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Buying a Used 3-Series

466 messages,  Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 1:44 PM

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Re: Snow tires [shipo] by fedlawman
Aug 14, 2009 (8:50 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 14, 2009 2:25 am)

Shhh, be vewy, vewy qwiet, I'm hunting Wabbits on wet wummer woads...
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2007 328i 33000mile CPO by geffrey
Aug 14, 2009 (8:51 am)
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BMW asked for 26500
what is a reasonable price?
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Re: Honest Snow Performance [shipo] by neprop
Aug 15, 2009 (9:18 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Aug 13, 2009 1:58 am)

Shipo, thanks for your feedback. My driving will be mostly in eastern MA, but I do go through NH, VT and up to Canada quite a lot.
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Re: Honest Snow Performance [kyfdx] by neprop
Aug 15, 2009 (9:20 am)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 13, 2009 3:20 am)

Host, thanks for your feedback.
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Re: Snow tires [dash5] by neprop
Aug 15, 2009 (9:27 am)
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Replying to: dash5 (Aug 13, 2009 5:33 pm)

dash5, you definitely want to take your winter tires off in for the spring, summer and fall. The material properties for winter tires are different from all-seasons and if you use winter tires in the summer, you will likely experience a higher tire-related noise level, but the real rub is that you will wear out your winter tires really quickly.
 
On AWD vs 2 whell drive, I have driven both and AWD with the right tires is almost unstoppable in blizzards in New England. So you will be fine. AWD with summer tires or average all-season tires will not be as good especially if you use summer tires all year round. Hope this helps.
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any sugesstion? Re: 2007 328i 33000mile CPO [geffrey] by geffrey
Aug 15, 2009 (7:29 pm)
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Replying to: geffrey (Aug 14, 2009 8:51 am)

BMW asked for 26500
what is a reasonable price?
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New or slightly used? by dash5
Aug 19, 2009 (6:48 am)
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Any advice on the "sweet spot" to buy a slightly used BMW 3 series? I am trying to determine if I should by new or used right now. Looking at Edmunds True Cost to Own and other sites, the 1st year depreciation is 12-13,000 dollars. Wow.
 
On the other hand, love the new car experience and I get the full 4 year warranty. Not to mention when it's time to sell or trade in I'm the original owner, does that help resale or trade in value?
 
Any thoughts on what you'd do with a 35k budget looking for an AWD BWM 328 ?
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2007 BMW 328i with or w/o CPO by adag
Aug 19, 2009 (7:24 am)
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I am in the market for a 07 328i (20K-30K miles) and am debating whether to pick up a car with the 6yr/100K CPO from the dealer or buy the car privately (with 2 yrs of factory warranty remaining), and add the CPO from a national BMW CPO provider. I drive 8-10K miles/ year
 
I tried looking for the pros and cons of the two, but could not find the thread.
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What to pay?? CPO 335 Convertible by cwsjmm
Aug 21, 2009 (11:30 am)
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Ok...Tons of great offers on new cars and Cash for clunkers deals, so not sure how smart it is to buy used, at this point, but it sounds like you all are zeroing in on what is a fair price these days for CPO -- any ideas on this one?
  
2008 335i Convertible, 9,500 mi, Premium & Cold Weather pkgs, Comfort ACcess & Satellite radio.
Offered $49,995
  
What should I expect as my best deal?
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Re: What to pay?? CPO 335 Convertible [cwsjmm] by philadendron
Aug 24, 2009 (2:05 pm)
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Replying to: cwsjmm (Aug 21, 2009 11:30 am)

Well, isn't that a 50k-53k car brand new? 49 seems high, especially since I think these cars take a big hit in depreciation the first year.
 
I am being offered $34,999 for a 2007 335i Sedan with everything except cold weather. 37k miles, lease return. I figure I should be able to get down to $30,000. What do you guys think?

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