I went here in March of 2009 to drive a 2002 M5. It... - m5fanatic
I went here in March of 2009 to drive a 2002 M5. It looked beautiful and sounded like a million bucks. The salesguy rode with me, and only allowed me to drive around the block making right turns. This is an M5, I wasn't even allowed to get it above 40mph! When we got back, I was still very interested. I was up front and honest with them in telling them I wanted to check it out and talk to my wife. I know, every buyer says that, but I had cash in hand. He walked away to grab a camera so he could send her some pictures which was very nice. While he was gone I looked more closely and there were several imperfections that indicated that the vehicle had been in an accident. He denied it, but it seemed off to me. I asked for the carfax he said he had on it. He handed it to me on the way out the door. I asked to check on something (was going to compare VIN) but he said they were already opened after their normal hours and he'd be happy to call and/or email.
It just didn't feel right. $22k for an M5 with 64k miles was a good deal I thought, but my gut said something was wrong so I didn't get it. Looking at these posts I'm glad I went with my gut.
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