Braman BMW Disappointment + Thoughts on new M3/M4

[1stm3f80]

"Bend over premium"

[tifosi360]

Originally Posted by RossM3

Braman is a joke period. I went in there a month ago with the intention of buying a M5, they had a 3-4 cars sitting in their inventory for quite sometime. Mind you I bought my M3 from them and was very willing to give them additional business due to my previous positive experience. Anyways, I go in there armed with all the info...residuals, money factors, comparable monthly payments...the salesman immediately gets threatened by the fact he's not dealing with your typical ill informed buyer. I tell him I'm willing to spend $1100-1200/mo lease, max MSDs (117k msrp car)...he could have gotten a little more $$$ out of me to be honest but we didn't even get to that point, he didn't even want to start a honest negotiation. He says to me I'm looking for the wrong car, that I should be looking at a 550i with those monthly payments. I respectfully disagree with his opinion and he goes on to tell me how Braman is in the business of making a profit ect...seeing that this guy isn't remotely interested in entertaining a potential sale, I thank him for his time, and his parting words are to come back when I'm "serious about buying an m5". Anyways, take what you want from my experience but I can tell you I will never buy another car from them again, and I will actively discourage others as well.

My buddy was there today getting his e92 serviced and snapped a photo of the 25k mark up in question.

I go there to test drive sometimes as it is closer to my house, but I always buy from Pembroke. Pembroke actually has a black factory demo M3. I drove that car yesterday and it is epic. Anyways, don't ever buy anything from Braman.

[jaay11]

[SOM3]

This dealership makes me YOLO!

[accce]

You would have to be either be very stupid or extremely wealthy to purchase that car at that price.

[8042]

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse sales or service experience than you'll find at Braman. Thanks to this forum, I was able to find a great SA--Nic Bennett @ Vista in Pompano. Braman is 2 miles away from me. Vista is 40 miles away. Easiest 38 additional miles I've ever driven.

When the M6 GC was launched, they had one for $10K or $15K over sticker. Totally ridiculous. But Miami is a totally ridiculous city and I'm sure someone will pay the $25K premium. So very sad.

[basamx]

i love the car, but if I can get a $10k mark up I would sell in a heartbeat. Would order another though.

[ss134]

Originally Posted by crltsz

Went to Braman BMW to check out the new F80/F82. They had a MW F80 and a AY M4 in the showroom.

Cars looked great. Was able to sit down and play around them a bit, interior looks very much improved, I`m 6'3 and the seats felt very good. Was able to turn the M3 on and surprisingly it had a very gargling aggressive tone while warming up. Overall, M3 really takes it for me. The rear arches look very aggressive compared to the M4. The M4 looks great but too similar to the current 435i in my opinion. The CF roof on the M3 also looks incredibly in person.

About Braman BMW, very disappointed.

1. M3 has a $25,000 Mark Up
2. No test drives

How is one supposed to buy a car for a $25,000 mark up and cant even test drive it? Aren't DEMO/Launch Cars there precisely so potential new buyers can go and test drive them?

It was either loosing $25,000 over 2-3 months or order one and wait. So I left and drove myself to Lauderdale BMW in Pines and ordered one and will be here in August/September.

If you havent done so, make sure to check the car in person. Pictures dont do them justice.

Agreed - picked mine up on Friday having never seems the M3 in the flesh- looked so much better in the metal- there was a YMB M4 there too- let's just say I was very glad to have ordered the M3. Looked much more aggressive no doubt about it. Everyone at the dealer was of the same opinion.

[trucheli]

I will not defend Braman Miami selling practices. It seems that they have enough business to discount its cars or deal with informed customers, the same goes to South Motors BMW. I live in Miami but I have been doing business with Braman Motorcars out of West Palm Beach. If you are looking for a fair deal you can contact my CA John Weltzein and tell him that Richard from Miami referred you. He is the European Delivery specialist and he is doing European Delivery MSRP pricing for the M3/M4.

[bluekn8286]

30% markup! Seriously??!! In the words of Biff from Back to the Future, you should tell them to "make like a tree and get outta here!"

[jc05e46m3]

Originally Posted by RossM3

Braman is a joke period. I went in there a month ago with the intention of buying a M5, they had a 3-4 cars sitting in their inventory for quite sometime. Mind you I bought my M3 from them and was very willing to give them additional business due to my previous positive experience. Anyways, I go in there armed with all the info...residuals, money factors, comparable monthly payments...the salesman immediately gets threatened by the fact he's not dealing with your typical ill informed buyer. I tell him I'm willing to spend $1100-1200/mo lease, max MSDs (117k msrp car)...he could have gotten a little more $$$ out of me to be honest but we didn't even get to that point, he didn't even want to start a honest negotiation. He says to me I'm looking for the wrong car, that I should be looking at a 550i with those monthly payments. I respectfully disagree with his opinion and he goes on to tell me how Braman is in the business of making a profit ect...seeing that this guy isn't remotely interested in entertaining a potential sale, I thank him for his time, and his parting words are to come back when I'm "serious about buying an m5". Anyways, take what you want from my experience but I can tell you I will never buy another car from them again, and I will actively discourage others as well.

My buddy was there today getting his e92 serviced and snapped a photo of the 25k mark up in question.

Wow, that's the highest I've heard of yet.

[Hymiet]

South Florida car dealers are criminals. They can service the car but not a chance in hell I would buy one here. I live in Delray Breach and every M3 and Benz I have owned I get from my home town in KY. I like flying home, getting the car and driving back to FL. It's also a great way to break it in.

You can call any dealer in the country and put a deposit down if the have allocations available. Sam Swope in Louisville charges $1000 deposit that's refundable up until production starts.

Originally Posted by crltsz

Went to Braman BMW to check out the new F80/F82. They had a MW F80 and a AY M4 in the showroom.

Cars looked great. Was able to sit down and play around them a bit, interior looks very much improved, I`m 6'3 and the seats felt very good. Was able to turn the M3 on and surprisingly it had a very gargling aggressive tone while warming up. Overall, M3 really takes it for me. The rear arches look very aggressive compared to the M4. The M4 looks great but too similar to the current 435i in my opinion. The CF roof on the M3 also looks incredibly in person.

About Braman BMW, very disappointed.

1. M3 has a $25,000 Mark Up
2. No test drives

How is one supposed to buy a car for a $25,000 mark up and cant even test drive it? Aren't DEMO/Launch Cars there precisely so potential new buyers can go and test drive them?

It was either loosing $25,000 over 2-3 months or order one and wait. So I left and drove myself to Lauderdale BMW in Pines and ordered one and will be here in August/September.

If you havent done so, make sure to check the car in person. Pictures dont do them justice.

[Hymiet]

Now that's funny.

Originally Posted by 1stm3f80

"Bend over premium"

[Dannys M3]

I stopped in there last Friday to see if they had a M3 or M4 to see. I was told they just sold their last M4 and it would be a couple of weeks before the next one would arrive. So when I asked how much did it sell for they said 77,000. Braman Westpalm can't be trusted, stay far away.

[Roadkiller]

Originally Posted by consolidated

$25K, balls.

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