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07-25-2010, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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Rust on a 2 year old BMW 325d
Well yesterday I was at the dealers keen as mustard to pick up the 08 plate 325d I had just bought.
As we looked around the car that had done 43k and to be honest looks brand new bar a stone chip or two I was impressed with the car and then the wife spotted on the A-Pillar rust bubbling under the paint On speaking to the dealer at his desk I didn't believe me at all, he said 2 year old BMWs don't Rust, I told him that I wasn't happy and to have a look himself. He went to inspect the car with the 3 others, as they came back I was expecting him to give me some excuse, but to my shock he agreed with me and said that was unacceptable. I was prepared to walk away from the deal as I still had a part-ex to go home in, the patch is as big as half a finger nail, He offered to have it fixed FOC and offered some money back and a free service. In all my years of owning new cars (15), I have never known a dealer to be so helpful. We both know I could reject the car but its that nice I have decided to keep it. My Question is has anyone ever heard of something like this happening? Ron. |
07-25-2010, 04:41 PM | #2 |
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Yes it's been painted. Probably due to accident damage.
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07-25-2010, 04:52 PM | #4 |
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Checks only reveal damage repaired through insurance. Could have had it's window smashed in.
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if i was buying this car i would want a big chunk of money knocked off or walk away plenty of cars about
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It probably had a whole front end and blended up
that far
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07-25-2010, 04:59 PM | #7 |
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Safe to say if factory painted
it wouldn't have rusted this QuickLy
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Amazing what they can do these days to wrecked cars.
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07-25-2010, 05:00 PM | #9 |
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HPI means fuck all. Still could ave been through a lampnpost
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07-25-2010, 05:02 PM | #10 |
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Cut and shut without a doubt. Did you check foe weld lines under the car?
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and the rusty hubs is a dead give away
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Good point. I remember working in London and seeing a cut
and shut in action from a bridge. I think I still have the footage somewhere on an old phone.
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07-26-2010, 03:24 AM | #13 |
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lol Trust me its not a cut and shut and yes I know HPIs aren't perfect either. My dad was a mechanic for over 30 years and I have picked up a thing or two over the years the place where this is by the windscreen, so I was wondering if the water had collected in the seem of the window and the body work.
I have seen this type of thing happen on other makes of cars, even from new where the rear window is not mounted correctly on a car and the water gets trapped between the glass and the bodywork and causes the same issue. |
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07-26-2010, 04:18 AM | #14 |
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I had same thing on my E46 bubble on the A pillar, probably a stone chip. In my case a bad repair from when preivous owner changed the windscreen and fitters proabbly damaged it.
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07-26-2010, 05:21 AM | #15 |
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To be honest thats what I was thinking, The main dealer is going to fix it next week, despite the problem I am loving the car
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07-26-2010, 05:23 AM | #16 |
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Check the roof hasn't been off and welded back on.
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07-26-2010, 09:33 AM | #17 |
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Yep, I have heard of that one before. To a brand new car also. in 99.
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07-26-2010, 10:49 AM | #18 |
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One person is joking here and the other isn't.
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Would explain it
I'd burn it and buy another |
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Why not get hold of the previous owners details and contact them and ask.
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07-26-2010, 12:10 PM | #22 |
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Probably some teeth and skull bone still under the seat.
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