First dealer car issues??

[Reedomn]

It seems all the dealers in my area got a 4 door Jerez w/ fox as an introduction car for the showroom....I am thinking about buying one. Should I worry about the "first" cars they recieved? Were they part of the "shipping mishap?"..I actually ordered a 2 door and was there to take delivery, but then saw the 4 door......!!
first time poster...

thanks!!

previous cars...89/95/97 M3's..91 M5..'04 S4 and '99 911....

[lvwirelessguy]

The M3 might be new for us but BMW has been producing them for other countries since middle of last year

[zieglerc]

Originally Posted by Reedomn

It seems all the dealers in my area got a 4 door Jerez w/ fox as an introduction car for the showroom....I am thinking about buying one. Should I worry about the "first" cars they recieved? Were they part of the "shipping mishap?"..I actually ordered a 2 door and was there to take delivery, but then saw the 4 door......!!
first time poster...

thanks!!

previous cars...89/95/97 M3's..91 M5..'04 S4 and '99 911....

Honestly, even if it was part of the shipping mishap, I would have no qualms about taking a damaged car that had been repaired by the VPC. It's a BMW shop, it's effectively a full-service factory away from the factory, and they probably have even higher standards than we all do (and that's saying something). They also have strict rules about whether a repaired car can ultimately be sold or not; bottom line, if it doesn't end up factory new, it's scrapped.

[ideliver]

I was at my dealer yesterday looking at interior color combinations. Their JB sedan/RF interior has a stone chip!

My previous negative feelings about clearbra are being reconsidered...

[Davinhci]

Originally Posted by zieglerc

Honestly, even if it was part of the shipping mishap, I would have no qualms about taking a damaged car that had been repaired by the VPC. It's a BMW shop, it's effectively a full-service factory away from the factory, and they probably have even higher standards than we all do (and that's saying something). They also have strict rules about whether a repaired car can ultimately be sold or not; bottom line, if it doesn't end up factory new, it's scrapped.

I think all cars that were damaged on the "shipping mishap" were demolished and the ones that are not damaged were sold to employees for leases.

[MDCTFTW]

Depends if you want a car that 5000 people have sat in and poked around in. Haha ... sorry.

[Big Windy]

Originally Posted by zieglerc

Honestly, even if it was part of the shipping mishap, I would have no qualms about taking a damaged car that had been repaired by the VPC. It's a BMW shop, it's effectively a full-service factory away from the factory, and they probably have even higher standards than we all do (and that's saying something). They also have strict rules about whether a repaired car can ultimately be sold or not; bottom line, if it doesn't end up factory new, it's scrapped.

i hear what you are saying here but what if you start encountering problems down the road that could not have been identified by a service shop. maybe some little gasket was broken or a seal was knocked partially loose. who knows...and that is why i'd be very wary of buying one of those cars.

[JEllis]

I would worry about the car being thrashed by anxious test drivers. I was told by one dealer that their first allocation coupe was thrashed a little before it even had 100 miles on the odo.

Jason