M3 advice on purchase price...

bmw246 · 02-17-2013, 09:50 PM

'11 M3 convertible with 17,000 miles fully loaded... selling for 58k however 4 owners on carfax plus its a lemon...not really thinking its a good purchase but just was wondering what should it go for cause 58k is obviously too much money...

Dark_Knight_335 · 02-17-2013, 10:08 PM

Sure- if you're ready to put as much, if not more, into it in repairs over the life of the car.
Think ahead.

CallMeAl · 02-17-2013, 10:09 PM

Doesn't seem like a good purchase if there have been problems with it

gds52 · 02-17-2013, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmw246

'11 M3 convertible with 17,000 miles fully loaded... selling for 58k however 4 owners on carfax plus its a lemon...not really thinking its a good purchase but just was wondering what should it go for cause 58k is obviously too much money...

lemon, $58k & 4 owners...sounds too high !!
I think you should post this in M3 forum.
I've read a post by a guy having a brand new e93 with roof making noise.
Dealership was not able never figure out the root cause.
But 4 owners in just 1-2 years is a red flag.
Is there any kind of explanation for this car being a lemon?

bmw246 · 02-17-2013, 10:32 PM

naw not that i coukd find but i didnt ask the dealer, i would only keep till the warranty was up and ditch it as it would be fun to have and SHOULD b a good deal... its been on the lot a long time im sure theyd take a lot less i wonder how much tho

Catalina Wine Mixer · 02-17-2013, 11:27 PM

plenty of other fish in the sea

bmw246 · 02-17-2013, 11:50 PM

find me one then!! haha

N55 · 02-18-2013, 12:10 AM

I would not pay that much for a 4 owner car with lemon M3 even at 17k miles

E90_boostjunky · 02-18-2013, 01:10 AM

seriously i think thats a horrible deal. my cousin is selling his 2013 M3 8K miles for 55K fully loaded, mineral white, black interior, carbon fiber roof. but its in alaska

lol

bplewis24 · 02-18-2013, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by N55

I would not pay that much for a 4 owner car with lemon M3 even at 17k miles

At what price would you go for it? I'm kinda curious on what kind of discount the OP could get on this kind of car. $3k? $10k?

zamboni · 02-18-2013, 01:51 AM

Don't do it way too high for a second hand vehicle.

N55 · 02-18-2013, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by bplewis24

At what price would you go for it? I'm kinda curious on what kind of discount the OP could get on this kind of car. $3k? $10k?

This one is not "fully loaded" per say:
2011 M3 Coupe 9,000 Miles $49,991.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M...ht_5351wt_1182

This one is a lot more loaded: (I would personally buy this one)
2011 M3 Coupe 12,000 Miles $58,800.00
-Competition Package
-BMW Perf. Spoiler and Splitters

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M...t_14152wt_1182

The car that the OP posted is a straight rip off...

N55 · 02-18-2013, 02:07 AM

Oh whoops! OP is looking for Conv...

Here's 2

2011 M3 Convertible Fully Loaded 13k Miles $58,600

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2011-...#ht_500wt_1182

2011 M3 Convertible Moderately Loaded 18k Miles $53,000

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2011-...t_15757wt_1100

N55 · 02-18-2013, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw246

find me one then!! haha

I FOund you Four!!! Look above

*** I would not pay more than $45k for OP's car*** Future problems are going to cost a ton and the resale value is going to be terrible.

bmw246 · 02-18-2013, 03:24 AM

thanks for looking, yah like i said id only own for the balance of the warranty if i could pick it up for a rellle cheap price such as 45 or less which is prob too low for them anyway the only convern would be the resale value ...

Game · 02-18-2013, 03:57 AM

4 owners at 17k miles should be reason enough not purchase the car.

trk06 · 02-18-2013, 08:43 AM

too much money, got to have something wrong with it to have 4 owners!

135Pats · 02-18-2013, 09:00 AM

That's far too much money for a lemon vehicle that 4 owners passed up on after driving an avg. of 4K miles a piece…think about how miserable a car would have to be to say "enoughs enough" after 4K miles. Red flags all over the place. Not to mention M3s aren't rare at all, I bet you can find a dozen other ones locally that more or less fit what you want, and weren't lemon'd.

fenixxishot · 02-18-2013, 09:09 AM

4 owners sounds absolutely ridiculous, I would email him and ask what the story behind all the owner is. If there isn't a logical explanation like it was in the name of my business but I needed to transfer it to myself or something along those lines I wouldn't touch the car.

gds52 · 02-18-2013, 11:00 AM

Try to post this in M3 forum, there is a good change at least one of those four owners is a member here and must have vented out in the forum.

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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1112 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Sure- if you're ready to put as much, if not more, into it in repairs over the life of the car. Think ahead.
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CallMeAl Private 2 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 335xi Dinan Stage 2 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Doesn't seem like a good purchase if there have been problems with it __________________ 2007 335xi / Dinan Stage 2 / Sparkling Metallic Grey / 6spd / More Upgrades to come
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bmw246 Lieutenant 136 Rep 523 Posts Drives: 2015 F83 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	naw not that i coukd find but i didnt ask the dealer, i would only keep till the warranty was up and ditch it as it would be fun to have and SHOULD b a good deal... its been on the lot a long time im sure theyd take a lot less i wonder how much tho
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E90_boostjunky Lieutenant Colonel 92 Rep 1,644 Posts Drives: BMW 335I E90 SGM Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA, IL iTrader: (1)	seriously i think thats a horrible deal. my cousin is selling his 2013 M3 8K miles for 55K fully loaded, mineral white, black interior, carbon fiber roof. but its in alaska lol
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bmw246 Lieutenant 136 Rep 523 Posts Drives: 2015 F83 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	thanks for looking, yah like i said id only own for the balance of the warranty if i could pick it up for a rellle cheap price such as 45 or less which is prob too low for them anyway the only convern would be the resale value ...
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Game ------ 7403 Rep 10,214 Posts Drives: G87 M2 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	4 owners at 17k miles should be reason enough not purchase the car. __________________
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trk06 Lieutenant 24 Rep 469 Posts Drives: with no spare Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC iTrader: (1)	too much money, got to have something wrong with it to have 4 owners! __________________
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135Pats Major General 456 Rep 6,478 Posts Drives: A few BMWs Join Date: May 2012 Location: Maryland iTrader: (3)	That's far too much money for a lemon vehicle that 4 owners passed up on after driving an avg. of 4K miles a piece…think about how miserable a car would have to be to say "enoughs enough" after 4K miles. Red flags all over the place. Not to mention M3s aren't rare at all, I bet you can find a dozen other ones locally that more or less fit what you want, and weren't lemon'd. __________________ E88 N54 Alpinweiss/Coral Red/Motiv HTA 3586r Tial .82AR/Other stuff...652WHP F30 N55 XDrive EBII
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fenixxishot Lieutenant 17 Rep 512 Posts Drives: 08 335i e92 AW MT Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austin iTrader: (8)	4 owners sounds absolutely ridiculous, I would email him and ask what the story behind all the owner is. If there isn't a logical explanation like it was in the name of my business but I needed to transfer it to myself or something along those lines I wouldn't touch the car.
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gds52 Colonel 886 Rep 2,720 Posts Drives: BMW Z4M Coupe, BMW 328i E93 Co Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Try to post this in M3 forum, there is a good change at least one of those four owners is a member here and must have vented out in the forum.
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