[Whostheboss]

Hello all
I have the 07 328i mint condition(14,900 mi) and loaded( see signature)

lately I've been considering trading / selling it for 335i

Here's the Deal: i still owe about 24k remaining on payments, my CA quoted me 26k for trade in, online says street sell value is roughly 30k to 32k, even if i do trade in thats merely 2k to put down for the 335i. I am really considering this.

My headache: i can fair off with an 07 335i, but i know i want the 08 or even 09, but i doubt i 'll find a used 335i with all or close to the options i'll want ( looking for similar options to my 328i and same color)

So does anyone have any idea/ suggestions for me?
is it really worth it? ( well of-course duh!)
do i have any chance not getting screwed?
Has any traded/sold 328i for 335i?

[PLAYON]

I thought you were looking to mod your car?

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by PLAYON

I thought you were looking to mod your car?

yea with some prices i've seen, i had more ppl tell me to get 335i than ppl give me advice on modding, just wana know which one that'll out weight the other. More than likely i will mod the 328i but it's always a good thing to see and do some research and put some thinking behind my actions.

[akack79]

I traded in my 07 E92 328i for my 08 E92 335i....couldn't be more happy and would do it over again.

If you can afford it financially, do it, life is too short.

You will get screwed on your trade-on no matter what.

[Andrew@ET]

have you tried carmax ? if you have one near you i work there and im sure you can get more than 24 or what ever they gave you.

[akack79]

Originally Posted by miamibusta69

have you tried carmax ? if you have one near you i work there and im sure you can get more than 24 or what ever they gave you.

I tried Carmax and they lowballed the shit out of me. I got 3 K more from the dealer on top of the tax savings by trading into the dealer.

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by akack79

I traded in my 07 E92 328i for my 08 E92 335i....couldn't be more happy and would do it over again.

If you can afford it financially, do it, life is too short.

You will get screwed on your trade-on no matter what.

so how did it turn out? did u lease?/buy? payments went up by how much?

[AdamJ]

You are going to get screwed no matter what selling a two year old car.

[Whostheboss]

Originally Posted by AdamJ

You are going to get screwed no matter what selling a two year old car.

yea i am becoming aware of that.... technically 1yr lol its a July 07 build, got it in Aug 07

[Andrew@ET]

dont fool yourself the 3 k they would of went down on the new car they added to the used. i work in the buyers office i see it all day its a good trick that many fall for.

[akack79]

Originally Posted by Whostheboss

so how did it turn out? did u lease?/buy? payments went up by how much?

Bought.

[akack79]

Originally Posted by miamibusta69

dont fool yourself the 3 k they would of went down on the new car they added to the used. i work in the buyers office i see it all day its a good trick that many fall for.

I finalized the price of my 335i coupe prior to negotiating my trade-in. I was just using Carmax as "leverage" but that was not necessary since the BMW dealer offered me $3K more for my 328i trade-in.

To the OP, that's my experience. I would still recommend going to Carmax and see how much they offer to buy your car for since it does not cost you a penny to get it appraised by them.

[Andrew@ET]

with car max you need to put your self in their shoes would you put a huge amount on a car you drove for 5 min ? plus we have to make our money to. but yes use it as a base price.

[Whostheboss]

theres a Carmax right by my house, ill be getting appraisal tmrow

[SDYANKEE]

If you don't mind me asking, is there any reason in particular that you like the 335 over the 328? Aside from the obvious speed, is it the mod-ability of the turbo engine?

[darkphantom]

the only way I see you "trading" off a 328i is if you're looking for a base 335i...and I'm not even sure if you'll get a trade even then...

[Arustik1]

Originally Posted by darkphantom

the only way I see you "trading" off a 328i is if you're looking for a base 335i...and I'm not even sure if you'll get a trade even then...

Im pretty sure he means "trading in" and paying the difference

[Whostheboss]

Yea i guess i'll say the turbo not to mention the dual exhaust pipes, which can be modded into quads and so on.... I am very happy with my 328i. i just want to see how painful this process will be, is it even worth it?

i've heard of people who have given up lesser value cars for more valued ones while retaining their monthly payments ( perhaps depositing more $$ and perhaps stretching the payment term)

[darkphantom]

^ depends on what money is worth to you.

[Whostheboss]

ALOT

[darkphantom]

lol then why are you all of a sudden wanting to trade it in?!?

[Whostheboss]

ugh! the nightmare beggins! oh well fuk it, girls cant tell the difference any way.... i'll post my outcome from Carmax tomorow