please help with used car purchase decision

kevin8086 · 09-30-2010, 10:57 AM

i found the perfect car for me (335 coupe) options, color and everything but bmw wont 100k mile warranty cpo it because the motor was hydrolocked and the owner took it to an indy shop and had a used motor put in paying out of his own pocket. that being said, it has a clean carfax report but since he took it to bmw first they know about it and im concerned about resale value. i dont mind about the used motor because im getting an aftermarket warranty that covers everything. so should i be worried about resale bacause of this or by the time i sell the car @ 90k or so it shouldnt really matter. please help as i want to get this car asap but i do have other cars in mind just not as nice as this one.

Ali.K_BMW · 09-30-2010, 11:18 AM

My opinion - STAY AWAY!!!

kevin8086 · 09-30-2010, 11:21 AM

any specific reason? will it really be that hard to resell the car?

om21braz · 09-30-2010, 06:57 PM

IMHO, I would'nt even consider it unless I felt I could make any additional repairs it may require, I was going to run it till it is finished and the price is well below typical values. The warranty company may even balk on repairs if the shop doing work on it figures out it does'nt have the original engine in it. If they are well enough versed on BMWs' they will know. My advice - keep looking.

Ty Vil · 10-01-2010, 06:54 PM

Not a car I'd consider.

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09-30-2010, 10:57 AM	#1
kevin8086 Private First Class 1 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2002 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado Springs iTrader: (1)	please help with used car purchase decision i found the perfect car for me (335 coupe) options, color and everything but bmw wont 100k mile warranty cpo it because the motor was hydrolocked and the owner took it to an indy shop and had a used motor put in paying out of his own pocket. that being said, it has a clean carfax report but since he took it to bmw first they know about it and im concerned about resale value. i dont mind about the used motor because im getting an aftermarket warranty that covers everything. so should i be worried about resale bacause of this or by the time i sell the car @ 90k or so it shouldnt really matter. please help as i want to get this car asap but i do have other cars in mind just not as nice as this one.
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09-30-2010, 11:18 AM	#2
Ali.K_BMW Colonel 111 Rep 2,164 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 330i xDrive Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: United States iTrader: (7) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [0.00]	My opinion - STAY AWAY!!! __________________ Former BMW Client Advisor
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09-30-2010, 11:21 AM	#3
kevin8086 Private First Class 1 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2002 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Colorado Springs iTrader: (1)	any specific reason? will it really be that hard to resell the car?
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09-30-2010, 06:57 PM	#4
om21braz New Member 2 Rep 15 Posts Drives: still looking Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: triad, nc iTrader: (0)	IMHO, I would'nt even consider it unless I felt I could make any additional repairs it may require, I was going to run it till it is finished and the price is well below typical values. The warranty company may even balk on repairs if the shop doing work on it figures out it does'nt have the original engine in it. If they are well enough versed on BMWs' they will know. My advice - keep looking.
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10-01-2010, 06:54 PM	#5
Ty Vil Captain 31 Rep 913 Posts Drives: ///M4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ (by way of Portland, OR) iTrader: (0)	Not a car I'd consider. Using paragraphs and proper grammar will help you get more responses.
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