buying a used 2007 bmw 335i

d_dubz415 · 07-27-2011, 04:05 PM

i'm going to buy a used bmw 335i soon. the craigslist posting has been there for quite some time now. i have driven it once but he did not want my initial offer so i walked away. now after more and more reviews of other cars i came to realize his car was too expensive and so was my initial offer.

what worries me the most is that he has not been able to sell his 335i for awhile. I would say he has been trying to sell for more than a month now. Is there anything i should worry about? Or is there anything I should look out for that other people found on the car that I didn't? Is there a checklist of what I should be on the look out for? Thanks again for all the comments hopefully!

noobster · 07-27-2011, 04:49 PM

checklist: pre inspection purchase.

Toker335i · 07-27-2011, 05:44 PM

do the dealers charge for this?

M340i Pride · 07-27-2011, 05:54 PM

thorough, thorough inspection of EVERYTHING. everything you can think of.

fatass · 07-27-2011, 06:15 PM

would take to enthusiast shop and pay them to inspect it. this is of course after you are done negotiating and stuff, don't want to waste both your times if the price isn't right.

there was a thread on this, try a search on buying used. really good tips there.

son_of_siggy · 07-27-2011, 06:17 PM

A PPI (pre-purchase inspection) should cost anywhere from $130-200 depending on the location. Go some place very familiar with BMWs.

1N54E92 · 07-27-2011, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by son_of_siggy

A PPI (pre-purchase inspection) should cost anywhere from $130-200 depending on the location. Go some place very familiar with BMWs.

or at a dealership... of course they will charge more

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d_dubz415 New Member 1 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2008 JB 335i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	buying a used 2007 bmw 335i i'm going to buy a used bmw 335i soon. the craigslist posting has been there for quite some time now. i have driven it once but he did not want my initial offer so i walked away. now after more and more reviews of other cars i came to realize his car was too expensive and so was my initial offer. what worries me the most is that he has not been able to sell his 335i for awhile. I would say he has been trying to sell for more than a month now. Is there anything i should worry about? Or is there anything I should look out for that other people found on the car that I didn't? Is there a checklist of what I should be on the look out for? Thanks again for all the comments hopefully!
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noobster Private First Class 1 Rep 118 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: atl iTrader: (0)	checklist: pre inspection purchase.
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Toker335i Captain 65 Rep 854 Posts Drives: 335i/Sold--10" GTR Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Socal iTrader: (2)	do the dealers charge for this? __________________ 10' Solid Red GTR 08' 335i 6MT - Sold 92' NA 300ZX 5speed - Sold 06 IS350 - Sold
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M340i Pride Lieutenant Colonel 212 Rep 1,713 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW M340i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	thorough, thorough inspection of EVERYTHING. everything you can think of.
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fatass Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 251 Posts Drives: none Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: bay area iTrader: (2)	would take to enthusiast shop and pay them to inspect it. this is of course after you are done negotiating and stuff, don't want to waste both your times if the price isn't right. there was a thread on this, try a search on buying used. really good tips there.
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son_of_siggy Lieutenant 15 Rep 432 Posts Drives: CTS-V Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	A PPI (pre-purchase inspection) should cost anywhere from $130-200 depending on the location. Go some place very familiar with BMWs.
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