See it? Heck, you've already ridden in it...
So, the winner is the car in WA. I spent all day yesterday trying to negotiate the car in Maryland but I didn't have good vibes from the dealer at all. We spoke on the phone quite a bit in the morning and I mentioned wanting the car for $2-3K less than asking due to the mechanical imperfections and the fact that it was a sight unseen purchase. They said the only wiggle room was $500. So, I left it alone, and then texted him later and explained market value for a less than prime car, with fewer options than others (the only thing it didn't have was sunroof and premium sound). I told him what my final offer was. This was done via text message. No reply right away.
By this time it was later in the day, and I figured it can't hurt to make the same offer on the WA car, even though he'll probably say no way (I knew his loan payoff was pretty close to his asking price). I sent him an email (private seller) and explained how I arrived at my offer. Within 30 minutes, he had replied with a really nice email back, accepting!
We discussed a few details on the phone and he said to me that his break even bottom line was $500 more than what I offered, but when he got my offer, he thought to himself how I would incur extra expense transporting the car to FL, and decided to accept the offer as is so help me out a bit.
Who actually does that?!?!?! This guy is such a nice guy, I actually wish he still had a BMW so I could invite him to the Mafia! This of course is also after we (Jeff, Steve, and I) met him the other day, and we all agreed he seemed like a very forthcoming, honest person. So, I feel very good with this car, even if it is out of warranty.
Anyway, the car... Its a 2011 M3 sedan, Lemans Blue over Black Novilio Leather with carbon leather trim. The car has Premium 2, Convenience, Competition, and Cold Weather packages. Some standalone options include the sunroof, premium sound, phone snap in adapter, and satellite radio. The car has 43k miles, but I swear, it is showroom fresh. We couldn't find a single mark on it, not one curb mark on the wheels...
Completely bone stock for now, and he even included the BMW roof rack with bicycle adapter for free!
I'm super excited to get her to Florida, where I will post more pics! Here's the one pic I snapped when we looked at the car.