Originally Posted by cgocifer
Eventhough production has stopped and Xfires may become more difficult to locate, I'm not sure people want the car enough to pay more for it. There are and will be plenty of other alternatives in the new car market to satisfy most enthusiasts.
Also, not sure where people are seeing these huge rebates on cars like the Z4. I haven't seen one dealer in my neck of the woods willing to go under 44 grand on any new Z4 including left over 2007s. They are selling at or even slightly above MSRP out here. Let me know where I can find one with incentives. Same goes for 'Vettes. The most inexpensive I've been able to find was 50 grand. It was a base model and the dealer wasn't willing to come down at all. Most are in the 60 grand range, which is a bit ridiculous for a standard Corvette. If you know of some for 10-12 grand off, let me know. We're looking for one.
Check a few volume dealers in your the nearest big city. The BMW dealers get a little cagey about all discounts until you mention the incentive dollars on the Z4 and M. The Chevy dealers had do some Vette volume tend to be more up-front about the discounts (check Ramp Chevolet in Port Jeff Station, NY). Same with the larger Nissan dealers on the 350Z. Even the Boxster has some significant incentive dollars from Porsche, though like BMW the smaller volume dealers aren't always quick to fess up if they don't carry much inventory.