Does this seem like a good deal?

[Great White Drake]

Used 2012 BMW 650i Convertible For Sale in Naperville IL | VIN:

Even for the miles it seems kick ass. The car seems loaded. The 6 is the baddest looking BMW imo. I looked at it yesterday and I'm 99% sure it was female owned. What's the warranty like, 4 year 50k? Makes me wonder.

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[daturbosix]

 

[Gone_2022]

Yep bmw is 4/50k miles. I am sure you are already aware that BMWs come with an expensive price tag to fix when they break. Imo their quality has gone down from the early 90s days. They are prone to oil leaks from a lot of areas under the hood. As well as suspension/ball joint control arm type noises. Oh and burning/using oil as well. None of those are cheap to fix.

If you owned it for 4-5 years I don't think it is unreasonable to say you may spend 5-6 grand or more in normal repairs once out of warranty.

 

[Gone_2022]

For statistics the average repair on a domestic veh is 600 dollars. For euro bmw vehicles its 1100.

 

[Great White Drake]

If it came with a free can of scoal you'd be all over it.

 

[Great White Drake]

Yep bmw is 4/50k miles. I am sure you are already aware that BMWs come with an expensive price tag to fix when they break. Imo their quality has gone down from the early 90s days. They are prone to oil leaks from a lot of areas under the hood. As well as suspension/ball joint control arm type noises. Oh and burning/using oil as well. None of those are cheap to fix.

If you owned it for 4-5 years I don't think it is unreasonable to say you may spend 5-6 grand or more in normal repairs once out of warranty.

I've never heard of the oil issues? Is that on a certain engine?

 

[daturbosix]

If it came with a free can of scoal you'd be all over it.

gross, i dont chew.

 

[Gone_2022]

I've never heard of the oil issues? Is that on a certain engine?

Not sure if it's a specific engine. I've seen very high failures on the 3 series and 5 series with oil filter housing gaskets, valve cover gaskets, oil pan gaskets, and the big money maker the timing cover leaking.

The timing cover on the 3.0 6cyl is 8.7 hours alone without parts. And at a bmw type labor rate of 130 dollar or more per hour that adds up.

That's something to consider as well. The dealers will have very high labor rates per hour. And diagnostic times will be higher as well.

 

[Gone_2022]

Just looked up the labor time to replace a lower timing gasket on this 4.4 v8 your looking at. Not saying it fails a lot on these engines but if it does....... See below

Apologies for potato screen refresh but it says 39.7 hours to replace.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Great looking Vert, my wife is a HUGE fan.

 

[Gone_2022]

The oil pan gasket is 10.7 hours to replace on this engine........ You see where I'm going. If you have the money. More power to you. But it's more of the ultimate repair machine than the ultimate driving machine

 

[Great White Drake]

I thought there had to be a reason it was dumped before 50k miles. Whoever had it, was driving it everywhere. There weren't that many rock chips like you'd expect from what seems like a highway mileage car.

 

[Great White Drake]

gross, i dont chew.

Oh, well you always start feeling around in your mouth with your tongue when I see you....are you trying to tell me something?

 

[1quick]

gross, i dont chew.

He ment bottle of skol, mmmmm cheap vodka hangover

 

[syP]

REPLACING THE V!??!

 

[Great White Drake]

REPLACING THE V!??!

Nah, the wife is tired of "never having permission" to drive the V. She kinda wants her own "toy" but doesn't know what. I showed her this and she liked it. Went and looked at it last night with a buddy, seemed underwhelming.

 

[Gone_2022]

Give her the V and purchase new zo6????

 

[Great White Drake]

Give her the V and purchase new zo6????

I can't, I love this pos. I think she nuts but she knows I can't say no to buying a car. The roof of the house could cave in and I'd find a way to tarp it.

 

[Euro]

It is definitely a chick car!

 

[Mike K]

An out of warranty twin turbo V8 on a used car I paid 55k for would be a little scary for me. I haven't heard of any common issues with them but still, that's the kind of engine where when it breaks you're paying.

 

[Turk]

Twin turbo v8? I didn't know these were turbo.

 

[syP]

Twin turbo v8? I didn't know these were turbo.

yup. same with the 750i and 750Li

 

[jason05gt]

Twin turbo v8? I didn't know these were turbo.

Where have you been hiding? They've been for 3 years.

I got a ride in my dad's friend's new 650i from golf a few months ago. Pulled hard for a big heavy car and sounded pretty good from the factory too.

 

[Turk]

Where have you been hiding? They've been for 3 years.

I got a ride in my dad's friend's new 650i from golf a few months ago. Pulled hard for a big heavy car and sounded pretty good from the factory too.

No M, no care.

 

[deviantlx]

buy that shit so I can repo it when your wife pops the motor phil.lol.