2008 red 335xi w/sport,premium,cold weather 90k miles for $16k...BUY?

jerflash · 01-01-2011, 12:07 AM

i just found this car near me. 2008 335xi red with black leather, sport, premium, cold weather, 18" STAR SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS(increased top speed limiter), BMW ASSIST, and Satellite Radio packages. Car has 90K miles but is still under BMW extended warranty until 100K. Car is absolutely mint and is listed for $16K bucks...i may even be able to get some off of that. So what you guys think...awesome deal?

joe
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Jeffman · 01-01-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jerflash

i just found this car near me. 2008 335xi red with black leather, sport, premium, cold weather, 18" STAR SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS(increased top speed limiter), BMW ASSIST, and Satellite Radio packages. Car has 90K miles but is still under BMW extended warranty until 100K. Car is absolutely mint and is listed for $16K bucks...i may even be able to get some off of that. So what you guys think...awesome deal?

joe
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Sounds possibly good. Get it checked out by an independent BMW mechanic just to be sure you're not buying a lemon. Keep an eye on the HPFP issues - I think the extended warranty on it is 120K miles.

Good luck!

jerflash · 01-01-2011, 01:23 AM

well i just read that bmw has just done a full recall on the hpfp after abc ran a story on the problem so i think im in the clear there. after the winter i will bring it in for the recall check. If my extended warraty is to 120K thats even more awesome. I will get everything checked out.

i will keep the car for about 4 or 5 years and i dont drive much so at 5000 miles a year the mileage will even out to about average.

ajsalida · 01-01-2011, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jerflash

i just found this car near me. 2008 335xi red with black leather, sport, premium, cold weather, 18" STAR SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS(increased top speed limiter), BMW ASSIST, and Satellite Radio packages. Car has 90K miles but is still under BMW extended warranty until 100K. Car is absolutely mint and is listed for $16K bucks...i may even be able to get some off of that. So what you guys think...awesome deal?

joe
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Did you run the VIN on a Carfax or Autocheck? Also call BMW to verify warranty is still good.

jerflash · 01-01-2011, 11:07 AM

carfax is good. does show one accident and it was a hit on the front. was not a rebuilt title car. i am a mechanic so i know what to look for and where to look. so i feel confident that i can find any problems if there are any

jerflash · 01-01-2011, 04:50 PM

pics for ya

xxxjecxxx · 01-01-2011, 05:41 PM

car looks great but sounds too good to be true. I've been looking at 335's for a while and have not seen one for less than 20k even from private owners.

325,330,328 all sell for about 16k Ask yourself why is this one so cheap?

jerflash · 01-01-2011, 05:48 PM

listen this is not my first rodeo looking for a car. i know it does seem kinda low for what it is but the carfax is clean other then the front end accident. I am going to look it over every inch...im not taking any chances. if it does not work out i found a red 328xi with 40K on it for about the same price by me. i just hope everything is good on the 335xi

gunsekun · 01-01-2011, 07:53 PM

90k miles.. is kind of high.,. but if you call yourself a mechanic why not go for it? 335XI is the car to drive around in this weather condition...................

jerflash · 01-01-2011, 07:56 PM

thats what im sayin. its going to be an everyday car and ya im going to check everything. place is open on monday at 9am and i will be there

ajsalida · 01-02-2011, 06:31 AM

I ran a KBB on this and the price was close to trade-in for a car with this equipement and miles, considering the accident. This was surprising to me but I guess these cars are getting much more affordable. Same car with only 20k miles came out at nearly double the price.

edit: are those really 18" star spoke wheels? I thought that meant 189's.

ceb · 01-02-2011, 09:58 AM

Why all the hostility? You came here for opinions but it sounds like you've already made up your mind.

335s have had the HPFP warranty extended to 120k miles - nothing else is covered past 100k (if the car is CPO.)

jerflash · 01-02-2011, 01:11 PM

im not hostel at all. i did get many positive replies which made me more comfotable to buy this car. ya i did check it out and the hpfp is is 120 but now they are doing a full voluntary recall which i will be doing. im pretty excited

jerflash · 01-03-2011, 12:15 PM

well i just checked it out and its a non cpo which means it does not have the bmw warranty. they give you a 1 year powertrain warranty with the price listed.

when i got there i started her up and it cranked ok but ran like shit cold and then the check engine light came on. continued to run like shit and rev like shit(i had it on for 10 mins). im pretty sure its the HPFP and he kept telling me its nothing and they will take care of whatever the problem is with the check engine light...they have to to sell it anyway. also heard a rattle coming from the exhaust under the car when i revved it...heat shield or something. i shut the car down and turned it back on and it ran 100 times better...again i think the hpfp is going out.

i drove the car around and did get on it a few times and it ran and drove perfect. felt great and plenty of power....i liked it.

I tried and tried to haggle the price down but the fact is its a really really clean car for the mileage and its by far the cheapest 2008 335xi in 500 miles. so he would not budge and i dont blame them really...it is very cheap.

so the way i left it is i was going to do the online credit application with my pops when i got home and for that price he was going to fix the check engine light problem and the rattle i told them after the credit is excepted i wold put a down payment with my credit card over the phone. I also told them when i come to pic it up if the rattle is still there and car still runs like shit its a no deal.

so what you guys think?

AWD Addict · 01-03-2011, 02:01 PM

I think based on what I've read here and 90k miles + front end crash + it's not running well = keep looking.

$0.02

Sorry!

jerflash · 01-03-2011, 03:02 PM

well i did keep looking...

i found this car 5 miles from me and just went to checked it out and its legit. super clean and super clean carfax. 2007 335xi sedan for 23K. here is the link http://www.maxspeedautosales.com/use...4082c114b9.htm

i talked with this guy for a while and talked about used car sales cause i actually used to be in the biz. he showed me the auction receipt from when they baught it from bmw financial and its a grand over what they are selling the car for. it has been there for 4 months and they just want to get out of it. it has no warranty but they have to give me 60 days or 2000 miles from when i take it.

what do you guys think of that? Just so you guys know i do appreciate all of your input and it is really helping me out.

ajsalida · 01-03-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jerflash

well i just checked it out and its a non cpo which means it does not have the bmw warranty. they give you a 1 year powertrain warranty with the price listed.

when i got there i started her up and it cranked ok but ran like shit cold and then the check engine light came on. continued to run like shit and rev like shit(i had it on for 10 mins). im pretty sure its the HPFP and he kept telling me its nothing and they will take care of whatever the problem is with the check engine light...they have to to sell it anyway. also heard a rattle coming from the exhaust under the car when i revved it...heat shield or something. i shut the car down and turned it back on and it ran 100 times better...again i think the hpfp is going out.

i drove the car around and did get on it a few times and it ran and drove perfect. felt great and plenty of power....i liked it.

I tried and tried to haggle the price down but the fact is its a really really clean car for the mileage and its by far the cheapest 2008 335xi in 500 miles. so he would not budge and i dont blame them really...it is very cheap.

so the way i left it is i was going to do the online credit application with my pops when i got home and for that price he was going to fix the check engine light problem and the rattle i told them after the credit is excepted i wold put a down payment with my credit card over the phone. I also told them when i come to pic it up if the rattle is still there and car still runs like shit its a no deal.

so what you guys think?

Run away from this one.

AWD Addict · 01-03-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jerflash

well i did keep looking...

i found this car 5 miles from me and just went to checked it out and its legit. super clean and super clean carfax. 2007 335xi sedan for 23K. here is the link http://www.maxspeedautosales.com/use...4082c114b9.htm

i talked with this guy for a while and talked about used car sales cause i actually used to be in the biz. he showed me the auction receipt from when they baught it from bmw financial and its a grand over what they are selling the car for. it has been there for 4 months and they just want to get out of it. it has no warranty but they have to give me 60 days or 2000 miles from when i take it.

what do you guys think of that? Just so you guys know i do appreciate all of your input and it is really helping me out.

Get the carfax, but it sounds like you're on a much better path now.

jerflash · 01-03-2011, 04:28 PM

ya i saw the carfax and nothing is wrong on it. im going to try to bring him down on the 23K. cpo cars with around 40K at dealers around me i have seen for as low as 25-26K...but with less options. this one has I-drive which i dont really care to have but whatever

AWD Addict · 01-03-2011, 04:37 PM

I got the I-Drive for future value protection, and now I think it's one of the best features on the car.

Good luck!

_shim · 01-03-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jerflash

well i did keep looking...

i found this car 5 miles from me and just went to checked it out and its legit. super clean and super clean carfax. 2007 335xi sedan for 23K. here is the link http://www.maxspeedautosales.com/use...4082c114b9.htm

i talked with this guy for a while and talked about used car sales cause i actually used to be in the biz. he showed me the auction receipt from when they baught it from bmw financial and its a grand over what they are selling the car for. it has been there for 4 months and they just want to get out of it. it has no warranty but they have to give me 60 days or 2000 miles from when i take it.

what do you guys think of that? Just so you guys know i do appreciate all of your input and it is really helping me out.

I saw this car in person when I was looking for a 335xi myself. Ended up with a different one bc of a more desirable color combo (for me, that is) and a little better price, but when I took a look, everything seemed fine. Car had no issues turning over, no long cranks, no odd sounds, and the car was very clean overall.

The sales guy there was very helpful and friendly.

If you can afford to pick this one up, do it!

jerflash · 01-03-2011, 05:20 PM

ya the dude ryan there is a cool dude. they say they had it on the lot for 4 months so they have to be willing to deal.

what color combo did you end up with? what did you end up paying at what miles?

my fav combo is red/black leather combo but i would love to find a dark grey/red leather or black/red leather.

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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	2008 red 335xi w/sport,premium,cold weather 90k miles for $16k...BUY? i just found this car near me. 2008 335xi red with black leather, sport, premium, cold weather, 18" STAR SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS(increased top speed limiter), BMW ASSIST, and Satellite Radio packages. Car has 90K miles but is still under BMW extended warranty until 100K. Car is absolutely mint and is listed for $16K bucks...i may even be able to get some off of that. So what you guys think...awesome deal? joe Reply With Quote
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	well i just read that bmw has just done a full recall on the hpfp after abc ran a story on the problem so i think im in the clear there. after the winter i will bring it in for the recall check. If my extended warraty is to 120K thats even more awesome. I will get everything checked out. i will keep the car for about 4 or 5 years and i dont drive much so at 5000 miles a year the mileage will even out to about average.
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	carfax is good. does show one accident and it was a hit on the front. was not a rebuilt title car. i am a mechanic so i know what to look for and where to look. so i feel confident that i can find any problems if there are any
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	pics for ya
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xxxjecxxx Banned 247 Rep 966 Posts Drives: F30 335i M sport Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW 335i [0.00] 2006 BMW 325i [0.00]	car looks great but sounds too good to be true. I've been looking at 335's for a while and have not seen one for less than 20k even from private owners. 325,330,328 all sell for about 16k Ask yourself why is this one so cheap?
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	listen this is not my first rodeo looking for a car. i know it does seem kinda low for what it is but the carfax is clean other then the front end accident. I am going to look it over every inch...im not taking any chances. if it does not work out i found a red 328xi with 40K on it for about the same price by me. i just hope everything is good on the 335xi
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gunsekun Banned 20 Rep 714 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: your mom's iTrader: (0)	90k miles.. is kind of high.,. but if you call yourself a mechanic why not go for it? 335XI is the car to drive around in this weather condition...................
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	thats what im sayin. its going to be an everyday car and ya im going to check everything. place is open on monday at 9am and i will be there
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ajsalida Colonel 226 Rep 2,387 Posts Drives: 95 M3, 02 R1150GSA, 09 335xi Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SW USA iTrader: (2)	I ran a KBB on this and the price was close to trade-in for a car with this equipement and miles, considering the accident. This was surprising to me but I guess these cars are getting much more affordable. Same car with only 20k miles came out at nearly double the price. edit: are those really 18" star spoke wheels? I thought that meant 189's.
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ceb NHTSA Nazi 28 Rep 1,983 Posts Drives: 335ix Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: MD iTrader: (1)	Why all the hostility? You came here for opinions but it sounds like you've already made up your mind. 335s have had the HPFP warranty extended to 120k miles - nothing else is covered past 100k (if the car is CPO.)
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	im not hostel at all. i did get many positive replies which made me more comfotable to buy this car. ya i did check it out and the hpfp is is 120 but now they are doing a full voluntary recall which i will be doing. im pretty excited
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01-03-2011, 12:15 PM	#14
jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	well i just checked it out and its a non cpo which means it does not have the bmw warranty. they give you a 1 year powertrain warranty with the price listed. when i got there i started her up and it cranked ok but ran like shit cold and then the check engine light came on. continued to run like shit and rev like shit(i had it on for 10 mins). im pretty sure its the HPFP and he kept telling me its nothing and they will take care of whatever the problem is with the check engine light...they have to to sell it anyway. also heard a rattle coming from the exhaust under the car when i revved it...heat shield or something. i shut the car down and turned it back on and it ran 100 times better...again i think the hpfp is going out. i drove the car around and did get on it a few times and it ran and drove perfect. felt great and plenty of power....i liked it. I tried and tried to haggle the price down but the fact is its a really really clean car for the mileage and its by far the cheapest 2008 335xi in 500 miles. so he would not budge and i dont blame them really...it is very cheap. so the way i left it is i was going to do the online credit application with my pops when i got home and for that price he was going to fix the check engine light problem and the rattle i told them after the credit is excepted i wold put a down payment with my credit card over the phone. I also told them when i come to pic it up if the rattle is still there and car still runs like shit its a no deal. so what you guys think?
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AWD Addict Chief Executive 301 Rep 2,889 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi 6spd Coupe Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 335xi [0.00]	I think based on what I've read here and 90k miles + front end crash + it's not running well = keep looking. $0.02 Sorry!
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	well i did keep looking... i found this car 5 miles from me and just went to checked it out and its legit. super clean and super clean carfax. 2007 335xi sedan for 23K. here is the link http://www.maxspeedautosales.com/use...4082c114b9.htm i talked with this guy for a while and talked about used car sales cause i actually used to be in the biz. he showed me the auction receipt from when they baught it from bmw financial and its a grand over what they are selling the car for. it has been there for 4 months and they just want to get out of it. it has no warranty but they have to give me 60 days or 2000 miles from when i take it. what do you guys think of that? Just so you guys know i do appreciate all of your input and it is really helping me out.
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	ya i saw the carfax and nothing is wrong on it. im going to try to bring him down on the 23K. cpo cars with around 40K at dealers around me i have seen for as low as 25-26K...but with less options. this one has I-drive which i dont really care to have but whatever
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AWD Addict Chief Executive 301 Rep 2,889 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi 6spd Coupe Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 335xi [0.00]	I got the I-Drive for future value protection, and now I think it's one of the best features on the car. Good luck!
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jerflash Lieutenant 39 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 328xi/2002 ws6 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: long island, ny iTrader: (0)	ya the dude ryan there is a cool dude. they say they had it on the lot for 4 months so they have to be willing to deal. what color combo did you end up with? what did you end up paying at what miles? my fav combo is red/black leather combo but i would love to find a dark grey/red leather or black/red leather.
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