Chapter 65 BMW Z4 (2/2)

”8,000 dollars! I’ll pay 8,000 dollars!” someone bid. Li Du shook his head. This wasn’t just raising the price—it was absurd!

Hans and Li Du’s participation added sparks to the auction’s already heated atmosphere. The price had already exceeded the storage’s value. Many of treasure hunters seemed quite mad.

All they did was place a bid at 5,000 dollars. The treasure hunters rushed to place their bids, quickly bringing the price up to 10,000 dollars.

At this, Li Du shook his head. Picking up Ah Meow, he said, ”Let’s go. It’s meaningless to stay here.”

Someone next to them glared at the two provokingly. ”Hey, king of the treasure hunters of Flagstaff, come on. Go on, bid! If you pay 20,000 dollars, then this storage unit will definitely be yours!”

”The storage unit is the Cerci Family’s!” a black-haired youth cried out arrogantly. ”Don’t even think about taking it for 20,000 dollars!”

Li Du flipped the middle finger at them. ”I could spend 50,000 dollars today, but I’m not going to on these worthless storage units.”

They pushed their way around everyone. The price of the storage unit was still climbing. By the time they made their way out of the crowd, the price had reached 14,000 dollars.

The treasure hunters seemed convinced that there was antique porcelain ware in the storage unit, but they would definitely regret buying it at that price. It was true that the storage unit contained porcelain, and a lot of it, but not a single piece of it was an antique.

Li Du had wanted to buy it for the quantity. Perhaps each piece could sell for a few dozen dollars, and a few hundred pieces of them could definitely bring in more than 10,000 dollars.

At a price over 10,000 dollars, they would be buying the storage unit at a loss.

Leaving the storage company, Hans sighed. ”D*mn it. We came to Phoenix for nothing.”

Li Du shrugged. ”Who says? Let’s go to a BMW dealership.”

Hans was confused. ”A BMW dealership? What for?”

”To buy a car, obviously,” said Li Du. ”I know what I’m looking for. Let’s call a cab.”

”Shouldn’t we be buying a new pickup?” asked Hans.

”Yes, yes, we need a pickup, but now, I need a BMW,” said Li Du. ”Trust me, Big Fox. I need to buy a BMW.”

”Even so, we can’t go to a BMW store—do you want to get ripped off?” asked Hans. ”Let’s go and look for a regular car dealership.”

Buying cars at 4S stores was the norm in China, but not so in America. America also had 4S stores, but here, they were known as flagship stores—these sold one specific brand of cars. Naturally, they followed all 4S standards.

The people in America didn’t often go to flagship stores to buy cars. Their products were expensive, their policies rigid and inflexible, and only one brand could be found in each store, leaving one with few choices. It was way more convenient to go to a regular car dealership instead.

Hans had hung around Phoenix for a long time and was very familiar with the place. After making sure Li Du was interested in buying a BMW, Hans brought him straight to a store in the suburbs.

The car dealer’s shop was very big. It had been converted into an exhibition hall from an abandoned garage, but the decorations were grand, so it didn’t look bad at all.

A large sign hung above the entrance, and on it were the words ”Car Dealer.” Simple and straight to the point.

When they walked in, a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a tux and leather shoes approached them. He was very polite. ”Good day, sir. May I know what car you’re interested in?”

”A BMW Z4,” said Li Du. ”I want the latest model in red.”

”Over here, sir. Please follow me. My name is Carlson, you can call me Carl. How should I address you?”

”I’m Li. This is my friend, Hans. How much will a brand-new BMW Z4 with a 3.0 Turbo engine and premium features cost?”

The young man smiled. ”The IP is 48,000 dollars. The OTD will be about 56,000 dollars.”

IP meant ”invoice price” while OTD was short for ”out-the-door price,” which was the actual amount needed to buy the car. The young man gave both prices because, although the out-the-door price didn’t vary much between stores, the IP price did.

The manufacturer sold the same car model to the dealers at different prices. In this case, the accessories were usually different. The higher the IP price, the more reliable the production and the better the accessories.