Advice on 2010 335 Purchase

[tlennen]

Long time BMW owner here seeking advice. I have a white/terra '08 335 loaded except for nav and active cruise. It has 48K so I am almost out of warranty/maintenance.

I found a brand new '10 loaded with everything except active steering and the M sport package. Has every other option, including the "regular" sport package plus the dakota leather. Price after trade is $23,000 pre-tax. This seems pretty decent to me. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

'08 335 sport
'03 540 sport (still my favorite - can't beat the E-39 platform!)

[mbmz3]

Must have
heated seats!
stereo - HD and Sirus
Nav
USB port

like:
confort access.

[Yrralis1]

First --hope all is well.

The price sounds very good but it really depends on what you want out of your next car . As a 2010 car the discounted price (versus a 2011 model) would also apply to a lower offer when you decide to trade it in. You did mention that it lacks the M package and that also is significant because it is desireable for performance.

23K gets you a very similar car as you have now . 37K would get an M3 that's a model year newer , has all the bells and whisltes offered, and most of all .. it's something different which can be appealing with a new car.

All these cars hold value well.
If the info helps --My 08 M3 has been extremely reliable .

[tlennen]

This car has everything except the M sport package - has the "regular" sport package. Yrr, good to hook back up with you. I would love and M3 but I have to drive about 25 miles one way to work and can't stomach slamming that many miles on an M3 plus if gas were to go back $4.00 a gallon, the 15-16 miles a gallon thing will hurt. I get about 27 with my '08 335. I actually just committed to buying the 335 today!

My '08 has just under 49,000 miles on it. I would love to get a new x3 and trade my old Escalade and 540 both in for one, but I cannot stomach the price and I need to put more $$ away for college for my 16 y/o.

[ctuna_97]

Beware if you get the base stereo in the 2010 its a POS they
degraded it to the base Euro Model it has no amp or tweeters
many people that did not pay for the HK(l7) are very upset.
There were so many complaints they put the original back in after the
September builds.

[968tomr]

If you are worried about the expiration of the warranty spend about 2K and buy the BMW Extended Protection Plan. It is a CPO warranty for your non-CPO car.