I think my dealer sold me a crashed car
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your from south africa huhhh. wow, i have some friends down their and they are trying to move soon. they tell me south africa is gonna fall apart soon. cant believe u guys have afirmative action still, amazing. and i hear the phone companies are bruttle...
oh fyi- south africans are the friendliest group of people i've EVER met. second to the alcoholic aussi/kiwis
oh fyi- south africans are the friendliest group of people i've EVER met. second to the alcoholic aussi/kiwis
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Different shades may just mean the panel have been scratched or suffered light accident. In that case, the repairer has done a bad job matching colours. If it involves a heavy accident, then chances are it'll have poor panel fit (incosistent panel gaps).
I think if repaired to official BMW standards, then the car should still be fine.
I think if repaired to official BMW standards, then the car should still be fine.
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Originally Posted by cliffysa' post='317700' date='Aug 1 2006, 08:33 PM
Hi guys
I bought my car 1 month ago with 12,000 on the clock from bmw , but over the past month I have noticed a few things that are suspious first the rear door has 2 shades of silver as well on the front right door in the inside the driver side head airbag is loose the actualy cover if you no what i mean , maybe im over reacting but what you think
I bought my car 1 month ago with 12,000 on the clock from bmw , but over the past month I have noticed a few things that are suspious first the rear door has 2 shades of silver as well on the front right door in the inside the driver side head airbag is loose the actualy cover if you no what i mean , maybe im over reacting but what you think
If you are worried, I would take it to a - preferably independent and trusted - car body repair shop and ask them to check by putting the car on a bridge and looking at the underside whether there is any sign of significant damage. Does the different coloration extend to the middle of the roof? Or just the lower part of the car? Is the inside of the B pillars (between front and rear doors) the same colour as the inside parts of the doors?
In terms of having legal recourse, I have no idea what the law is in SA - I don't think in the case of a minor accident you would have much to stand on, but certainly nothing to worry about either.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by cliffysa' post='317700' date='Aug 1 2006, 02:33 PM
Hi guys
I bought my car 1 month ago with 12,000 on the clock from bmw , but over the past month I have noticed a few things that are suspious first the rear door has 2 shades of silver as well on the front right door in the inside the driver side head airbag is loose the actualy cover if you no what i mean , maybe im over reacting but what you think
I bought my car 1 month ago with 12,000 on the clock from bmw , but over the past month I have noticed a few things that are suspious first the rear door has 2 shades of silver as well on the front right door in the inside the driver side head airbag is loose the actualy cover if you no what i mean , maybe im over reacting but what you think
My last 3 series was involved in a smash, fixed by BMW, new bonnet / lights & a lot more. I was never that happy with paint shade on new bonnet in certain light. When I PX it for 5 series I did not mention it to BMW, they will have known as they fixed it anyway, but I doubt they told the next owner when they resold it.. In UK I think only total loss shows up on documentation, most repairs dont..
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Originally Posted by knox' post='317886' date='Aug 1 2006, 07:48 PM
your from south africa huhhh. wow, i have some friends down their and they are trying to move soon. they tell me south africa is gonna fall apart soon. cant believe u guys have afirmative action still, amazing. and i hear the phone companies are bruttle...
oh fyi- south africans are the friendliest group of people i've EVER met. second to the alcoholic aussi/kiwis
oh fyi- south africans are the friendliest group of people i've EVER met. second to the alcoholic aussi/kiwis
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over here in Bangladesh if you buy anything used the seller puts this in the bill NO WARRANTY NO GARUNTEE NO RETURN POLICY lol.....its applicable from grey market import electronics to used cars to anything which is sold under unofficial dealer.....
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yip its the same here you can sell a car once its been in a smash and you as a seller do have a right not to tell the buyer about the smash
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That SUCKs, you should do the same when you sell the car. in fact, sell your car to someone else and buy a diff car
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hahah maybe i should