Found my LEMON 335i listed for sale

shaddai · 09-22-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick@Jlevi SW

Wow...cannot believe that. Were you the one at the meet last week that got a hook up on an M3 because of your lemon?

Nope. I did think about an M3 though.

NewSong · 09-22-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dmz

If it was a lemon because of bad HPFP then all of the 335i on the road may as well be lemon

Funny enough, there could be an argument for that based on the HPFP problem never really being fixed.

NewSong · 09-22-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shaddai

I don't want to turn this thread into an Audi v.s. BMW thread, but let's just say I love it. And I paid significantly less than sticker. Have I lost money since then? Probably, but I don't care.

blue2fire is just trying to start a brand war, like he does... in every thread.

iAerodynamic · 09-22-2009, 12:19 PM

well at least sales person are honest about it. but isn't the price still kinda high?

iAerodynamic · 09-22-2009, 12:19 PM

how you come across it anywayz? lol

shaddai · 09-22-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iAerodynamic

how you come across it anywayz? lol

Google + VIN number. Curiosity kills cats and free time.

shaddai · 09-22-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iAerodynamic

well at least sales person are honest about it. but isn't the price still kinda high?

That's what I was thinking.

ellipsis212 · 09-22-2009, 12:28 PM

i don't know how you 335'ers sleep at night

Nikolas · 09-22-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ellipsis212

i don't know how you 335'ers sleep at night

Warranty and lease.

RambleJ · 09-22-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ellipsis212

i don't know how you 335'ers sleep at night

In a race car bed with a stuffed teddy bear and dreams of which piggy or flash we could try out next......

iAerodynamic · 09-22-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by shaddai

Google + VIN number. Curiosity kills cats and free time.

LOL i should do that. always wonder where my old cars are.

E92-Lighting · 09-22-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shaddai

Wow. It went from California to Illinois.

http://www.luxuryautoxchange.com/det...n-4514483.html

Buyer beware.

Edit: VIN: WBAVB73598FV75896

kind of curious how you found it

Zephyr15 · 09-22-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ellipsis212

i don't know how you 335'ers sleep at night

Shell VPower (and nothing else)!

xtremecruiser · 09-22-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Potty_Pants

EMAIL BMW not the dealer...

after reading the AD at the dealer's site I wanna puke.

This is the same way flood cars get sold... send them a few states over and nobody knows anything... hell in some cases even the dealer/salesperson doesnt know... though how tough can it be to look for tell tale signs.

personally I feel the car should be reclaimed by bmw and they repair it , use it as an loaner,etc or sell it. The sticker isnt necessary. just another way for shady resellers to get caught in the cookie jar.

ppp

BMW NA would have to care first to do something about it

shaddai · 09-22-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zephyr15

Shell VPower (and nothing else)!

Cause that totally worked out for me! :P

black07sport · 11-03-2009, 05:06 PM

29,378 miles so far, no HPFP failures...yet. My JB3 and BMS DCI do come tomorrow though

am_ver · 11-03-2009, 05:31 PM

I think my lemon'ed coupe is still in the bay area - I did a carfax on it and it is registered around here. The carfax didn't label it as a lemon.

My vert however was labelled as a lemon. I doubt if moving to another state would change the carfax - maybe just the title.

Here is the car: http://www.perillobmw.com/site/used_...ude-media=true

$44k for a lemon with 15k miles.

GT1281 · 11-03-2009, 05:44 PM

Gotta love the used car dealerships

GT1281 · 11-03-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by black07sport

29,378 miles so far, no HPFP failures...yet. My JB3 and BMS DCI do come tomorrow though

What!!! Mine was replaced at 500 miles! To early for any engine mods even.

swartzentruber · 11-03-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ellipsis212

i don't know how you 335'ers sleep at night

1+ years on mine, no issues at all. I tend to agree that something seems worse with CA gas that is burning through HPFPs there.

Also, that chain of dealerships is fairly well known locally as a buyer-beware dealership. I think if I was considering buying from them, I might be happy to see it as a lemon vs a car with significant repaired accident damage. which I think they are also somewhat famous for selling

GrandMaster_B · 11-03-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shaddai

Google + VIN number. Curiosity kills cats and free time.

I'll keep that in mind to find out where my car goes...

nemith · 11-03-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil335

What!!! Mine was replaced at 500 miles! To early for any engine mods even.

Wow.. I am getting mine replaced tomorrow at only 2600 miles. If i go through 3 this year I may consider lemoning it.

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