A couple of quotes: "Just say no."
"Friends don't let friends buy BMWs." On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: > I have a dilemma. I found a 2000 BMW 528i with only 58,000 miles that a > friend of mine is selling. The Loan value is $8400 (retail is $11,900). I > had a friend of mine who is at a dealership check the auction prices. These > same cars are bringing $6-6500 at AUCTION with around 60-70,000 miles. > > It is very clean and in great shape EXCEPT, it has a scrape on the rear > fender/bumper where the seller scraped their brick mailbox. It doesn't look > terrible. But, in order to make it perfect, it will have to be painted > because the scratch is into the paint. The car has been serviced at the > local dealer since it was new; I called the dealership to confirm the > service history. It had the big expensive service deal done at 40,000 > miles. The last oil change at the dealer was done in June of 2008 when it > had 56,000 miles. Its a one owner car. > > The seller wants $7500. But, we haven't even tried to negotiate. My indy > (who also sells cars at his shop) says I should try to buy it for no more > than $6000. I am really torn because it is a very nice car with low miles. > But, I don't need another car payment (I owe money on my Wife's > Expedition). I might be able to turn around and sell it quickly. In fact, > my indy says he could put it on his lot and sell it for $7500 pretty > quickly. OR, do I buy it and drive it and try to sell my car? My car > (which I really like) would probably only sell for about $4000. > > Donald H. Snook > > > -- > OK Don > Panic! (the national past time). > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com