2010 BMW 535i xdrive - MANUAL (E60 with N54 engine)
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2010 BMW 535i xdrive - MANUAL (E60 with N54 engine)
Up for sale is my 2010 BMW 535i xdrive - with a 6 speed manual transmission. I have been a forum member here for almost three years and this site was really helpful. We have decided to sell the car because we brought it into the BMW dealership for an oil change and when we left the engine seized on us. Originally we were told nothing would be done to help us and the repair estimate was close to $25,000. So instead of spending that on a repair we purchased a new car. After we purchased the new car BMW North America called us to let us know they would give us a new engine on them, and it would come with a 2 year warranty. So the car has 85k miles on the chassis with a new engine.
I have all maintenance and repair receipts since we purchased this in June 2014. If any one has any questions just let me know. The car is for sale on Autotrader and here is the link. Thanks for looking!
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...elCode1=535IXD
I have all maintenance and repair receipts since we purchased this in June 2014. If any one has any questions just let me know. The car is for sale on Autotrader and here is the link. Thanks for looking!
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...elCode1=535IXD
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Traveled 6.5 hours to purchase this car today. The car smelled of smoke on the inside. No question it is smoked in. Buyer beware, this was not disclosed before making the trip. I was forced to drive 6.5 hours home empty handed.
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You weren't forced to drive 6.5 hours home empty handed, you failed to ask a question on a topic that was apparently a "deal breaker" for you, you decided not to buy the car which is fine, but no one "forced" you to do anything.
Every question about the car was fully answered and I fully disclosed everything. An Excel spreadsheet was provided with every maintenance/repair record, including the shop that did the repair, miles on the car and date of service.
The Buyer asked a lot of questions about the vehicle and history, including calling the BMW dealership to confirm the engine work and warranty. Buyer test drove the car and it drove flawlessly. Exterior is clean, interior clean. Buyer did not ask one question about if anyone ever smoked in the car, I would have honestly answered it as I did every other question he asked.
For the record I do not smoke, but my brother in law has smoked in the car and my wife is an occasional smoker. I personally do not notice any odor present.
I drove an hour to meet this Buyer, my wife and I both took a day off of work and paid a babysitter. If I was as shady as this Buyer is making me out to be, then why did I stick around an extra 15 minutes and return the iPhone that was left in my car? Personally, I think the Buyer didn't want to spend the money and is using this as an excuse, as he was trying to play off that forum members overstate the value of a manual transmission and that dealers do not keep manual transmission cars on their lots because nobody buys them.
Anyways, the car is still for sale. If it doesn't sell in the next week I intend to restore the audio system back to stock and drop the price.
Every question about the car was fully answered and I fully disclosed everything. An Excel spreadsheet was provided with every maintenance/repair record, including the shop that did the repair, miles on the car and date of service.
The Buyer asked a lot of questions about the vehicle and history, including calling the BMW dealership to confirm the engine work and warranty. Buyer test drove the car and it drove flawlessly. Exterior is clean, interior clean. Buyer did not ask one question about if anyone ever smoked in the car, I would have honestly answered it as I did every other question he asked.
For the record I do not smoke, but my brother in law has smoked in the car and my wife is an occasional smoker. I personally do not notice any odor present.
I drove an hour to meet this Buyer, my wife and I both took a day off of work and paid a babysitter. If I was as shady as this Buyer is making me out to be, then why did I stick around an extra 15 minutes and return the iPhone that was left in my car? Personally, I think the Buyer didn't want to spend the money and is using this as an excuse, as he was trying to play off that forum members overstate the value of a manual transmission and that dealers do not keep manual transmission cars on their lots because nobody buys them.
Anyways, the car is still for sale. If it doesn't sell in the next week I intend to restore the audio system back to stock and drop the price.
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There was also a dent in the driver's door, which is normal for a car of that mileage, but I specifically asked for pictures of dents/dings/scratches/wear marks on the outside and inside, you said there were none. Then there's the snow tires. I was told they were in good condition and they're not, they're toast. They pass inspection, yes, but they are going to be useless in any amount of snow.
Personally, I think the Buyer didn't want to spend the money and is using this as an excuse, as he was trying to play off that forum members overstate the value of a manual transmission and that dealers do not keep manual transmission cars on their lots because nobody buys them.
Good luck with the sale. The car is in fantastic conditions, except for the smell. I gave a coworker you info; he doesn't care about smoke smell. I just wanted warn other people who do care the smoke smell before they waste there time like I did.
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There was also a dent in the driver's door, which is normal for a car of that mileage, but I specifically asked for pictures of dents/dings/scratches/wear marks on the outside and inside, you said there were none. Then there's the snow tires. I was told they were in good condition and they're not, they're toast. They pass inspection, yes, but they are going to be useless in any amount of snow.
The tires you said are toast. I don't know your definition of toast, but the common reporting standards state that 2/32nds or less tread remaining means the tires need to be changed. The tires that you call toast have 5/32nds remaining which per the common reporting standards implies good, and that is literally what I said. The tires started at 11/32nds so we are at about 40% life remaining, which implies another 10k-12k miles. The car was at BMW and we have a report from them confirming the condition. Based on the information I sent you, you could have roughly estimated about 20k miles of use on them considering we swapped them for summer wheels. So to call these toast is beyond me.
Thank you for passing the information along, but you also wasted my time by not asking for more pictures or any videos.
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Car is sold. Went to a solid buyer who has a e60 M5. Wanted to pair this car with it.
Met some interesting characters during the process and learned a bunch about bank fraud.
please close thread. thanks
Met some interesting characters during the process and learned a bunch about bank fraud.
please close thread. thanks