Buyer Beware #2! 2008 E92 M3

GMW · 02-14-2012, 07:05 PM

This is why I love this forum. However unfortunate for the OP, we all learn from others who've had a terrible experience. Thanks for posting!!!

raziel5201314 · 02-15-2012, 03:27 PM

i thought bmw dealer don't sell accident car or repainted car.

baliano · 02-17-2012, 12:26 AM

I looked at a e92 M3 at BMW of Monrovia about two months ago.....I am from Colorado and was vacationing in the LA area and was looking for an AW M3 and California apparently has tons of them;-)The car was listed on Autotrader but didn't have any pics. I went to the dealership to see it in person and the salesman told me that it was in the detail shop and was in excellent condition. I asked to see it and he initially told me no. I explained that I was from out of state and I wouldn't buy a car sight unseen. Reluctantly he took me to the detail shop....No joke, it was the scariest sight I have ever seen. They had a real rough looking crew spraying the front bumpers of three cars next to each other (all different colors.) The blue paint from the e90 a guy was spraying made its way onto the AW M3 I was looking at. On top of that, the 'detailers' we playing mariachi music at the top of the logic 7's limit out of the car I was looking at. The speakers had to have been blown...sounded terrible. They were also smoking in and around the cars. Single biggest hack-job BMW dealership I have ever experienced.

motorolla250 · 02-17-2012, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by baliano

I looked at a e92 M3 at BMW of Monrovia about two months ago.....I am from Colorado and was vacationing in the LA area and was looking for an AW M3 and California apparently has tons of them;-)The car was listed on Autotrader but didn't have any pics. I went to the dealership to see it in person and the salesman told me that it was in the detail shop and was in excellent condition. I asked to see it and he initially told me no. I explained that I was from out of state and I wouldn't buy a car sight unseen. Reluctantly he took me to the detail shop....No joke, it was the scariest sight I have ever seen. They had a real rough looking crew spraying the front bumpers of three cars next to each other (all different colors.) The blue paint from the e90 a guy was spraying made its way onto the AW M3 I was looking at. On top of that, the 'detailers' we playing mariachi music at the top of the logic 7's limit out of the car I was looking at. The speakers had to have been blown...sounded terrible. They were also smoking in and around the cars. Single biggest hack-job BMW dealership I have ever experienced.

That is hilarious. They gave me the same song and dance about the "detail shop". When I went down to look at the car, the paint was so fresh that I could smell it!

All kidding aside... Sorry to hear that they wasted your time.

motorolla250 · 02-17-2012, 10:05 AM

Hey Baliano,

Do you remember the salesman's name?

baliano · 02-18-2012, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by motorolla250

Hey Baliano,

Do you remember the salesman's name?

Yes, his name was Byron Brenkus.

nevin · 02-20-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by baliano

I looked at a e92 M3 at BMW of Monrovia about two months ago.....I am from Colorado and was vacationing in the LA area and was looking for an AW M3 and California apparently has tons of them;-)The car was listed on Autotrader but didn't have any pics. I went to the dealership to see it in person and the salesman told me that it was in the detail shop and was in excellent condition. I asked to see it and he initially told me no. I explained that I was from out of state and I wouldn't buy a car sight unseen. Reluctantly he took me to the detail shop....No joke, it was the scariest sight I have ever seen. They had a real rough looking crew spraying the front bumpers of three cars next to each other (all different colors.) The blue paint from the e90 a guy was spraying made its way onto the AW M3 I was looking at. On top of that, the 'detailers' we playing mariachi music at the top of the logic 7's limit out of the car I was looking at. The speakers had to have been blown...sounded terrible. They were also smoking in and around the cars. Single biggest hack-job BMW dealership I have ever experienced.

This sounds like the movie Hostle for autos! Everyone on the forums should prank call this stealership daily.

baliano · 02-20-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nevin

This sounds like the movie Hostle for autos! Everyone on the forums should prank call this stealership daily.

TypicalCat · 02-23-2012, 06:57 PM

holy hell... seriously there has to be a number we can call to complain about this. I would be fu*ing pissed if i flew into cali to see a car that was misrepresented to me... that is bananas!! how is that place still in business!!!

funftouring · 02-23-2012, 08:04 PM

Write to BMWNA, they should be aware of this dealership.

cotmfk · 02-24-2012, 09:16 AM

Awesome job by you not purchasing and leaving it there! Too bad on the plane ticket...

motorolla250 · 02-24-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by funftouring

Write to BMWNA, they should be aware of this dealership.

I tried calling them but they didn't seem to care.

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Originally Posted by cotmfk

Awesome job by you not purchasing and leaving it there! Too bad on the plane ticket...

Oh well. I know for a fact that by me blowing up their dealer all over the net, it's costing them a lot more then my ticket was.

02-14-2012, 07:05 PM	#23
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02-15-2012, 03:27 PM	#24
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02-17-2012, 12:26 AM	#25
baliano First Lieutenant 288 Rep 325 Posts Drives: M3, X5M Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado Springs iTrader: (2)	I looked at a e92 M3 at BMW of Monrovia about two months ago.....I am from Colorado and was vacationing in the LA area and was looking for an AW M3 and California apparently has tons of them;-)The car was listed on Autotrader but didn't have any pics. I went to the dealership to see it in person and the salesman told me that it was in the detail shop and was in excellent condition. I asked to see it and he initially told me no. I explained that I was from out of state and I wouldn't buy a car sight unseen. Reluctantly he took me to the detail shop....No joke, it was the scariest sight I have ever seen. They had a real rough looking crew spraying the front bumpers of three cars next to each other (all different colors.) The blue paint from the e90 a guy was spraying made its way onto the AW M3 I was looking at. On top of that, the 'detailers' we playing mariachi music at the top of the logic 7's limit out of the car I was looking at. The speakers had to have been blown...sounded terrible. They were also smoking in and around the cars. Single biggest hack-job BMW dealership I have ever experienced. __________________ E92 Alpine 6MT/Premium/Tech/Cold Weather/Enhanced Sound/Extended Leather/ESS 625 Eisenmann Race Black Series/Dinan/Active Autowerke/ Morr VS52/H&R/Arkym Front lip/Arkym Rear diffuser/Blacked out exterior trim/Custom Mirror's/ Performance CF spoiler/Huper Optik 20%/Lux H8/ DD- F85 Donington/Mugello, FI DP, BootMod, KW V3
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02-17-2012, 10:05 AM	#27
motorolla250 Private First Class 16 Rep 105 Posts Drives: SG E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sykesville, MD iTrader: (0)	Hey Baliano, Do you remember the salesman's name?
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02-23-2012, 06:57 PM	#31
TypicalCat Major 28 Rep 1,273 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: OC iTrader: (1)	holy hell... seriously there has to be a number we can call to complain about this. I would be fu*ing pissed if i flew into cali to see a car that was misrepresented to me... that is bananas!! how is that place still in business!!! __________________
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02-23-2012, 08:04 PM	#32
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02-24-2012, 09:16 AM	#33
cotmfk Major General 2045 Rep 6,109 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere between DC and FL iTrader: (12)	Awesome job by you not purchasing and leaving it there! Too bad on the plane ticket... __________________ When you say impact instead of affect/effect, you are communicating that you don't understand the difference between the two words, and are too lazy to learn.
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