04-25-2023, 11:53 PM | #1 |
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18k mile used m340i - no service history on carfax
Hey guys I’m looking at used MY 2020 m340i and I have found a few that are low mileage (under 20k) but have no service records on carfax.
My main concern is : Will the owner having missed the 10k oil change and me doing the first documented one at 18k make me unable to use my warranty for powertrain later on the cars life due to what the previous owner did or didn’t do ? I know the ideal option would be cpo in this situation so that at least my position in a warranty claim complication can be that it was certified so they need to uphold their warranty but what about with a non cpo car ? There’s actually quite a few non cpo cars around me with better options and mileage than cpo. Last edited by BimmerLoyal; 04-26-2023 at 09:28 AM.. |
04-26-2023, 09:10 AM | #2 |
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Lots of things don’t get reported to CarFax. Particularly maintenance items. You could drive a truck through the holes in the information on CarFax.
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I know they don’t show a majority of service I was more asking in regards to whether or not this would make my life hell if there’s ever an engine issue and I need to get it covered under warranty. Theoretically this is just one missed oil change since I’ll do an oil change the second I got the car and it only missed its first 10,000 mile oil change Still I always try to remain aware of anything and everything that could be attributed to a problem and therefore blamed on me. |
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Carfax is really only good for telling you things like how many owners and what use the car was, like Fleet or lease. If there are routine maintenance services on there than its a bonus.
You can see if you can get the service history from the BMW dealership. Not good to do the first oil change at nearly 20k miles. Good luck! |
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Unfortunately, most of these folks don't bother to search because I have seen you mentioned the same information numerous times.
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Thank you very much kind sir. I was able to contact a BMW dealership and provide them with the Vin number for this car and they were able to confirm that it’s had three oil changes within the 18,000 miles that it’s existed. It’s a third-party purchase so it’s not through a BMW dealer but I can still have my local BMW dealer look up the information on that vehicle and I believe the person on the phone might’ve actually been reading the warranty vehicle inquiry to me. He said he saw no repairs in relation to anything and only service visits. looks like I’m probably going to be going for this vehicle the only question now is how to make it sound better since it doesn’t have HK audio. |
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