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Old 11-16-2011, 07:06 AM
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Smile Making a Purchase on 2008 BMW X5 4.8i. Am I Doing it Right? Opinion Needed!!

Hello Everyone.
I'm new to the Forum and I am about to make a purchase on Blk/Blk 2008 BMW X5 4.8i Fully Loaded.

I loved my 2009 Infiniti G37S Coupe so much, but I had to sell it because I was needing more usable space.

Here is just one pic


Anyways.
There are two cars in the market that I am currently interested. "1" is very close to me, and "2" is far away (need to fly over, and drive back 15 hours)

Car #1

2008 BMW X5 4.8i
Black / Black
Sports pkg with 20" wheels, Premium pkg, Cold Weather pkg, Technology Pkg (Navigation, Back-up Camera), Premium Sound (iPod, HD Radio, etc), Head Up Display, Comfort Access, Running Board, Power Tailgate, Rear Climate Control, Rear Window Sunshade

It has 47k Miles, 1 Owner, Clean Carfax. Warranty 3k miles left or 5 Month left. (And I'm going to extend warranty before I hit 50k miles)

This car is located in one of the biggest BMW Dealership near me, so price seemed little too high for me, but after test driving (felt very good, well taken care of by original owner), negotiating, I came down to price of $43,000 OTD. (7% Tax so 40,186 w/o the Tax)

Service Record showed nothing except Maintenance Program, and few electrical issue (Permanent Bulb Failure etc, but now fixed of course)

How does this deal sound to you guys?

Car #2

2008 BMW X5 4.8i
Black / Black

Same as Car #1
"Sports pkg with 20" wheels, Premium pkg, Cold Weather pkg, Technology Pkg (Navigation, Back-up Camera), Premium Sound (iPod, HD Radio, etc), Head Up Display, Comfort Access, Running Board, Power Tailgate, Rear Climate Control, Rear Window Sunshade"
+ OEM Aero Dynamic body Kit, Ventilated Seats, and Heated Steering Wheel, 3rd Row Seats, Rear Seat DVD Entertainment System

It has 38K miles, 2 Owners, each owned for 2 yrs 2 month. Warranty Expired.

I never seen this car in person since it's 800 miles away, but it seems pretty clean, well maintained. but I would never know.
This one is located in the dealership with only 25 Cars, vs. +600 cars as in Car #1's.

It is priced at 41k at the dealership, and I would need to pay Tax in my state so 43.8k + (either Plane Ticket, or Shipping cost About $500)

So my ultimate question is, which car would you recommend for me (Car that will give me less headache)? What do you think of the Prices that I mentioned? Can I go Lower?

P.S. I personally like the Car #2's options like Aero Pkg, etc, but I'm worried that it might be the car that would give me problem since, I never seen or driven the car, Out of Factory Warranty, Don't know how reputable that tiny dealership is, and if I decide to fly over there, more than 90%, I am committed to buying the car regardless of condition, etc cause I put time and effort to go there, making bad decisions under pressure.

Please give me any comments or your opinions.
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