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buying bmw. mechanic says its needs work!

  • 24-03-2014 7:58pm
    #1
    brianb10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭


    I got a bmw 320 e90 with 109000 miles delivered down to dublin from a dealer in Tye.

    Got it checked out by my mechanic who said it would need a new pulley as well as rear discs and pads. Said it would cost €500 to fix.

    Asked my northerndealer to take €500 off the price but he says he can get parts for £90 and will send parts to his friends garage in dublin to fix it.

    I like the car and mechanic said itsba good car overall. I have paid €100 deposit.

    Would you walk away?
    Really dont want to as I like the car and need one asap for work.


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    They're hardly big jobs, if the car got a clean bill of health otherwise I'm not sure it would. Wheres Tye?


  • #3
    brianb10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭brianb10


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    They're hardly big jobs, if the car got a clean bill of health otherwise I'm not sure it would. Wheres Tye?

    Sorry. Typo. Tyrone.


  • #4
    H3llR4iser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,028 ✭✭✭H3llR4iser


    Sounds fairly normal "straight away" work for a second-hand car. Nobody services a car they're about to sell afterall...


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    H3llR4iser wrote: »
    Sounds fairly normal "straight away" work for a second-hand car. Nobody services a car they're about to sell afterall...


    Private sale probably but I would expect a dealer selling it to.


  • #6
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    brianb10 wrote: »
    he says he can get parts for £90 and will send parts to his friends garage in dublin to fix it.
    Why doesn't he simply do the work himself?


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  • #7
    brianb10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭brianb10


    No Pants wrote: »
    Why doesn't he simply do the work himself?

    Cos he is based in Tyrone and delivered the car down to Dublin.
    Would save him having to bring it up and down again


  • #8
    justsomebloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    brianb10 wrote: »
    I got a bmw 320 e90 with 109000 miles delivered down to dublin from a dealer in Tyrone.

    Have you already had the car transported down? If you paid a deposit and already had the car brought down I can't see him knocking money off the price now


  • #9
    brianb10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 112 ✭✭brianb10


    He got car fixed at his mates garage in dublin and wants me to collect it there.

    Would you trust that he replaced pulley, break discs and pads?
    Is it worth paying someone else another €50 to check if they are replaced
    or is there some way I can ask for receipts for the new parts?


  • #10
    No Pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,347 ✭✭✭No Pants


    brianb10 wrote: »
    is there some way I can ask for receipts for the new parts?
    There is. You ask him for a receipt for the work done. I would do that regardless, just so you can track what work has been done to your car and when. It'll help you schedule regular maintenance.


  • #11
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    When picking up car ask to be shown the parts fitted.

    New disks will be visible through gaps in alloys
    if you look a little closer you should just be able to see the side of pads you can compare to front that where not changed.

    Pully will be where serpentine belt is it will stand out as new item compared to the other pulleys

    Keep the 50 euro in your pocket


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  • #12
    burke027
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 501 ✭✭✭burke027


    visual wrote: »
    When picking up car ask to be shown the parts fitted.

    New disks will be visible through gaps in alloys
    if you look a little closer you should just be able to see the side of pads you can compare to front that where not changed.

    Pully will be where serpentine belt is it will stand out as new item compared to the other pulleys

    Keep the 50 euro in your pocket

    Changed loads of pulleys on the e90 320 I presume he's on about the crank shaft pully it's also a damper and if u don't know what ur looking at u won't know if that's being changed. But as far as I know them pullys are a lot more the 100e we defo fit one a week straight forward job for someone in the know. Has it had the abs pump replaced yet. Hope for your sake it has although the price has dropped on the pump lately. Go through the service book see has the turbo breather being changed. What year is it. Get the metal brake pipes the rear checked.


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