| Message: | | MY04 was first year of production. Several first year issues mostly in electronics (no bluetooth, no HUD, some features not working such as MP3). Several tranny and vanos issues that got worked through but depending on owner, may not have been addressed (or even known). Sometimes some owners pressed to get some of the missing features either through updated hardare or software updates. I would think by now MY05 or even MY06 prices are down so low that I would not even bother with '04. By builds dates of March 2005 most bugs had been worked out.
Although I do not have SMG it is usually considerd to be reliable but certainly not the stuff a M version of SMG would be. Either shift manual or auto and a sport mode for quicker throttle tip in, but thats it.
I was not aware that carfax even addressed maintenance records. FOr that I believe you need a VERY cooperative BMW dealer. Or an [Oops!] owner like me that has every invoice, repair record, diagnostic report ever done on my car in paper and electronic form, PLUS a running log in a spreadsheet:)
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US '05 645 Coupe|Silver Grey|Chateau|Sport|Logic 7|HUD|Cold Pkg|SAT|AUX|BT w/ snap-in adapter|MP3|V1|CIP 31.00.00
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