This deal is profitable. The price is 7.8 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $3601
Fair price: $4284
High price: $4966
MPG: 17 mpg city / 25 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Beige
Color: Green
Dealer: California Motor Cars
Mileage: 163,000
Year: 2000
Ownership Cost for 2000 BMW 3-Series (323Ci Convertible)
Estimated: $38900 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1705
$818
$716
$648
$580
$4467
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1902
$1960
$2028
$2109
$2204
$10203
Maintenance
$2763
$2247
$1108
$895
$2291
$9304
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$465
$465
$465
$465
$465
$688
Total Ownership Costs
$9263
$7718
$6771
$6721
$8427
$38900
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2494.1111408
Displacement CI: 152.2
Displacement L: 2.5
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine Manufacturer: BMW-AG
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 325Ci
Model Year: 2000
Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger Dual-Stage Advanced Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Plant City: Regensburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 3 Series
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
SUSPENSION
THE REAR SUSPENSION IS SEPARATING AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS TO THE BODY. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY BMW. THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT IT HAS EXPIRED AND BMW IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE REPAIRS. THIS HAS POSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE CAR SUSPENSION CAN ACTUALLY BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE BODY. *TR
2000
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 530CI. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ITS WELDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
