Any Input on this Pre-owned

Juicehead · 10-09-2018, 11:19 AM

Not sure why it had to have an alignment while brand new. Also, not sure why it was serviced at a Meineke?

CarFax
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...494&source=BUP

Car
https://www.southbmw.com/vehicle-det...fl-id-26429576

G35POPPEDMYCHERRY · 10-09-2018, 11:22 AM

huh idk, weird. might as well buy new at this price point. also miami is always shady

gatorfast · 10-09-2018, 08:58 PM

^ lol what? The car is listed at $48K, a new M4 would be ~$30k more.

OP the car is being sold by a BMW dealership. They can provide much more accurate service information than carfax.

Flacht3 · 10-11-2018, 06:43 PM

Personally I don't think that deal is that great. You can likely find other examples around the same spec and pricepoint without the somewhat suspect history.

With that said, at times Carfax is about as accurate as a 1400s geocentric model of the universe

The "service" at Meineke could have just been a simple oil change that was logged incorrectly. I've had weird stuff show up on my Carfax over the years that doesn't fully make sense either. However it still raises the question why go to Meineke at all if you have pre-paid service (I forget but I think all Ms have pre-paid service for the first 3 years, I could be wrong).

As someone else said, just ask the BMW dealer for a detailed history and explanation. If anything is fishy, move on, you can find comparable deals elsewhere.

Mpunk · 10-13-2018, 10:36 PM

Wow the car’s already gone! Have no idea how many miles there were on the odometer but it could’ve been that they hit a pothole pretty hard that necessitated an alignment. I don’t believe alignment is covered under the free maintenance by the BMW dealer.

When my E92is was still under the free maintenance my SA recommended it and I think they were going to charge me like $179 or something crazy for it. My local dealership Service Department has the reputation where new car owners don’t even take their cars in for servicing there even with the basic included maintenance so that could be another factor.

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Juicehead Lieutenant 100 Rep 562 Posts Drives: Raptor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (3)	Any Input on this Pre-owned - Red Flags? Not sure why it had to have an alignment while brand new. Also, not sure why it was serviced at a Meineke? CarFax https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...494&source=BUP Car https://www.southbmw.com/vehicle-det...fl-id-26429576
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G35POPPEDMYCHERRY Banned 4995 Rep 4,139 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (1)	huh idk, weird. might as well buy new at this price point. also miami is always shady
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gatorfast Major General 4992 Rep 6,860 Posts Drives: 718 Cayman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoFla iTrader: (4)	^ lol what? The car is listed at $48K, a new M4 would be ~$30k more. OP the car is being sold by a BMW dealership. They can provide much more accurate service information than carfax.
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10-11-2018, 06:43 PM	#4
Flacht3 Not Enough Garage Space 1137 Rep 721 Posts Drives: STO /765LTS/ Macan Join Date: May 2016 Location: Yay Area iTrader: (0)	Personally I don't think that deal is that great. You can likely find other examples around the same spec and pricepoint without the somewhat suspect history. With that said, at times Carfax is about as accurate as a 1400s geocentric model of the universe The "service" at Meineke could have just been a simple oil change that was logged incorrectly. I've had weird stuff show up on my Carfax over the years that doesn't fully make sense either. However it still raises the question why go to Meineke at all if you have pre-paid service (I forget but I think all Ms have pre-paid service for the first 3 years, I could be wrong). As someone else said, just ask the BMW dealer for a detailed history and explanation. If anything is fishy, move on, you can find comparable deals elsewhere. __________________
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Mpunk Enlisted Member 4 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: HI iTrader: (0)	Wow the car’s already gone! Have no idea how many miles there were on the odometer but it could’ve been that they hit a pothole pretty hard that necessitated an alignment. I don’t believe alignment is covered under the free maintenance by the BMW dealer. When my E92is was still under the free maintenance my SA recommended it and I think they were going to charge me like $179 or something crazy for it. My local dealership Service Department has the reputation where new car owners don’t even take their cars in for servicing there even with the basic included maintenance so that could be another factor.
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