Intenet Buying

["Dave Grennek" <dgrennek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi ya'll,

	Joe wrote on the digest:

"Greetings fellow digesters:

With the Internet it has now become possible to find numerous BMW's 
for sale nationwide.  Has anyone purchased a vehicle via the 
Internet, or Roundel?  I have a higher level of confidence buying 
from a fellow BMW CCA member through the Roundel, than I would "Joe 
Blow."  Any feedback would be appreciated."

Dear Joe,

	My last BMW was purchased using the internet.  I browsed a 
number of different websites, but the one that finally came 
through for me was Classified2000.  I think they have all kinds of 
stuff on there (real estate, etc.).  From the time my wife and I 
started looking until we drove the car home was a little less than 3 
days.  The internet is clearly a great way to find out what's out 
there and for how much.  Makes dealing with the seller a lot easier.  
Turns out we bought our 328is from a Toyota dealership which was 
located about 5 hours away from our home.  So, we kinda didn't 
totally buy using the internet.  But, we used it as a tool to find 
out what's available.  If it wasn't a dealership (and the car 
is still under warranty for quite a while), I'd be 
leery, though.  I agree with your comment regarding buying from 
fellow CCAers.  But, if you find a car that's relatively close by, 
I'd definitely go and check it out.  However, if the seller was quite 
distant (and not in the Club), I'd probably pass.  Then again, if 
someone was offering a Z1 for $15K, I'd be one the next plane.  Take 
care.

Dave
BMW CCA #95506 

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