Please Help:( My new 335i E93 N55 But....

[ShaunAshley]

Hi Guys, 

As mentioned on some other posts I got a E93 335i 2011.
Car is Black and has only 34000kms.

DCT
Sat Nav
Heated Seats
Harmon Kardon
Extended Lighting Package
etc

I flew to Cape Town from JHB to pick up the car. Drove it back to JHB in one go and it went amazingly well, no plates on the car so i could really feel the N55 power.

About 2 days later the charge pipe went on the car, so i took it to BMW Midrand. The mechanic at BMW said that the Oil housing unit was on its way out as well. I sent the invoices to the dealer in CT and they were willing to pay, plus fix the glovebox and some clips. (About 20k).


While it was at BMW Midrand, one of the head mechanics Nelson mentioned to me the car has some spraywork and did i know etc.
I was very upset and called the dealer i got the car from (CMH Volvo/Jaguar/Land Rover). I had done all my checks on the car, it was one owner from new and all services done at BMW.
The previous owner was an old man and only used the car on rare occasions. I checked for comments and nothing.

When i mentioned to CMH Cape Town that the car has spraywork, they said yes we are aware and that it was mentioned on a whats app message that the car had "Light cosmetic work done on the car, as it was a 10 year old car the previous owner tried to fix scratches, but we can confidently say the car has never been in an accident'.

I was not happy. They are still wanting to pay the 20k to the car, parts have been ordered and will arrive Monday.

Nelson at BMW Midrand said he will check that the car hasnt been in a smash, on first impressions he said the car looks neat and that it shouldnt be a deal breaker etc.

Please can you guys give me some advice?
Been looking for an E92/E93 low milleage N55 for long and they really hard to come by.

Will add some pics below when i picked it up last week.
Regards Shaun

 

[Nukleuz]

If its only cosmetic repairs ( stone chips and scratches ) , it wouldn't bother me, it is an older car and its not uncommon for stuff like that.

if its been in a smash, that would be a different story

 

[akash]

If its only cosmetic repairs ( stone chips and scratches ) , it wouldn't bother me, it is an older car and its not uncommon for stuff like that.

if its been in a smash, that would be a different story

Agree

Also oil filter housing could just mean the gaskets need replacing, but if the dealer is paying for a new unit, let them replace the housing

 

[ShaunAshley]

CMH is saying the previous owner decided to try get rid of the swirls and scratches on the car by spraying it. The front bumper is fine, but the passenger door has some spray as well?

I couldnt notice it but obviously the guys at BMW saw it

 

[MOE 000 GP]

Before you purchased the car did they disclose exactly where paintwork was done on the car? I'm in the trade and it's very important to disclose what do you mean by paintwork cause it can mean alot of things ... generally if the car has paintwork we will disclose it and show the client this door nd this fender was sprayed..this tail light was replaced we give proper detailed forms including getting an arc report if it was done by arc otherwise the previous owner can submit the insurance reports aswell ...I think in this case let bmw run that point check they do and see what the outcome is cause they will be able to tell in some cases if the car was in an accident or not

 

[TurboLlew]

Door could have been done due to dings from parking lots etc. I have a couple of those. My wife's 18000km car even has one that will need to be pulled and likely spray work due to location. It may not be the end of the world. Get the reports and go from there. More important is how good of a job was done to it. Even ARCS work is not great alot of the time. My front bumper has been sprayed 2x and rear once. Most people wouldn't be able to tell. Apart from it having fewer stone chips than my bonnet. If that is all it was, then I wouldn't worry about it. Get an expert view though.

 

[AshG108]

CMH is saying the previous owner decided to try get rid of the swirls and scratches on the car by spraying it. The front bumper is fine, but the passenger door has some spray as well?

I couldnt notice it but obviously the guys at BMW saw it

I think he meant light scratches so could be just that...scratches from people rubbing against the car with a shaper object sticking out etc....remembering on a black car it is so much more visible, every little critter.

 

[ShaunAshley]

They definitely did not disclose the areas of spraywork etc.
Even now when i asked them about it they just say its a 10 year old black car, there will obviously be some cosmetic work done to the car.

So if BMW come back saying that there is no accident damage, i shouldn't worry too much?

I am happy they are paying for the mechanical work, they said they will also pay for a "Compound Polish", not sure what that is.

I was also contemplating wrapping the car.

Thanks for the advice guys

 

[Budleigh]

I wouldn't worry unduly, if it's just cosmetic touch ups. I had the "BMW Official" Stars and Fireworks All Singing All Dancing panelbeater do some work on my E60 after someone reversed into me, and it took three further visits before the work was acceptable.

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[MOE 000 GP]

If no accident damage then dont worry... if there was and bmw can prove it then return the car... that's what I would do

 

[///M Individual]

For BMW to pick it up so quickly it means it hasn't been painted very well. As Llew said if the job is good it should not be noticeable. On BMW's advice maybe get the dealer to have those panels resprayed properly at a reputable panel beater.

A 'compound polish' refers to paint correction or cutting a layer/s of the clear coat to remove swirls and light scratches. Please insist that they send it to a professional detailer of your choice to do this as there are plenty fly by nights that dealers use that will cause more harm to the paint than anything else. A good detailer will have a paint reader as well to advise whether it is in fact safe to cut as if the car has been polished alot previously there will not be much clear left to do paint correction.

Good luck bud

 

[M135i]

Keep the car. Dealer is willing to fix the odd few things. You drove it a fair amount and can attest to the car. My own car has had spray work done...but still probably one of the cleanest f20's around.


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[444YYY]

If it’s just spray work, and YOU cannot tell after a close inspection, then it’s fine.

 

[Straight six]

You agree they hard to come by

You agree that you have FSH with all the books etc...

It gave you a 1400kms drive (no hassles)

Issue that was picked up mechanically they offered to pay (no arguments)

In your shoes I would keep the car.....

 

[ShaunAshley]

Thanks a lot guys, really appreciate the information and advice.
I really love the car and was heart broken when i found out it had spray work, but i guess its not the end of the world if there was not accident damage.

Will let you guys know how this week goes.

Also, would you guys suggest maybe doing wrap?

 

[TurboLlew]

If it’s just spray work, and YOU cannot tell after a close inspection, then it’s fine.

Just jumping in on this, alot of very dim witted people want to seem smart and will tell you alot of things if not to scare you into doing unnecessary things then just to seem smart or as though they are experts who spotted this issue. I watched my S2000 arrive with the factory wrap and suspension blocks etc and yet I had someone talking to me about how they could see the door had been resprayed blah blah blah. In the same way dealers hide issues they can create issues out of opinions. Bmw factory paint is not fantastic to begin with unless it is an individual colour. 

Same as people who will tell you some catastrophic failure is imminent then 100000km later you have no signs of issues (as some people here will tell you, who have spare engine harnesses, modules and even forged parts for motors and systems that simply never broke despite the few nostradamus wannabes wanting to sound like experts.

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I would have the car properly detailed and see how you feel before you wrap it. Maybe look at PPF for the front

 

[Jackson]

Bud I would keep the car and not worry about the spray work.. from those pictures the car really does look clean especially for a 10 year old BLACK car..

I have a black car and the first thing I did was have it professionally detailed and then I covered the bonnet, fenders and bumper with clear paint protection film PPF.

If you are in JHB then I would highly recommend sending it to Gloss Monster Detailing. They are based in Honeydew, JHB and their work is excellent. They have maintained all of my cars for the past 6 years

 

[ShaunAshley]

Thanks for all the advice guys really appreciate it

 

[A_Williams]

For such low mileage , it’s weird that the OFHG could’ve fell through , what did the dealer say about replacement ?

 

[ShaunAshley]

For such low mileage , it’s weird that the OFHG could’ve fell through , what did the dealer say about replacement ?

Dealer paid for everything, including a really amazing detail from Prash at Precision Glaze in JHB.

Car will be up for sale soon