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[303squadron]

Anyone done any business with Naperville Motors in Naperville, Illinois?

Reliable?

They have a large number of used BMW's for sale.

- 303sq

[maxima1]

I came very close to buying my current 528i from them, and they were
very quick to drop their price and make a deal. However, the only car
that I was interested in was supposedly a cream-of-the-crop Certified
Pre-Owned model. The manager had just finished telling me how they are
very picky about which cars they accept for this exclusive program, yet
this car had a pushed in bumper and dented rear quarter panel, which to
me indicated that it had been involved in some kind of accident. They
wouldn't fix it, so I walked on down to Laurel Motors.
I bought my car there, but would not recommend them to anyone. If I was
looking again, I'd check out a used car from a BMW club. You'd save a
bundle and typically get a better maintained car (or at least a car
with a history).

Good Luck,

Matthew
00 528i Sport

[R. Rikoski]

I don't know anything about either of the two
dealers mentioned in the previous postings but I just went through the
process of finding and buying a used 330xi, in another state, from a
broker who goes to auctions and buys and sells high end cars to augment
his day job as an engineer. I ended up with a creampuff for about $5000
less than my local dealer wanted for a "Certified" car.

I learned that there are two tricks to this: buy a car with some
manufacturer's warranty left, just in case; and get a subscription to
CarFax so that you can check the history of the car. Inputting the VIN
tells you whether the title is clean; whether it has been in a major
accident; whether the mileage makes sense; and how the seller got the
car. Carfax costs $25; is web based; lasts a month; and lets you check
as many VINs as you like.

I found that the cars that my local BMW dealers were selling were bought
at auction just like the used car lots and brokers were doing. They were
not necessarily the best of the trade-ins to that dealership.

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