I saw this BMW on cars.com, i was really excited when i first saw it because it is M sport and has some several packages on it. So i checked this car on carfax and contacted with the dealer, i noticed that this car was labeled as a lemon car, according to what the dealer said it was due to a sensor that controlled the heat and air. The dealer also said it was not a quick fix they actually changed out the part to bring up to BMW standards which i found quite funny, does that mean BMW sell cars do not meet their standards? I consulted some friends of mine and some said its no big deal but some said how could a broken sensor lead to a buyback. Now here comes the question, is there something else about this car that the dealer didnt tell me? But this dealer store rated 4.9/5 on cars.comand has pretty good reputation. In addition, i might not be able to buy it recently so i told him i may buy it in late January and he suggested me to put down 5K as deposit. I really hope you guys can give me some advice on it.
Don't trust the dealer because of their rating. Spend $150-200 for a qualified mechanic to give it a check up. If your going to spend tens of thousands of dollars $150-200 is a small price to pay for peace of mind.
If they can prove with paper work that is the reason for the "lemon" and buy back, I would not be afraid of it. And there will be a paper trail on it.
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The only way to really know why the car was bought back is to see all the repair orders for the car and go through them, complaint by complaint and find the common thread. If there is a common thread to be found.
It's not uncommon for a customer to have problem after unrelated problem after unrelated problem with a vehicle and then the one problem that finally breaks the camel's back is the one that's listed as the "buyback reason", when really, it was the 8 other problems before the last one that really caused the issue.
(OK, so it is uncommon for someone to have so many problems that the car gets bought back, but the situation I've described is not uncommon amongst buybacks).
Anyhow, the "buyback reason" may have been simply the latest problem, and not a recurring problem.
Yep. The vehicle needs to spend like 30 days at the dealer within an 18 month time span. Or it needs to be brought in repeatedly for the same issue, I think it is like 3-4 times for a safety related issue (brakes etc) and 7 for non safety related.
If it is under warranty I wouldn't be afraid of it.
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I trust a lot of cars others wont, but I never trust lemons.
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However, the short answer is: DON'T BUY IT.
It may turn out to be a great deal, you would never know unless you were a tech that worked on that particular car and knew what problems it had and why it became a lemon.
Personally, I wouldn't risk my money by buying an expensive 2 year old lemon.
I'd rather get a non-lemon CPO or a new 3 series with a smaller engine, if I was trying to keep it under budget.
You can probably find a good deal on a brand new left over 2014s if you must get a 335xi.
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Most states it's simply 3 visits within the first year for the same issue to be an actual "lemon law" car. Safety related or not.
However, BMW sometimes does a "buyback" of a vehicle that has had multiple problems - whether the same problem or different problems - and that's what I was referring to. Legally, this isn't a "lemon law" car. In BMW speak, all "lemon law" cars are buybacks, but not all buybacks are 'lemon law' cars.
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