Where would you go next...

335d service history checked out, our usual indie said it's good from what he saw on the stored service history etc, cash ordered from the bank, insurance quote got (1054 euro so very happy with that) and previous insurer has my proof of no claims in the post since yesterday evening.

Organised to meet seller at the weekend...

I know I could just ask him but these are xenons right? and if they are adaptive as the ad says it's a good chance they'd be specced alongside high beam assist? Didn't realise it but that was an option on F30 where they do that moving around to block high beams while following cars etc.. Not a deal breaker just would be a nice to have. Wouldn't be arsed with the auto dipping version but the moving around lights would be nice

Congratulations!

If it has the washer system then they are xenons. Xenons also don't have a manual headlight adjustment button/dial on the dashboard as xenon lights have auto adjustment. If it's the LCI model then it will have LED headlights.

If you can get the car's VIN then stick it in here and it will tell you everything it left the factory with:

http://bimmer.work/

Best of luck with the transaction, should be grand! What are you coming from?

frozenfrozen wrote: »

coming from a smashed into smithereens motorbike and an 05 skoda superb 1.9 haha. Going to be a tiny step up...

Great stuff.
You run cartell or one of those?

A small one but double check the vin against the logbook.

He doing VRT, I assume?

If you're doing the VRT you need the V5 (uk logbook). Without this you've a world of hurt.

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

Great stuff.
You run cartell or one of those?

A small one but double check the vin against the logbook.

He doing VRT, I assume?

If you're doing the VRT you need the V5 (uk logbook). Without this you've a world of hurt.

Did a check and all clear, will definitely check vin against the car. He has the V5 and I'm going to VRT it, going to doubly triple check the vin against the V5 and put the vin in on motorcheck website when I'm there to make sure they all match up.
I'll have a piece of paper that says the car came off a transporter into Ireland very recently... it's the only weird bit of the situation but everything else seems fine and I'll just make the decision when I see it if there's anything funny about it but ok with that angle of it now after speaking with him.

I think with the extras the VRT might be a bit higher than the guess on the VRT calculator (in the region of 4100+nox)? Having said that I'd be looking to bring in an identical spec car from the UK so I would be paying it anyway on another car...

Technique wrote: »

This thread explains the different headlight options on the F30.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1125534

Thanks, this one is pre lci and has xenons, checked the spec list with the last 7 of the vin and am happy it's got good enough lights for me I'm sure the led are good too but glad it's the xenons, have used them on a 645 a load of times and highly rate them. Do a lot of night driving so it's a big plus for me on the car

vintagevrs wrote: »

What year is the car. Vrt on extras is zero after 4 years. They apply the vrt rate of the car to the extras if the car is less than a year old. Then it reduces by 25% to zero over 4 years.

So of the car is three years old....you pay 25% of the vrt rate on the extras. So 10k extras becomes 2.5k extra on the omsp which they apply the vrt to.

nice, its a 2014 so I don't have to worry about that

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

I'd be a bit harder on him here so.

He's not doing things properly and you're taking all the risk.
If (and it's a small if) this goes tits up are you left with a car that you've to sell in the north?

Along with proof of transporter you also need an invoice.
Which I assume is generally a UK invoice.

Why can't he VRT it and you pay for it?

Also it's due an NCT straight away if it's over 4 years old.

I think hand written invoice should be ok?

I know what you mean about it all, haven't asked him why he can't vrt it but as long as nothing bad will happen to me doing it I'm all set to do it this way anyway, I'll vrt it and book it in for nct.

As long as I don't have any risk of getting stuck not able to register it I'm ok with it, I'll be doing everything legit once I own it so as long as I can book for VRT with whatever paperwork he has itll be grand I hope.

tell me if I'm being too trusting / naive but just want to buy the car this weekend and be done with it, have been searching for months and this fits the description

Should be ok but what if that car was in for vrt before and didnt get done and now has a crazy late fee against it?
One a transport company had a truck on the ferry, they appear to be able to issue dockets like confetti re what they were carrying so i wouldnt put all my faith in the transport docket.

You won't get hit with fees, you can prove you just bought it. The last car I vrtd I bought in the north, no transporter or ferry. I did have a handwritten note from the seller saying he sold it to me on such a date but anyone could have written that and I don't think they even looked at it. All will be well, don't let worrying these things take away from picking up your new rocket!

335d seller strung me on as long as possible and changed his mind about selling

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Arsehole. Had that happen me years ago, very frustrating. Drove an hour to view the car and they didn't turn up or answer the phone, was fit to be tied.

Yep very frustrating. Said he saw the price of similar in the UK had gone up in price, asked for some more time to think about it and now 3 hours later isn't answering call/text.

Waste of a rare weekend I have fully off from work

Annoying
Hope it all works out.

Make sure you check VIN against logbook.
A good friend got done when a nice A4 was cloned off an identical one in a main dealers.

Sounds like a complete tosser.

I'd tell him to get lost to be honest frozenfrozen. Somethings not right there at all.