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09-24-2014, 07:39 AM | #1 |
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Ready to purchase ultra low mileage 135i - need advice
What's up everyone! I've been lurking this forum for a while now and I'm ready to purchase. I found a 2009 135i with super low mileage...so low that I was concerned. The car literally has less than 700 miles on it! The story behind it is the owner died and the wife didn't know how to drive a manual. She would ask her neighbors every weekend to drive the car around just so the motor was good. Dealership provided me with the service documents and it looks like the oil has been changed twice already. I took it on a test drive the other day and it fired up nice. Looks brand new inside and out and even runs like a brand new car. My only concern is that it's obviously out of warranty and the car is sold as is. Is there anything I should check before purchasing it? Any seals, gaskets, hoses, fluids etc I should have replaced before I go ahead with the purchase? Thanks for the help!
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09-24-2014, 04:16 PM | #3 |
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Private sale or dealer?
If dealer, is it a BMW dealer? Whose name is on title? Dealer paperwork should show that recalls have been done. Should of had 4 oil changes, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Should of had 2 brake fluid flushes. Find a good BMW indy mechanic and have him inspect it. |
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09-24-2014, 09:50 PM | #5 |
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Also, REALLY good find!
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09-25-2014, 11:32 AM | #6 |
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That is unusual, I would hope everything looks brand new, it really is!
How much are they selling it for?
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09-26-2014, 06:03 PM | #8 | |
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Yes, that's right. There is no time limit on recall work. They never expire. Also... it doesn't matter if your the first or tenth owner - a bmw dealer is required to perform the recall work, free of charge. Just call a dealer with the VIN. They can tell you which IF any recalls are open on the car. Best of Luck on the purchase. Sounds like a nice car. Please post some pics for us too. Dackel PS: I think the first thing I would do is change the oil and filter again. They drive the car for 1K miles and change it one more time.
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09-26-2014, 08:35 PM | #9 |
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appreciate the help guys! Put in the downpayment today and will be picking it up sometime next week.
If you guys want to check it out here's a link.: http://www.dcmotorcars.com/index.php...5-2l1408747192 it really does look brand new. When i was driving the car it even had the new car scent although that could be the dealership's cleaners lol |
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09-28-2014, 09:52 AM | #10 |
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Congrats on the find. That is seriously low mileage. I hope you had it inspected from bumper to bumper and top to bottom if it's just been sitting around that much.
Black and white too. Good color combo.
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Otherwise, congrats on the find lol |
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I'm not sure since i don't know what wheels they are supposed to come stock lol but believe me this car is going to get modded pretty quickly. |
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09-29-2014, 01:55 PM | #13 | |
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Called up the dealership and according to them all of the recalls have been already done to the car. I'm going to be picking it up today. |
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09-30-2014, 09:33 PM | #14 |
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The reason this car never resold is probably because of the options...
It doesn't have Sport Package (a must), Leather, and comes with some off chrome wheels that were probably a dealer option.
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10-01-2014, 02:31 PM | #16 |
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found my first issue with the car. Found out that the tail lights aren't working. Checked and looks like there was a recall on them. Called up the dealership close to my house but because supposedly the issue was already addressed they won't cover the problem since it's already out of warranty. I guess this is my opportunity to purchase some LCI blacklines and hopefully that will alleviate the problem.
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10-01-2014, 03:45 PM | #17 |
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The sport package came with a different suspension, different seats, different wheels and tires. Look at a sport package car and you can see and feel the differences when you drive it.
Check out ecstuning.com for anything you may need; they have great prices.
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The sport package had the same suspension, wheels and tires on a 2009. Differences will be no shadowline trim, no sport seats, no m steering wheel, and on his manual, no m shifter. No mechanical differences though.
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10-01-2014, 05:36 PM | #19 |
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The car in the link above has sport pack? I could have sworn all sport pack cars came with sport seats. That's the first time I see that.
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10-01-2014, 06:32 PM | #20 |
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No, you're right, that car does NOT have the sports package, I was just listing what it then doesn't have, though I may have written it too quickly. You were just a hair off though on what the sports package did include on a 2009, that's all as it didn't have any impact on the suspension or wheels.
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Or just get Blacklines. The look of the Blacklines is really nice/subtle.
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