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Anyone see this article in March 2012 Car and Driver regarding the 535 BMW wheels? Go to this article- now I am glad I purchased the wheel and tire insurance Wrap-Up: 2011 BMW 535i at CarandDriver.com also read the comments from the public below the article.

Should had looked at your post before I bought-- could had saved a 1000. OTD $$29731.58 for a SX which stickered at $31,795 including freight. Included $400 for tire and wheel replacement for 5 years (at the hard sell financing desk) if they got damaged by pot holes here in Colorado. Easily can happen with these 18 inch wheels and last car I bought was a 2002 Olds Aurora with 13k on it and yep broke 2 wheels going over a curb I did not see and blew a tire in a parking lot!. Still driving the Olds with 149k v-6 and I figured if I was going to keep a car another 9+ years I might as well get it loaded and that got better mileage than the Olds. OTD includes taxes and the notorious dealer prep crap. My Olds qualified for the competition rebate and got a $500 financing bonus which offset the dealer prep. Looked at Sonata and other Kia dealers and the Kia guys were really close to each other in price and Sonata dealers were not taking much off the price plus Optima has cooled seats which no other manufacterer can touch at this price new, however I did not go to all like Lexus and Acura to compare. Waiting to pay the high license plate charges which include in Colorado bridge and road fees which are another way to tax the public because we have the Tabor amendment which limits taxes but state goverment has found ways to work around it.

Yes, it's a sedan. And yes, I was somewhat surprised by the $20-$21k range provided over the phone. We'll see if that offer stands when we go visit the dealer next weekend. They've been pretty straight with us so far, so I'd hate to think they were throwing out a number just to get us to return to the showroom, but that's certainly possible. If it does stand, sounds like a no-brainer. Thanks a bunch. Will keep you posted. Bruce

Wow! $40k at auction, or $40k for an expected fair price? I'm assuming you mean $40k at auction, and I guess that makes sense, 'cause the handful of used ones around here are listed from $39k on up to mid-$40k's. We're considering a new one, nicely equipped, for around $43-44k or so. That's for a leftover 2011; 2012 would be perhaps $1,000 to $1,500 more. Obviously, too new of a car for used ones to be any kind of deal, huh?

Looks like that buyer from Omaha will be purchasing our 318ti. Since we're out of town next week, he plans on flying out the following week and driving it home. Anything could happen between now and then, but he's done his research and seems to be a stand-up guy. He's the one that paid for the inspection at the local BMW dealer and was real reasonable about that "Action Plan" the dealer came up with. So, we'll be down to four, which I'm very happy about.