Experience with dealership delivering a car?

M370z · 02-22-2019, 11:01 PM

Hey guys, so I'm negotiating with a dealership that is about 150 miles from me and was thinking about just asking them to deliver the car to me instead of going there to pick it up. Has anyone else done something similar? If so, how much should I expect to pay for a delivery from 150 miles away?

Thanks!

soulcrft · 02-23-2019, 02:40 AM

Just something to think about

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1583933

visi107 · 02-23-2019, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by M370z

Hey guys, so I'm negotiating with a dealership that is about 150 miles from me and was thinking about just asking them to deliver the car to me instead of going there to pick it up. Has anyone else done something similar? If so, how much should I expect to pay for a delivery from 150 miles away?

Thanks!

I had mine delivered. It was 2000 miles though. Open transport (my car is a lease and I'm not that picky). The dealership set it up as they use that company typically. Fully insured with 0 deductible if anything happened. The cost was 1200. I might have found something cheaper myself but I didn't want to put the time and effort into it and especially since the dealership had a good relationship with the company.

If it was 150 miles though, I would have gone there and picked it up myself.

ChuMpion3 · 02-23-2019, 09:15 AM

If 150 miles, you should negotiate and get that for free but expect a porter to drive it down. If dealing with a flatbed, enjoy the ride home and save the $$.

uniqueMR · 02-23-2019, 11:36 AM

Save the money and drive it back. Enjoy the car from day 1

gatorfast · 02-23-2019, 12:03 PM

150 miles isn't very far I would rather drive my new car myself than risk someone damaging it or abusing it in delivery. If we were talking 1k miles ok but 150? That's just a few hours drive.

Msane · 02-23-2019, 06:52 PM

I would probably drive myself for 150 miles,

I shipped mine from a bmw dealer 600miles away and negotiated free shipping in the deal. Was open transport but went by smoothly with no issues.

einscot · 02-24-2019, 06:53 PM

i would never put 150 miles on my precious in one drive

Moony · 02-24-2019, 07:58 PM

Just took delivery from mine and used Montway for an enclosed delivery 1200 miles away.

Car is a bit dirty but that was before it was loaded into the truck but no issues throughout the process...they actually delivered the car the day after it was picked up when I was quoted 4-5 days originally.

Make sure for peace of mind get an enclosed transport

LVI · 02-28-2019, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ChuMpion3

If 150 miles, you should negotiate and get that for free but expect a porter to drive it down. If dealing with a flatbed, enjoy the ride home and save the $$.

yeah, give it to the 17yr old lot porter and tell him to make sure he follows the break in requirements

you can't make this stuff up!

in all seriousness, if you're not excited about driving down and taking deliver of your brand new M3 because it's 150 miles away, you're probably buying the car for the wrong reasons.

SD ///M4 · 02-28-2019, 12:40 PM

Since 2011 I've done three Euro Deliveries and drove all three cars at least 1800 miles in Europe and you're worried about a 150 mile drive??!!

Antartic · 02-28-2019, 01:17 PM

We've had cars delivered that have been 400 miles or around that. It came in an enclosed trailer pulled by a pickup truck- by an employee of the dealer. We paid $500 for it. It came scratch free and nicely protected

Granted, if it was 150 miles trip, I'd choose to drive the vehicle home. In the end, it's just a 3 series car- a really good one, but a 3 series nonetheless.

Flacht3 · 03-01-2019, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by einscot

i would never put 150 miles on my precious in one drive

Sarcasm?

einscot · 03-02-2019, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_DM

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Originally Posted by einscot

i would never put 150 miles on my precious in one drive

Sarcasm?

yes.. people act like an M is some sort of sacrosanct vehicle. i just like to fuck with them a bit. it's a car, drive the damn thing

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ChuMpion3 Lieutenant 327 Rep 417 Posts Drives: M3 DCT (x2) Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NYC Area iTrader: (0)	If 150 miles, you should negotiate and get that for free but expect a porter to drive it down. If dealing with a flatbed, enjoy the ride home and save the $$.
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uniqueMR Colonel 1883 Rep 2,924 Posts Drives: ... Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Save the money and drive it back. Enjoy the car from day 1 __________________ Currently: '24 Mercedes G63 \| '24 Porsche GT3 RS \| '24 Volkswagen GTI Previous BMWs: 340i, 740i, 745Li, M3, M4 Previous Others: Audi, Ducati, Honda, Infiniti, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen
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gatorfast Major General 4995 Rep 6,862 Posts Drives: 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (4)	150 miles isn't very far I would rather drive my new car myself than risk someone damaging it or abusing it in delivery. If we were talking 1k miles ok but 150? That's just a few hours drive.
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Msane Private First Class 49 Rep 131 Posts Drives: Bmw M4 Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	I would probably drive myself for 150 miles, I shipped mine from a bmw dealer 600miles away and negotiated free shipping in the deal. Was open transport but went by smoothly with no issues.
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einscot Banned 407 Rep 559 Posts Drives: '17 f80 ZCP, '94 d90, '13 x5d Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: tampa bay iTrader: (0)	i would never put 150 miles on my precious in one drive
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Antartic Second Lieutenant 94 Rep 293 Posts Drives: F80 M3 2018 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	We've had cars delivered that have been 400 miles or around that. It came in an enclosed trailer pulled by a pickup truck- by an employee of the dealer. We paid $500 for it. It came scratch free and nicely protected Granted, if it was 150 miles trip, I'd choose to drive the vehicle home. In the end, it's just a 3 series car- a really good one, but a 3 series nonetheless.
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