how firm is EA on their posted price? do they have records of what they did to the car to prepare it for sale...and do they let you have that paperwork? do they give you all the papers the car came with (that the previous owner had)?
As far as how firm they are on the asking price, I wanted to research that a bit before I went up there. I was originally interested in a '99 Techno Violet M3, but it was 15k. After doing some research on them, I found out that they do not budge very much on the sticker price. I think some different factors go into that though..
For example, with my hellrot m3, I wanted to buy it asap, but Eric called me to tell me that the car had not gone through service yet, and I could either buy the car at a discounted price, or they'd perform the service and I'd pay sticker. I chose the latter...And they ended up replacing some bushings, tensioner pulley, new tires and lights, etc. Eric even personally emailed me the inspection of the car, and the work order including everything that needed to be replaced.
From everything I have read, and know about them, I think an old expression sums it up...you get what you pay for. I'd much rather pay an extra thousand or so, to KNOW that I have a good BMW, as opposed to finding out the hard way...and lets face it, the parts on these things aren't the cheapest.
Just my thoughts