e60 m5 reassure me!!
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just won a 2005 05 m5 on fleabay,its done 42k with a full bm history and bmw warranty its mettalic grey with black leather and has all the toys,its hpi clear and is promised to be in fantastic condition with 2 owners,im paying 26.5k please reassure me that i dont need my head testing!! as it was a real spur of the moment job cheers darron
Just go in as you would any car purchase, take it for a test drive before handing over any money.
If they say 'you bid to buy not test drive' you can tell them that you are only testing it to make sure their description is accurate, as long as it is they have nothing to worry about, it will be a nice easy sale.
If you have the slightest niggle it is not perfect walk away. One negative on ebay surely outweighs £26,500.00??
If they say 'you bid to buy not test drive' you can tell them that you are only testing it to make sure their description is accurate, as long as it is they have nothing to worry about, it will be a nice easy sale.
If you have the slightest niggle it is not perfect walk away. One negative on ebay surely outweighs £26,500.00??
M5Dave said:
Sounds like a pretty good buy if it all checks out.
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Best of luck to the OP. Look forward to hearing your experience, and seeing some shots of the car. One of these is very much near the top of my next car shopping list, however I've no delusions of being able to afford/warrant the outlay or depreciation on a nearly new car, so I'm very interested to hear the experiences of people that have owned the cars as they get more miles and get older - I like to maintain a positive outlook and ignore the BS regurgitated by people that haven't owned one, and begin every piece of advice with "Apparently ...."
gilford said:
In my opinion if it is to good to be true it usually is!
The seller will know how much this is worth and unless there is some underlying issue I cannot see why anyone would sell at such a loss, I'm sure a dealer would have given him that much for it!
i think its all its money i dont think it is esspecially cheap,i just hope its a good one! i am collecting next mondayThe seller will know how much this is worth and unless there is some underlying issue I cannot see why anyone would sell at such a loss, I'm sure a dealer would have given him that much for it!
darronwall said:
gilford said:
In my opinion if it is to good to be true it usually is!
The seller will know how much this is worth and unless there is some underlying issue I cannot see why anyone would sell at such a loss, I'm sure a dealer would have given him that much for it!
i think its all its money i dont think it is esspecially cheap,i just hope its a good one! i am collecting next mondayThe seller will know how much this is worth and unless there is some underlying issue I cannot see why anyone would sell at such a loss, I'm sure a dealer would have given him that much for it!
Would i be insane to buy a M5 that has had a Cat D accident?
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