Sellyourcarwithus.co.uk??
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Does anybody have any experience of this dealership?
I’ve sourced an M3 I’m interested in but suspicious of the dealership. I test drove the car on the weekend and although it drove well I had the following concerns:
• The salesboy who sat came for the test drive didn’t know the car or the history but was gleeful in telling me how they each take a car home every night and basically rag them.
• This particular E46 M3 has apparently had the rear subframe inspection and boot floor inspection showed weld marks. I called the dealer from the log book who had record of several panels being replaced in ’15 for corrosion but no subframe inspection.
• Front tyres were Jinyo Ditchfinders, so obviously been maintained on the cheap of recent.
• Similarly FBMWSH until most recent service, where again done on the cheap at Bob’s garage.
I would give the car to Munich Legends for some paint and interior tidying up to bring back to immaculate, but wanted to hear some thoughts if the above would put you off the purchase?
Any useful advice welcome!
I’ve sourced an M3 I’m interested in but suspicious of the dealership. I test drove the car on the weekend and although it drove well I had the following concerns:
• The salesboy who sat came for the test drive didn’t know the car or the history but was gleeful in telling me how they each take a car home every night and basically rag them.
• This particular E46 M3 has apparently had the rear subframe inspection and boot floor inspection showed weld marks. I called the dealer from the log book who had record of several panels being replaced in ’15 for corrosion but no subframe inspection.
• Front tyres were Jinyo Ditchfinders, so obviously been maintained on the cheap of recent.
• Similarly FBMWSH until most recent service, where again done on the cheap at Bob’s garage.
I would give the car to Munich Legends for some paint and interior tidying up to bring back to immaculate, but wanted to hear some thoughts if the above would put you off the purchase?
Any useful advice welcome!
Burch said:
I've requested documentation proving the subframe work was done by BMW - if this comes back as genuine, would that reassure you sufficiently?
No, cos:The salesboy who sat came for the test drive didn’t know the car or the history but was gleeful in telling me how they each take a car home every night and basically rag them.
Burch said:
Does anybody have any experience of this dealership?
I’ve sourced an M3 I’m interested in but suspicious of the dealership. I test drove the car on the weekend and although it drove well I had the following concerns:
• The salesboy who sat came for the test drive didn’t know the car or the history but was gleeful in telling me how they each take a car home every night and basically rag them.
• This particular E46 M3 has apparently had the rear subframe inspection and boot floor inspection showed weld marks. I called the dealer from the log book who had record of several panels being replaced in ’15 for corrosion but no subframe inspection.
• Front tyres were Jinyo Ditchfinders, so obviously been maintained on the cheap of recent.
• Similarly FBMWSH until most recent service, where again done on the cheap at Bob’s garage.
I would give the car to Munich Legends for some paint and interior tidying up to bring back to immaculate, but wanted to hear some thoughts if the above would put you off the purchase?
Any useful advice welcome!
Isn't the subframe inspected as part of an Inspection? I had mine done at it's last Inspection I. Maybe I was lucky, cos I had a specialist do it (not a main dealer) I’ve sourced an M3 I’m interested in but suspicious of the dealership. I test drove the car on the weekend and although it drove well I had the following concerns:
• The salesboy who sat came for the test drive didn’t know the car or the history but was gleeful in telling me how they each take a car home every night and basically rag them.
• This particular E46 M3 has apparently had the rear subframe inspection and boot floor inspection showed weld marks. I called the dealer from the log book who had record of several panels being replaced in ’15 for corrosion but no subframe inspection.
• Front tyres were Jinyo Ditchfinders, so obviously been maintained on the cheap of recent.
• Similarly FBMWSH until most recent service, where again done on the cheap at Bob’s garage.
I would give the car to Munich Legends for some paint and interior tidying up to bring back to immaculate, but wanted to hear some thoughts if the above would put you off the purchase?
Any useful advice welcome!
Could you get a professional inspection before purchase?
Could you get a proper service done asap, in essence to 'void' the worthless one?
Can you dig into where it's been recently, for example how did these traders get it? Did they put on the ditchfinders? Typical of a shoddy dealer, whereas the person who traded it in had decent tires?
Obviously a good HPI check.
M3s are made to be driven hard, it's whether they warmed it up that's more concerning.
Clearly they don't appreciate the car to put a Bob's garage service on it or sell it with ditch finders.
I would probably walk, but it's possible that with some thorough investigation and checks the car could be okay.
You don't give the registration so I can't see for myself, but what if it only had 1 or 2 good owners. That might push me the other way.
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