335is Purchase

335REGULATION · 02-04-2017, 12:35 AM

Member of this forum for 8 years and 2 335i(s). I need your help. I currently drive a Subaru outback, since I had to sell my last 335i to relocate to Northern Virginia. I'm looking to buy a 335is this weekend, and I need a referral. The car is out of warranty, and is an IS (I don't think turbos have extended warranty since those are N54 11-13] so I want someone that can come with me to the dealer and do a PPI. The car is in Northern Virginia, where I live. Please recommend someone. Thanks in advance, and administrator, move to appropriate section if this is not. Thanks!

zx10guy · 02-04-2017, 01:59 AM

You don't need to bring anyone with you. Any reputable dealer will allow you to take the car to a shop of your choice to have the PPI done. I've done this with a couple of used cars I was thinking about buying at two different dealerships.

jkoral · 02-04-2017, 08:42 AM

A number of years ago it cost me $250 to bring a car to an independent for a PPI. So worth the cost -- not just things currently wrong, lots of soft information of things that will need to be fixed/replaced in 10K, 20K, 50K miles. My indy even gave me a final buy/no buy recommendation. (It was buy and I bought it).

GoHokiesGo · 02-06-2017, 05:24 PM

You should go browse through the regional forums for Mid-Atlantic.

There was a thread this week with a lot of praise for GT Peace in Sterling, along with a few other shops that people have had good luck with.

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335REGULATION Lieutenant 82 Rep 483 Posts Drives: 2011 335is Coupe MT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (0)	335is Purchase - Need Help! Northern VA PPI Member of this forum for 8 years and 2 335i(s). I need your help. I currently drive a Subaru outback, since I had to sell my last 335i to relocate to Northern Virginia. I'm looking to buy a 335is this weekend, and I need a referral. The car is out of warranty, and is an IS (I don't think turbos have extended warranty since those are N54 11-13] so I want someone that can come with me to the dealer and do a PPI. The car is in Northern Virginia, where I live. Please recommend someone. Thanks in advance, and administrator, move to appropriate section if this is not. Thanks! __________________ 2011 335is Coupe MT/Space Grey/Saddle Brown/Sunroof Delete/Stripper Car
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zx10guy Brigadier General 5519 Rep 3,331 Posts Drives: 2013 135i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: DC iTrader: (0)	You don't need to bring anyone with you. Any reputable dealer will allow you to take the car to a shop of your choice to have the PPI done. I've done this with a couple of used cars I was thinking about buying at two different dealerships.
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jkoral Colonel 1137 Rep 2,056 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 LBB 6MT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MA iTrader: (7)	A number of years ago it cost me $250 to bring a car to an independent for a PPI. So worth the cost -- not just things currently wrong, lots of soft information of things that will need to be fixed/replaced in 10K, 20K, 50K miles. My indy even gave me a final buy/no buy recommendation. (It was buy and I bought it).
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GoHokiesGo Private 77 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2010 X5M Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Loudoun, VA iTrader: (0)	You should go browse through the regional forums for Mid-Atlantic. There was a thread this week with a lot of praise for GT Peace in Sterling, along with a few other shops that people have had good luck with. __________________ ~Jason 2010 X5///M - Catless DP's, TTFS Stg2 tune 2007 335i E92 - Sold JP Photography - Travel/Landscape/Automotive Photography
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