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3016 messages, Last post on Jul 20, 2008 at 10:54 AM
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I haven't been to this forum in a while but I see you area a "host" now. Does that mean you are employed by edmunds.com. Thought you should be paid here for all the advice and pricing you give here!!! 
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Replying to: hpowders (Sep 05, 2005 6:06 pm) ....And also a 5% discount!
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Replying to: bdr127 (Sep 06, 2005 6:06 am) |
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I am looking at a 02 CPO 530 at a dealer. About 40K miles, P/S, xenon. Condition OK, but not immaculate. Asking price $30K. Any suggestion on margin for negotiation? I asked for the full service record and the saleman told me that (1) none was provided by the former owner, and (2) that his service dept cannot access records for service rendered at other dealers. The only service the current dealer did on the car was the prep for the CPO (which they provided). The only other record they have are a few "service codes" for work done at other dealers, which they said they can translate into what was actually done. Is this normal? Would Carfax help? I am hesistant about buying a used car, even a CPO one, w/o full service record.
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Replying to: tfc1 (Sep 06, 2005 10:00 pm) All service performed at any BMW dealer will be on the vehicle history report... If he won't go to the service department and pull the report (takes 5 minutes), then I wouldn't even consider buying the car.... Another thing that is on the report... the in-service date and warranty and maintenance plan expiration date.. That is something else that I would want included in any sale... The extended maintenance plan that matches the CPO warranty.. If this isn't a BMW dealer, then disregard all that.. regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 07, 2005 4:44 am) Yes, it is a BMW new car dealer! I asked for the full service history, and the CPO checklist signed off by their service department. The saleman showed me the in-service date -- it was late Sept 2002 so the maintenance plan is still valid. In fact, he was pushing the extended maintenance plan for $2K. tfc1
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Replying to: tfc1 (Sep 07, 2005 9:31 am) The service history thing is just wrong... They should show it to you, and take you back to a service manager that can explain all of the codes... I like that you would have 3 full years of warranty left... and, if you get the maintenance package, you'd have a fairly low-cost car, in terms of maintenance and repairs... regards, kyfdx
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Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 07, 2005 9:35 am) |
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My new 525xi is "waiting for transport" to the united states - for those of you who have tracked their car's on the bmw website- approx. how long from the time it said awaiting transport until the car was actually date your local dealership? Thanks !
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Replying to: lookin1 (Sep 10, 2005 6:54 am) |
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