03-28-2017, 02:56 PM | #1 |
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2nd Hand M2 need advice
I'm considering buying a 2nd hand M2, I have 2 options so far one that is from 2016 with 5k km and another one early 2017 with 2k km.
I have no idea how these car were used before especially during "break in" period. Any advice on things to check before buying ? Thanks. |
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03-28-2017, 03:34 PM | #3 |
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Also have a friendly BMW dealer run the VIN for you. All sorts of shit shows up in their database that wouldn't on Carfax.
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Where I live the M2 costs 80k € as new ^^ 2017 model has 11k€ of MPerfomance accesories (carbon fiber all over the place and MPerformance exhaust) 77k 2016 one is "normal" 67k€ |
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03-29-2017, 01:48 AM | #11 |
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Both are CPO and I believe the newer one was staff owned.
Do you guys think it's possible / realistic to ask the selling dealership to show the "driving history" (by that I mean like how many times engine was redlined, over heated and so)... My concern is to know if the car was abused during break-in... |
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03-29-2017, 03:50 AM | #12 |
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Check rotors, pads and you might have a better picture what you're getting.
These cars are built to be driven hard, and you have warranty involved for at least good 4-5 years. So far, none of M2 engines got broken down as far as we know. While the story for M3/4 was way different in the first one year of people owning it. |
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Go drive the car, if it drives great. Buy it. You don't need to make it more complicated than it already is. Source: Bought my M2 "used" with 1200 miles on it. |
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Just to let the people know here I went to pick up my M2 last Saturday, it was dealer's showroom car with 1 000 km. However they could get me off 12k € of the MSRP (88k € with options where I live) if they sold it at 3001 Km and a week later (so it's 3 month old) to be able to sell it as approved used BMW. So I agreed to that, which saves me from the pain of having the break in the car myself + break in service. They also took back my f30 1 year and a half before end of contract so I just had to put down payment for the M2.
I'm happy with the discount, I leverage the fact that new order will be LCI models and this one is not so they should get rid of it ASAP XD |
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I remember reading that the DCT LC was only good for a few hundred uses. If that value is readable, it would give you s good idea if it was hammered or not
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Is LC available before break-in service ? If not I highly doubt the sales guy used that during the week the car was being ran after I looked at it.
I looked at the breaks and tires to check obvious sign of hard driving, but the thing was pretty much as new (i got lucky getting the Michelin PSS). |
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Pretty sure the warranty is NO LONGER transferable. Meaning original owner only unless Ultimate Care + was purchased or something like that. Buyer beware!
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