It is a good option… I am about 92% sure that I couldn’t talk my wife into it, it is about 5k more.
Step 1) Drive to fruit belt.
Step 2) Leave cars with keys.
Step 3) Profit.
j/k of course.
I’d give it back, since it’s seems like it’s been a headache for you.
But I agree with Josh’s recommendation now that the problem has been found.
I am surprised to see everyone is so terrified of replacement engines. Unless this is a common issue on these engines I would not give it much thought on putting another one in.
sounds like ls1 time to me.
Well, make me a realy close offer and we can talk. I can’t buy a truck until I sell the m5.
Sorry to hear that Mike.
It depends. A reputable used car dealer is worth their weight in Gold IMO. So if you’re uneasy about fixing it, then taking another car off the lot seems like a great idea unless you had something you really had your heart set on.
If someone is REBUILDING the motor, you should be able to be pretty confident in it after the fact.
Unless there are lots of common problems, I wouldn’t be THAT worried with a replacement either, assuming you have someone that knows what they are doing do the once over on installation.
Glad to hear they are working with you at least.
The biggest problem I see with taking a car off the lot is that you have to settle for a car you might not actually want.
Scope out the lot and see what they have. Luckily you have these options though. Imagine if this was all on your dime.
what is teh delaerships website?
id see if they will cut you a deal on something on the lot for the hassle… you may walk away with a killer deal
What did they send to auction and when?
It was a 2002 Nissan frontier. I am not sure where they sent it to, but it was 2months ago.
i would rebuild.
before i could afford a solid DD, i was buying fairly good shape cars that needed major engine work. rebuilt them and had a solid running car for the same cost as a rotted pile of junk. usually turned a profit on them when i sold as well.
not the same situation, however what im saying is i would not be afraid at all of having the motor rebuilt. your car appears to be pretty nice, i think it would be worth it to have the motor done especially if its not on your dime.
Option 1. If something is wrong with the motor or they overlook something, it is going to become obvious pretty soon. How many miles are on said car and how long have you owned it? If you still have 2 months left on the warranty through NYS, let them fix it and if something is still wrong, bring it back again.
Or, buy this instead http://buffalo.craigslist.org/ctd/2285549381.html
If you rebuild it, you could address anything else you need to along the way, making for a solid daily.
I guess that is what I am starting to realize. I do not take decisions like this lightly as it is a business decision but is muddied by the fact that I really like this car. I don’t expect to make much if any profit on this car, but I guess that once it is fixed there is no harm is starting to shop for a nice replacement.
Car has 95K on it so there is no warranty left at this point. I have had it for two months, but this issue stems back to two days after it left the lot so by law it is still their responsibility as they have acknowledged it in the past and made attempts at repair. That car is pretty nice, what dealership do you work at? Is that something that you are selling by chance?
I agree, but only if Black Forest is doing the work. He has every right to force me to bring the car to a shop of his choosing. The shop that he will pick is Michael’s East Side Service in Rochester. Mike is a great guy with a lot of knowledge, but I can not say the same for his employees. Quite frankly I just do not trust them to do this 100% accurate as the car went to them 3 separate times for this issue and all three times I said to check the head gasket and do a compression test. They shrugged it off and made simple repairs, I was correct all along and all of this may have been avoided if on day one when I brought it in they had listened to me and checked the head gasket. Now I am not saying that the damage wasn’t already there as I am not psychic, but I would believe that it could be a possibility that damage day one was minimal, and their failure to act in a reasonable manner over the course of two months has led us down this path. It will not be costing the shop a penny, the dealer now has to pay for their indiscretion and if I was him, quite frankly I would be questioning Jason at Black Forest up and down to see if I had a case against the original shop.
I guess that is what I am starting to realize. I do not take decisions like this lightly as it is a business decision but is muddied by the fact that I really like this car. I don’t expect to make much if any profit on this car, but I guess that once it is fixed there is no harm is starting to shop for a nice replacement.
Car has 95K on it so there is no warranty left at this point. I have had it for two months, but this issue stems back to two days after it left the lot so by law it is still their responsibility as they have acknowledged it in the past and made attempts at repair. That car is pretty nice, what dealership do you work at? Is that something that you are selling by chance?
I agree, but only if Black Forest is doing the work. He has every right to force me to bring the car to a shop of his choosing. The shop that he will pick is Michael’s East Side Service in Rochester. Mike is a great guy with a lot of knowledge, but I can not say the same for his employees. Quite frankly I just do not trust them to do this 100% accurate as the car went to them 3 separate times for this issue and all three times I said to check the head gasket and do a compression test. They shrugged it off and made simple repairs, I was correct all along and all of this may have been avoided if on day one when I brought it in they had listened to me and checked the head gasket. Now I am not saying that the damage wasn’t already there as I am not psychic, but I would believe that it could be a possibility that damage day one was minimal, and their failure to act in a reasonable manner over the course of two months has led us down this path. It will not be costing the shop a penny, the dealer now has to pay for their indiscretion and if I was him, quite frankly I would be questioning Jason at Black Forest up and down to see if I had a case against the original shop.
Uggh. Once again BMW’s aren’t magic. You’ve got a problem, under warranty, and the dealer is getting it fixed no hassle. What kind of rational person would take a $1-2k loss over having the problem fixed for free?
Here’s a mind fuck: You’re worried about there being “other” unknown problems. That worry does not change from one used car to the next. You could take a $1-2k loss and be in the exact same boat, only you wouldn’t have a newly rebuilt motor. Or several weeks of ownership identifying any other problems.
All you’ll be doing is losing money and gaining risk if you don’t have the dealership fix it.
This is really a no brainer, which explains why so many of you don’t get it. :ham:
Ouch James. Did you bang on the keys as you typed that? What you said is basically the rational that I used to explain to my wife why I will be renting a car for a week or two. I am going to call them this morning and see what decisions they have made as to where we are heading at this point.
It’s a no brainer if you trust the shop and the dealership. As stated above, the employees at the shop in rochester are clearly not the best people to be taking this on.