buying 2007 530xi with 100k what to inspect please
10-20-2011, 11:39 AM
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It is simple math the higher the millage the higher the risk of car turning into a money pit! You buying a car with 100K you are rolling the dice. Yes, you might get lucky and perhaps you have a keen eye to pick a cherry but unfortunately not everyone is like that so in that retrospect why buying yourself a headache and plus there are plenty of good low millage inventory these days!
As far as BMW inspection goes, they will gladly charge the money and do A so called inspection but remember if anything goes wrong with the car they assume 0 responsibility
so I stand firm on what I said and let me simplify it;
- if you know BMW's and particularly E60 well then a high millage car makes sense.
- if you don't stay away from high millage BMW's as a general rule of thumb.
As far as BMW inspection goes, they will gladly charge the money and do A so called inspection but remember if anything goes wrong with the car they assume 0 responsibility
so I stand firm on what I said and let me simplify it;- if you know BMW's and particularly E60 well then a high millage car makes sense.
- if you don't stay away from high millage BMW's as a general rule of thumb.
It's like someone saying, "Don't buy a used car, buy new, used cars are too risky".. although it's a rediculous statement, there is truth to it.
What is it about 100k cars, that people think they are going to explode? While a 70k car is ok? IMO, a 70k car is on the verge of requiring a bunch of maintenance. Struts, bushings, t-belt, etc.. If you buy a clean car w/100k, good chance those have already been done. If not, then don't buy it, or at least negotiate the price factoring in, the repairs it will need.
10-20-2011, 12:28 PM
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