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| - I found a very nice, slightly used, BMW 335is here for a price fairly below Kelly Blue Book's suggested retail value, and immediately called the Speed Auto Sales to set up a time to check it out. Andy was very accomodating in making the vehicle available for my inspection, so I was able to look it over only lunch break. The car looked brand new, aside from the typical wheel scuffs you'd find on a used car, and a nickel-sized dent in the driver's rear quarter panel. These were hardly deal breakers for me. Andy let me look the car over inside and out, and I fell in love with it! The car looked brand new (it was a 2011). Somebody detailed the hell out of that car before I found it, and it looked like all of their other vehicles had been given the same treatment. Very nice, and VERY clean, inside and out!
It took a little bit of convincing to get permission to test drive the car, but it's understandable since this dealership handles mostly higher end and high performance vehicles (they had a V10 M5 for sale!!!). The car handled like a dream! The only thing I could find wrong with it was a portion of the air intake system about 6" long was missing when I popped the hood. Again, not a deal breaker as it was a use car, and I could get the part used on eBay for a decent price.
Then we hit a speed bump when their mechanic test drove my trade-in vehicle that almost curbed the deal. Their mechanic said my 2006 BMW M5 had a transmission problem that was causing it to hesitate in 1st gear and then shift into second when in automatic mode. I explained to Andy that it was a perfectly normal function of BMW's SMG transmission. The D1 setting on the transmission is for parking and valet operation, not regular driving. He assured me that their mechanic was very familiar with the SMG transmission, told me that he'd have to take his mechanic's word over mine, and that we couldn't make a deal until the transmission issue was resolved. 5 days and a $90 diagnostic fee out of my pocket later, Andy was given the all clear from an independent BMW specialty shop in the area (my transmission was functioning perfectly fine), and we made a deal. No hard feelings at all because I understand that they have to do their due diligence. It's a business after all.
My financing was already pre-approved with my credit union, so the guys at Speed Auto didn't have to do any legwork to find me financing. They were patient with me while I requested a few different purchase orders to see how much negative equity from my trade I could roll into the new vehicle, and they were more than willing to communicate directly with the credit union rep when I was unavailable because of my job. They worked with my credit union to perfect the lien on the purchase, so I was able to show up on my lunch break, sign a few papers quickly, and I've done nothing but smile since we traded keys.
When I picked up the car, they'd ordered the missing piece on the intake and installed it for me at no extra cost! It's not a huge deal, but I wasn't expecting that kind of attention detail from a smaller, independent dealer, and I was pleasantly surprised! It was another nice detail that made me beyond happy with Andy, Tim, and Co. at Speed Auto Sales as I'd casually mentioned the missing part in passing and wasn't expecting anything to come of it.
If the car you want is on their lot, don't hesitate to make a deal with them!!! I'll definitely be referring people to this location when they're in the market for something a bit higher end, nicer than normal, reliable, and reasonably priced.
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