2003 BMW 330i Sedan-always do your PPI

[zhp4life]

looks nice in pictures.
PPI saved me from making a wrong decision, lost $150 though :(

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=507927907&zip=90210&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D90210%26startYe ar%3D2001%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incrementa l%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26seriesCodeList%3D3_SER IES%26marketExtension%3Don%26endYear%3D2005%26mode lCodeList%3D330I%26makeCodeList%3DBMW%26searchRadi us%3D0&startYear=2001&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2005&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&clickType=listing

[GDMChRiZ]

looks nice in pictures.
PPI saved me from making a wrong decision, lost $150 though :(

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=507927907&zip=90210&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D90210%26startYe ar%3D2001%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incrementa l%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26seriesCodeList%3D3_SER IES%26marketExtension%3Don%26endYear%3D2005%26mode lCodeList%3D330I%26makeCodeList%3DBMW%26searchRadi us%3D0&startYear=2001&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2005&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&clickType=listing

What was wrong with it?

[ComradeNick]

looks nice in pictures.
PPI saved me from making a wrong decision, lost $150 though :(

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=507927907&zip=90210&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D90210%26startYe ar%3D2001%26sortBy%3DderivedpriceDESC%26incrementa l%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26seriesCodeList%3D3_SER IES%26marketExtension%3Don%26endYear%3D2005%26mode lCodeList%3D330I%26makeCodeList%3DBMW%26searchRadi us%3D0&startYear=2001&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&endYear=2005&modelCodeList=330I&makeCodeList=BMW&searchRadius=0&makeCode1=BMW&modelCode1=330I&clickType=listingWhat came up?

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[zhp4life]

repaint, 3 bent wheels , cosmetic and some functional issues , can't find any maintenance record e.t.c not what I was expecting being a single owner car.
just saying that always do PPI and ask them for details pictures so you can make inform decision.

[nicksarazen]

That’s too bad man, it presents well in pictures at least. Good thing you checked. Did you use the PPI results as a bargaining chip with the dealer?


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[Eugene]

$100 PPI saved me from this mistake too - https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/767231421/overview/

[nicksarazen]

$100 PPI saved me from this mistake too - https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/767231421/overview/

What came up for this?


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[Eugene]

What came up for this?


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crappy repaint, most of the parts (if not all) under the hood original, car poorly maintained, mismatched tires (all 4), curbed rims, dirty underneath, a few other things that I dont remember...the cherry on top was the dealer telling me they replaced parts for the cooling system, because they're very familiar with ZHP and they do it for all of them...the PPI guy told me they did none of them

[nextelbuddy]

crappy repaint, most of the parts (if not all) under the hood original, car poorly maintained, mismatched tires (all 4), curbed rims, dirty underneath, a few other things that I dont remember...the cherry on top was the dealer telling me they replaced parts for the cooling system, because they're very familiar with ZHP and they do it for all of them...the PPI guy told me they did none of them

lol i looked at this car while at Waynes shop for that PPI.

it was horrible.

things I noted with a quick walk around:




Headlight washers non-functional, pieces glued into headlight trim

Large gap between bumper and headlights and gap is uneven

headlight covers had old oxidized film on it

Missing fog light trim on both sides

Gutter guard for main lower center grill

Headlight washer pump not original, had T taps with after market plug off the original plug

Side markers on the wrong side of the car so they were upside down

Paint lines visible in all body line areas

lots of bubbles in the clear coat from a bad paint job. paint shop did not let the paint flash properly before laying down the clear coat

All gloss trim is faded on all 4 doors and the rain gutter pieces around the windows were glued back on

Steering wheel was alcantara but was covered with cheap cover and under neath felt like styrofoam




and t hats just exterior stuff i noticed in 2 -3 min.

[ComradeNick]

lol i looked at this car while at Waynes shop for that PPI.

it was horrible.

things I noted with a quick walk around:




Headlight washers non-functional, pieces glued into headlight trim

Large gap between bumper and headlights and gap is uneven

headlight covers had old oxidized film on it

Missing fog light trim on both sides

Gutter guard for main lower center grill

Headlight washer pump not original, had T taps with after market plug off the original plug

Side markers on the wrong side of the car so they were upside down

Paint lines visible in all body line areas

lots of bubbles in the clear coat from a bad paint job. paint shop did not let the paint flash properly before laying down the clear coat

All gloss trim is faded on all 4 doors and the rain gutter pieces around the windows were glued back on

Steering wheel was alcantara but was covered with cheap cover and under neath felt like styrofoam




and t hats just exterior stuff i noticed in 2 -3 min.Man private dealers are shady as hell, I test drove a zhp once and it wasn't until after that he mentioned the air bags were deployed and engine was replaced with a non zhp engine. On top of the wiring to the fog lights didn't work.

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[fredo]

I suggest to buy both carfax and autocheck reports. The carfax on my e90 335 was clean. However autocheck stated "damage all over". The car was repainted back in 2015 due to hail damage.

[zhp4life]

yeah I agree:) pictures and being one owner car got me interested. no I didn't move forward on this and didn't negotiate.

[DeathTrap]

I bought a shiddy ZHP and I'm ok with that... Next one, if I get another one, will be mint now that I'm well versed in fixing this one.

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