Short version- overall the car was fine and made the 1200 mile trip without issue, but the dealer details...well, they blow.
Long version- I was targeting a specific low mileage year/make/model and stumbled across their listing half the country away. They had what I wanted and knew it from the beginning.
Called to see if I could get a PPI performed. Sure, but we won't take the car for you, "do you have family local?" Called back a couple days later and the owner agrees but only if I authorize them a copy of the report. Asks how I'm going to pay cuz it's an older vehicle that can be a problem getting financed. I assure him that I can pay cash if the inspection goes well. Ok, gets inspected and I'm told that it's one of the cleanest they've seen, codes hadn't been reset, but the battery was original (2010) and needed to replaced/registered and the oil service is due- stated on the inspection report. The inspection, performed by Bimmers Only who came highly recommended on BMW forums, is another story that will be on another review, failed to mention mismatch tires, blown hood struts etc. Owner (mgr?) agrees to battery replacement but later won't pay for registering ($75). He won't move much on the vehicle price cuz he knows he has me and says the profit margin is too small to go any further. Insert eyeroll here lol. Says oil service has been performed but no one reset the computer so who knows what oil/filter was used. I'm flying from FL to TX, but they won't pick me up from the airport. Snapshot of itinerary, them what time I'll be there, arrive exactly on-time, and the car isn't even on the lot. It's back at Bimmers Only for battery register which was setup days prior and I'm paying for btw. I mean, you had a snapshot of my travel reservations and you can't have the car ready to go. We then go get the car so I can inspect/test drive etc...and of course it shows less than 20 miles of fuel remaining. After a thorough inspection I agree to purchase and mention that there's zero gas in it and I'm starting my trip back to FL that night. A worker grabs a key fob that fails to do anything, replaces battery, and is on his way. Get ready to head back to FL and they graciously put a 1/4 tank of fuel in for me...a guy who just flew in from FL. Then they send it to 'detail' for final cleaning. I'm like, "I'm leaving on a 1200 mile trip as soon as we're done here, no need to clean." And let's be honest, 'cleaning' is nothing more than spraying more slimy/gooey crap everywhere. Get out on the road, familiarizing myself with the car, perform a vehicle status check which comes up with an oil over service warning, get to the nearest dealer for resolution. For those that don't know, overfull can be worse than being low. My mistake for assuming the PPI would've caught something like this...? Have to end the drive early, find a hotel, then someplace that can service it first thing in the morning. Let my salesman (Ricky-Ric) know and get a who-gives-a-shit 'sorry' about that and the fuel, it was the owner's call.
This was two months ago so I'm sure there's a lot that I'm forgetting but you get the gist.
Not my first time flying to pickup a desired rig, but after this shady/janky BS crapshoot, it'll probably be my last.
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