cmeeds
07-12-2024, 09:03 PM
Hi everyone,
This may be a dumb question, but I'm very new to cars. I purchased a used 2016 BMW 335i GT from an unreputable car dealer in NJ (failed to read their Google reviews until after purchase). They told us the car had a "clean title" and that's about it. We did an inspection, test drive, etc. and pulled the trigger (it was a fantastic deal on paper). After we took it home and looked under the car, a friend was fairly confident that the catalytic converter was missing; it has a "downpipe". Looking online, I'm seeing catalytic converters with a similar style to what I recorded in the videos attached. Further, I had the car inspected today and it passed on the catalytic converter section. Before I send the car through emissions, I could use some confidence that the car is indeed lacking its cats. Would anyone be willing to offer their educated opinions? Sincerely appreciate the help.
Videos
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cQhOxLSBaX_o8_0auuuitqVVc00KhG1D/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eaoFJ-HPQNKk86jfnHdbJynem6V3YbvF/view?usp=drive_link
Photos
https://i.ibb.co/74JhjhT/IMG-0739.jpg (https://ibb.co/zJhdQdL)
https://i.ibb.co/D9m1ZSn/IMG-0740.jpg (https://ibb.co/rxqQV1J)
https://i.ibb.co/wy1Fc5w/IMG-0742.jpg (https://ibb.co/0q3RsHF)
https://i.ibb.co/m6Yy35y/IMG-0744.jpg (https://ibb.co/nzV1FM1)
https://ibb.co/phg4YNP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a4VzHAdTQ3zUUdFykRhPyBmikuTL_YHN/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a4VzHAdTQ3zUUdFykRhPyBmikuTL_YHN/view?usp=drive_link
This may be a dumb question, but I'm very new to cars. I purchased a used 2016 BMW 335i GT from an unreputable car dealer in NJ (failed to read their Google reviews until after purchase). They told us the car had a "clean title" and that's about it. We did an inspection, test drive, etc. and pulled the trigger (it was a fantastic deal on paper). After we took it home and looked under the car, a friend was fairly confident that the catalytic converter was missing; it has a "downpipe". Looking online, I'm seeing catalytic converters with a similar style to what I recorded in the videos attached. Further, I had the car inspected today and it passed on the catalytic converter section. Before I send the car through emissions, I could use some confidence that the car is indeed lacking its cats. Would anyone be willing to offer their educated opinions? Sincerely appreciate the help.
Videos
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cQhOxLSBaX_o8_0auuuitqVVc00KhG1D/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eaoFJ-HPQNKk86jfnHdbJynem6V3YbvF/view?usp=drive_link
Photos
https://i.ibb.co/74JhjhT/IMG-0739.jpg (https://ibb.co/zJhdQdL)
https://i.ibb.co/D9m1ZSn/IMG-0740.jpg (https://ibb.co/rxqQV1J)
https://i.ibb.co/wy1Fc5w/IMG-0742.jpg (https://ibb.co/0q3RsHF)
https://i.ibb.co/m6Yy35y/IMG-0744.jpg (https://ibb.co/nzV1FM1)
https://ibb.co/phg4YNP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a4VzHAdTQ3zUUdFykRhPyBmikuTL_YHN/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a4VzHAdTQ3zUUdFykRhPyBmikuTL_YHN/view?usp=drive_link