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Originally Posted by nars3000
Yikes. If RIS was never recorded, or if there's no proof of it ever being done, then I wouldn't bother with this car. Although, my biggest concern would be the clutch at this point. The factory F80 brakes should last between 60-90k miles if driven moderately on the highway.
I would definitely have a BMW specialist shop do a proper PPI before even thinking about making an offer. If the dealer isn't willing to let you do this, then move on.
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I'm planning on asking them to put it on a lift for me. That way I can go through the suspension piece by piece. If the brakes are close to warn out, it's just some more ammo I can use to talk them down. No real way to gauge the clutch without disassembly. With any luck, the PO knew how to drive and the clutch will be fine. Figure it should be mostly highway miles. FWIW my 200k mile M3 was on it's original clutch.