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Sedans BMW 3-Series Buying a Used 3-Series
455 messages, Last post on Oct 16, 2009 at 6:36 PM
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Replying to: backy (Jan 16, 2009 8:42 am) They ordered me a Sachs HD clutch kit, and also took my bell housing to a welder they know who works on aluminum. They charged me $800 for everything - parts and labor. My response about paying $1400 for a clutch was in the context of the original point, re: buying an extended warranty. It's just my personal opinion that paying $1500 in advance for something that may or may not happen doesn't make sense. Why not put that money in a savings account and if you need it, fine - if you don't, then you've got $1500 in your pocket. If you are going to own any car out of warranty, it doesn't take a whole lot of effort to find out where the good shops are in your area. Whether it's a BMW, Acura, or whatever, there are dozens of enthusiast websites you can visit and do a search - you'll find out who the enthusiasts recommend and use. If you're driving through BFE and you have a breakdown, all I can say is, buyer beware. |
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 16, 2009 9:28 am) I had my BMW towed to the nearest dealer because I had to get to an appointment ASAP, my car was sitting in the middle of a drivelane in an airport parking ramp, it was bitterly cold, and my alternate shop (which I had done research on beforehand, btw) was 30 miles across town during Friday rush hour and not a practical alternative under the circumstances. Maybe if I had 25 years of BMW ownership experience instead of a few weeks (at that time) I would have done something differently. Maybe not though. Empathy can be useful. You might try it sometime. ... for about every horror story about expensive BMW service costs I can point you to someone who runs an older BMW for less than $600-$700 per year. In other words, the odds of having an expensive BMW ownership experience vs. a lower-cost one is about 50-50. Not great odds, IMO. Glad I got rid of my nine year old (not seven, subtract 2009 - 2000) 3 Series when I did. Great car, just not the best car for me at this time.
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Replying to: backy (Jan 16, 2009 10:41 am) BMW's aren't the only cars that suffer fuel pump failures. It doesn't matter if you've owned BMW's for 25 years or 25 minutes.
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Replying to: fedlawman (Jan 16, 2009 11:40 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jan 16, 2009 1:10 pm) |
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I was looking at a 2004 330i CPO with leather, navigation, HK sound system, premium/sport package. The thing is that it's at 84,653 miles. It's going for $12,995 at the moment. Would it be a big mistake to look into this car at all? Also, I'm still confused about CPO warranty coverage. Does the 6/100k mean that either in 2010, or after I've driven 16k miles (taking it to 100k) it would be out of warranty? Or is it 6 years/100k miles from now? Thank you much!
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Replying to: kaikousha (Jan 23, 2009 3:58 pm)
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 23, 2009 4:48 pm)
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Replying to: kaikousha (Jan 23, 2009 4:53 pm)
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