Went and looked at this car today. Cosmetically it's OK, the typical dings and scratches you'd expect on a an 11 year old car. No rust or major damage.
Interior was a disappointment to me. Front and center on the driver's dashboard is the tachometer. The ridiculously oversized speedometer is in the center, between the driver and passenger. This takes your eyes way off the road whenever you check your speed while driving. The radio and climate controls are similarly quirky. Everything is plastic, lightweight, and cheap looking/feeling. Not a BMW by any stretch in that department. Both the left and right window controls seemed to have some gremlins. The windows would move up and down as long as the car was moving. If you came to a stop, they could be lowered but would not go back up. Owner knows nothing about cars and could not explain the oil problem. I had thought it might be valve cover gasket but the engine was clean and dry. No oil spots in the driveway. She said the mechanic told her it was losing oil "inside the engine" so I guess valve stem seals? But no smoke in the exhaust. She has owned the car for a little over a year, and paid $600 (!) for a thermostat replacement and said her mechanic told her it would be $9,000 for a new engine to fix the oil loss problem. On Fri, Sep 24, 2021, at 7:12 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > I know of two people who have owned these. Both had expensive maintenance > issues with them, and they bought them new. Both sold the cars as soon as > the extended warranty expired. Remember, it's a BMW, and parts and service > are priced accordingly. > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 3:49 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Maybe that’s why their resale is lousy. Dunno. > > > > -D > > > > > On Sep 24, 2021, at 4:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Is it an old one or one of the new versions? If old, then it is a > > classic toy. If it is a new one, read the reviews. They are generally > > awful. Not something you want unless you are really stuck on the styling. > > > > > > Randy > > > > > > On 24/09/2021 3:37 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > >> Anyone know much about these? This is posted at work on our "internal" > > classified ad site. Son is thinking he might want it. Would "engine valve > > leak" be valve cover gasket most likely? Or are there other seals that let > > go on these? > > >> > > >> Attempting to post screenshot here, not sure if it will come through on > > the list.... > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
