🎉 SUCCESS STORY: My Dream BMW X2 — and Thousands Saved with CarEdge!

I have to give a HUGE thank you to @Igor K and @gotrice for walking me through this deal every step of the way!

I had a one-year-old Volvo that I really liked and absolutely did not need to trade. But I had always wanted to look at a BMW X2, and when I found one just 20 minutes from me that had almost the exact unique combination of options I would have chosen myself, I decided it was worth seeing if I could make the numbers work.

And this is where CarEdge made ALL the difference.

I followed the advice to negotiate the new car first without discussing my trade and went directly to the General Sales Manager. I asked for his best OTD price, and he initially offered $3,500 off MSRP. I asked for $5,000 off, and we ultimately landed at $4,000 off MSRP, plus my $1,500 military rebate.

I had contacted several other BMW dealerships hoping to get competing offers for leverage, but surprisingly, most were offering little to nothing off their X2s. So I knew this was already a strong deal.

Then we moved to my trade.

Their initial offer was $30,500, then $31,000. Carvana had offered me $33,000, but after working through the numbers with the guys here, I knew to add in the sales-tax savings from trading my car which was worth over $2,000 to me. That actually made trading it to the dealer a better overall deal than taking the higher Carvana offer!

But we weren't quite done. 😂

The final OTD was around $19,218. I went back one last time and said:

“My bottom dollar is $18,500. If you can do that, I'll buy the car today.” I wanted to get more on my trade and…..

He said, “We're going to make that happen.” 🙌

DONE!

Between the $4,000 dealer discount, $1,500 military rebate, increased trade value, and more than $2,000 in sales-tax savings, I feel GREAT about where we landed—and I drove home in a car I absolutely LOVE. ❤️

I'm attaching the final deal sheet and, of course, a picture of my beautiful new X2. 😊

Most of all, THANK YOU to @Igor K and @gotrice. You both were incredible. You answered my questions, helped me understand when to push and when I had a strong deal, and gave me the confidence to negotiate without letting my excitement over the car take over. 😂

I truly wish every car buyer knew about this resource. It has saved us thousands of dollars on multiple car purchases.

Thank you CarEdge!

Happy car buying, everyone! 🚙❤️