M3 Purchase - Possible issue with HPI Check

[sinizter]

I've just placed the deposit on a 2008 M3 with a BMW dealership.

I have just done an HPI check which seems to show some issues

It says possible problem with the mileage

Results show

18 Jun 08 - Manufacturer - 1709
23 Jun 08 - Manufacturer - 1799
17 Jul 08 - Manufacturer - 2105
04 Sep 09 - Manufacturer - 11602
10 Mar 10 - Manufacturer - 17288
03 Dec 10 - NMR - 25000
03 Dec 10 - NMR - 33000
27 Apr 11 - NMR - 30000
27 Apr 11 - NRM - 37000

It currently has 29500 on the clock.

Is this something I need to be concerned about ?

[Caulkhead]

Yes.

[Aftershox]

Caulkhead said:

Yes.

^

[FraserLFA]

Ask them about it.

[iva cosworth]

Mileage appears to have been "adjusted "

[66comanche]

sinizter said:

03 Dec 10 - NMR - 25000
03 Dec 10 - NMR - 33000
27 Apr 11 - NMR - 30000
27 Apr 11 - NRM - 37000

Don't understand these entries.

[iMac Hunt]

sinizter said:

Is this something I need to be concerned about ?

Not if you can get your deposit back.

[jsg612]

66comanche said:

sinizter said:

03 Dec 10 - NMR - 25000
03 Dec 10 - NMR - 33000
27 Apr 11 - NMR - 30000
27 Apr 11 - NRM - 37000

Don't understand these entries.

Look's like they've been randomly guessed or assumed. No logic in the mileage...

[Mr Sparkle]

66comanche said:

sinizter said:

03 Dec 10 - NMR - 25000
03 Dec 10 - NMR - 33000
27 Apr 11 - NMR - 30000
27 Apr 11 - NRM - 37000

Don't understand these entries.

Someone did an 8000 mile drive on the 3rd Dec. '10, and another 7000 mile drive on the 27th Apr?

[sinizter]

66comanche said:

Don't understand these entries.

That's exactly what it says on the HPI report. I don't understand it either. There seems to be some mistake if there are two separate entries for the same day, unless that was the day it 'lost' 7-8k miles.

iMac Hunt said:

Not if you can get your deposit back.

It's a dealership ... I guess I could if it came to it.

The car itself seems like a good deal - fair enough price, all the specifications I would like, etc.

How bad is this ?

Edited by sinizter on Monday 30th May 18:02

[Jw Vw]

I would steer clear of this OP. 7000 miles in one day!!!?

[nottyash]

Check in the documentation. It may of had new clocks, however the milage history on that car looks very dodgy and on a car of that value I would walk.

[Zeemax_Mini]

It does look concerning, but worth investigating fully with the dealership - I've had HPI's come back with worrying bits before and they've (almost) always come back fine after doing a bit of digging!

Dom

[Jw Vw]

nottyash said:

Check in the documentation. It may of had new clocks, however the milage history on that car looks very dodgy and on a car of that value I would walk.

^This

Simply not worth the hassle.

[paddyhasneeds]

So where would those numbers have come from? What causes mileage to show on HPI for a given date?

[sinizter]

Could this be operator error, where the mileage was incorrectly recorded at a dealership or something like that ?

The 30,000 mile reading on 27 Apr could have come from someone guestimating the mileage (as it is currently at 29,500).

Is this something the dealership could correct ?

[Pig Skill]

Yeah, try explaining all this when you come to sell it.

Forget it and move on.

[Jw Vw]

Pig Skill said:

Yeah, try explaining all this when you come to sell it.

Forget it and move on.

Harsh but true! OP forget it there's plenty of good used M3's out there.

[Mikeyplum]

Sounds like it could have been a mistype at the garage i.e entered 30000, thenm realised he'd fked up and re entered 37000...

If you could get this in writing, I suppose it wouldn'y hinder a resale...

[sinizter]

Mikeyplum said:

Sounds like it could have been a mistype at the garage i.e entered 30000, thenm realised he'd fked up and re entered 37000...

If you could get this in writing, I suppose it wouldn'y hinder a resale...

Car has only done 29500 as I saw it today.