Guys,
I have read this thread with interest.
Just a few weeks back I was considering trading in my well spec'd 330d Auto for a 335d Coupe - equally well spec'd. Mine was an ex demo with 7K (56 plate registered Dec 06) on the clock.
List with all the extras was £38750.
I paid £28500 Feb 07 when it was 3 months old.
It had been advertised at £33950 and just reduced to £32950 -a good deal, or so it would seem.
I have however been offered only £23000 as a trade in with 25K on the clock at Synter Nottingham. If my calcs are correct that's about 40% depreciation for a premium car that's only 15 months old. OK the milage is fairly high and nobody in their right mind would have paid the list for it anyway but the words "eyes and out" spring to mind - They did agree it would be SOLD for circa £26500 (probably advertised for £27500) - that's £3500 for a valet!
By the way the advertised 335d Coupe M Sport (57 with 3K on clock) was listed at £41000 - I pointed out to the dealer that it was over priced. Synter agreed and slashed £3K off after some benchmarking against other dealer prices?????
Am I being too harsh in that I don't expect a dealer to take my trade in for a handsome profit and sell me an overpriced car too.
I sent them a nice customer focused e-mail and to date have heard nothing back...........................
Has anyone else had a recent similar experience?