Anyone familiar with ......

[ekimv65]

2008 BMW X5 : 5UXFE83518L168160 is is at Golden Auto Sales in
2999 Long Beach Rd., Oceanside, NY
I found it on Mannheim auctions and have a deal in place, but want to dot my I's if it were.

Any help would be great.

[ard]

You are getting a professional PPI, correct?????

[ekimv65]

PPI???

[AtomiX]

Pre purchase inspection, and you can run the VIN thru carfax.

[ard]

Originally Posted by ekimv65

PPI???

You bring the car to a QUALIFIED BMW mechanic, have them inspect the car for any damage, defects, repairs...include a dump of DME data (engine computer) and look for any old codes, evidence of 'over-revs;, etc

You do this BEFORE you buy.

You DO NOT believe the selling dealer when they say "our mechanics went through this with a fine tooth comb"... personally I don't even accept a BMW dealer and a CPO! Many people have bought CPOs only to find the car has damage, defects and issues, and BMW will not stand behind it.

Carfax and the other databases are fine for info, but only a fool will rely on them.

[UCrewX5]

check your PM inbox - member M3 Paul suspects this may involve fraud.

[M3 Paul]

Where did you find the listing for this car? #1, it's still under lease through August of 2011. #2, the address that Golden is using does not belong to Golden. They had a bunch of vehicles listed at cars.com, but when they were called and asked to show the cars, they hung up and will not answer the 888 phone number. The cars have subsequently been taken down from cars.com. Do you have a contact number of Golden Auto Sales, as it seems this is not a real transaction.

[Valk]

You SHOULD run it throu carfax