Sorry in advance for the long post. I just like to be detailed:
Found a killer deal on a 2016 X3. MSRP is $50,200 and we negotiated over the phone down to $47,700 OTD ($3k under invoice). Dealership was 60 miles away so we drove over there today to check out the car with the expectation of buying it.
When we got there, he took us to the back lot to see the car and the car was insanely dirty. Saw inspection papers in the glove box and it was inspected by the dealership in June. Car only has 3 miles on it so I can only assume it's been sitting there for the last 5 months or so. Battery discharge warning and low tire pressure warning went off as soon as we started the car, which would fall in line with the car sitting there for a while. None of that is really an issue for me, but once we started driving it, there was an uncomfortable vibration once we went over 40 mph. However that vibration only occurred while we were cruising. If I was accelerating while over 40, everything felt fine.
This particular X3 had the 19" double spoke rims on it. All the other X3's we previously test drove had standard 18's, so I was curious if the 19's just made road imperfections more apparent. We asked to test drive another X3 with 19's they had on the lot and that car drove perfectly, no vibrations at any point. Also felt no vibrations while braking so probably wasn't brakes or rotors.
Any idea what it could have been? I know it could be something as simple as the tires being unbalanced after sitting for so long, but we were also worried it could be a more serious issue. Salesman said he'll have service techs look at it tomorrow and call me back to let me know if it's been repaired or not.
We ended up deciding not to buy it today as something just didn't feel right. Didn't particularly get a good vibe from the salesman so not sure if I'll completely believe whatever he has to tell me after the techs look at it. He still tried to convince us to buy it today and simply said to take it in for repairs if the problem persists. Why would I buy a brand new car with the intention to taking it in for repairs the very next day.
Any opinions from you guys regarding whether we should still be interested in this car?
Found a killer deal on a 2016 X3. MSRP is $50,200 and we negotiated over the phone down to $47,700 OTD ($3k under invoice). Dealership was 60 miles away so we drove over there today to check out the car with the expectation of buying it.
When we got there, he took us to the back lot to see the car and the car was insanely dirty. Saw inspection papers in the glove box and it was inspected by the dealership in June. Car only has 3 miles on it so I can only assume it's been sitting there for the last 5 months or so. Battery discharge warning and low tire pressure warning went off as soon as we started the car, which would fall in line with the car sitting there for a while. None of that is really an issue for me, but once we started driving it, there was an uncomfortable vibration once we went over 40 mph. However that vibration only occurred while we were cruising. If I was accelerating while over 40, everything felt fine.
This particular X3 had the 19" double spoke rims on it. All the other X3's we previously test drove had standard 18's, so I was curious if the 19's just made road imperfections more apparent. We asked to test drive another X3 with 19's they had on the lot and that car drove perfectly, no vibrations at any point. Also felt no vibrations while braking so probably wasn't brakes or rotors.
Any idea what it could have been? I know it could be something as simple as the tires being unbalanced after sitting for so long, but we were also worried it could be a more serious issue. Salesman said he'll have service techs look at it tomorrow and call me back to let me know if it's been repaired or not.
We ended up deciding not to buy it today as something just didn't feel right. Didn't particularly get a good vibe from the salesman so not sure if I'll completely believe whatever he has to tell me after the techs look at it. He still tried to convince us to buy it today and simply said to take it in for repairs if the problem persists. Why would I buy a brand new car with the intention to taking it in for repairs the very next day.
Any opinions from you guys regarding whether we should still be interested in this car?
2016 X3 - Vibration while cruising above 40 mph
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