BMW getting desperate for new orders?

[Fezzaman]

Couldn't help but notice the bombshell of offers on BMW's site earlier, especially on 5/6/X cars. Is bmw feeling the pinch or ahead of the game and a sign of things to come in 2009?

[Fezzaman]

Wow 8k off a new x6?! I assume that's not including the dynamic/media pack offer?

We had a chat with a salesman at our local dealer and he was saying that BMW have cut production on the x5, surely it would be the same with the x6?

Also, what new spec is arriving on the march cars? The guy said that idrive2 was available on the x5 from around week 4x of '08 - november cars?, can't remember when exactly, but i haven't seen any used with the system.

I've noticed merc and audi always seem to have much more competitive offers on their sites than bmw, which was why this seemed like a shocker, never seen BMW resort to offers like this.

[Fezzaman]

Interesting stuff, this must mean that there should be a readjustment of AUC prices of 6mth-1yr old X5s as at the moment those that aren't looking for loaded specs are better off buying a new car instead. But I bet dealers aren't going to change their prices, meaning it's down to buyers to bring the price down?

Anyone know what the chances are now of getting a discount given the offers compared to before the offers? Are the dealers taking the hit by offering the free upgrades meaning they won't budge on the price or is BMW itself giving these incentives meaning there may be some scope with dealers?

[Fezzaman]

Hang on... pgilc1 i can't see that car at all when i do a national search, curiously, if i set it to sort by distance, i can't see any cars further than 58 miles from my postcode.

Have I inadvertently solved the 'missing bmws from the site'? I've tried other postcodes, and i'm seeing cars i didn't see before!