2002 E39 530i 5spd sport. 93k,
Blindly responded to a CL ad, and it turns out the car is owned by my attorney. 
Asking $8k. Going to look at it in the morning. Assuming it checks out, how much can I beat him up? 
2002 E39 530i 5spd sport. 93k,
Blindly responded to a CL ad, and it turns out the car is owned by my attorney.
Asking $8k. Going to look at it in the morning. Assuming it checks out, how much can I beat him up?
How about a trade for some retaining fees?
gjz30075 wrote: How about a trade for some retaining fees?
Not worthy, he already gives me a break for what little I need. The question is, can I bid him on this car without being a jerk. As far as I can tell the car is immaculate.
If he already gives you a break on work he does for you, I wouldn't beat him up on the price too bad. Otherwise those breaks would disappear.
A friend of mine just got an 04 540 with similar mileage for $6.5k. It was a good deal, but I assume you wouldn't buy a car that wasn't.
Express your interest and explain how you are a broke and lowely sap. You would love the car and take care of it but the only issue is you cannot afford it. Shoot him your best offer and live with a good conscious. I've gotten a few good deals using this strategy, I guess pity works for me.
If your attorney is getting rid of his 530i, it's a good bet that he is upgrading to a similar or higher model. So, probably a 535i if he's staying with BMW. If that is the case, he's about to drop $60k+ on the new ride. You bidding him $2k lower isn't going to hurt him.
Actually, since you know him start talking to him about what he's getting. If he's getting something baller, he'll almost be obligated to cut you a break on the car since it will show that he is "doing just fine..."
Just be honest with him. Check the local prices, see what people are asking. I personally would pad my offer a bit, ie if I would offer a stranger $6k, I'd offer a friend at least $6.5, maybe more. Is saving a a bit of money worth screwing up a relationship?
Offer him $7K and then start adding fees till you get down to about $3K
For comparison sake:
http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/3288567795.html
Eight grand seems like a pretty fair price.
I don't offer a price based on what they are buying, where they live or what they do. A car is worth $XX,XXX and that's what I base my offer on. When I sell a car, I know what it's worth and what I need out of it. If someone were to make an offer based on what I was buying next I'd tack another 10% on the price, called the DB tax.
Mission aborted. The car had enough issues that I was comfortable saying good luck and walking away.
Even after his fishing for an offer, I suspect we were at least $2k apart.
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