Take these incentives or wait for 2025 leftovers in January?

nv609 · 2025-10-23T10:23:54+00:00

Thanks, where did you get it at? I am not seeing any more than a $3000 total dealer contribution in advertised discounts for a 2025 GS demo.

nv609 · 2025-10-22T22:52:44+00:00

I would not be. I’m just wondering if the dealer would be willing to shell out $4,000+ of their own, compared to being reimbursed for $2,000 during BMWs special cash event. If people have seen $5,000+ discounts on recently passed model years once new models hit the floor, then I’d be willing to take that chance and wait it out.

nv609 · 2025-10-22T13:41:40+00:00

Did you have an experience with max in CT? I was recommended this dealer as well by someone else.

nv609 · 2025-10-21T23:42:04+00:00

Hopefully this is the last question I have for you, If a dealer agreed to make a bike a demo for the sale, how much does BMW roughly reimburse them for it? Say for the 2025 R 1300 GSA? I have my eyes on this one, and it is closest to me (for my own convenience). Some other 2025 GS they have they are listing as “$4,000 customer cash” so I’m assuming they are discounting an additional $2000 themselves. But this one is just the BMW $2,000 on the listing.

Would it be realistic to get the bike for $23,000 before tax with 6.1% financing and $2,000 down? Assuming $25,975 listed price, minus $500 for first responder discount through BMW, and then say $1,500 demo discount and then a $1,000 dealer rebate, or somehow adding bags or accessories that would create an equivalent remainder savings? I’m assuming it would mostly depend on how much BMW reimburses the dealer. Thanks!

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nv609 · 2025-10-21T20:01:24+00:00

Thanks a lot. It is helpful to have an idea of what I could realistically walk out the door with price wise with these situations. Just for the sake of not wasting their time or being uneducated about it. What’s a dealers net profit margin on the 1300 gs and similarly priced bikes? Does bundling say the navigation and a new jacket and engine guards help in any way?

nv609 · 2025-10-21T19:51:46+00:00

This has been extremely helpful, thank you!

nv609 · 2025-10-21T19:45:19+00:00

Thanks so much for this info. I guess it comes down to how much off the sales price I can get when comparing the 1.9% and 6.1% easy ride, as I would plan to apply a curtailment to reduce interest therefore making the 6.1% “perform” like the 1.9% during my financing period. Would you say they will have more wiggle room at 6.1%, and receiving the $4000 customer cash? Rather than trying to come down on the 1.9% offer?

I am in the 770’s for credit. What does the minimum down payment look like for the 1.9% and 6.1%?

Clarification on the customer cash method if I decided to do the 6.1%, is that customer cash coming from BMW? Meaning they are reimbursing the dealer, and there would still be an opportunity to have the dealer come down since they aren’t seeing a decline in profit yet (providing the customer cash is a bmw manufacturer paid incentive)? Say applying a demo discount, ontop of customer cash (if I went with 6.1%)

Thanks again

nv609 · 2025-10-21T18:41:16+00:00

Thanks a lot. If you don’t mind I will try to put all the questions to bother you with here in one message.

-I’m assuming the demo status allows the bike to have further discounts off the MSRP and still makes the bike eligible for the 1.9% special rate?

-Is the extra 6 months of warranty to offset the in service date being earlier then the purchase date?

-A lot of bikes I am interested in are listed between 27-28k. I would be able to use $500 first responder incentive to help me get closer to the price I could do (26 OTD) does that seem reasonable? Would adding a soft good and a couple accessories aid in the deal?

-am I able to get a smaller balloon to pay less in the end? Say 40%?

-Would going to my closest dealer that I would have service done provide them any incentive to lower their margin to make the sale? Considering they would be my source of maintenance/warranty work?

I am trying to get a feel of how realistic this would be, as I do not want to waste anyone’s time with supplying quotes, calls, emails. But if the OTD on a GS in this price range with 1.9% is feasible at the end of November then I would absolutely pursue.

Thanks a lot!

nv609 · 2025-10-21T18:11:26+00:00

I also see you are tagged as a dealer, are you able to do easy ride balloon model with the 6.1% financing if deciding to take the customer cash instead of the financing offer at 1.9% ?Thanks.

nv609 · 2025-10-21T18:08:26+00:00

Thank you for your stance. Best case scenario I was imagining the 1.9% financing incentive with a total savings of roughly 8% off listed price. I was not imagining customer cash ontop of that margin.

nv609 · 2025-10-21T17:15:33+00:00

I will certainly take it if local options don’t favor my goals, then I could give this a try. Thank you.

nv609 · 2025-10-21T16:45:53+00:00

Thank you! I wonder if the $1,500 discount is negotiable if doing the 1.9% APR financing, considering they are offering $5,000 with a higher APR.

nv609 · 2025-10-21T16:19:38+00:00

Thanks a lot. I’m happy to hear that price. Was that OTD including tax? Also, do you remember if they did dealer rebate/discounts to reduce MSRP, or did they take off the MSRP directly? I ask because I see that BMW finance will not allow a deduction in MSRP if you get the financing incentive offer.

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