Deposit down on a BMW 335...mechanic said steer clear...
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Chaps, I've put a deposit down on a 335 auto coupe, '06 with 70,000 miles on the clock. I'll be getting an extended warranty for about 350 quid a year for peace of mind, however two separate mechanics that I use (one of which asked his son about them who works in a BMW dealer) said that I shouldn't touch them with a barge pole.
I'll be fine with the extended warranty right??
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I'll be fine with the extended warranty right??
Mods: I posted this thread in two places but GG gets a lot more traffic.
I was looking into one of these a while back and didn't discover too many reliability issues. The engine is common to a lot of the BMW fleet from the time, so it's not like it's a low production run unit.
One thing you should take into account however is that warranties are far from faultless - I got one with a used Focus many moons ago, and upon reading it was impressed with the amount of stuff they'd carved out (and I'm a lawyer...).
One thing you should take into account however is that warranties are far from faultless - I got one with a used Focus many moons ago, and upon reading it was impressed with the amount of stuff they'd carved out (and I'm a lawyer...).
IanCress said:
Perhaps they're perfectly reliable, and the mechanics are just trying to look after their jobs. After all, if everyone bought a perfectly reliable car, then the mechanics wouldn't have any work.
Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
No, an E46 M3! Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
It's an 8 year old BMW with slightly low milage.
Assuming you did all the basic checks on paperwork, service history and general car condition then you should be fine.
Any 8 year old car is going to have a few glitches.
Expect to spend 10% of the purchase price in the first year on stuff like brakes, tyres, clutch, tangle line etc.
Assuming you did all the basic checks on paperwork, service history and general car condition then you should be fine.
Any 8 year old car is going to have a few glitches.
Expect to spend 10% of the purchase price in the first year on stuff like brakes, tyres, clutch, tangle line etc.
daveco said:
IanCress said:
Perhaps they're perfectly reliable, and the mechanics are just trying to look after their jobs. After all, if everyone bought a perfectly reliable car, then the mechanics wouldn't have any work.
Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
No, an E46 M3! Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
mikefreer said:
daveco said:
IanCress said:
Perhaps they're perfectly reliable, and the mechanics are just trying to look after their jobs. After all, if everyone bought a perfectly reliable car, then the mechanics wouldn't have any work.
Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
No, an E46 M3! Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
jon- said:
mikefreer said:
daveco said:
IanCress said:
Perhaps they're perfectly reliable, and the mechanics are just trying to look after their jobs. After all, if everyone bought a perfectly reliable car, then the mechanics wouldn't have any work.
Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
No, an E46 M3! Did they suggest you buy a 10 year old Renault Avantime instead?
They're the only two cars I told him I was looking at so it's probably the lesser of two evils in his mind. Is there anything else with a cracking 6 pot that offers as good a drive as these two cars and is more reliable for £10-£12k?
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