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Yup... i already put a small deposit on this one... wonder if i should get it CPOd for assurance.
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oh i know the new one is MUCH faster... but remember price is an issue and speed is not a factor.
I'm not dropping $45k on a new F30.
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Op has his mind made to get it regardless of what anyone says. Good luck brother as long as you're happy. Who cares what a bunch of OCD forum guys think? At the end of the day it's not you driving it daily.
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Most of these BMWs are tanks so I'm not too worried.
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OP, All the people on the forum are very very picky, we know this. Its an enthusiast thing. But if we're being realistic, most loaners are used by people who don't have the time to beat on these cars, if its an m3 owner using it i doubt they trash it. They'd most likely say screw it, no power and drive it like a regular car, if its a house wifes car, i doubt she cares either way. If there isn't any physical problem then id say you are ok. Most people wouldn't bring a loaner back in beat to shit. Its a 3 series, not a Chevy Cobalt. Just my thoughts!
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I'm amazed at how many people claim they are hard on loaners! I'm in the other category. I was raised to respect other people's property and therefore I baby the cars I rent or borrow, even more than my own. No wonder the amount of dealers offering loaners is dwindling.
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a loaner used by multiple people who "might" of cared or not cared for it leaves a lot to chance.
If the price is really that much of a deal, then I guess it's worth it, but if the price is somewhat close - don't take it. |
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OP, it sounds like you really, really want this car and are looking for us to validate that it's a good deal.
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Only thing I'll add re "trouble-free future) is Porsche certainly nailed TTs with their 996s and beyond (I put 40k on one, others have far more). Also, more than 50% of all cars in Europe are FI and many run well into 6 figures with nary an issue. |
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I suspect people like to mix the urban legend of the Avis joyride with the typical loaner experience of driving the car to work and then returning it a couple of hours later. Lord knows when I drive a loaner I'm trying to spend as little time as possible in it. That said, I did accidentally close an electric garage door on the back of a Merc C350 loaner and managed to touch-it up well enough to pass inspection. But that car deserved it for being such a piece of crap that sucked the joy out of driving. |
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Running into 6 figures doesn't impress me unless the first numeral is at least a 2. Like, perhaps, those old Mercedes turbo-Ds that are still rattling around South America. |
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Ummm, have you heard the phrase, "Drive it like a rental"? I'm not sure about everyone else, but based on how I drive loaners, I would never buy one myself.
+1 to the comment that a 4,000 mi loaner has about 30,000 mi worth of abuse.
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