Used car shopping

"Team6.1" (Tagsrover) 05/16/2014 at 22:55 • Filed to: None

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Went used car shopping with my roomate, budget is under 7 grand. He has it narrowed down to an 03 330CI drop top black on black on black with 126k, a 03 passat wagon with 96k, and an 05 saab 9-3 with 106k...c'mon oppo, let's all pray for this together!!!

area man > Team6.1 05/16/2014 at 23:03

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y u no want bmw convertible

Manuél Ferrari > area man 05/16/2014 at 23:05

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Now I want the Saab too

Team6.1 > area man 05/16/2014 at 23:10

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Black paint, black leather, convertible...when it's 120 degrees in Las Vegas I don't want any of those things... fyi it was 104 today and it's mid may. Also the rims were spray painted and scraped to shit, and it's at a shady Russian buy here pay here lot...and it's not a saab 9-3

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Team6.1 05/16/2014 at 23:13

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If you don't mind shopping places that aren't local (online), you can find similar cars for similar prices with much lower mileage than those.

cluelessk > Team6.1 05/16/2014 at 23:34

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Higher mileage BMW sounds like bad news.

George Costanza > area man 05/17/2014 at 01:26

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Convertible BMW doesn't to justice to the car. Plus regular E46 are really plain to me. I find the ride much like a heftier E36, at least depending on the model you get. Thats not to say it is hefty but getting a E36 318ti would be a cheaper and better alternative. I would recommend thought a nice manual 330i or even xdrive for that matter. Even a 325i is great overall car. Also you could try really hard and get a E36 M3. Its very easy to handle and are relatively reliable. A good friend of mine bought one and only has to do regular maintenance..

George Costanza > cluelessk 05/17/2014 at 01:28

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For most BMWs, yes. That it is unless the service records show healthy preventative maintenance. Most guys at the bimmerforums, etc selling cars may actually be great since they constantly replace parts before they wear out. But for some reason lately E46 3 series all have crazy mods.

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > Team6.1 05/17/2014 at 02:19

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I particularly agree with your last point.