"demo" is a concern... (archive)

First, the "demo" concept: have you ever driven a demo? Do you keep the rev's below 4500, brake gently for the first 500 miles, not hit curbs or see if you can drive over that boulder? Its kind of like the rental sale that I suggested that my sister-in-law skip--its not worth it in the long run. Especially for $2600--that's about 4% of retail. I honestly don't know when warranty starts--I think the clock starts when it is sold, but 50K miles is 50K miles.

If I were in your situation, I'd probably try & find a way to order what I really want, & look for "Rent a Wreck" or something like that--even buy a beater for a couple of months.

But: as a BMW addict for (only) 10 years, I agree: you are right in staying with the best marque, do what you need to to stay with the roundel.

Find a good local dealer who can help you do what you need for the short, and long term.

After test driving almost every SUV & wagon out there, yesterday I put a deposit on an X-5 3.0 with 10K miles on it that the salesman told me was a BMW "program" car, however he wrote "demo" on the invoice. It was built May 2000. My main question is; should I be wary of buying one of the first 3.0's built, probably. Also, he said the warranty started when it was built so I'd have 3 1/2 years left; does that sound right? I'm getting a whole $2600 off of MSRP; doesn't seem like a lot but I need a vehicle soon as my beloved M6 is out of commision for awhile, so I can't really wait to order one. Of course the salesman did the "this car will not last the weekend" bit on me, which is probably true actually. Any advice on any of this would be appreciated!

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