Sold the 5, waiting on the 3

Moondog · 11-15-2005, 01:39 PM

Hi All,

Thanks for all the input and advice this past Saturday regarding my purchase of my new 330i (black on terra with aluminum, SP, PP, CP, rear spoiler, rear shade, and of course a 6 speed).

This post is really just an update on my efforts to sell my 2000 528i. I posted it on autotrade Sunday evening, got two calls Monday afternoon, sold it today! WOW! I highly recommend their site if you need to move a car.

I'll be in touch. Anticipated delivery on the new 3 is 6 to 7 weeks. Anyone have experience with having a car built? If so, how long did you wait?

longtran · 11-15-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Moondog

Hi All,

Anticipated delivery on the new 3 is 6 to 7 weeks. Anyone have experience with having a car built? If so, how long did you wait?

took mine 6 weeks to get here.

SCA · 11-15-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Moondog

This post is really just an update on my efforts to sell my 2000 528i. I posted it on autotrade Sunday evening, got two calls Monday afternoon, sold it today! WOW! I highly recommend their site if you need to move a car.

Wow!

That was super quick. I can not seem to give my '92 525i away on Autotrader.

Usual time, depending on where you are located, 6-8 weeks.

KMA · 11-15-2005, 01:49 PM

Congrats!

Personally, when I used AutoTrader, I got several emails apparently of Nigerian origin (i.e. I checked the IP's in the full message header and then did a WHOIS search) saying that they were dealers overseas. I knew right away they were frauds, but annoying nevertheless to keep receiving. Never got one legit person contacting me through it. Used the local papers and things worked out much better!

BrunoT · 11-15-2005, 02:16 PM

Nice clean private seller 5's are easy to sell and hard to find. When we bought a '98 540i my wife logged her phone calls and it took us calling on over 100!!!! 540's and 528's to find one that met the criteria of miles, colors, condition, sport pkg, not a curbstoner dealer, proof of maintenance, area of town close enough to check it out, etc.

We knew the car we'd buy the minute we saw it. The sad fact is, the majority of used cars out there are not good specimens. The 528's seemed to be worse than the 540's. We speculated that the 540i was the car an enthusiast would prefer and so they got treated better, while the 528's would often be just another family car to many. The Husband would be driving a Porsche or something and the 528 was the wife's car that he knew he could tolerate driving.

Moondog · 11-15-2005, 08:04 PM

Maybe I didn't sell the 5... I talked to the guy tonight and now he's worried about repair costs on a BMW. Whats up with that? Who would every worry about repair costs on a used BMW ;- )

davinet78 · 11-16-2005, 07:41 AM

congratulations on your purchase
you have bought a wonderful car you wont regret it

KMA · 11-18-2005, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Moondog

Maybe I didn't sell the 5... I talked to the guy tonight and now he's worried about repair costs on a BMW. Whats up with that? Who would every worry about repair costs on a used BMW ;- )

Did you end up selling it? My deal fell apart for the same reason. The guy looked into an extended warranty, then wanted me to lower my price by the amount of the cost of one (i.e., ~$1,500). Previous to that, my brother-in-law was interested and loved the car, but thought he would go bankrupt if anything ever broke. Nothing I could say would convince him otherwise. I guess these cars have a "high overhead" reputation among the general public (i.e., ordinary car buyers who don't know much about cars and who just go on hearsay).

darkside · 11-18-2005, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Moondog

Maybe I didn't sell the 5... I talked to the guy tonight and now he's worried about repair costs on a BMW. Whats up with that? Who would every worry about repair costs on a used BMW ;- )

I would. That is one reason I really do not wish to own one out of warranty.

kt157 · 11-18-2005, 06:34 PM

from the looks of it, its going to take about 10-11 weeks until i pick up my car

LEDZEP · 11-18-2005, 06:39 PM

My e90 was on a ship when my CA found it, but we had our e91 built to order. It took almost exactly 2 months to the day before we took delivery, but that was what I expected. It's not so bad and worth it to get exactly what you want.

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BrunoT Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 242 Posts Drives: 2012 F-150 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Nice clean private seller 5's are easy to sell and hard to find. When we bought a '98 540i my wife logged her phone calls and it took us calling on over 100!!!! 540's and 528's to find one that met the criteria of miles, colors, condition, sport pkg, not a curbstoner dealer, proof of maintenance, area of town close enough to check it out, etc. We knew the car we'd buy the minute we saw it. The sad fact is, the majority of used cars out there are not good specimens. The 528's seemed to be worse than the 540's. We speculated that the 540i was the car an enthusiast would prefer and so they got treated better, while the 528's would often be just another family car to many. The Husband would be driving a Porsche or something and the 528 was the wife's car that he knew he could tolerate driving.
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Moondog Private First Class 20 Rep 108 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 135i [0.00]	Maybe I didn't sell the 5... I talked to the guy tonight and now he's worried about repair costs on a BMW. Whats up with that? Who would every worry about repair costs on a used BMW ;- )
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