Difficult Decision

nachob · 11-23-2011, 10:31 AM

Take the car! You will probably damage the bumper yourself in a couple of yaears and have it replaced again. Just have them use a BMW authorized body shop, if you can. If not, most can match it. Take the car!

cracka · 11-23-2011, 11:00 AM

Ok, just to play devil's advocate here...

just kidding. BUY IT.

See if you can wrangle an extended warranty out if it, but do not pass on the car. That would be like sending Adriana Lima home because she showed up with a scuffed shoe.

Amnizu · 11-23-2011, 11:01 AM

As long as the frame or sub frame aren't swayed in any way you should be fine just replacing the damaged body parts, in this case the front bumper cover. The car will drive exactly the same.

Most manufacturers (not sure about BMW) actually paint the bumper covers and other plastic parts of the car separately from the rest of the body panels. This means that the bumper covers are pretty much never a 100% perfect match to the body color of the metal panels. You maybe be able to use this as an opportunity to get the front bumper cover replaced AND the front end of the car blended to give a better match.

MMM · 11-23-2011, 11:04 AM

Based on all your comments, I will be branded a fool if I pass up on the 1M, so I am going to buy the car.

Unfortunately, I won't get a chance to drive the car before it is fixed, as it's already in the body shop. I probably would not have even posted this thread had I driven it first!

I will keep you all posted.

Mahalo!

adobeee · 11-23-2011, 11:08 AM

buy it at msrp then resell it at a 5-10k markup, then get another one!!

torquedemon · 11-23-2011, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMM

Based on all your comments, I will be branded a fool if I pass up on the 1M, so I am going to buy the car.

Unfortunately, I won't get a chance to drive the car before it is fixed, as it's already in the body shop. I probably would not have even posted this thread had I driven it first!

I will keep you all posted.

Mahalo!

Im the guy next on the deposit list after you...and to tell you honestly, you shouldn't buy the car...you don't wanna take chances on such a large purchase....I will also pass my place on the list to the next guy

Die ///M Rakete · 11-23-2011, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by torquedemon

Im the guy next on the deposit list after you...and to tell you honestly, you shouldn't buy the car...you don't wanna take chances on such a large purchase....I will also pass my place on the list to the next guy

Hahaha....niiiice....

LOVEM · 11-23-2011, 01:19 PM

one word BUY.

M3 Adjuster · 11-23-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM

My VO 1M arrived at the dealership a few days ago. Unfortunately after a long trip across two oceans, it got damaged on the last leg of of the journey on the truck that was bringing it from the dock to the BMW dealership!
The "idiot" truck driver somehow managed to damage the front bumper of the car with the steel pulley cable on the truck. To cut a long story short, the car needs a new front bumper.
I am not sure now whether I should buy this car of not. I am getting the car at MSRP, but I am not sure if it's worth MSRP or not at this point.
The dealer can't get me another 1M and I am not sure how this repair will affect the value of the car as far as resale is concerned.
I would appreciate your comments.

Are you NUTS?

It's a PLASTIC part that can be repaired or replaced. heck.. you could buy the car and park it in a supermarket lot tomorrow and have it suffer the same damage! Would you put it for sale then???? If you haven't lost your spot already to someont that actually WANTS a 1M.. ... you should have.

M3 Adjuster · 11-23-2011, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMM

Based on all your comments, I will be branded a fool if I pass up on the 1M, so I am going to buy the car.

Unfortunately, I won't get a chance to drive the car before it is fixed, as it's already in the body shop. I probably would not have even posted this thread had I driven it first!

I will keep you all posted.

Mahalo!

oops.. I already branded you.. didn't read the whole thread..

M3 Adjuster · 11-23-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by James T. Kirk

Buy the fucking car.
If you don't, you'll regret it for the rest of your fucking life.

(I don't normally curse, but the idea that this guy may give up such a phenomenal car at MSRP because of some bumper damage... I can't go on.)

I just about went postal in my cubicle here..

MPBK · 11-23-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by James T. Kirk

Buyer's remorse? You could be right!

This is how I feel about my 1M...
.

[u2b]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=W5l_l-Obs4w[/u2b]

Powerbeast · 11-23-2011, 02:36 PM

Buy the car replace the bumper it's on a bumper.

jnm · 11-23-2011, 04:28 PM

<sarcasm>
Oh no, you shouldn't buy that car! The bumper is such a critical part of it, having a brand new bumper fitted on a brand new car is sure going to affect dramatically the way the car handles and accelerates!

I mean, it's a well known fact that bumpers are NOT designed to be hit and replaced without permanently ruining the rest of the car!

And especially since you're absolutely overpaying for a 1M when buying it at MSRP, there's tons of unmolested pristine example with the original bumper laying about the floors of dealerships all over the country, you should be able to get one of them at $5 to $15k below MSRP without a problem at all!
</sarcasm>

Artemis · 11-23-2011, 07:35 PM

In phonetics 1M = wann'em. You're on the brink of got'em.

If it's only the bumper, then don't miss out on securing that mean motoring joy generator. Drive it and you'll know why it's a keeper.

808_135i · 11-24-2011, 01:21 AM

Dude! Buy the f***ing car!!! Let me guess, you probably drive a Scion?

You'll never have a car this cool again, unless you had a GT3 RS or a Turbo S Edition 918.

Keanu111 · 11-24-2011, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cracka

That would be like sending Adriana Lima home because she showed up with a scuffed shoe.

Hahahahaha I love that analogy!

ESC OFF · 11-24-2011, 10:57 AM

Look at it this way, your first scratch/ding has already occured and it's fixed....done!
Enjoy the new car!

rossii · 11-24-2011, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cracka

That would be like sending Adriana Lima home because she showed up with a scuffed shoe.

Nuff said!

///1M · 11-24-2011, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cracka

Ok, just to play devil's advocate here...

just kidding. BUY IT.

See if you can wrangle an extended warranty out if it, but do not pass on the car. That would be like sending Adriana Lima home because she showed up with a scuffed shoe.

+1!

11-23-2011, 10:31 AM	#23
nachob Brigadier General 2314 Rep 4,341 Posts Drives: 2004 330i ZHP, 2022 Cayman T Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California iTrader: (5)	Take the car! You will probably damage the bumper yourself in a couple of yaears and have it replaced again. Just have them use a BMW authorized body shop, if you can. If not, most can match it. Take the car!
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11-23-2011, 11:00 AM	#24
cracka Captain 26 Rep 780 Posts Drives: VO 1M Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DFW iTrader: (0)	Ok, just to play devil's advocate here... just kidding. BUY IT. See if you can wrangle an extended warranty out if it, but do not pass on the car. That would be like sending Adriana Lima home because she showed up with a scuffed shoe.
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11-23-2011, 11:01 AM	#25
Amnizu First Lieutenant 20 Rep 325 Posts Drives: 502 of 740 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	As long as the frame or sub frame aren't swayed in any way you should be fine just replacing the damaged body parts, in this case the front bumper cover. The car will drive exactly the same. Most manufacturers (not sure about BMW) actually paint the bumper covers and other plastic parts of the car separately from the rest of the body panels. This means that the bumper covers are pretty much never a 100% perfect match to the body color of the metal panels. You maybe be able to use this as an opportunity to get the front bumper cover replaced AND the front end of the car blended to give a better match.
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11-23-2011, 11:04 AM	#26
MMM Registered 5 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Convertible Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Hawaii iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the advice! Based on all your comments, I will be branded a fool if I pass up on the 1M, so I am going to buy the car. Unfortunately, I won't get a chance to drive the car before it is fixed, as it's already in the body shop. I probably would not have even posted this thread had I driven it first! I will keep you all posted. Mahalo!
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11-23-2011, 11:08 AM	#27
adobeee Captain 170 Rep 821 Posts Drives: '23 X6 M50i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	buy it at msrp then resell it at a 5-10k markup, then get another one!!
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11-23-2011, 01:19 PM	#30
LOVEM Major 89 Rep 1,085 Posts Drives: 2011 1m VO Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	one word BUY.
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11-23-2011, 02:36 PM	#35
Powerbeast Lieutenant General 5410 Rep 10,825 Posts Drives: F80 M3 RarriRot Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4)	Buy the car replace the bumper it's on a bumper.
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11-23-2011, 04:28 PM	#36
jnm Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 242 Posts Drives: fast, but could be faster Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	<sarcasm> Oh no, you shouldn't buy that car! The bumper is such a critical part of it, having a brand new bumper fitted on a brand new car is sure going to affect dramatically the way the car handles and accelerates! I mean, it's a well known fact that bumpers are NOT designed to be hit and replaced without permanently ruining the rest of the car! And especially since you're absolutely overpaying for a 1M when buying it at MSRP, there's tons of unmolested pristine example with the original bumper laying about the floors of dealerships all over the country, you should be able to get one of them at $5 to $15k below MSRP without a problem at all! </sarcasm>
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11-23-2011, 07:35 PM	#37
Artemis Moderator 29327 Rep 13,093 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	In phonetics 1M = wann'em. You're on the brink of got'em. If it's only the bumper, then don't miss out on securing that mean motoring joy generator. Drive it and you'll know why it's a keeper.
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11-24-2011, 01:21 AM	#38
808_135i Enlisted Member 20 Rep 30 Posts Drives: '11 E90 Fire Orange 6MT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaneohe, HI iTrader: (0)	Dude! Buy the f***ing car!!! Let me guess, you probably drive a Scion? You'll never have a car this cool again, unless you had a GT3 RS or a Turbo S Edition 918. __________________ 2011 E90 M3 Fire Orange Individual 6MT
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11-24-2011, 10:57 AM	#40
ESC OFF Major 40 Rep 1,058 Posts Drives: 1M, CaymanS, 914, 500 Abarth Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Look at it this way, your first scratch/ding has already occured and it's fixed....done! Enjoy the new car! __________________ The faster you go, the better it feels
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