i found a 2007 335i Automatic (with Nav) has 151k miles, 2nd owner "lady driven" so pretty much is all stock, all i know from maintenance is that they did the water pump recently and oild change and radiator flush. I haven't found anyone to give me a dealer maintenance record yet. the car looks really clean on the pictures and the interior too. I haven't looked at it in person since its like 3 hours away. i want to get inputs before making the drive.
she is asking 5800. is this car worth the effort? how much should i offer?
Current
-1997 BMW M3 4Door Artic Silver w/ Black Interior Daily
Past
-2001 BMW 325i
-1999 BMW M3 Vert White
-1981 VW Rabbit Pickup (Caddy) 2.0 ABA
"I don't care if the door gaps are straight. When the driver steps on the gas, I want him to shit his pants." - Enzo Ferrari
If the turbos have to be replaced in a year, can you do it or will you have to pay a shop? Can you do all the maintenance like coils and vanos solenoudsand fluids and plugs and cylinder head intake carbon cleaning? Seems like a reasonable price but the 11 year old 150k mileage twin turbo car will be needing more and more work. I love my 08 535i, but I do all the work on it so maintenance costs is parts only and not labor.
Current
-1997 BMW M3 4Door Artic Silver w/ Black Interior Daily
Past
-2001 BMW 325i
-1999 BMW M3 Vert White
-1981 VW Rabbit Pickup (Caddy) 2.0 ABA
"I don't care if the door gaps are straight. When the driver steps on the gas, I want him to shit his pants." - Enzo Ferrari
Go for it then. You can find DIY for most jobs. N54tech dot com is the place I go for my N54 tech. You can use a compressor and siphon hose on the carbon or a proper blaster, but you have to manually scrape the gooey stuff out - goo does not blast. At the same time you have the intake off, you might as well pull the oil filter housing and replace the gasket there and the oil cooler gasket if equipped with cooler. These cars leak there and the valve cover gasket and eventyallyntgeboilmkan gasket.
can anyone run me a dealer maintenance record for me if i provide the VIN.
Current
-1997 BMW M3 4Door Artic Silver w/ Black Interior Daily
Past
-2001 BMW 325i
-1999 BMW M3 Vert White
-1981 VW Rabbit Pickup (Caddy) 2.0 ABA
"I don't care if the door gaps are straight. When the driver steps on the gas, I want him to shit his pants." - Enzo Ferrari
Do a prepurchase inspection and if she does not have service records to back what she says, then there only words
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