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E92 335i Coupe 6-speed Black/Saddle $35,800
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02-16-2008, 12:08 PM | #45 |
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wut a great price with all those extra options. good deal.
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02-17-2008, 10:56 PM | #48 |
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I hate to be the one to break the news because I really wanted this car.I just dont want anyone to get stuck with a lemon.The car kept on going to the dealer for vanos related problems,it has had it vanos,cams,solinoids bearings, and lifters replaced and it looks like it is a 335 that has the dreded vanos problems that I mentioned in my first post.Buyer beware.
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02-18-2008, 12:17 PM | #49 | |
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02-18-2008, 12:28 PM | #50 |
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no ticking noise,this car went to the dealership on a daily basis,just like I said if its too good to be true it is.They might have fixed it and it could be fine now,I just wanted a potential buyer to know.
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02-19-2008, 10:18 AM | #51 |
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It was only at BMW 3 times. The car runs perfect now. I have been daily driving it for the past 2 weeks. It has not had a problem at all. Thanks for your expert opinion though.
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02-19-2008, 11:24 PM | #52 | |
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I never said its not a bad deal,just wanted to let someone know the details on the lemon buyback.It clearly was not a fuel pump problem like you said. |
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02-20-2008, 12:24 PM | #53 | |
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02-20-2008, 12:53 PM | #54 | |
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thanks for the headsup, we all benefitted from your research. too bad about the car. |
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02-20-2008, 01:50 PM | #55 | |
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Would you buy a car with an unknown history? |
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02-21-2008, 12:33 AM | #56 | |
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I was very interested in this car and ran the vin...The car might be fixed now but the potential buyer should know the reason of the buyback and you not mentioning it when you knew makes it even more of a shady deal. You gave me the vin and I had it scanned,whats illegal about that?I dont have any info about the owner of the car,just the cars history. How do you know how many times the car went to the dealer?Are you the original buyer?You said in on page 2 that it only went twice and then say it went in 3 times.I have a few buds at a dealer and they will go the whole 9 yards to not lemon a car back,I have heard of them taking fuel pumps out of non sold cars on the lot to give to the customers and going as far as making 3 payements for the customer before buying the car back. Good luck with your sale I am done here,just wanted the next potential buyer to know the cars history and maybe save him a headache down the road when the car has no warenty. Last edited by grkm3; 02-21-2008 at 12:58 AM.. |
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02-21-2008, 08:37 AM | #57 |
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grkm3 - you did nothing wrong. Thanks for your heads up.
Probably a seller who has a problem car, and wants to unload it for a proper running car. Wouldn't be surprised if he posted previously about all the problems, with the result being "just sell the car and get a new one" |
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02-21-2008, 09:41 AM | #58 |
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If a BMW dealer sells a new car, are they required to disclose the fact that it was a buyback? Can a dealership sell a buyback as new? Just wondering if my car was a buyback... I bought it "new" from a dealership but had 500 miles on the odometer. Sales guy just told me the car was bought from another dealer and driven 500 miles to his dealership...?
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02-21-2008, 03:12 PM | #59 | |
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02-21-2008, 03:18 PM | #60 | |
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You see alot of "kids" in these cars. Without help form their parents and savings, they have to go this route. Gary |
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02-21-2008, 04:10 PM | #61 |
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If the warranty is intact why does it matter if there is anything wrong with it other than the hassle of brining it in to be fixed. I mean this is at least 5 grand less than it should be, and for 5 grand in savings I'd be willing to take it back to be fixed several times. Too bad I already own one or I'd be tempted to make an offer - oh except for the saddle brown interior is nasty IMO.
KBB shows for the same car Excellent $40,275 Good $38,085 Fair $35,060 |
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02-21-2008, 04:37 PM | #62 |
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Wait, it's a lemon and it still costs 36k? Non lemon w/ 19k miles should be in the $37-38k range so wouldn't it be at least 10k less than a non-lemon? It'll be a good deal if it were $27-$28k.
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02-21-2008, 09:00 PM | #63 |
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You guys are silly, this car retains the factory warranty meaning whether it was in a flood or wrecked, who the hell cares, it's under warranty and BMW will cover it.
Most people sell their cars after the warranty has expired anyway. |
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02-22-2008, 06:46 AM | #64 | |
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I have sold several buyback 335i's, they are great bargains. Many of the people on here could have had their car bought back if they wanted to complain enough. I bought one with 300 miles that was a buyback for a fuel pump. |
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02-22-2008, 10:46 AM | #65 | |
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I was wondering this same thing, so maybe you're right. I see this dealership out of Jax, FL that sells lemon CLS55s and S classes for only 2-3k less than a non-lemon. It just baffeles me when they turn over inventory. Personally, I'd be scared to spend over 30k for a lemon, warranty or not because the lemon law only applies once on a car.
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02-22-2008, 11:42 AM | #66 | |
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How would you like it if you bought this car and at 55k blew a bearing and messed up its vanos timing (while its was tuned)and blew a rod out the block? I bet if you knew this car had head problems you never would of bought it in the first place.That is all I wanted to say,that the car was lemoned for the engine being F'ed up. If you plan on buying this car and selling it next year then its a great deal but if you plan on keeping it for the long run then I don't know how you would sleep at night knowing your engine is a lemon. This car prolly sold for 26k at auction. |
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