Dealer offer free inspection service
09-27-2010, 08:10 AM
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I was at the Southbay BMW on Saturday Morning getting my inspection done. As usual, couple things need to replace that's not cover by the warranty, bushings and some hood parts for about $1200 
Ok, nevermind.
I did mention the lift gate issue (N52 ticking) and I'm glad the technician knows exactly what I'm talking about.
I do want to share that, the other dealerships I brought my car in for the ticking issue, Bob Smith BMW and New Century BMW, none of their Service Agent knows what I'm talking about (Maybe they pretended, who knows), even after reading pages of the print out I brought with me.
If you have the N52 ticking and none of other dealer willing to service it, you can try Southbay BMW. At least the guy I met knows the issue and no problem fixing it. I'm just going to get my other parts fix somewhere else and come back for the liftgate.
Ok, nevermind. I did mention the lift gate issue (N52 ticking) and I'm glad the technician knows exactly what I'm talking about.
I do want to share that, the other dealerships I brought my car in for the ticking issue, Bob Smith BMW and New Century BMW, none of their Service Agent knows what I'm talking about (Maybe they pretended, who knows), even after reading pages of the print out I brought with me.
If you have the N52 ticking and none of other dealer willing to service it, you can try Southbay BMW. At least the guy I met knows the issue and no problem fixing it. I'm just going to get my other parts fix somewhere else and come back for the liftgate.
09-28-2010, 01:07 AM
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If ur car runs and drives fine, u have no worries. You know what CPO is to a dealership? CPO is adding a few grand on top of the car. They dont go through the hundreds of points check. Yeah right! Just do a 2 minute check. Make sure the tires match, no CEL, u good to go! CPO my @$$
It;s bait for u to go in and see what's wrong so they can scare you in thinking u need it fixed ASAP or if it's too expensive to fix, hey, trade in ur car, get this new one here. Once u trade it in, they slap on a CPO and sells it without doing anything.
It;s bait for u to go in and see what's wrong so they can scare you in thinking u need it fixed ASAP or if it's too expensive to fix, hey, trade in ur car, get this new one here. Once u trade it in, they slap on a CPO and sells it without doing anything.
09-28-2010, 06:42 AM
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If ur car runs and drives fine, u have no worries. You know what CPO is to a dealership? CPO is adding a few grand on top of the car. They dont go through the hundreds of points check. Yeah right! Just do a 2 minute check. Make sure the tires match, no CEL, u good to go! CPO my @$$
It;s bait for u to go in and see what's wrong so they can scare you in thinking u need it fixed ASAP or if it's too expensive to fix, hey, trade in ur car, get this new one here. Once u trade it in, they slap on a CPO and sells it without doing anything.
It;s bait for u to go in and see what's wrong so they can scare you in thinking u need it fixed ASAP or if it's too expensive to fix, hey, trade in ur car, get this new one here. Once u trade it in, they slap on a CPO and sells it without doing anything.
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09-28-2010, 07:36 AM
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Well, CPO by itself really does not mean anything, but to purchase a CPO car from the dealer does gives you the option to add extended warranty, from what I was told, the factory warranty can only be add when purchasing a CPO and that's what I did. The extended warranty did help pay for itself for all the maintainance service done after the original warranty expired, and eventually will be paying for the N52 ticking issue when I ready to bring my car in. Turns out the purchase works out perfect for me 
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