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      10-30-2012, 02:53 PM   #1
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Dealer Recommendation in Mass

Hi All,

I'm on the hunt for my second BMW, is there a dealer located in Mass that you would recommend?

I get the feeling that people are not always "open" to talk about their dealer experience but the reason i'm asking is because I don't trust www.dealerrater.com. They tend to delete bad reviews and it reads like everyone has a terrific experience wherever they go...Google also hosts reviews but not enough in my opinion.

Thanks in advance for your help!
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      10-30-2012, 08:28 PM   #2
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Depends where you are in the State. I used to swear by BMW of Peabody. I still love their service department the best but my last deal was at Herb Chambers strictly because it was more convenient. At HC you'll be treated by a number but I was still able to negotiate. They also tend to have a lot of leverage with tri-state dealers when it comes to dealer swaps.
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      11-01-2012, 09:04 AM   #3
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I visited both Herb Chambers BMW in Boston and BMW of Peabody and hands down Peabody has better customer service. I think HC is able to negotiate, but the sales are high pressure.

Happy to share my entire experience with you and my reps name, just let me know.
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      11-01-2012, 12:44 PM   #4
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I visited both Herb Chambers BMW in Boston and BMW of Peabody and hands down Peabody has better customer service. I think HC is able to negotiate, but the sales are high pressure.

Happy to share my entire experience with you and my reps name, just let me know.
Thanks danbest6. So far it seems that BMW of Shrewsbury and BMW of Sudbury are offering me the best deal but discussions are still ongoing. I will note that the people at Shrewsbury are very transparent and not pushy at all.
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      11-01-2012, 01:51 PM   #5
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Thanks danbest6. So far it seems that BMW of Shrewsbury and BMW of Sudbury are offering me the best deal but discussions are still ongoing. I will note that the people at Shrewsbury are very transparent and not pushy at all.
Cool. Good luck with your purchase!
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      11-05-2012, 08:26 PM   #6
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So I spent a good part of the afternoon yesterday negotiating with Peabody. While we didn't reach an agreement, they have definitely have a good staff. Very profesional and not pushy at all. The only advice I can give is that one should know their NUMBERS like the back of their hands! It's true for Peabody just like it is for any other dealer, and if you do not pay attention they will always try to shove a couple hundred bucks here and there. Still on the hunt, hopefully I can order by the end of this month.

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      11-07-2012, 11:40 AM   #7
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So I spent a good part of the afternoon yesterday negotiating with Peabody. While we didn't reach an agreement, they have definitely have a good staff. Very profesional and not pushy at all. The only advice I can give is that one should know their NUMBERS like the back of their hands! It's true for Peabody just like it is for any dealer, but if you do not pay attention they will always try to shove a couple hundred bucks here and there. Still on the hunt, hopefully I can order by the end of this month.
Are buying a RWD?
I have a 335xi right now and the suspension sucks, I miss my two past RWD "325 and 335i"
Im an excellent driver and with snow tires the car is so much fun on snowy days.
Please PM with your RWD F30 experience on the snow, please do! Im looking to buy the F30 rwd as well.
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      11-07-2012, 11:59 AM   #8
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Are buying a RWD?
I have a 335xi right now and the suspension sucks, I miss my two past RWD "325 and 335i"
Im an excellent driver and with snow tires the car is so much fun on snowy days.
Please PM with your RWD F30 experience on the snow, please do! Im looking to buy the F30 rwd as well.
I haven't reached an agreement with my dealer yet but if I get the car in coming months I'll let you how it performs on the snow. What I can say is that all the people I know that have decent driving skills have a blast with snow tires on their RWD cars.
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      11-08-2012, 06:12 AM   #9
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I haven't reached an agreement with my dealer yet but if I get the car in coming months I'll let you how it performs on the snow. What I can say is that all the people I know that have decent driving skills have a blast with snow tires on their RWD cars.
I'm flying to Brazil this month and I'm not sure if my wife is pregnant of our 3rd child yet, but if she is NOT, by December I will be ready to get me a 328i M (blue on black) or a 335i sport blk on blk (BTW which route are you taking?), if you have not made any deal with any dealer by then we could get together and leverage our negotiation power by giving the dealer two cars deal instead of one.

I'm planing to do the European Delivery sometime in February if that happens.

Please let me know how your negotiations are going.
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      03-16-2013, 03:09 PM   #10
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For what it's worth, I live in NH and just ordered mine last week from Tulley BMW in Nashua, NH. I got the car at invoice which was basically a 7% discount across the board.

Just food for thought...Tully is just over the boarder into NH from MA so if your willing to drive a bit, might be worth it....and the no sales tax.

Good luck
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      03-16-2013, 04:03 PM   #11
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For what it's worth, I live in NH and just ordered mine last week from Tulley BMW in Nashua, NH. I got the car at invoice which was basically a 7% discount across the board.

Just food for thought...Tully is just over the boarder into NH from MA so if your willing to drive a bit, might be worth it....and the no sales tax.

Good luck
Got It from them as well. Same discount. Went for a 135 though. Signing papers tomorrow and picking up the car at the performance center in South Carolina next week. It's going to be fun!
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      03-18-2013, 03:50 AM   #12
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Congrats on your new 135i! I wish I could go to south carolina and do what you are but unfortunately, im in England at the moment on a work visa and actually have to coordinate picking up my car when it comes in for that reason....im just happy to be getting it finally! Enjoy yours though and maybe we'll cross paths in NH or MA at a meet in the future.
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Want to share my experience with a Sales person.

I know and I know Herb Chember are not easy, specially on their price with something called "Smart Pricing", but I found this excellet sales person who helped me get thru those issue and get me a 2013 335i EURO delivery the way I want on my terms, and I want to share his information to whom really wants to deal with an energetic sales person, who can go after your questions, get the job done, provide you quick follow-ups and go the extra mile if needed.

BMW of Sudbury - Michael Louis

Call their dealer and ask for him, he works per appointment, make yours and you will not regret.

Tell him that Theo recommended on this forum.
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      01-26-2014, 08:40 PM   #14
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So lets say i want a bulit 335....is asking invoice price low balling??
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      01-27-2014, 08:50 PM   #15
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For what it's worth, I live in NH and just ordered mine last week from Tulley BMW in Nashua, NH. I got the car at invoice which was basically a 7% discount across the board.

Just food for thought...Tully is just over the boarder into NH from MA so if your willing to drive a bit, might be worth it....and the no sales tax.

Good luck
Good luck on that sales tax thing. The MA registry will ding you when you come in for plates.

Got mine from BMW of Sudbury. If you know your numbers you'll get the price your looking for.
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Just had my car serviced at BMW of Peabody. I'd highly recommend it
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Im a client advisor at premier BMW of cape cod and just finally got into the business after 20 years in the restaurant business. Im a true BMW enthusiast and know the product very well. Im also the dealers mperformance/Dinan specialist and can answer any questions any of you might have. If anyone is semi local Id love to have the opportunity to be your client advisor. I can guarantee a fun experience and you can test my car if your interested in mperformance and or dinan parts. fkalkanis@drivepremier.com or PM. Im at BMW of Cape Cod, 25 Falmouth road, Hyannis, MA 02601
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I just got my new 14 335i Msport from Wagner. They had it off the truck and ready for me within a few hours. They are amazing.
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I have been at various Herb Chambers dealerships but they have never been pushy.
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I see lot of used F30s at the Warwick dealership in RI. Any experience with them?
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First bmw was at Peabody back in 2005...not so great but they do have a nice service dept

Order a m235 at Norwood then end up cancelling...stay far away from these clowns
Got the car at HC with less of a discount but a better trade-in and my CA was great (no bullsh1t and treated properly)
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I just got my car. I went to BMW norwell, BMW sudbury. Very nice people. But I ended up getting my car through bestbuyleasing.com. Sales guy was Michael. Got my car for a lot less compared to sudbury and norwell, but they were all nice to my son and I when we went looking.
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