530i V Wife advice please

[wingman]

I want this car. Wife says NO! and will not even enter into discussion/argument. Wife is a good girl but I bet this car is too. What should I do?

P.S. I'd ditch the wheels but 89,000kms!?!?! Unheard of.

[angrypancake]

buy it and have her get in and there "accidentally" be a ring on the passenger seat or something

[wingman]

You've done this before haven't you!

[KB535i]

how much they are in other countries. $19,990 Damn.

[wingman]

Yes it's a reality. E34s area stilll big money in OZ. Only us rich guys can buy them I saw a 1989 M20 525i recently with similar miles for AU$17990!!!

[KB535i]

guess i should of sold my 91 535ia to somebody out there. Might have gotten 10k for it.

[pundit]

I want this car. Wife says NO! and will not even enter into discussion/argument. Wife is a good girl but I bet this car is too. What should I do?

P.S. I'd ditch the wheels but 89,000kms!?!?! Unheard of.

I'd go for a 540 if I were you. Otherwise a 535i.
I know the kms are low but a 530i will leave you feeling not quite there.
You should be able to pick up a 540 with under 150,000KMS for around $20k if you look.

BTW this crowd always advertises with "Optional Motorsport Wheels".
They use the wheels to close the deal. The will say the wheels will add an extra $2-3K to the price but then in the end will offer them for 'free' to close the deal.
Beware they are just Asian knockoffs. I would go the otherway and let them think you want the wheels and once they offer them for 'free' tell them you don't want them and offer them $2k less than the asking price for the standard wheels. Cruel.... but extremely fair!

[wingman]

Thanks for the advice and there is no such thing as being fair with car dealers. When are they ever fair?!?! The wheels IMHO look shite. They have a low mileage 540 for about 3 grand more. At the moment though it's a moot point. Wife will not budge. She's at work tonight keeping me in the manner to which I am accustomed. I want to send her this thread to convince her. Gayle are you out there??? HELP!!!

[Zeuk in Oz]

My advice would be to continue trying to talk her round for a few more days. Then graciously accept defeat.
Sulk for a few more days, then suddenly find this car and work on her again to convince her : http://www.drive.com.au/used_cars/bm...pp=10&d=0&nv=1
Worth a look, as they say !

[wingman]

Bo you are an absolute b***tard! How dare you bring this to my attention! It's a brave man (wife) that gets between me and my cheque book when things like this appear. How can I justify $38,000? She wants a new kitchen.