135i .. imported from america?

[fatjoez 3]

Hi there

looking at a 135i

Only one on trademe right now is this one here:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-268971468.htm

Just curious. ran a check on carjam

http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=EUY921

# Assembly type: Imported Built-Up

# Country of origin: United States Of America

Just wondering why it says USA?

Thought all of them came from Germany??

Is this cause for concern?

[greenday-rulz21 6]

No, not a problem. All Z4's are made in America so I guess its the same deal with the 1 series.

[fatjoez 3]

wow I didnt know that. thanks bro!

[sp8s 1]

Saw them testing one of these on Aussie Top Gear.

They ran it beside a M3 and were most impressed

Looks good to me as well

Wish I had 66k

[elmarco 56]

No cause for concern in itself - BMW have an assembly plant in Spartanburg (South Carolina). All of the X5's come from there.

I am surprised that they are doing this model there though - maybe the US is the biggest market for this version.

[mitchE30 0]

that is an auto.others perfect.

[Dyl 4]

Performance = awesomeness. Looks... controversial??

.......but who am I to talk about controversial looks haha. If you like it mate, buy it!

Edited February 5, 2010 by Dylan M3

[fatjoez 3]

Hahaha cheers for the feedback.

Can someone who either works for a dealer or who knows the market tell me, generally speaking..

What is the average depreciation in NZ on the value of a BMW 1,2 &3 years after sale.

It's essentially so I can sort of gauge how this price really is.

It's a 2009 registered model, but it arrived in new zealand in june 2008 so It's basically just short of 2 years old.

New price was & still is around $89,000 for a 135i

Edited February 7, 2010 by fatjoe

[Braeden320 0]

PM Brian, COSMOS, He is very good with the above types of things, Has helped me alot of late.

[fatjoez 3]

cool where can i find them. member list?

[Braeden320 0]

Yes, Click on Member list up the top, Seach C0sm0s (Note o's are 0's)

[briancol 3]

fatjoe sent me a PM and for everyone's information, this was my reply.

Hi fatjoe,

Thanks for your question.

You have made the correct decision to purchase a late model but second hand car. It is always the first owner that loses the most value when they sell their car. Most buyers of new upmarket cars are usually wealthy people who can use this depreciation as a tax loss and they can write this off against their earnings. So in the first year of a cars life, expect it to decrease in value by around 30% (this is only an average).

From then on it becomes a sliding scale. The Inland Revenue allow a 20% depreciation p/a.

The car on Trade Me is now 67,000 which as you know is more than 20 grand below the list price. This person has made the largest loss that this vehicle will have in twelve months. (close to the 30% mark). With only 5,000kms. on the clock, this makes for very good buying provided it has never been in anaccident or have any other problems.

Expect in the future, the depreciation to be incrementally smaller.

I hope that this answers your question.

Cheers

Brian.

[deeveus 81]

X5 is made in the US too, as with ML Mercedes.

[fatjoez 3]

Thats very interesting I was always just assuming BMW Mercedes etc = imported from germany.

But I can absolutely understand the logic behind it.

I wish NZ dealers had better stock of the 1 series...

Getting rather tired of hearing "there are none in the country"

[deeveus 81]

Yep some 3 Series are made in South Africa too. I think it's just a market thing where most models sell where to cut down transportation costs.