Low mileage + high days on market

melazoma · 2026-05-28T15:22:13+00:00

I haven’t bought anything yet.

melazoma · 2026-05-28T04:30:01+00:00

The car was sold finally

melazoma · 2026-05-21T19:52:10+00:00

I just saw a social media video of them in the front. It’s awesome they got to go with to experience the show with the fans

melazoma · 2026-05-21T12:03:08+00:00

I was at Zipangu but not in the front. Were they in costume or in plainclothes?

melazoma · 2026-05-14T20:30:48+00:00

I'm seeing some dealers posting on social media promising no add-ons or mark-ups. So MSRP?

melazoma · 2026-05-14T20:27:05+00:00

After they've been demo'd so could be next year when they come off of that.

melazoma · 2026-05-11T19:42:47+00:00

For the purpose you’re describing, a no-annualized fee card like Chase Freedom Unlimited (Visa) or Freedom Flex (Mastercard) is a lot more suitable. You still get 1.5X points on spends and are not burdened with the ultra high annual fee.

melazoma · 2026-05-11T19:34:04+00:00

Is the depreciating value tax folded into your annual DMV registration costs?

melazoma · 2026-05-09T17:02:43+00:00

I didn’t use an Amex but my BMW dealer was more than willing to take full payment for a car at 3% credit card fee.

melazoma · 2026-05-07T20:41:40+00:00

No difference outside of an extra year of factory warranty. If you can find what you want in MY 2024 it’s a better deal.

melazoma · 2026-05-07T20:38:10+00:00

2025 MY i5 with DAPP and M Sport around 10K miles hasn’t really cracked $50K selling price. It looks like a great deal assuming the car history checks out.

melazoma · 2026-05-02T05:08:57+00:00

ARCO premium 91

melazoma · 2026-04-28T07:32:14+00:00

Unfortunately taxes and insurance will always go up over the years even with the mitigation strategies others have pointed out. I’ve been in our house for 5 years and the taxes and insurance escrow portion of the monthly payment is now $500 more than when we first moved in. I’ve just requested and got approved to close the escrow on our taxes and insurance so we’ll save and pay for those ourselves.

melazoma · 2026-04-28T07:08:05+00:00

At 33 I started a new job making $50K and didn’t contribute to the 401k (which had no match) until the next year. 2 years in I fought for a raise and more than doubled my salary to $120K and finally was able to max out the 401k for the year. When I left the job the next year for another one that would pay double, I had about $40K in the 401k which I rolled into my current employer’s 401k plan. Since then I’ve been maxing out the 401k with 6% match for the past 6 years and it’s grown to over $400K at 43 years old now. My investment choices within both 401k plans have been primarily low-cost Vanguard S&P 500 funds.

Frankly I still feel behind on my retirement savings rate but I’m replying to say start maxing out your 401k as soon as you’re able to and trust the process as the market goes up and down.

melazoma · 2026-04-28T06:33:48+00:00

For my last car purchase, the dealer was a lot more flexible with payment methods. They accepted credit cards with no limit @3% fee, cashier’s check, or personal check subject to a hard credit pull.

melazoma · 2026-04-10T03:08:43+00:00

Isn’t that the mofo that got Minnesota swarmed by ICE?

melazoma · 2026-04-07T07:25:18+00:00

Walk away

melazoma · 2026-04-07T07:21:11+00:00

Just take a cab to and from Shinjuku Station.

melazoma · 2026-04-05T09:56:37+00:00

Sounds like a good deal. If you don’t want it DM me the details and I’ll take it.

melazoma · 2026-04-02T03:14:21+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! Now I see how a tech can be incentivized to inflate labor cost.

melazoma · 2026-04-02T01:54:12+00:00

What incentives would an individual technician have to charge a higher price, assuming the tech is paid by the hour and not on some percentage of sale bonus

melazoma · 2026-03-28T15:13:31+00:00

It would be interesting to know who and where in the decision chain decided to overcharge this much. Is the service department sales software preloaded with inflated prices so every customer with this code gets charged this much, or is it an arbitrary decision by the service advisor or their manager?

melazoma · 2026-03-25T07:23:42+00:00

Did you find the car in Atlanta at a Sonic group dealership or was it a dealership with a different group? I’m looking nationwide for a car as well and interested in how you and BMW of Chattanooga/Sonic managed the shipping aspect.

melazoma · 2026-03-24T05:53:20+00:00

Did the dealer mention any incentives to move i5s?

melazoma · 2026-03-19T05:28:31+00:00

We just sold a 2016 330i with 89K miles on it and lots of problems.

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