The 2007 X5 and 750Li are indeed mine!

[deutsch100]

Adam,
I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. I wasn't suggesting that it will affect the value of the car. I was saying my personal consumer opinion. In my mind, if I am going to buy a new car and take the hit in value as soon as I drive off the lot, I want that damn thing to be NEW; I would not accept a car with more than 15-20 miles.... unless, like you, it's a launch supply car and I fell in love with it. That's different. But I'd still have buyer's remorse because I would have felt like I didn't get a 'new' car. I wasn't trying to say that miles affect the drop in value, I was suggesting more so that I am not compromising on those terms.

I got ya Sean, no worries. I agree with you 100%. There was a time, when I wouldn't buy a new car if it had more than 6-8 miles on it. I was neurotic, and it drove the dealers nuts, but it was my thing!! I guess, I have relaxed with a little bit of age. Normally, I would never accept a new car with 126 miles (unless there was a big discount , but there are so few new X5s out there. It also seems so many have beige or light gray interior, and I really wanted the black nevada full leather. The other few new X5s our dealer had, didn't have black interior. I get what you mean though, but I have 0 buyer's remorse. I know my car wasn't abused and test driven hard, so I'm cool & I LOVE it.

 

[MyHarley]

If you really think about it, how many BMW car salespeople are going to let you test drive like a bat out of hell with them in the car.......not many at all....usually you're not that familiar with the car and two they don't know if you're wacko to start with and could care less how many you have driven. But, they do care about their life.

There is nothing wrong with a several hundred miles on the car, especially like when I purchased the convertible, they only had one 325 convertible and one 330 convertible.......so should I of waited because my car had 204 miles......I don't think so....the minute your paper plates are off, its not new anymore in my book.....it looks just like the other 3's going down the road by then, the only difference......paper plates for a few weeks.

BTW, you ought to pay attention to your "baby" and other people's "baby" when it goes into service......you're not there every minute to watch how the service people "test drive" your car to check out the problems.......speed over the speed bumps, etc. You're fooling yourself if you think all cars are treated like gold to them......its a car.......and not even their car.

 

[Bmw 325i 7803]

Actually it's not uncommon for a car to have a little miles on it when it's brand new. When I paid for my 330i and picked it up from the dealer it had 32 miles on it. It drove and felt and smelt brand new. The dealer explained that it had been driven from their storage facility to the lot, and it was a great car. And so far it has been, I have had virtually no troubles with it. On the contrary, when I leased that 325i initially, it had only 8 miles on the odometer or perhaps 11, I believe it was just 8, and that car had a myriad of problems and issues. Going by my experience alone, I'd say the mileage on a new car, does not necessarily indicate whether its a good car or not, or really harm its value. Granted I did get quite a deal on the 330 (paid invoice). It seems that if a car isn't up to par, they try and keep as few miles on it as possible and then sell it quickly. Then claim "I didn't know" when it comes in for service over and over again. Although at the same time, I wouldn't went a demo or something thats been extensively test driven...

 

[drew328]

WOW! What do you do to have an x5 and a 7? You hiring? I could really use a 6 series