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12-22-2005, 11:05 PM

QuattroGT74

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2001 M5. Blk on Blk. stick of course. 30K miles. excellent condition. stock with 18" BBS RG-T's. exterior has no visible marks or dings. interior is good with only a little wear on the leather. they're asking 38K.

too much, good deal???

I might be coming over to the darkside...

12-23-2005, 02:36 AM

Yuikio

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RE: Paging Silver7 - what do you think?

Uh...get it checked out by a mechanic you trust, then HIT IT TWICE!

12-23-2005, 03:04 AM

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RE: Paging Silver7 - what do you think?

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ORIGINAL: QuattroGT74

2001 M5. Blk on Blk. stick of course. 30K miles. excellent condition. stock with 18" BBS RG-T's. exterior has no visible marks or dings. interior is good with only a little wear on the leather. they're asking 38K.

too much, good deal???

I might be coming over to the darkside...

Hmmmm. I might be a bit wary. They might just not know what it's really worth, but $38k is almost fire-sale pricing for a black one with only 30k miles. I would no doubt do a very intensive test drive, then have a BMW pro look at it to make sure everything's kosher. They might be trying to dump it so cheap because there's something wrong with it that might cost out the wazoo, so check it out thoroughly. Another thing you might do is get the VIN, and call around all the BMW and Import car repair places including the dealership and see if this car has been diagnosed with anything that wasn't fixed at the time.

Otherwise, $38k is a steal. I looked for over a month to find my Anthracite (less popular color) for about that price, when most people were asking $45-55k for theirs.

The low price might just be because they need the money quickly to get the new one, I can't tell you how many people I've seen doing that lately. I can tell you that once the E60 is readily available, the E39 prices will drop a lot, so work that into your calculations as well. Are you willing to pay this price to have it now, when they might be $3-5k less in 6 months to a year?

I'd go for it, as long as the car checks out, but that's just me.

12-24-2005, 05:20 AM

QuattroGT74

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RE: Paging Silver7 - what do you think?

Thx for the feedback guys...I thought it was a pretty good deal. If I proceed I will have it inspected by my local BMW guy as you suggested. We shall see.

12-24-2005, 07:11 AM

CheckMyVitals

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RE: Paging Silver7 - what do you think?

for a second there... i thought paging came in the form of PMs... not entire threads. strange.

12-24-2005, 07:44 AM

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RE: Paging Silver7 - what do you think?

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