Then I saw another 4.6is

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Sunny, reliability is not the issue. You're right, it could be dead reliable.

Which is the point of my post.

Originally Posted by crystalworks

I hope you guys never send your parents or significant others out to buy cars by themselves. It sounds like you are okay with shady business practices and place responsibility totally on the purchaser to be aware of all of these things.

I made no comment on the business practices of the seller (however I did mention there were issues...such as the misleading mileage). My response was focused on the un/reliability of the vehicle being sold.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by sunny5280

Which is the point of my post.


I made no comment on the business practices of the seller (however I did mention there were issues...such as the misleading mileage). My response was focused on the un/reliability of the vehicle being sold.

I know. I should have made that clearer in my response. You were solely referring to the potential reliability. However, as Tiag pointed out, that would be the exception rather than the rule due to the reasons he stated.

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

I know. I should have made that clearer in my response. You were solely referring to the potential reliability. However, as Tiag pointed out, that would be the exception rather than the rule due to the reasons he stated.

I agree the likelihood of problems increases with this kind of "repair". However that doesn't mean it can't be a good vehicle for someone who buys it as long as the buyer goes in knowing what they're getting (and from the looks of things the seller is not going to provide them this information so hopefully the buyer will check it out thoroughly).

There are a lot of people out there who want the BMW badge and will buy one you or I wouldn't touch. They won't care if it has the correct instrument cluster. Or they don't care about the mileage (or if the mileage indicated in accurate). They want a BMW and if this is priced right (which it doesn't appear to be) they'll buy it.