Certified Preowned BMW Woes

["Davis Feng" <dfeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I am looking for opinions here.

I recently purchased a used Certified Pre Owned 99 M Coupe with 9600 miles
on it.  Apon test driving it and checking out the rims, I decided to make an
offer on the car.  I noticed the rims were curb rashed, and the salesman
told me that that would be fixed.  I also noticed that the stereo was not a
factory stereo, but was not worried.  after all it was a certified pre owned
bmw.  I purchased the car for $38500, and being a certified bmw, it came
with a 6 year 100k warranty.  all the sales people were congratulating me,
saying what a great buy the car was, and that it was in really good
condition.

k, after less than a week of owning it, I have found several problems with
it.  first the cosmetics
1) the front air dam has had serious contact with a curb.
2) the rear wing has oxidation already.  its black, but starting to fade to
that whitish look
3) the front bumper turn signal lens is chipped away.  Like somone tried to
pry it off.
4) the rims have curb rash.

these problems, my fault.  I should have noticed the condition of the car.
I should have paid more attention.  oh well.

now the interior of the car
1) the nonfactory stereo.  well when I turn the fader to the rear speakers,
all I get is really muddy sound.  like the tweaters or the crossover is
screwed up.
2) the oil temp and the clock are switched.  so on my dash, it goes oil
temp, volt, clock. some warning signs.
3) the seat heaters, the passenger switch heats up the drivers side, the
drivers switch heats up nothing.
4) the cargo netting is all torn up.

Driving characteristics of the car
1) the steering wheel is not centered when I am driving in a straight line.
but the car does not pull either left or right.  alighnment problems?  one
had is at 9:30 and the other hand is at 1:30
2) when I accelerate hard, 1st to 2nd, the clutch slips when engaging 2nd,
almost like the clutch pads are glazed.

So I am curious, is buying any used car a buyer beware situation?  or do I
have some claim that a certified bmw should not have these
problems?  Cosmetics, yes, I understand, my fault for not looking carefully
enough, but stereo, netting, clutch?  its hard to believe that this kind of
car would pass "bmw certification"( that was a sarcastic tone ) after all
the sales people would make you believe that the car was just like new.  as
he said to me anyway.

Well, I am irritated.  Stupid hypocrits in the world.  before they sell you
the car, they tell you how wonderful the car is.  after they sell you the
car, they tell you how it is a used car, and that not
everything will be perfect.  I wish they would just be fair.

I shall see tomorrow how they decided to treat me.

I am extremely interested in opinions.  I really want to know if I am right
or wrong.

thanks for hearing me out.

Davis Feng
99 M Coupe

ps Should I post tomorrow to tell you all how the dealership decides to
treat me? or is it a Waste of bandwidth?

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