[sspade]

Any other members have this color?

I was dead set on a black interior and this was literally the only one with under 30k miles on it. I believe they (CarMax) had four others but with tan interior.

I will say, it has definitely grown on me in these first 3k miles. Especially since I got 35% all the way around.

My intention long term / when my run flats wear out is to go with some sort of black factory 18 or 19 wheel.

[John in VA]

Ours is Orion Silver with the Venetian Beige leather interior, one of the few we could find without a black interior!
Enjoy the new ride!

[sspade]

That is an interesting... dare I say, rare color combo. Very nice.

[bmwchue]

Lol thats where i bought my car from

[sspade]

Was very hesitant going in but had a pleasant experience.

Their inventory is cream of the crop low mileage vehicles. Period. Their no haggle pricing is bang on with the market.

You can get the same vehicle at a dealer for a couple grand more if that makes you feel good but is that really worth it? Obviously CPO is worth something but my car still has 20k of factory warranty left so that wasnt an issue for me.

[SpenceRx]

I've never seen this color in person. Must be rare.

[Wolfus Aurelius]

Originally Posted by SpenceRx

I've never seen this color in person. Must be rare.

Around here, light-colored interiors alone are scarce. The combo of gold (aka "orion silver metallic") and cream is rarer still. Everybody seems to want a black interior -- crazily: The climate is one of the hottest and nastiest in America.

Anyway, here's two pics of my new-to-me 2015 F30, sitting on the lot on a gray rainy day the week before I bought it. My phone made the car look more silver, but it's quite an obvious gold:

[BMW11]

nice color its like a silver leaning towards gold interesting

[SteveInfante]

I just got mine in December. It's a CPO F31 xDrive Luxury. The only thing it doesn't have is the headlights which I'm not too worried about. I also have the Venetian interior.

[AlpineX]

Originally Posted by sspade

Their inventory is cream of the crop low mileage vehicles. Period.

No its definitely not. Their inventory is a lot of odd colors and option structures. Mostly decent and good condition cars. Some body repairs, some prior rentals.
No shady business from them, but they as a whole are far from experts in the European world.

[sspade]

Originally Posted by AlpineX

No its definitely not. Their inventory is a lot of odd colors and option structures. Mostly decent and good condition cars. Some body repairs, some prior rentals.
No shady business from them, but they as a whole are far from experts in the European world.

Never said they were european car experts. Said they had 6 mint 3 series to choose from when I went. Couldnt miss. All were mint and I chose the best one for me.

I also bought my car for 20k. I could have bought the same model at BMW dealer for 23k-25k but I pride myself on being a financial genius and buying anything directly from BMW is ignorant, ESPECIALLY a used vehicle.

That was the point I wad trying to get across. They sell lightly used, excellent condition used vehicles. Cream of the crop auction vehicles.

Obviously BMW keeps the ones that are easiest to CPO and rip people off on. The rest go to the next biggest pocket - CarMax. Unfortunately the guy at the corner who has a swath of luxury cars gets third pick.

CarMax is buying tens if not hundreds of cars in each swing. Called buying power and definitely gets passed to the customer. I shopped hard (financial genius).

[sspade]

^ I dont want to insinuate that you cant lose at CarMax. The one I went to south of Sacramento (near Elk Grove) had a massive and clean inventory of cars and low pressure sales people. It was a great experience for me but thats not to say every store in America is the best way to buy a car. For me it definitely was though.

[AlpineX]

Originally Posted by sspade

I could have bought the same model at BMW dealer for 23k-25k but I pride myself on being a financial genius and buying anything directly from BMW is ignorant, ESPECIALLY a used vehicle.

Except franchise dealer has the best access to the nicest cars.

Originally Posted by sspade

That was the point I wad trying to get across. They sell lightly used, excellent condition used vehicles. Cream of the crop auction vehicles.

Agreed they are not bottom feeders, nor any funny business.

Originally Posted by sspade

Obviously BMW keeps the ones that are easiest to CPO and rip people off on.

I have industry connections better than most for used Euro cars, and we bought a used non CPO X5 from the dealer.
1: They had just received the car we wanted on trade: Requirements Diesel X5 with DA+, comfort seats, black int and Glacier/Alpine exterior. (Build CWP, DAP, DA+, Lux Seats, HK, Lighting Pkg, Prem Pkg, Glacier/Schwarz)
2: It had always been serviced at the selling dealer and was a local car, with a single owner.
3: My wife liked it, and we were in a position where we needed something ASAP. Sure we "may" have "overpaid" by 2k or so, but the known history and convenience factor easily makes up for that.

Originally Posted by sspade

The rest go to the next biggest pocket - CarMax. Unfortunately the guy at the corner who has a swath of luxury cars gets third pick.

That's not how it works. Carmax and corner dude ultimately have access to the exact same cars, except for retail trades where corner dude could have an advantage.

Originally Posted by sspade

CarMax is buying tens if not hundreds of cars in each swing. Called buying power and definitely gets passed to the customer. I shopped hard (financial genius).

There are a few different types of car buying strategies, everyone is free to value what is best for them, their way. Yours was buying on price, others are mileage. Mine is by trifecta of model, build, and condition. As long as the mileage and price are both acceptable for the first three parameters, thats good for me.

Carmax does not have buying power/advantage. They have selling power due to volume, network, marketing, etc so can make less per car than some smaller dealers. They are also capitalizing on oddball cars that go for good "deals" in the auction.

[Wolfus Aurelius]

Originally Posted by SteveInfante

I just got mine in December. It's a CPO F31 xDrive Luxury. The only thing it doesn't have is the headlights which I'm not too worried about. I also have the Venetian interior.

And the car makers say nobody wants a wagon any more --! Any driver would love this one.

When I first started looking at BMWs, I was not averse to the idea of a wagon, esp. if I could have found a diesel. A glamorous workhorse!

[F30_Ty]

Buddys ‘15 320i I got to shoot fbo on airlift 3p