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I have been searching long and hard for a 2001-2003 E39 and anything with less than 60K miles I am all over initially. I was so excited last week as I found a BMW dealership in Phoenix that just took one in on trade and found it the day it listed:
2002 BMW M5, $19,800 - Cars.com
Was so excited assuming that if this was at a BMW dealership that it was going to be great shape and the asking price was just under $20K. I was so ready to buy. Talked on the phone to the salesperson and he said it was a great car and that it was going through their BMW inspection before it goes for sale as they will go over the entire car and fix anything they find. Upon waiting a day he gets back to me and says that they fixed the seat cables and put rear brake pads and sensors, and rear sway bar bushings.
I then received pictures and saw a big gash on the right front bumper, dash showed some pixels out, rear power shades where hanging like something was wrong, about 3 small dents, and 3 out of 4 rims had rash.
I then got back to him and asked how did you miss the rear shades and pixels if you did an inspection how can I see this when you did not. He went on to say it is an 11 yr old car and they don't make it perfect but fix only things they feel they need to sell the car.
Am very disappointed as I would expect much more from a dealership and they went on and on telling me how they are owned by Penske and that they sell only quality cars and have a reputation to uphold.
Don't like to bash people or dealers but take a look at the pictures on cars.com. You wont be able to see much of the things I saw. Just hope if they sell to someone not local they disclose everything and that the person does not buy site unseen. Good price by the way just wish they would be a bit more honest with the car. A Independent PPI would of caught all this stuff and would embarrass their service department and standards of selling a used car.
This just upholds my thoughts of buying from someone on the forum. Seems people here are honest and if there is something wrong they disclose it.
2002 BMW M5, $19,800 - Cars.com
Was so excited assuming that if this was at a BMW dealership that it was going to be great shape and the asking price was just under $20K. I was so ready to buy. Talked on the phone to the salesperson and he said it was a great car and that it was going through their BMW inspection before it goes for sale as they will go over the entire car and fix anything they find. Upon waiting a day he gets back to me and says that they fixed the seat cables and put rear brake pads and sensors, and rear sway bar bushings.
I then received pictures and saw a big gash on the right front bumper, dash showed some pixels out, rear power shades where hanging like something was wrong, about 3 small dents, and 3 out of 4 rims had rash.
I then got back to him and asked how did you miss the rear shades and pixels if you did an inspection how can I see this when you did not. He went on to say it is an 11 yr old car and they don't make it perfect but fix only things they feel they need to sell the car.
Am very disappointed as I would expect much more from a dealership and they went on and on telling me how they are owned by Penske and that they sell only quality cars and have a reputation to uphold.
Don't like to bash people or dealers but take a look at the pictures on cars.com. You wont be able to see much of the things I saw. Just hope if they sell to someone not local they disclose everything and that the person does not buy site unseen. Good price by the way just wish they would be a bit more honest with the car. A Independent PPI would of caught all this stuff and would embarrass their service department and standards of selling a used car.
This just upholds my thoughts of buying from someone on the forum. Seems people here are honest and if there is something wrong they disclose it.