What are they going for right now?

[GDB]

I am in the Pacific Northwest and am considering buying a new 2003.5 MSP (no definitive color preference) in either the Seattle or Portland area. I know that there is currently a $2,000 cash back rebate through 12/1. Is the real out-the-door price (minus taxes, destination, etc.) $19K or is $18K a realistic price to shoot for (or even less)? I'd also appreciate advice on Seattle/Portland or other northwest dealerships that are selling for a good price and have otherwise made for a positive buying experience. I'm actually in eastern Washington so service at the dealership I buy from is not an issue since it isn't likely to happen. Orginally I was in the used MP3 market (and still may end up going that way if the right vehicle/price comes up), but the bargain prices on new MSPs are just too good to pass up since it's just $5K or so more for a brand new car with all the extra performance. Also, any premiums for certain colors?--I see lots of titanium ones in dealer inventories, but few of the blue for instance.

Thanks,
Gary

 

[MSP Chris]

I say blue, from what I remeber hearing there are only 500 of them. Nothing will give you the sexy look of fog lights like a black one though.

If you plan on modding the car, get as in depth with the dealership on what you can and cannot do. Always check other dealership too.

 

[BrianV]

15995 for 03, 16495 for 03.5 at my dealer. Most likely buying one this week because of the killer prices.

 

[GDB]

Thanks again Brian. I "hijacked" your other thread about colors to ask that of you too. I'm really amazed. I've done online inventory searches and come up with 8 dealers in the area with either blue, titanium, or yellow. It's way too dusty (eastern Washington is largely desert) here for a black car--I owned one many years ago. Then I moved to the SF bay area for a year or so and all the sudden, it stayed cleans for weeks at a time instead of looking bad in just a few hours outside. So one of them should hopefully be in the ballpark you'll looking at and I might jump at it.

Gary

 

[Panzozo]

I got mine 2003.5 yellow MSP last week. It was $16388. If you are a college student, you will get another $500 dollor discount.

It was a pretty good price.

 

[GDB]

That's another great price. I was a college student in 1989 so I don't think that will fly...I'm a junior member on this board, but 37 in real life so that's the only place I'm junior. This car is going to be a daily driver to replace an '88 BMW M3 that I sold a couple weeks ago--had the thing for 11 years and only lost $4K between my purchase price and what I just sold it for--I highly recommend the M3, E30 model especially, as a fun-to-drive collectable if you can store them over winter and not drive them daily. I also just bought a restored '74 BMW 2002tii that is going to be stored over winters now so I didn't have room for two nice-weather drivers (wife has an SUV so we don't really need a car for other than local driving in winter--we get very little snowfall, none some years). The MSP (and even a used MP3) appeal to me more than the alternatives like a VW GTI.

Thanks,
Gary