05:16 PM

No bay area dealer would let me do ED so I had to order from Jersey lol

califlove · 05-06-2015, 10:10 PM

My bay area experience is limited to weatherford in Berkeley. I would give them negative stars if I could, at least on the sales side. We did get pretty far in the process until it came down to money. They wanted way too much... Which if that wasn't combined with a completly arrogant pompous sales manager, would have been fine.

At the time (Nov of 14), not much was being done in the way of price negotiations so I gave up on bay area dealers and went to long beach and got a deal at least 10k better than offered up here. Worked out so far. I will say that so far our 1 service visit to weatherford went really well... I swore then off but they are literally around the corner so the woman pushed to use them out of convenience.

Good luck wherever you end up!

maverick144 · 05-07-2015, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Stryder

Whoa. That sounds like a red flag to me. Mistakes happen, but not staying up to date and keeping an open channel of communication is not a good way to do business.

Thanks for your input.

The main thing it shows is that once you give them the money, they don't care anymore. I'll buy BMWs again, but not from there.

RedBolden · 05-10-2015, 01:08 AM

Travis Fox at East Bay BMW, got a good price on my M4 with Euro Delivery. Tell him Eric sent you.

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pikkagtr Go Spurs Go 3888 Rep 2,872 Posts Drives: 2022 GR Zupra Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (-1)	East bay is good, mountain view treated me well but aren't as price friendly Stay far far away from Fremont BMW , I think I got Ebola when I went there to shop.
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onnex Major 162 Rep 1,169 Posts Drives: 2015 F80 M3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palo Alto, CA iTrader: (16) Garage List 2011 E92 M3 [9.26]	Doesn't seem like they have the best rep from some people I talked to, but I had a pretty painless experience at Stevens Creek. __________________ 2015 MG F80 M3 \| H & R Sport Springs \| M Performance Diffuser \| 20" DPE SP-SC 5 \| IND Matte Black Cosmetic Package \| *More coming soon*
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maverick144 New Member 0 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2015 M3, X3 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mountain View, CA iTrader: (0)	I bought my M3 from Michael Borbet at BMW Mountain View. The ordering and buying experience was great. However, there was a whole mess with the trade in of my old car after they botched the paperwork. I tried calling the managers at BMW MV to get it straightened out and they ignored my many calls and voicemails. A very disappointing experience and I'm still dealing with the problems they caused.
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sadeem28 Private First Class 15 Rep 120 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (1)	I bought mine from mountain view as well. Buying experience was not bad. Their service department is a different story!
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dmbryson Private 35 Rep 57 Posts Drives: F83 M4 SO w/6MT Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (0)	Kip Lewis at Stevens Creek BMW has been great so far. Of course, my M4 is still in transit, so I can't comment on the full purchase experience yet.
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BMW F22 Major General 3566 Rep 9,788 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	I have had good experiences with Fremont in the past. This last time I went to Peter Pan and had an okay experience (got a good price but the experience was alright). I have never had any experience with Mt View and East Bay but have heard good things about East Bay. As for Stevens Creek, don't even get me started. I have never had a good experience there.
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califlove Private First Class 14 Rep 119 Posts Drives: '14 Explorer Sport \| F80 AW Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	My bay area experience is limited to weatherford in Berkeley. I would give them negative stars if I could, at least on the sales side. We did get pretty far in the process until it came down to money. They wanted way too much... Which if that wasn't combined with a completly arrogant pompous sales manager, would have been fine. At the time (Nov of 14), not much was being done in the way of price negotiations so I gave up on bay area dealers and went to long beach and got a deal at least 10k better than offered up here. Worked out so far. I will say that so far our 1 service visit to weatherford went really well... I swore then off but they are literally around the corner so the woman pushed to use them out of convenience. Good luck wherever you end up!
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RedBolden Private First Class 113 Rep 144 Posts Drives: Austin Yellow M4 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Stockton, Ca iTrader: (1)	Travis Fox at East Bay BMW, got a good price on my M4 with Euro Delivery. Tell him Eric sent you.
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