$39,000 sale price but what should i offer?

[pikacha10]

my budget is 32,000

i wanted something that was never in an accident and when i found the one in my budget, it was in an accident.

gotta wait for another 330i to pop up somewhere...

[Sterling]

Mdxtasy, dealers lose money selling used cars all the time. It's just a matter of making sure it doesn't happen too often.

[pikacha10]

i believe if a 2004 car were to be sold to a used car dealership and it was priced just a bit under msrp, it wouldnt sell instantly

but if it was the same price for a long time and its 2007, i think their better off taking a hit and selling it for what people might actually pay for it. very few cars have a value that will rise over the msrp if it has low kms on it(ie. toyota supra. in such demand that i want one)

[Mdxtasy]

I doubt it happens very often.  Especially on an E46 BMW.

[Sterling]

No, probably not on that BMW. But it does happen regularly on other used cars. In fact, most used car dealers take part of the gross each time a vehicle is sold and put it into a special account to help cover the inevitable losses.

[pikacha10]

why do you think it wouldnt happen that often on a E46 BMW?

[Mdxtasy]

High demand....if you don't but it....somebody else will.  Those situations may occur on a car that sits on the lot for months on end with no takers.  In the end, it might be cheaper to sell at a small loss as that actually might save them money.

[pikacha10]

the E46 is really in that high of a demand?