Who got their car replaced via "Trade-Assist"...

SteelTorque · 03-05-2008, 09:28 AM

I have a lease and it needs to go back. They have agreed to give me another car, but I will know more by next week.

Were there any fees to BMW associated with replacing your car thorough Trade-Assist?

Thanks.

BMWI6 · 03-05-2008, 09:50 AM

i don't recall there being any.. why are you lemoning yours?

e90driver · 03-05-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelTorque

Were there any fees to BMW associated with replacing your car or refunding your money?

Thanks.

What do you mean as fees? I lemon lawed an infiniti a few years back- it is long and drawn out- deposistions and everything. took about 1 year, but i did get everything back- it was like driving a car for free for a year. First try to work with the dealer- if i had to do it all over again i would have avoided the headache and just sold the pos. to be honest, it was not worth my time (and yes, it takes a LOT of time and effort)

SteelTorque · 03-05-2008, 09:57 AM

The dealearship has agreed to replace my car or refund my money.

I just wanted to know what to expect when I go talk to them in person in a couple of days.

I have a bad brake sensor they can't seem to fix.

My car is a lease.

e90driver · 03-05-2008, 10:01 AM

They should take care of any fees associated with you obtaining a replacement- if they have agreed to replace your car. The only thing might be a transfer of plate or something but thats it.

DSXMachina · 03-05-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelTorque

The dealearship has agreed to replace my car or refund my money.

I just wanted to know what to expect when I go talk to them in person in a couple of days.

I have a bad brake sensor they can't seem to fix.

My car is a lease.

You need to find out the law in your state. Your rights vary, and so does the money which the dealer has to cover. For instance, in some states they must also refund you the vehicle insurance for the unused portion of the term! Any taxes might also have to be reimbursed. Do NOT expect them to volunteer any of this info to you. Find out the FACTS in your state!

SteelTorque · 03-05-2008, 11:52 AM

Thanks.
Anyone else want to share their experiences?

SteelTorque · 03-05-2008, 03:08 PM

thats it? only 2 people on this entire damn forum?

OniKoroshi · 03-05-2008, 03:25 PM

Shouldn't it be a good thing not a lot of people have had to lemon their car. It'd help to know what state you are in.

I know if Cali if you lemon your car and want your money back they do some calculation on how many miles you have on the car and refund you the cost of the car minus the amount you've driven.

SteelTorque · 03-05-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by OniKoroshi

Shouldn't it be a good thing not a lot of people have had to lemon their car. It'd help to know what state you are in.

I know if Cali if you lemon your car and want your money back they do some calculation on how many miles you have on the car and refund you the cost of the car minus the amount you've driven.

I was affraid of that. But I want another car. No refund. But i think the same thing applies.

STE92VE · 03-05-2008, 04:13 PM

From the title of this thread I thought that either:

1- You were asking if anyone had ordered the Lemon Leather interior

or

2- You were asking if anyone uses Lemon Pledge to clean the wood trim.....

Never mind.....

aob · 03-05-2008, 04:20 PM

I had to do this.

It didn't go through the whole lemon process because BMW bought my car back before that happened. Search the forums for "trade-assist". There are some good descriptions of the process already out there.

If you live in CA, and do take it through a full lemon process, then they have calculation for usage charge. I think it goes like this:

Refund = (Total of everything you've paid so far) - (Current Mileage/120,000) * (Total of everything you've paid so far)

So if you've put in 25K (download payment, lease payments, whatever), and have driven the car for 10K miles, the calculation would be:

Refund = ($25,000) - (10,000/120,000)($25,000)

In this case you would be charged $2083 for usage, and would get back about 23K.

Hope this helps.

SteelTorque · 03-05-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aob

I had to do this.

It didn't go through the whole lemon process because BMW bought my car back before that happened. Search the forums for "trade-assist". There are some good descriptions of the process already out there.

If you live in CA, and do take it through a full lemon process, then they have calculation for usage charge. I think it goes like this:

Refund = (Total of everything you've paid so far) - (Current Mileage/120,000) * (Total of everything you've paid so far)

So if you've put in 25K (download payment, lease payments, whatever), and have driven the car for 10K miles, the calculation would be:

Refund = ($25,000) - (10,000/120,000)($25,000)

In this case you would be charged $2083 for usage, and would get back about 23K.

Hope this helps.

Thanks. We won't be going throught the lemon process because BMW has already agreed to refund or replace the car.

I want another car, since I love the 335. I wasn't sure what that entitles.

I will find out more next week from the GM.

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SteelTorque Captain 81 Rep 849 Posts Drives: 08 E92 335xi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	Who got their car replaced via "Trade-Assist"... I have a lease and it needs to go back. They have agreed to give me another car, but I will know more by next week. Were there any fees to BMW associated with replacing your car thorough Trade-Assist? Thanks. __________________ 08 E92 335xi Space Gray 6AT - PROcede V2 12.8 @ 111 mph Last edited by SteelTorque; 03-05-2008 at 05:06 PM..
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SteelTorque Captain 81 Rep 849 Posts Drives: 08 E92 335xi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	The dealearship has agreed to replace my car or refund my money. I just wanted to know what to expect when I go talk to them in person in a couple of days. I have a bad brake sensor they can't seem to fix. My car is a lease. __________________ 08 E92 335xi Space Gray 6AT - PROcede V2 12.8 @ 111 mph
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e90driver Lieutenant 14 Rep 502 Posts Drives: 06 325i, 08 328xi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	They should take care of any fees associated with you obtaining a replacement- if they have agreed to replace your car. The only thing might be a transfer of plate or something but thats it. __________________ see ya 06 325i. IT'S HERE!- 08 E92 328xi, Premium, Auto, Cold- Montego Blue
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SteelTorque Captain 81 Rep 849 Posts Drives: 08 E92 335xi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	Thanks. Anyone else want to share their experiences? __________________ 08 E92 335xi Space Gray 6AT - PROcede V2 12.8 @ 111 mph
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OniKoroshi Private First Class 2 Rep 112 Posts Drives: 08 535i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Shouldn't it be a good thing not a lot of people have had to lemon their car. It'd help to know what state you are in. I know if Cali if you lemon your car and want your money back they do some calculation on how many miles you have on the car and refund you the cost of the car minus the amount you've driven.
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STE92VE STEVIL Empire 218 Rep 6,297 Posts Drives: Fast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	From the title of this thread I thought that either: 1- You were asking if anyone had ordered the Lemon Leather interior or 2- You were asking if anyone uses Lemon Pledge to clean the wood trim..... Never mind..... __________________ 2007 E92 328i 6MT-Space Gray/Black Dakota/Gray Poplar w/heated seats-PCD 4/27/07 (SOLD) 2009 E90 328i xDrive 6AT-Space Gray/Oyster Dakota/Dark Burl Walnut w/ZPP,ZCW,Xenons-ED 4/17/09 - Redelivery 5/30/09 (SOLD) 2014 E84 xDrive28i 8AT-Alpine White/Black Nevada/Silver Matte w/ZMV,ZLP,494 - DD 3/14/14 (SOLD)
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aob New Member 0 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 08 e92 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	I had to do this. It didn't go through the whole lemon process because BMW bought my car back before that happened. Search the forums for "trade-assist". There are some good descriptions of the process already out there. If you live in CA, and do take it through a full lemon process, then they have calculation for usage charge. I think it goes like this: Refund = (Total of everything you've paid so far) - (Current Mileage/120,000) * (Total of everything you've paid so far) So if you've put in 25K (download payment, lease payments, whatever), and have driven the car for 10K miles, the calculation would be: Refund = ($25,000) - (10,000/120,000)($25,000) In this case you would be charged $2083 for usage, and would get back about 23K. Hope this helps. __________________ 08 e92 335i \| Jet Black \| Blk/Alum \| 6sp \| ZPP \| ZSP \| Nav \| CA \| 6FL 07 e90 335i R.I.P.
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