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09-19-2010, 11:19 PM | #1 |
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What to look (out) for when purchasing 335i
I am in the market of buying a used 335i. Are there any things I should look out for or be sure to get?
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09-19-2010, 11:25 PM | #2 |
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Make friends with your local Service Advisor. Ask him to run the VIN and determine what has been done on the car. Look for High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) replacements and wastegate issues. I would stay away from any car that has had its turbos replaced as, in my opinion, that could be an indicator of a car which was modded and driven a little to hard. Thats just me.
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09-20-2010, 03:16 AM | #4 |
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In my opinion, DO NOT get the car unless it has both sport and premium. An absolute must.
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09-20-2010, 03:31 AM | #8 |
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Well it just makes some mods easier and there are less problems because the after march is when BMW started to fix some of the minor bugs they had. You can chekck it on the driverside door.
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09-20-2010, 03:46 AM | #9 | |
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I'm sure problems can surface too at say 57k, so it may be a ****shoot. My advice to anyone is to get as much original factory warranty as you can in your purchase, so imho a car no older than 2 y.o. and 25k mi. is ideal. Anything older and with more mileage is probably not worth the $$$ savings. |
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09-20-2010, 09:32 PM | #12 |
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sport and premium would be must have's for me, new or used.
Maintenance history, even though BMW has free maintenance not every car has done it properly. Warranty claims - must be checked. HPFP is a big red flag. Some cars have had multiple HPFPs replaced, others go 100k miles on the orginal. Look for other serious repairs. You don't want to take on someone else's problems. |
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09-21-2010, 09:05 AM | #13 |
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09-21-2010, 09:48 AM | #14 |
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Don't worry about that, its not a huge deal. It also means it will have a welded dif meaning its twice as much to put an LSD in it.
Just look out for hpfp failures, eggs in the tires, signs of modding(looks like edu gas been opened) that can screw you if your stealership is an a hole.
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09-21-2010, 09:52 AM | #15 | |
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Turbos are replaced with famous wastegate rattle. New turbos are always a good thing. And why would u want to look for hpfp ? They break at random miles and carry 120 mile warranty for 10 years anyway. Wastegate rattle is pretty much a big issue which u need to make sure the car does not have or even better if it has been fixed previously (wastegate actuators or new turbo set up) Last edited by Kolyan2k; 09-21-2010 at 10:05 AM.. |
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09-21-2010, 10:25 AM | #16 |
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Personally, I like a nice clean canvas to paint my own picture on. I'm not into inheriting someone else's issues, regardless of warranty extensions and whatnot. While it is true that new turbos are always a good thing, wouldn't you want to know that they were replaced? At least know what you are getting into before you sign.
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And like I said, wastegates is pretty much the only issue to really worry about..... |
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09-21-2010, 12:43 PM | #21 |
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If the car has sport suspension, sport seats, xenon lights and has never been tuned, it's prefect.
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09-21-2010, 02:57 PM | #22 |
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Sorry I meant "ECU HAS been opened", which is the computer where some tunes are needed to be plugged in. HPFP=high pressure fuel pump look to see if its been replaced and if so how many times. Eggs in the side walls of your tires, look it up on the forum you can see what it looks like, runflats are notorious for it.
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