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and OP - I'm just messing with you. No offense ment.
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TIAGX5 thanks for your input. TerminatorX5. your answer is too realistic & appreciated. Thank you
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These type of laws are crap by the way. No one but the absolute pro can tell if EVERY car is junk. And like others have said, Carfax is also huge BS. Don't ever trust that shit. It can, and is faked. It's good to get for other reason, but you need other evidence of a good car. Your country will never stop this unless they regulate years of cars, and issue penalties. This is why cars going to Moscow, are brand new, or nearly new. Forget about sending a 3 year old car there. You will never clear it.
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The trick to purchasing a used vehicle is finding the exception to the rule stated above. I spent over a year looking at all the '02 and '03 4.4 Spt Pkg X5 that were withing a 200 mile radius of Tampa, FL before finding my one owner exception, the guy even returned to the BMW dealer for new tires!!! Almost 160k miles now and I have only needed minor repairs (waterpump, tires, battery, belts, exp tank, upper rad hose, 1 turn signal bulb), the X is still going on the OE timing chain guides, trans, airbags (the X has thousands of miles towing a 6k lb trailer in the FL and TX heat to boot). When the X was purchased for under $13k with 100k miles, I installed a tow hitch and went thru it replacing ALL fluids and lubing every moving item I could get at. People cannot believe it's almost 10 yrs old with 160k miles.
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the manufacturers are trying to eliminate the grey market (privately imported goods), and are successful in places with strong governments - the grey market undermines the notion that the factories have about their own product, and makes the local dealers unhappy with the factory... a bad BMW that was wrecked, flooded, burnt and then sold to a consumer somewhere in Africa, still carries a BMW badge and now casts a bad image onto the marque... there are over 200 countries worldwide, and it is very hard to bring a less than good a car to a modern country - but there are many other countries with weak consumer protections, and grey market will be profitable... Bringing BMW into Costa Rica will cost you a lot of money, just because they will impose a 100% tax on the value of the car... but... it can be a flooded clunker... Panama will let you bring a car into the country tax free, if you are a holder of a pensionado visa - once every two years... not enough to run a business, but they will not check the quality of the car... and you can sell it after couple of years... (BTW, I have heard that Panama is #1 importer of the Cayenne...)
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jgold47. No my friend I knew you were just messing with me.
SlickGT1. A used car is in many cases sold for 'not happy with it" reason. U need to be always careful when purchasing a car whether it was of US, Europe or of local market origin. We tend here to purchase foreign used car because it is way better in all aspects as compared with the local used car. Traders are traders everywhere in the world. When you get a foreign car imported from US, you get it from a Lebanese trader, so when you've been screwed up, you'll be screwed up by the direct seller not the precedent one nor the previous users Anyway, my car was very well tested by my mechanic through test drive, scanner and every inch of it from inside and outside was inspected. I was unfortunate to face the trans failsafe prog since the first day (it did it just once till now). replacing window regulator just in the next day, put me on Alert (first 2 days wasn't supposed to be that annoying), but this do not mean that I am screwed with my car. Every used car is subjected to some parts replacement, oil change, some adjustment etc. directly after purchase. tc
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Thanks ndabunka. No I am not teased with what SlickGT1 was saying. He helped me out many times in this forum. Yes we have some problems in our car import regulations. Yes I admit & feel not angry when I am faced with this fact by any person. It is a reality and at the same time, an American friend should not feel angry if I asked '"do Americans well maintain their cars". We are exchanging info & suggestions in this forum, not anything else. I got also a relative in Switzerland who works as a car trader. I just wanted to undertake all the responsibilities by choosing a car on my own.
You can find a nice car of US origin here in the market but you have always to double check & inspect to choose the best one among many inspected ones. Thank you again terminator x5 for the useful info TiAgX5... Beautiful car by the way
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Thanks goldenbird. Buying a used complex vehicle such as a late model BMW takes time and the cost of several PPIs to get into the right one. I have no regrets of having spent over a year driving to look at X5s only to walk away. Keep in mind a couple major repairs after purchase can exceed the price of the vehicle.
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Americans mainatining there their cars?Typically no. The chances are least likely in a BMW as well.2 things i learned from my X5 is 1.Never buy a used BMW.2.If you really need to break rule 1 make sure you get a CPO'd one with a warranty and hope for the best
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