New to me wheels. I’ve been driving the RX8 for 4 years now and have loved every mile that I’ve put on that car. But the new job requires me to travel a lot more than I bargained for. In fact I’m making the rounds between Cincinnati , Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Louisville and Lexington regularly so I needed something more comfortable and more suited for highway travel.
I’d been saving my pennies for a while and had been looking at quite a few options. Then this presented itself:
She’s in incredible shape, nearly like new with 57k miles. Smooth, quiet, and super comfy.
This is the first BMW (Bring More Wallet) I’ve owned. We’ll see how this goes.
Basically a stock 3 series with Premium package. Nav / Leather / Heated Seats / Premium Sound / Bluetooth (all the iDrive goodness). It just needs to be driven and I plan to do just that.
So far, the only thing I have changed was updating the Navigation maps to 2017 maps from the 2011 maps it probably came with. That took about an hour.
I plan to leave it bone stock as I did with the RX8 and simply take care of her with maintenance as required.
Update 6/11/2017
Exactly 7 days after purchase and 320 miles later, it appears that the twin-power turbo has imploded. Right now I’m driving a loaner from Joe Morgan Honda where the vehicle was purchased. They appear to be standing behind it with the 3 month, 3000 mile warranty and have shipped the car to their sister BMW dealer in Dayton.
Update 6/13/2017
The news is back. She needs an entirely new engine. Something about suspected ingested turbo parts. So the options presented to me are as follows:
Option A: Voss BMW (sister dealership) has sourced a 2011 N55 engine with roughly 10k fewer miles. This engine would come with a 12 month PARTS ONLY warranty (no labor). I have enquired about them including an extended warranty so that remains to be seen.
Option B: They will ‘un-sell’ me the car. Refund my money and I walk away. This obviously seems like the no brainer choice. Or is it? If there’s a warranty is that a better deal?
Well, after much consternation and discussion with multiple people who’s opinions I respect, I have ultimately opted for Option B. So…
Thus ends my brief BMW ownership experience.