Waited 30 years but I just found my dream car today

harrington · 05-17-2010, 04:25 PM

2005 BMW E46 Convertible Coupe with dual tops. Car is in excellent condition and was just completely gone over by Towne BMW and should be ready to pick up on Wednesday. It's pretty much loaded and I did pay a little bit more then what I thought the car was worth ($30,000) but it is almost perfect inside and out. The interior looks brand new and the seats and carpet are perfect. It is silver with black leather interior. A few paint blemishes on the bumper but they are fixing that for me. It has 53,000 miles and drove beautifully. My question to you guys is since it is not a CPO vehicle should I purchase a 3 year warranty or just hope for the best. I will not be driving it in the winter and will garage it. Only problem I see is the rims are really scraped up as I believe this woman did not know how to park without hitting the curb. They were asking $33,000 for the car which was crazy but I can live with what I paid.

Prit@Euro Autowerx · 05-17-2010, 05:10 PM

Con-grads on your purchase

calintexas · 05-17-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by harrington

2005 BMW E46 Convertible Coupe with dual tops. Car is in excellent condition and was just completely gone over by Towne BMW and should be ready to pick up on Wednesday. It's pretty much loaded and I did pay a little bit more then what I thought the car was worth ($30,000) but it is almost perfect inside and out. The interior looks brand new and the seats and carpet are perfect. It is silver with black leather interior. A few paint blemishes on the bumper but they are fixing that for me. It has 53,000 miles and drove beautifully. My question to you guys is since it is not a CPO vehicle should I purchase a 3 year warranty or just hope for the best. I will not be driving it in the winter and will garage it. Only problem I see is the rims are really scraped up as I believe this woman did not know how to park without hitting the curb. They were asking $33,000 for the car which was crazy but I can live with what I paid.

.... a warranty isn't a bad idea. If you go to the dealer for service, almost anything that goes wrong (such as an O2 sensor) is a $500+ adventure. While they are generally reliable, SMG repairs can get really costly. Do you know what your car's status is relative to the rear suspension sub-frame mounting points? BMW has limited their exposure to a relatively short period of time with the class action settlement. The E46 forum isn't very active here. You might want to check out m3forum.net. The E46 M3 forum there has lots of traffic/information.

Congrats on your new car. They are a lot of fun and a pleasure to drive. Your dealer or people on the appropriate regional forum here should be able to point you to someone who can repair the finish on your wheels (or refinish them).

crumb · 05-18-2010, 10:29 AM

Get the warranty dude.

agentm · 05-18-2010, 08:12 PM

I have never believe in these ext. warranty.

ooowowizstev · 05-19-2010, 05:33 AM

Must get warranty for peace of mind.

05-17-2010, 04:25 PM	#1
harrington Enlisted Member 12 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2008 Lexus ES350 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Buffalo iTrader: (0)	Waited 30 years but I just found my dream car today 2005 BMW E46 Convertible Coupe with dual tops. Car is in excellent condition and was just completely gone over by Towne BMW and should be ready to pick up on Wednesday. It's pretty much loaded and I did pay a little bit more then what I thought the car was worth ($30,000) but it is almost perfect inside and out. The interior looks brand new and the seats and carpet are perfect. It is silver with black leather interior. A few paint blemishes on the bumper but they are fixing that for me. It has 53,000 miles and drove beautifully. My question to you guys is since it is not a CPO vehicle should I purchase a 3 year warranty or just hope for the best. I will not be driving it in the winter and will garage it. Only problem I see is the rims are really scraped up as I believe this woman did not know how to park without hitting the curb. They were asking $33,000 for the car which was crazy but I can live with what I paid.
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05-17-2010, 05:10 PM	#2
Prit@Euro Autowerx Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 249 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: calgary iTrader: (0)	Con-grads on your purchase
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crumb Private 3 Rep 94 Posts Drives: honda Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	Get the warranty dude.
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agentm Private 0 Rep 97 Posts Drives: M3, X3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Everywhere iTrader: (0)	I have never believe in these ext. warranty. __________________ 2004 M3 Silver Gray / CSL Header and Cats / RE El Diablo Exhaust / Hotchkis Swaybar / KW v2 / RD Sport Rims 19' / Falken FK-452 tires / Reinforcement Kit / Smoke Corner / 50% Tinted / Painted Shadow Grille / Umnitza Halo light / Hanman Lip / CF Diffusor / Autosolution SSK 30% / Aluminum Foot Pedals / AA Shift knob / AA Sport Fan Clutch / 3.91 Diff *Active Auto HKS Gen 6 Level 1.5 S/C*
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05-19-2010, 05:33 AM	#6
ooowowizstev Brigadier General 141 Rep 4,903 Posts Drives: '08 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles, Irvine iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 M3 [10.00]	Must get warranty for peace of mind. __________________ '08 E92 ///M3 - AW/BLK/CF, M-DCT, 19's H&R, Vorsteiner, Eisenmann, BMC, BBS More to come...
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