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[Brrapp]

Ive read the 1er car buyers guide,very informative. found an 09 135 I from a bmw dealer in Tenn. 147,000 miles for $10.6 my only alternative to get one of these cars is to trade plus pay off my balance on current ride.

Its 344 miles away too I'm hesitant because of mileage should I run away?

It seems to be stock exept for wheels as far as I can tell.

[tommyb13662]

Contact them ask questions about maintenance. That is alot of miles for a turbo find out if they are original.

[Brrapp]

I plan on it come Saturday if I'm off work, there is a lot of interior wear such as bolsters, shifter knob etc. I would hate to drive that far and have to come back empty handed because of dishonesty. It is not CPO but is at a dealership.

[tommyb13662]

Suspension probably needs a rebuild too. Shocks and bushings and it will feel like new.

[Brrapp]

http://www.bmwofnashville.com/used/B...dbbd62527a.htm

[sprp85]

Ehhh.... increase your budget as that car seems to be poorly treated... = will cost you more than getting a cleaner car for a little more money

[Brrapp]

I actually agree I think I want C.P.O. Its just these cars are few and far between to find and unmolested at that

[tommyb13662]

Dont jump the gun either. Make a list of features you want. 1as most important to least. Take your time. I waited and got a sweet car with 27k miles for $18k. Mint 0 issues just needed front tires and an alignment that the dealership care of

[tommyb13662]

For example not sure what you want or where you live... but the one in the link below has 23k miles for $16k i did my search nationwide even considered driving one back from cali.


https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/invent...ting=149522286

[atr_hugo]

Seat side bolsters wear like that - not unusual and they can be cleaned up (surprised the dealership didn't use a little colored leather balm to 'fix' those).

What troubles me is the wear on the shifter - that indicates to me that the previous owner rested their hand on the shifter rather than shift and release.

Keep searching . . .

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by atr_hugo

What troubles me is the wear on the shifter - that indicates to me that the previous owner rested their hand on the shifter rather than shift and release.

Nice catch.

[Brrapp]

tommyb, I actually use car guru and nation wide and have seen that car ,I'm looking for 6 manual transmission I drive would be nice ie nav.
atr, I was wondering about the shifter wear myself it keep stress on linkage and such by holding shifter I have a six speed now and shift and release.
torque steer lol

[Brrapp]

i just want to say thanks all for the help and replies.

[atr_hugo]

Brrapp - I learned the shifter wear the hard way many moons ago (before the end of the last ice age ; -) - I owned a FIAT 128 and had the car in for tranny service (the synchros wear out on the boat coming over, FIAT was known as Fix It Again Tony for a reason).

The tech asked me if I left my hand on the shifter while driving and I asked how he knew. Well it wears groves in the shift forks by damping the vibrations. And with that I was cured of resting my hand on the shifter.

[tommyb13662]

I wanted nav (or so i though) until i tried a 3 series with it... IMO the business radio has everything i need. Nav is redundant since i use it on my smart phone. Plus i bought an awesome bluetooth adapter plugs into aux. Phone calls/nav/music/ everything through that. Plus it takes away the cup holder for my coffee

[Gangplank]

Originally Posted by tommyb13662

I wanted nav (or so i though) until i tried a 3 series with it... IMO the business radio has everything i need. Nav is redundant since i use it on my smart phone. Plus i bought an awesome bluetooth adapter plugs into aux. Phone calls/nav/music/ everything through that. Plus it takes away the cup holder for my coffee

I agree... also agree about looking for one equipped the way you want.

[Brrapp]

Well someone bought it. I need to source a wheel for my current ride and a sun visor, then I'm going to put a for sale sighn on it and keep on watching for a 135 I.