M3-ADDICT'S First Time Buyer Thread- Benz Dealer PPI Suffiencet?
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M3-ADDICT'S First Time Buyer Thread- Benz Dealer PPI Suffiencet?
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Looking to purchase E55 AMG outside warranty with roughly 60K miles. Will a Benz Dealer PPI be more than sufficient as to know how clean the car is. Also anywhere I can check the service record on the car from the dealership? What are some major services needed from the E55 AMG? For example for M3s with Inspection I and Inspection II. The car is 2004 but has had 4 owners, would that reflect the value of the car?![nix](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/nixweiss.gif)
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Looking to purchase E55 AMG outside warranty with roughly 60K miles. Will a Benz Dealer PPI be more than sufficient as to know how clean the car is. Also anywhere I can check the service record on the car from the dealership? What are some major services needed from the E55 AMG? For example for M3s with Inspection I and Inspection II. The car is 2004 but has had 4 owners, would that reflect the value of the car?
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Thanks,
Shay
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the car has too many owners, it will not affect the value of the car. there could be a reason why the ownership has changed so much.
the sales person at a MB dealership can pull up a VMI (service record) on the car.
PPI will surely help.
the sales person at a MB dealership can pull up a VMI (service record) on the car.
PPI will surely help.
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I hope you are not considering the one you found being ragged on on Youtube! I think PPIs are a waste of money. They do a half *** job and hardley look at the car. I did one on a 2003 BMW they said checked out perfect. When it rolled of the transporter I could hear it was missing. I drove it and tried to clear it out with no luck. I ended up having to put $100 worth of plugs in it and new MAFS sensors to the tune of $600. All that after I paid some dip**** BMW mech. $300 for a PPI in Texas. You best bet is to find a local member to check it out for you in person if you can not make it there.
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I hope you are not considering the one you found being ragged on on Youtube! I think PPIs are a waste of money. They do a half *** job and hardley look at the car. I did one on a 2003 BMW they said checked out perfect. When it rolled of the transporter I could hear it was missing. I drove it and tried to clear it out with no luck. I ended up having to put $100 worth of plugs in it and new MAFS sensors to the tune of $600. All that after I paid some dip**** BMW mech. $300 for a PPI in Texas. You best bet is to find a local member to check it out for you in person if you can not make it there.
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Lol, it was for that car but I made this thread before I digged up the user's info on the age and seeing the video just made it Game Ovr. But I still want to know as a first time buyer, what I can do. But you are right, it's hit and miss on PPI since they don't really have a guarantee or stand behind a car or anything.
I was actually looking at another car in Ca. and the dealer told me they don't do PPis because they can be held liable if they miss something. They reccomended a garage down the street. I was like WTF! So again, find a member here to check the car out for you. There are lots of good people and chances are someone lives close to the car you are possibly looking at. Other then going and looking at the car yourself, you are always going to rely on someone else and we usually know what happens then.
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just running the car for codes could be worth it even if they don't check it. If they find fault codes on an expensive item then you can hit up the seller to pay for the faulty parts.
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He is a paper racer. He has talked trash about my car/benzes SOOOOOOOOO much which is why I find it absolutely hilarious he wants one now. He would never race anybody, just quote magazines and say how the M3 is so great! Everyone knows he would get absolutely DESTROYED in a race against me. He just likes to run his mouth. He also makes up BS like saying I swapped a mustang motor in my car ![rolf](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/rofl.gif)
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I would highly suggest to find a good independent shop that knows MBZ to do a PPI.
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I'd recommend having an MB dealer do it, just because they'll find EVERYTHING (even things that don't really need replacing.
I once put a $500 deposit on an 03 E55 in Florida, with the rest pending the results of the PPI. The dealer selling the car claimed that they had done a 105-point inspection and everything was fine, but I still wanted a manufacturer confirmation. I had an MB dealership in Palm Beach, FL do a PPI for $250. The MB dealer found ~$10,000 worth of damage (blown suspension, loads of leaks, busted trunk motor, etc etc etc) and the used car dealer tried to claim that the MB tech was making it up because "she wanted to buy the car and she was BS'ing me so I wouldn't buy it".
This dealer also refused to refund my "fully refundable" deposit because they insisted the MB dealership was making all the issues up. Took me 6 months to get it back, through my card dispute process because the piece of **** salesman (Kerry) at Palm Beach ignored all 50+ of my emails, voicemails, and phone calls.
Moral of the story: Stay the hell away from Palm Beach Pre-Owned, and ALWAYS get a PPI. Benz dealer PPI should be sufficient.
I once put a $500 deposit on an 03 E55 in Florida, with the rest pending the results of the PPI. The dealer selling the car claimed that they had done a 105-point inspection and everything was fine, but I still wanted a manufacturer confirmation. I had an MB dealership in Palm Beach, FL do a PPI for $250. The MB dealer found ~$10,000 worth of damage (blown suspension, loads of leaks, busted trunk motor, etc etc etc) and the used car dealer tried to claim that the MB tech was making it up because "she wanted to buy the car and she was BS'ing me so I wouldn't buy it".
This dealer also refused to refund my "fully refundable" deposit because they insisted the MB dealership was making all the issues up. Took me 6 months to get it back, through my card dispute process because the piece of **** salesman (Kerry) at Palm Beach ignored all 50+ of my emails, voicemails, and phone calls.
Moral of the story: Stay the hell away from Palm Beach Pre-Owned, and ALWAYS get a PPI. Benz dealer PPI should be sufficient.
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I'd recommend having an MB dealer do it, just because they'll find EVERYTHING (even things that don't really need replacing.
I once put a $500 deposit on an 03 E55 in Florida, with the rest pending the results of the PPI. The dealer selling the car claimed that they had done a 105-point inspection and everything was fine, but I still wanted a manufacturer confirmation. I had an MB dealership in Palm Beach, FL do a PPI for $250. The MB dealer found ~$10,000 worth of damage (blown suspension, loads of leaks, busted trunk motor, etc etc etc) and the used car dealer tried to claim that the MB tech was making it up because "she wanted to buy the car and she was BS'ing me so I wouldn't buy it".
This dealer also refused to refund my "fully refundable" deposit because they insisted the MB dealership was making all the issues up. Took me 6 months to get it back, through my card dispute process because the piece of **** salesman (Kerry) at Palm Beach ignored all 50+ of my emails, voicemails, and phone calls.
Moral of the story: Stay the hell away from Palm Beach Pre-Owned, and ALWAYS get a PPI. Benz dealer PPI should be sufficient.
I once put a $500 deposit on an 03 E55 in Florida, with the rest pending the results of the PPI. The dealer selling the car claimed that they had done a 105-point inspection and everything was fine, but I still wanted a manufacturer confirmation. I had an MB dealership in Palm Beach, FL do a PPI for $250. The MB dealer found ~$10,000 worth of damage (blown suspension, loads of leaks, busted trunk motor, etc etc etc) and the used car dealer tried to claim that the MB tech was making it up because "she wanted to buy the car and she was BS'ing me so I wouldn't buy it".
This dealer also refused to refund my "fully refundable" deposit because they insisted the MB dealership was making all the issues up. Took me 6 months to get it back, through my card dispute process because the piece of **** salesman (Kerry) at Palm Beach ignored all 50+ of my emails, voicemails, and phone calls.
Moral of the story: Stay the hell away from Palm Beach Pre-Owned, and ALWAYS get a PPI. Benz dealer PPI should be sufficient.
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