What's a decent offer for an 05' X3 3.0L with premium package, 50000km in GTA

[Smartidiot]

Hello,

I know this is probably not the best forum to ask this type of questions (duh...). but I have posted the same questoin on various Bimmer forums and I dind't get too much information there.... so here I am just wondernig maybe i can ask some G35 guys for help..

so I am shoppping for a 2005 X3 3.0L with premium pacakge, about 50,000-60,000km for my girlfriend.. Given that I have never owned a BMW before.. .. i just wanna get an idea how much should I make my offer so that it sounds fair and i won't get my *** kicked out by the dealer... note that I will be looking for a Canadian car in Toronto area. buying it from U.S. is not an option here......

from what i understand.. all used BMW sold by the BMW dealer have gone through this CPO thing .. ..is that program itself worth the extra money compared to buying it from an avaerage-Joe-used-car dealer??

the reason why i recommend my girl to go for the 05 is becasuse i know that close to 70% of BMW sales are leasing so that getting an 05' model right now (in 2008 , 3 years off the lease) woudl give me the biggest bargaining power due to the extra supply in the market.

any advice is appreciated!

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I can't help you other than tell you not to buy a BMW... They have a lot of problems!

I would say probably in the ball park of 20k but

DJ

[G_whizz]

Uungh...a beemer??

Best thing to do is to research my friend. Used car lots, Dealers and of course Auto Trader. This should take you a few days if you really do it right.

[joe603]

I'd nudge her towards the Nissan Murano or Rogue. I'm in the market for a small crossover SUV myself. The Mitsu Outlander is also very nice. Still need to test drive the Honda CRV...