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There are no 14' GC, MY started in '15. I just purchased a 16' 435 GC M-Sport with 14,500 miles for 33k. 22 months left on the warranty. Be patient and you'll find your car. Good luck.
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The cars are as solid as any car can be. They had several years of the F30 which it's based upon to sort any minor issues. So long as mileage is respectable, you will be fine barring extreme bad luck. Personally I just like peace of mind so I always keep with an aftermarket warranty. In my case, in the UK, 2 years bumper to bumper including sound system and other gadgets was £700/$1000ish for 2 years. With such a low cost for a 2 year comprehensive warranty that tells you the stats also prove it's very unlikely to bring up any big repair bills. It's crazy to me that people buy brand new, but if you wait a couple of years the cars are half price, only have 20-30k on the clock and you can get a full warranty for an extra 10% of the cars value And having driven both, I can say beyond doubt that a 60k BMW feels as fresh as new one. In fact, from 20k on they actually get better imo. So far as I can tell, the only benefit of a brand new BMW is that the cheap leather they use won't be slightly worn on the drivers seat |
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Im still laughing at the 10sec car comment. I want to see videos of a 4 series 3.0L modified running 10 sec runs.
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I mean... technically it certainly would be possible. You would need to be window licking stupid to not start with a more suitable car though!!! BMW = back road blaster and highway king. So long as it hits 100km/h in 5 seconds or less, and has 6 cylinders, it's all it ever needs to be. Even road cars designed ground up to run ~10s will only last so long if you actually do it. It shouldn't even be a consideration for any car you want to keep and rely upon. |
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There IS an M3 that has run in the 10s it seems with bigger turbos etc. No 4 series that I know of...
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But for me the question has always been... What are you trying to prove? If someone picks up a broken car for peanuts and through sweat, blood and tears turns it into a -10s car, then fair enough, that's a hobby. And if a mainstream manufacturer releases a road legal -10s car, then that is indeed big news. But then there is the third group, that want's to judge mainstream cars by their potential(with massive mods) to sub 10s. Which is just crazy - it's a modern mainstream car... All you can do is detract from it's purpose in life in order to make it drag. I know for the US guys it goes back to the muscle car days in Detroit, I get it. But if that's what you want - buy the muscle car. The idea of modifying a fine tuned European sports saloon simply to get to the end of the road quickly spins my head lol. It's not that it's a bad idea. It's just a pointless car for that idea |
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Thanks, guess I'm looking for a '15 or later than. Can I ask where you found your 435? Was it a private sale, CPO or somewhere else? That seems like a great price. Congrats! Hope it gives you years of enjoyment.
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Also totally agree about buying brand new considering the steep depreciation curve, but everyone values things differently. I do agree about the cheap leather being worn/stained...that's probably the biggest issue I see in used BMW interior pics. A shame, but if that's what you have to deal with in order to save 40% to 50% of the sticker price than so be it. |
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As my 2015 factory warranty is coming to an end, I'm looking at possibly getting an Extended. I really don't think I'm going to keep the car that long but these things can get pricey to fix lol. Too bad there isn't a tried and true top Ex warranty company everyone swears by......
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Always seemed to me that it makes sense for the front wheels to have one job to do, just steering. Not steering and drive, because one inevitably fights against the other. Also just a bit daft in general on car like a BMW. If someone really needs 4wd in their life, just buy a 4x4 is my opinion lol. |
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In my case I basically bolted on all the optional extra areas of cover, other than a couple which I knew either weren't relevant or simply didn't need - like cover for if I spill coffee and stain a seat. You can also massively reduce the overall cost by either capping the hourly rate you can pay a garage using the policy, or by increasing your own contribution to any work that needs doing. I went for no cap on hourly rate or claim limit, and I think I would pay the first £100. So no big bill concerns for me. I guess transparency is also very important, the biggest excuse for them not to pay out would be mods to the car which they could argue has increased the likelihood, or caused something to break. They probably wouldn't check for most claims but you never know... |
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Let's not forget the new M550i and M5 are AWD too. Sorry, but I find this line of thought ridiculous. BMW should keep the lifted non-performance AWD limited to the X series and GT models. At the very least, offer performance orientated tunes on the AWD 4-series models, and they damn sure should do it on the 340 too.
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My SS 1LE is far lower and requires much "lower profile" jack, not even close to what my 428 x-drive required. And it's not that I have a problem with them leaving the cars lifted for the people that want higher cars, it's that they don't offer any sport suspension that significantly lowers the CG, stiffens the shocks, the anti-sway bars and lowers the profile. That's the issue. The "sport suspension" on the non-x-drive does this, but when it comes to the x-drive, nope.
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Thanks man. I'm located on the West Coast, Bay Area to be exact. I traveled down to LA to find my car at a reasonable price. It was at a non-BMW dealer, so no CPO. I was originally looking only for CPO vehicles, and I was coming across a lot of personal leases with 38k miles and only 1 year left on factory (plus an additional year for CPO). But then switched my search to non-lease owned vehicles with low miles and came across this steal. What's even better, is that I have almost 2 years left on the factory warranty which beats the hell out of whats offered with CPO warranty. My car first date in service was Dec 2016. Put my mind at ease for non-CPO.
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I was also on the lookout specifically for a '16+ GC X-drive with low miles.
There was a local non-BMW dealer near me that had a pretty clean 2016 428 GC X-drive with 22K miles. They want $26K for the car. I wasn't even in the market for the 3GT, but drove one and loved it. Decided for my use, the utility surpasses the sleek lines of the GC. Surprisingly, the 3GT with M-sport package looks pretty good. |
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