Need advice on a potential purchase

Hey guys, I am looking at purchasing my first BMW. It is a 2004 3 series 320i. It is in almost perfect shape for a 2004 on the inside and out, with almost no marks whatsoever. It seems to be in awesome shape and drives well, the only concern I have is that it currently has around 280000km on it. I am scared that that will be an issue and could potentially cause me some unwanted problems. Not much has been done to the car repair wise. What do you guys think? Will it last even though it is at 280k? Any feedback would be appreciated!

I would pass and wait for something better to come along.. Unless it is a great price, even though you didn't list it.

The price is 6000

174k miles and 6 grand!? Run like hell.

Originally Posted by Mr.750

174k miles and 6 grand!? Run like hell.

Maybe in Canada this is not that much. I don't know but I'd for sure want to see detailed service records. Hopefully a lot has been replaced over that time including a recent timing belt replacement, brakes, tires, battery, exhaust, etc...

Is 280000 kilometres too much on a BMW

Originally Posted by CookedMonkey

Is 280000 kilometres too much on a BMW

That's a hard question to answer. Plenty of BMW's have done 100's of thousand's of miles. It all depends on how well they were maintained.

I replied to your other post.
After seeing this quote "not much has been done to the car repair wise" my advice to you is walk away fast and don't turn round. There are deals out there - this is not one of them.

Is it bad that there has been no major repairs done to the car? I always thought it would've been more the opposite although I am no car expert haha.