Dealer or Individual???? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

miladjuckel · 26th August 2008, 02:07

well i'm finally getting ready to pull the trigger on an m5, and the following two on ebay have caught my eyes, both are in driving distance:
1. eBay Motors: BMW : M5 (item 370079744503 end time Aug-31-08 17:28:50 PDT)

2. eBay Motors: BMW : M5 (item 380055966450 end time Sep-06-08 14:29:48 PDT)

anyways, number 1. is from an local dealer(individual) and 2. from the actual BMW dealership.
Both are same year 2006 same color BLACK, but number 2. from the BMW dealership is missing ventilated seats, cost about $5000 more and has about 8000 more miles on it.
When i called the local dealer (individual) number 1. he said the car is at bmw getting an oil change and brake service, since its free and covered under warranty. So i have not test drove or seen it yet!
So i called the BMW dealership told them about the vehicle and how much less it costs at local dealership (individual) number 1. and so on, and right off the back the BMW dealership SA tells me that those other dealers (non BMW dealers) only buy wrecked cars and don't check them with paint meters, but every car at BMW gets checked with a paint meter. So i tell him that i have checked the vin and its clear as far as i can see! But he insists that they (local dealer individual) could have taken it anywhere for service, without reporting it.

My questions are as follow:
Does anyone have access to check (in this case double check it, i couldn't find anything negative) the vin from number 1. (individual):WBSNB93526B584354
if it clears, it should obviously be a much better deal right? or no?

Also if i do go with the individual dealer, is the car completly covered if something breaks on it, since it still has the original factory warranty on it. 50K or 4 years. Or can BMW bitch about something.

SINCE THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL CASE, I DID NOT PERFORM A SEARCH! LOL
QUICK RESPONSES ARE WELCOME.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE

05soxfan · 26th August 2008, 04:15

Summary

Report Run Date: 2008-08-25 21:12:20.236 EDT

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VIN:	WBSNB93526B584354
Year:	2006
Make:	BMW
Model:	M5
Style/Body:	Sedan 4D
Class:	Upscale - Premium

Engine:	5.0L V10 SFI
Country of Assembly:	Germany
Vehicle Age:	2 year(s)
Calculated Owners:	1
Last Reported Odometer Reading:	22,659

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Vehicle Use and EventCheck:		Specific vehicle use(s) or events reported
Full History:		Detailed information available

Title and ProblemCheck

Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck's database for this 2006 BMW M5 (WBSNB93526B584354) shows no negative titles or other problems. When reported to AutoCheck, these events can indicate serious past damage or other significant problems.

0 Problem(s) Reported:	15 Title/Problem areas checked:

	No abandoned title record
	No damaged title or major damage incident record
	No fire damaged title record
	No grey market title record
	No hail damage title record
	No insurance loss title record
	No junk or scrapped title record
	No manufacturer buyback/lemon title record
	No odometer problem title record
	No rebuilt/rebuildable title record
	No salvage title or salvage auction record
	No water damaged title record
	No NHTSA crash test record
	No frame damage record
	No recycling facility record

OdometerCheck

Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck examined the reported odometer readings reported to AutoCheck for this 2006 BMW M5 (WBSNB93526B584354) and no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. AutoCheck uses business rules to determine if reported odometer readings are significantly less than previously reported values. Not all reported odometer readings are used. Title and auction events also report odometer tampering or breakage.

0 Problem(s) Reported:	Mileage	Date Reported

	15	06/05/2006
	22,659	05/05/2008

Vehicle Use and EventCheck

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0 Event(s) Reported:	6 Vehicle uses checked:

	No fleet, rental and/or lease use record
	No taxi use record
	No police use record
	No government use record
	No livery use record
	No driver education record

1 Event(s) Reported:	9 Vehicle events checked:

	No accident record reported through state agencies or independent sources
	No corrected title record
	No duplicate title record
	Emission/safety inspection record(s)
	No loan/lien record
	No fire damage incident record
	No repossessed record
	No theft record
	No storm area registration/title record

Full History

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Report Run Date: 2008-08-25 21:12:20.236 EDT

Vehicle: 2006 BMW M5 (WBSNB93526B584354)

Event date	Location	Odometer reading	Data Source	Details
05/19/2006	HOUSTON, TX		Motor Vehicle Dept.	REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
06/05/2006	HOUSTON, TX	15	Motor Vehicle Dept.	TITLE (Title #:10130738860110301)
06/07/2007	HOUSTON, TX		Motor Vehicle Dept.	REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/05/2008	HOUSTON, TX	22,659	Motor Vehicle Dept.	PASSED EMISSION INSPECTION PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION

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