Re: Factory Demos

["Jeffrey Lloyd" <jslz3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I'd have to agree wit Bubba Duane (anyone who gets 2 writeups in 2 
consectuive roundels offically is a bubba)  anyhoo  The Z3 was one of 
these so called "demo cars" and from it's early production date I can 
only imagine.. I have had problems galore and the warranty has paid for 
itself, at least 10 fold.  But between Me my steeler and some friends we 
have produced one heck of a autocross contender (you hear me knocking 
Duane)  so It was not all bad Considering basically the WHOLE car has 
been replaced under warranty and is a Huntin one paticular 316tds.. I 
have accepted the $5000 price drop for my trouble...

Jeff 


Bubba duane wrote:
>>> Subject: Re: "Factory demos"
>>>
>>> Recently, I visited my local stealer... I mean dealer, and I saw on 
the
>lot a
>>> car that the salesman called a "brass" car.  This did not refer to 
the
>color,
>>> but rather the fact that (according to the salesman) this car had
>belonged to
>>> BMWUSA for executive use and, after having been driven 8k miles, was
>consigned
>>> to the dealer for resale.  Does such a program exist or are these 
cars
>really
>>> lemons or something?
>
><laughing>
>
>Now while ya'll are condsidering a 'factory demo', keep in mind that 
covers
>a LOT of cars.  I imagine the new M Coupes that were 'broken in' at 
///M day
>by Hans Stuck, Dieter Quester, Boris Said and Bill Auberlen along with 
200
>rabid Bimwads on the autocross course were probably not thrown in the
>dumpster at the end of the day, eh?  Or how about that those "Drive for 
the
>Cure Cars"...the ones that you take out and do donuts in the parking 
lot
>with 3 miles from the dealership (740's are not very good at this, BTW 
- - ask
>me how I know)......Or there's that new ///M Roadster they brought out 
at
>PizzaFest I Autocross for Klaus Schnitzer to photo shoot while Gary 
Bossert
>REALLY put it though its paces...Wow!!!  Gary can REALLY drive that 
thang.
>
>All the above...."Executive Driven".
>
>Also falling under this plan are cars that have been rejected by the
>customer at the dealership or Port of Entry for in-transit damage from
>Germany, bad paint, lemon law returns, etc.  This is a catch-all 
category
>for sure.  Think about all the things that could happen to a new car 
getting
>from Germany to the U.S.  Think about all the new cars they have to 
replace
>for complaining BMW customers.  They don't crush those problem cars 
now, do
>they?
>
>BMW has a limited history of every car they make in its database.  You 
can
>call BMWNA with the VIN number and get some of that history before you 
buy
>one of these 'factory demos'. They will disclose documented defects if 
you
>ask and they meet certain thresholds (damages over a certain amount, 
etc.).
>
>Personally, I'd not touch 'em unless they were very steeply discounted.
>I'll take my new cars with 4 to 6 miles on the odometer, please.
>
>Duane Collie
>BFKAB
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