'08 M3 sedan with 20k miles

JMan604 · 05-18-2010, 08:33 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-BM...item3a5ac53c2d

Car is local.

What I noticed is that it says that the car was brought back by BMWNA due to rough idle etc. Car is a lemon perhaps?

What should the price be at to be "reasonable"

$40k?

I wouldn't mind adding an '08 sedan in the stable at that price but not to give up realiability and piece of mind.

SIIK2NR · 05-18-2010, 09:31 PM

IMO, stay away. You can find a no baggage used E90 that you will be happy with. Why roll the dice on this one?

nesrevival · 05-18-2010, 10:34 PM

price is reasonable but you can get little more price with lower mileage

henryyxyu · 05-18-2010, 10:52 PM

The price is ok, much more reasonable compared to some dealerships. (some dealership tried to sell me one for 59k that had about 13k miles on it). Sounds like a lemon law car...

If you can afford to pay a little more, I'd look at some other car but otherwise, its not that bad of a deal IMO. Atleast its local, saves you the gas and trouble of driving back from far off place lol

besiktas · 05-18-2010, 10:55 PM

Check out the warranty stuff, make sure it is not lemon. Do you have a chance to test drive?

JMan604 · 05-18-2010, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by besiktas

Check out the warranty stuff, make sure it is not lemon. Do you have a chance to test drive?

Haven't had a chance to see the car in person yet. Talked to one of their staff for a few minutes, told me that the card was fixed and doesn't have the original problem.

We'll see, if it's a lemon law car, I don't think the car is fully fixed by the dealer as if it was then BMWNA wouldn't have bought the car back however, it wouldn't be put back to the market if BMWNA didn't solve the problem themselves.

djspeed_330i · 05-18-2010, 11:40 PM

For what its worth, at least they are upfront about addressing the issue. I've noticed that some Ebay listings have titles that clearly denote vehicle damage, and the dealer says that the car is pristine, with no known issues.

That really kills me. At least some dealers are upfront about a car's history, while others are less than straight-forward.

Just my observation.

Martin

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JMan604 New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: '08 E92 AW/FR Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Anahiem iTrader: (0)	'08 M3 sedan with 20k miles - yay or nay? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-BM...item3a5ac53c2d Car is local. What I noticed is that it says that the car was brought back by BMWNA due to rough idle etc. Car is a lemon perhaps? What should the price be at to be "reasonable" $40k? I wouldn't mind adding an '08 sedan in the stable at that price but not to give up realiability and piece of mind.
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SIIK2NR Lieutenant 51 Rep 598 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Dog iTrader: (0)	IMO, stay away. You can find a no baggage used E90 that you will be happy with. Why roll the dice on this one? __________________ Current: 2006 Lotus Elise SC Previous: 2008 AW E92 M3 6MT - Sold 2004 AP2 S2000 - Sold
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nesrevival First Lieutenant 28 Rep 392 Posts Drives: Z4MC 07' Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (2)	price is reasonable but you can get little more price with lower mileage
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henryyxyu Captain 106 Rep 636 Posts Drives: YXZ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (1)	The price is ok, much more reasonable compared to some dealerships. (some dealership tried to sell me one for 59k that had about 13k miles on it). Sounds like a lemon law car... If you can afford to pay a little more, I'd look at some other car but otherwise, its not that bad of a deal IMO. Atleast its local, saves you the gas and trouble of driving back from far off place lol
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besiktas Ultimate Driver for the Ultimate Driving Machine 146 Rep 1,146 Posts Drives: BMW M3 E92 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	Check out the warranty stuff, make sure it is not lemon. Do you have a chance to test drive? __________________ BMW M3 E92 - Silverstone II BPM Sport Stage II Tune + Test Pipes, GTS DCT Tune
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djspeed_330i Enlisted Member 6 Rep 32 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	For what its worth, at least they are upfront about addressing the issue. I've noticed that some Ebay listings have titles that clearly denote vehicle damage, and the dealer says that the car is pristine, with no known issues. That really kills me. At least some dealers are upfront about a car's history, while others are less than straight-forward. Just my observation. Martin
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