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Someone selling a 325xi for 14,200.00 should i be leary about this ?

Janet6152 6 May 2005 18:03:30
 Is this the right price for this car. The car is in excellent shape. no
problems, just wondering why so low ? What are the things i should check
for .
Maybe car is stolen ?? who knows?

thanks
janet


2003 BMW 325XI AWD Sedan
Year: 2003
Miles: 59995
Interior: Beige/Tan
Exterior: Black
Transmission: Automatic
Engine: 6 CYLINDER 2.5 LITER
VIN Number: WBAEU33452PF58124
STILL UNDER BMW FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 06/28/2006
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Fritz Wagner 6 May 2005 18:25:41 permanent link ]
 If you are in the US, the first thing you want to do is get a Carfax
report. It costs $25 (although they will give you a partial for free)
but it is worth the peace of mind. If you are buying from a dealer he
should give you one, and you should insist on one( and at no cost to
you). Go to:http://www.carfa­x.com.
Good luck!
Fritz Wagner



On Fri, 06 May 2005 14:03:30 GMT, janet6152 <janet6152@enter.ne­t>
wrote:
Is this the right price for this car. The car is in excellent shape. no >problems, just wondering why so low ? What are the things i should check >for .>Maybe car is stolen ?? who knows?>
thanks>janet>
2003 BMW 325XI AWD Sedan>Year: 2003>Miles: 59995>Interior: Beige/Tan>Exterior:­ Black>Transmission:­ Automatic>Engine: 6 CYLINDER 2.5 LITER>VIN Number: WBAEU33452PF58124>S­TILL UNDER BMW FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 06/28/2006

Columbus, Ohio
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Fbloogyudsr 6 May 2005 18:29:00 permanent link ]
 "janet6152" <janet6152@enter.ne­t> wrote > Is this the right price for this car. The car is in excellent shape. no > problems, just wondering why so low ? What are the things i should check > for .> Maybe car is stolen ?? who knows?>
thanks> janet>
2003 BMW 325XI AWD Sedan> Year: 2003> Miles: 59995> Interior: Beige/Tan> Exterior: Black> Transmission: Automatic> Engine: 6 CYLINDER 2.5 LITER> VIN Number: WBAEU33452PF58124> STILL UNDER BMW FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 06/28/2006

The price is quite low. Have you run a carfax on it - I'd wonder
about whether it's been re-built after a wreck. One specific thing
about this "ad" worries me: US warranties on BMWs are 4-years
or 48K miles, SO THE WARRANTY IS OVER as it has 60K on it.

Floyd
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Malt_Hound 6 May 2005 18:59:47 permanent link ]
 janet6152 wrote:> Is this the right price for this car. The car is in excellent shape. no > problems, just wondering why so low ? What are the things i should check > for .> Maybe car is stolen ?? who knows?>
thanks> janet>
2003 BMW 325XI AWD Sedan> Year: 2003> Miles: 59995> Interior: Beige/Tan> Exterior: Black> Transmission: Automatic> Engine: 6 CYLINDER 2.5 LITER> VIN Number: WBAEU33452PF58124> STILL UNDER BMW FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 06/28/2006


This is way too good of a deal to be true. The *wholesale* on that car
would be at least $23k

It is either a scam or there is something seriously wrong with this car.

Good Luck,
-Fred W
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Dfs 6 May 2005 20:26:37 permanent link ]
 US warranties on BMWs are 4-years> or 48K miles, SO THE WARRANTY IS OVER as it has 60K on it.>
Floyd

The fact that it's a too good to be true deal notwithstanding - it could be
covered by a CPO warranty.

A Carfax is definitely in order. If it's an ebay car, the seller, location
and circumstances in general require scrutiny. Sounds like one of those
private auction/car in Nigeria/free shipping/will deliver on receipt of half
the money-send me the rest if you like the car deals/scams.

ds


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Jeff Strickland 6 May 2005 22:10:14 permanent link ]
 I just looked on kbb.com, and with the default options and the mileage you
describe, the value - Private Party - is over $24,000. You need to do more
research. Others have suggested a Carfax Report, I agree that this is a
must. Generally, I think that a carfax report is not very useful because it
will only tell you stuff that somebody has bothered to enter into the
system, and it fhe sales price is properly in line with the values, then
people can withhold information that would be useful to know, but when the
price is so far askew from the value, then something must have happened that
would be difficult to hold back.

Given the pricing you are telling us, the car may have a salvage title, this
means the car has been wrecked - or otherwise destroyed - and rebuilt. The
simple answer is that the 1 and the 2 are next to each other on the
keyboard, and that 14k is really meant to be 24k, at which point the price
is about right.



"janet6152" <janet6152@enter.ne­t> wrote in message
news:SOKee.3566$Cz3­.492995@monger.newsr­ead.com...> Is this the right price for this car. The car is in excellent shape. no> problems, just wondering why so low ? What are the things i should check> for .> Maybe car is stolen ?? who knows?>
thanks> janet>
2003 BMW 325XI AWD Sedan> Year: 2003> Miles: 59995> Interior: Beige/Tan> Exterior: Black> Transmission: Automatic> Engine: 6 CYLINDER 2.5 LITER> VIN Number: WBAEU33452PF58124> STILL UNDER BMW FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 06/28/2006


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Marcio Watanabe 6 May 2005 23:00:36 permanent link ]
 "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.­net> wrote:
I just looked on kbb.com, and with the default options and the mileage you>describe, the value - Private Party - is over $24,000.

That's odd. I just went there myself and got $21,090. And that's
choosing excellent condition which is rarely the case with a car with
60K miles. In good condition, kbb.com says it's $19,675. I'm not
disagreeing that the deal is too good to be true, but it's not as good
as some are saying. The $23k+ *wholesale* that someone else posted is
a dream.

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Jeff Strickland 6 May 2005 23:23:47 permanent link ]
 
"Marcio Watanabe" <Marcio@nospam.com>­ wrote in message
news:n8fn719s8g486t­r4a4fajbtd6vmqj5cn0a­@4ax.com...> "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.­net> wrote:>
I just looked on kbb.com, and with the default options and the mileage
describe, the value - Private Party - is over $24,000.>
That's odd. I just went there myself and got $21,090. And that's> choosing excellent condition which is rarely the case with a car with> 60K miles. In good condition, kbb.com says it's $19,675. I'm not> disagreeing that the deal is too good to be true, but it's not as good> as some are saying. The $23k+ *wholesale* that someone else posted is> a dream.>


I FOUND THE MISTAKE, I used 30,000 for the mileage, not 60,000. Sorry for my
confusion.


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Malt_Hound 6 May 2005 23:31:16 permanent link ]
 Marcio Watanabe wrote:> "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.­net> wrote:>
I just looked on kbb.com, and with the default options and the mileage you>>describe, the value - Private Party - is over $24,000. >
That's odd. I just went there myself and got $21,090. And that's> choosing excellent condition which is rarely the case with a car with> 60K miles. In good condition, kbb.com says it's $19,675. I'm not> disagreeing that the deal is too good to be true, but it's not as good> as some are saying. The $23k+ *wholesale* that someone else posted is> a dream. >


It matters what zip code you enter too. Certain markets will command
more than others.

-Fred W
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Jeff Strickland 6 May 2005 23:35:54 permanent link ]
 
"Malt_Hound" <Malt_Hound@*spam*ahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Iu6dnTWGdKuYW-­bfRVn-sA@adelphia.co­m...> Marcio Watanabe wrote:> > "Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.­net> wrote:> >
I just looked on kbb.com, and with the default options and the mileage
describe, the value - Private Party - is over $24,000.> >
That's odd. I just went there myself and got $21,090. And that's> > choosing excellent condition which is rarely the case with a car with> > 60K miles. In good condition, kbb.com says it's $19,675. I'm not> > disagreeing that the deal is too good to be true, but it's not as good> > as some are saying. The $23k+ *wholesale* that someone else posted is> > a dream.> >
It matters what zip code you enter too. Certain markets will command> more than others.>

I used the wrong mileage when I checked.

When I corrected the mileage, I got the same $19k figure he got for Good
condition. I can't imagine that having double the expected mileage can
result in maintaining Excellent condition, so I only looked at the Good
condition value.


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Janet 10 May 2005 03:07:33 permanent link ]
 In article <SOKee.3566$Cz3.492­995@monger.newsread.­com>,
janet6152 <janet6152@enter.ne­t> wrote:
Is this the right price for this car. The car is in excellent shape. no > problems, just wondering why so low ? What are the things i should check > for .> Maybe car is stolen ?? who knows?>
thanks> janet>
2003 BMW 325XI AWD Sedan> Year: 2003> Miles: 59995> Interior: Beige/Tan> Exterior: Black> Transmission: Automatic> Engine: 6 CYLINDER 2.5 LITER> VIN Number: WBAEU33452PF58124> STILL UNDER BMW FACTORY WARRANTY UNTIL 06/28/2006

Carfax says it's a 2002 NOT a 2003, that could adjust the price
somewhat... 7 records found in our database you have to pay to
get the rest of the info.
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