Sneeky Stealership-Temporary Vanos Fix possible? - Page 2 - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

ard · 21st September 2008, 05:46

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Originally Posted by trungie

The dealer says that the car has been maintained and from the looks and sounds of the car, it seems ok.

Stop right there.

"dealer says"????

Pretend the dealer is mute. Do not listen to them, do not believe anything they say.

Get any information you will use to make a decision IN WRITING.

Get the maintenance records- BMW has these on file, simple to pull with a VIN, and dealer can.

They can say "clean car, no evidence of an accident" then after you buy it find there was a front clip welded on and a 540 motor in place. They will have done nothing illegal since the purchase contract you will sign explicitly says you are not relying on any verbal assertions and nothing verbal is binding.

Get a PPI done at a qualified Indy- are you in SOCAL? Plenty. give a location and we'll find a place.

Do NOT proceed without a PPI.

GL

A

PS is this a used car lot or a BMW Dealer??

SoCaLE39 · 21st September 2008, 08:19

That M5 has been for sale for a while now with a low price. Are you sure its a clean title?

razahyde · 21st September 2008, 08:48

dude thatm5 is not worth getting, it has bene listed way to long and i had a friend check it out who said it was not worth it.

i picked up my 00 which is literally flawless, 1 owner, stupid long list of maintenence, dinan S2 for 14k

Laidback · 21st September 2008, 09:32

Give Qais a call from Southbay autohaus he is close to Torrance area 310 200 0022...he can check the car for you and just tell him your a friend of Chris from Mfest...if you need help let me know and good luck on your search

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Originally Posted by trungie

Hello all, Im new here and have been reading up on everything that could possibly go wrong with the e39 M5. I've been reading about vanos problems, carbon build up, clutch life, water pump failure, etc...

I've been looking into picking one up with about 99,000 miles. I know its pretty up there in mileage and after reading all the post on vanos and carbon build up, I got to wondering... How many people actually encounter complete vanos failure? The dealer says that the car has been maintained and from the looks and sounds of the car, it seems ok.

I've checked for oil leaks, the diesel sound, and for rust but Im no pro. I am pretty mechanically inclined. I do most the work myself, but the only thing that scares me is the Vanos issue that everyone speaks of...

Back to the main point, I was wondering if there is anything anyone could do to temporarly quiet down the vanos unit for a quick sale. I fully intend to get a PPI but is it possible to to shut up a broken vanos unit to trick a buyer?

I've been on many forums for all kinds of different types of cars, but by far this board has been the best in terms of information regaurding faults and failures. Thanks for any input!

This is the one im looking into... Price is super low which makes me a bit worried.