[sameerg001]

Originally Posted by shoaib3030

Guys what is this year end discount that you talk of?!
The sales guy I talked to today told me the price of the 320d would be 46 lacs on the road!!

46? Holy cow :O

Please ask him to share the price quote with and please share that here with price breakup. Here in Delhi, the 320d baseline with xenons is 35.75 on road, less discounts, my friend got 2.25+50k off. He got the car, around a month back.

Even if its luxury line or sportsline, it can't be 46 on road. There must be some miss communication.

[shoaib3030]

I have the price quote documents in my car! I'll get it and post it tomorrow morning!
I sure don't wanna be cheated guys! :(

Guys this is the price quote for 320d luxury line that I was given today.

[the_skyliner]

Originally Posted by shoaib3030

I have the price quote documents in my car! I'll get it and post it tomorrow morning!
I sure don't wanna be cheated guys! :(

Did you ask for company registration quote? In that case the luxury line and sport line without discounts will cost close to 45L in Pune. But there are discounts in the range of 3-5L going on currently on 320d so please ask for discounts to your SA.

FYI, today I was offered X1 baseline for 31.5L with a promise to better the deal if I book it by latest next weekend. 320d baseline has also been offered at 32L on road with same condition. This Sunday I might just book one of these.

Edit: just saw that the quote you got seems to be for company registration and includes BSI which is not mandatory.

[shoaib3030]

^^ wow. Okay. Thanks for that tip!!
Are there any other things that I need to know?!
I mean I find it just propestoruous that the price could vary from 5-10 lacs between dealers.
If anyone could enlighten me on these year end prices and how to procure them?!

[Bluebeem]

Originally Posted by shoaib3030

^^ wow. Okay. Thanks for that tip!! Are there any other things that I need to know?! I mean I find it just propestoruous that the price could vary from 5-10 lacs between dealers. If anyone could enlighten me on these year end prices and how to procure them?!

Ex showroom price for luxury line and sport line in Punjab is Rs. 34.25 lacs.
The dealerships are offering anywhere between 2-5 lacs discount depending on what they have in stock.

Assume a minimum of 2.5 lacs discount. That's 31.75 lacs ex showroom. Plus insurance costs 93k. Plus registration @ 8% costs about 2.5 lacs. That's 35.5 L approx. OTR price.

Mind you there's only one person who owns all dealerships across Punjab so discounts are way lesser than mumbai and delhi/ggn dealers. When I bought my car, the Chandigarh dealer gave me 2 lacs off while the delhi dealer was offering 5 lacs off.

[reignofchaos]

Bangalore has the highest road tax in the country to the tune of 24% or so for the most expensive cars. Please keep that in mind - do not compare prices with the north.

[Bluebeem]

At 24% road tax as well the road tax on 31.75 ex showroom will be will be approx 7.7 lacs. That still keeps the OTR price at approx 40L.

[drmohitg]

Originally Posted by Bluebeem

At 24% road tax as well the road tax on 31.75 ex showroom will be will be approx 7.7 lacs. That still keeps the OTR price at approx 40L.

Road tax is calculated on the showroom price without any discounts in most places across the country. So discount doesn't reduce the tax but is deducted from OTR price. This is what is followed in Delhi. Also the price quoted to op includes the BSI too.

[Santoshbhat]

Originally Posted by Bluebeem

At 24% road tax as well the road tax on 31.75 ex showroom will be will be approx 7.7 lacs. That still keeps the OTR price at approx 40L.

The break up is there in his post. His quote includes comprehensive insurance and BSI, EW and something called BMW lifestyle.

OT : You pay 7 lakhs road tax for the 3 in Bangalore and get roads that are most unsuitable for the car! Gigantic speed breakers every 10 secs and huge potholes. What an irony :(

[Bluebeem]

Originally Posted by shoaib3030

I have the price quote documents in my car! I'll get it and post it tomorrow morning! I sure don't wanna be cheated guys! :( Guys this is the price quote for 320d luxury line that I was given today.

So there's a couple of things here.

1. 35.1 ex showroom is witHout discount. Dealers all across the country are offering huge discounts. 5L discounts on this car were common 2-3 months back. Being December the discounts should be more. I suggest you speak to another dealer and get a quote.

2) insurance @ 140k is way too high. My car cost 32 lacs and there were 3 insurance packages offered. Silver pack was 83k. Gold pack 93k (includes cover for hydrostatic lock ) and platinum was 103k (this is a no dep insurance. In case of total loss, invoice value is compensated). Some research on the internet later revealed that these prices too were much higher than what the market was charging. I would advise u check out insurance prices online and then speak to the dealer.

3). BMW secure is included in the ex showroom price. We bought 3 BMWs last year in the family. All 3 had complimentary BMW secure for 1 year

4). BSI and extended warranty can be bought any time before the first service, so you can take that out of three initial quote.

[shoaib3030]

Originally Posted by Bluebeem

So there's a couple of things here.

1. 35.1 ex showroom is witHout discount. Dealers all across the country are offering huge discounts. 5L discounts on this car were common 2-3 months back. Being December the discounts should be more. I suggest you speak to another dealer and get a quote.

2) insurance @ 140k is way too high. My car cost 32 lacs and there were 3 insurance packages offered. Silver pack was 83k. Gold pack 93k (includes cover for hydrostatic lock ) and platinum was 103k (this is a no dep insurance. In case of total loss, invoice value is compensated). Some research on the internet later revealed that these prices too were much higher than what the market was charging. I would advise u check out insurance prices online and then speak to the dealer.

3). BMW secure is included in the ex showroom price. We bought 3 BMWs last year in the family. All 3 had complimentary BMW secure for 1 year

4). BSI and extended warranty can be bought any time before the first service, so you can take that out of three initial quote.

Oh is that so ? Thanks for the input Bluebeem ! Jaguar is offering the XF also at an attractive EMI scheme. So we are considering the XF also.

Has anyone taken a test drive of the XF ?

[the_skyliner]

Originally Posted by shoaib3030

Oh is that so ? Thanks for the input Bluebeem ! Jaguar is offering the XF also at an attractive EMI scheme. So we are considering the XF also.

Has anyone taken a test drive of the XF ?

Would you mind sharing the scheme details? I was under the impression that XF is much more expensive than 3. Do you know how much is the exact price difference between the two?

[sameerg001]

Originally Posted by the_skyliner

Would you mind sharing the scheme details? I was under the impression that XF is much more expensive than 3. Do you know how much is the exact price difference between the two?

As far as I know, xf is priced at a segment above, i.e in the 5/e/a6 category.

[drmohitg]

Originally Posted by the_skyliner

Would you mind sharing the scheme details? I was under the impression that XF is much more expensive than 3. Do you know how much is the exact price difference between the two?

Buddy stop getting confused and go and get that beemer. There is no comparison between the 3 series and the XF. They are talking about the XF since the member got a quote of 45L for the 3 series sportsline that included BSI and company registration. The XF competes with the 5 series and E class and is priced at around 10L over these cars. AFAIK its priced around 55-60L OTR as compared to 45-50L OTR for the 5 series and E class and A6.

[lapsi]

Originally Posted by shoaib3030

I sure don't wanna be cheated guys! :(

Your insurance of 1.40 lakhs plus the zero depreciation of .42 lakhs costs a total of 1.82 lakhs. If you buy a zero depreciation policy from a Nationalized Insurance company, it should cost you in the range of 60,000. If you have no claim bonus, the amount will become lesser. Go ahead and get a quote from a Nationalized Insurance company and see for yourself. Once you have a quote, you will have a clear picture on the figures. Your saving should be in the range of 1.25 lakhs.

Also note, the registration charges are paid on the net invoice after discount, but they will collect the registration charges on the invoice amount before discount. If the discount is 4-5 lakhs and the registration charge is 20%, you could save 80,000 - 1 lakh on the registration charges. Tell them that you will do the registration yourself, if necessary.

Ask them how they are charging handling charges when there is a High Court Judgement against it. Ask them to increase the discount by that amount if they do not waive handling charges.

Originally Posted by drmohitg

Road tax is calculated on the showroom price without any discounts in most places across the country. So discount doesn't reduce the tax but is deducted from OTR price.

This is what the dealers want you to believe.

I got two cars registered in September: A Mercedes E250 CBU and another BMW 320d SportsLine. The dealers issue what is called an RTO invoice. This invoice is a net invoice after all discounts. The Registration charges are calculated on the net amount recorded in this RTO invoice. Dealers pocket the additional tax that they have collected on the ex-showroom price. They may even give you a receipt of the amount quoted to you. This is one of the biggest trade secrets. And I believe this is one more scam waiting to be unearthed.

Btw, since I got the cars registered on my own, I also got a copy of the Invoice issue by the manufacturer to the dealer. So I knew the exact price at which the dealer bought from the manufacturer.