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      02-05-2013, 09:57 AM   #13
Tsuyoi
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Drives: 2013 F30 328i
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Real concern is whether or not you're worried about the warranty, and if you have any information available on the previous owner(s) of the cars.

The F30 being an "exec car" concerns me. That's BMW's code word for the loaners they give out when working on customer's cars. That means that chances are every driver of that car for it's 5k miles drove it like a beater, and didn't give half a rat's ass about how they treated it.

I test drove a 2012 535xi that was an "exec car" with 10k miles on it, and there were trim pieces missing, stains on the leather and door handle, bumps, nicks and scratches that you'll see immediately in person, and worst of all I could definitely hear a fan belt squealing in the engine compartment (dealer tried to cover that up by immediately turning on the radio when I got in the car for a test drive).

If you know a bit about the previous owner of the 335, might be better choice.
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