This deal is profitable. The price is 4.8 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $4568
Fair price: $5253
High price: $5937
MPG: 16 mpg city / 24 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Silver
Dealer: ProCarBuyers.com
Mileage: 131,139
Year: 2002
Ownership Cost for 2002 BMW 3 Series 330Ci
Estimated: $40140 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2141
$1027
$899
$813
$728
$5608
Insurance
$1492
$1544
$1598
$1654
$1712
$8000
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$2294
$1188
$1107
$2291
$9643
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$624
$624
$624
$624
$624
$925
Total Ownership Costs
$9769
$7900
$6963
$7015
$8492
$40140
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2969.3359968
Displacement CI: 181.2
Displacement L: 3
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 225
Engine KW: 167.7825
Engine Manufacturer: BMW-AG
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 330Ci
Model Year: 2002
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
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS DRIVEN DAILY. PARKED IN GARAGE AT 6:30PM. AT 7:20AM THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS NOTICED THAT A WHITE VAPOR/SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT GRILL OF THE BMW 330CI. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STARTED SINCE BEING PARKED THE EVENING BEFORE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE WHITE VAPOR TURNED INTO HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. (FLAMES WERE VISIBLE FROM BENEATH THE CAR AS IT WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AT THE FIRST NOTICE OF VAPOR AND FIREMEN ARRIVED 12 - 18 MIN. LATER, AT WHICH TIME THE FIRE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. TWO EXPLOSIONS EMANATED FROM THE CAR. THE FIRE AND ITS SIGNIFICANT HEAT CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A PORTION OF THE HOME, INCLUDING A BENT LOLLY COLUMN AND BURNED FRAMING. IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OVER 2 HOURS TO FULLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WHICH LED TO MAJOR SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE AS WELL. *TR
2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, I HAD MY 2002 BMW 330CI SERVICED AT BEVERLY HILLS BMW. DURING THAT $700+ SERVICE, THEY PERFORMED AN INSPECTION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER EVERY MAJOR PART OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION. YESTERDAY, I HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHEN I ASKED BMW WHY THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION DURING THEIR $700+ INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T PREDICT WHEN PARTS ARE GOING TO FAIL. WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION -- WHY DID I PAY $700+ FOR AN INSPECTION THAT CAN TELL WHEN SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO GO WRONG? MY CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 81,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SERVICED IT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE OF IT . DAMAGE RESULTING I'M NOW LEFT WITH A CAR THAT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP WILL HAPPILY PUT ONE IN FOR $5800. OR I CAN PROBABLY HAVE SOMEONE REBUILD IT -- BUT IT WILL STILL COST ME BIG BUCKS. FROM MY RESEARCH - THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON THING HAPPENING WITH THE BMW 3 SERIES. WHY ISN'T BMW BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE? I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT. I ALWAYS SERVICED MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND USED THEIR PARTS. *TR