Re: Grey market vs. US models (archive)

I have been looking for a euro six or seven for the last couple of months and I have seen several cars that look like they have a couple of hundred thousand on them with odometers that read 50k. You don't know how long they were driven in europe before being shipped back to the states for one problem and often the odometers just stop working.
BMW odometers have a tendency to stop working on high mileage cars, but I believe they stop working if you try to switch the instrument cluster also without really knowing what you are doing.

Buying a euro is a risky proposition. Here in Massachusetts, no reputable car dealer I have talked to will even sell them.

The search continues!

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Someone Help! I bought a '86 BMW from a used dealer for $6000. It was suppose to be M6 according to the sticker on the window, but after taking it to a BMW dealer it turned out be a "grey market" 635CSI. The BMW dealer also pointed out the mileage may hay been rolled back. The mechanic said I haven't seen a BMW with all the suspension parts being worn out at 62K miles and the odometer not working. The car also failed in emission, the NOx was trippled to 3000. But for some odd reason the car has lot of pick-up and has compresion of 205 per cyclinder.
But I hate it! Its not what I paid for. I was told later that car is worth nothing, because it was grey market car without leather interior. I never realized that all the BMWs come with leather interior until for the first time I heard the term "Grey market".
I found out later about the dealer that I bought the car from has a very bad reputation and has many cases against them. When I went back to return the car they refused. So what I need to do is gather all the information I can for my lawyer. Does anybody else has all the problems at 62K miles.

Follow Ups:

Lawyer is the last thing you want Mark J. 08:46 6/04/2001 (4)
- You are talking BS Colin 12:59 6/05/2001 (1)
  - Excellent Point, Would you take the case if>>>> Lars PNW 82_733i 14:10 6/07/2001 (0)
- I disagree, somewhat. Kirk T - MI 635 09:17 6/04/2001 (1)
  - Do Your Homework First-Is dealer collectible???? Lars PNW 77_630 11:38 6/04/2001 (0)

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