Car Fax Please...wbana73515cr58134 - Looking at a new 530ia

[western99]

I just looked at a 2005 530i and the car is from the States (I am in Toronto). The car is listed at having 15k kms on it. Seems rather low for a 2 yr old car. The dealer told me that the car came from a BMW dealership in the Pennsylvania and all the conversions have been done. The car looked meticulous this evening and I want to go and take another look at it in the day time... I just want to do my homework to ensure that this car is clean on the US side. Can someone help me out and do a car fax and let me know where this car's history stands. Your help would be appreciated.

By the way, I still intend to keep my 95 525ia even if I do get this car. I love it too much.

Thanks for your help.

[Jr ///M5]

Summary
Report Run Date: 12/20/2007
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VIN: WBANA73515CR58134
Year: 2005
Make: BMW
Model: 5-Series 530i
Style/Body: Sedan 4D
Class: Upscale - Luxury
Engine: 3.0L I6 EFI
Country of Assembly: Germany
Vehicle Age: 2 year(s)
Calculated Owners: 2
Last Reported
Odometer Reading: 8,764


This vehicle's AutoCheck Score
95 93-95
This vehicle is AutoCheck Assured™ and qualifies for Buyback Protection



What does this mean?
Section summaries

Title and ProblemCheck: Your vehicle checks out!
OdometerCheck: Your vehicle checks out!
Vehicle Use and EventCheck: Specific vehicle use(s) or events reported
Full History: Detailed information available




Title and ProblemCheck
Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck's database for this 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134) shows no negative titles or other problems. When reported to AutoCheck, these events can indicate serious past damage or other significant problems.


0 Problem(s) Reported: 15 Title/Problem areas checked:
No abandoned title record
No damaged title or major damage incident record
No fire damaged title record
No grey market title record
No hail damage title record
No insurance loss title record
No junk or scrapped title record
No manufacturer buyback/lemon title record
No odometer problem title record
No rebuilt/rebuildable title record
No salvage title or salvage auction record
No water damaged title record
No NHTSA crash test record
No frame damage record
No recycling facility record



OdometerCheck
Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck examined the reported odometer readings reported to AutoCheck for this 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134) and no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. AutoCheck uses business rules to determine if reported odometer readings are significantly less than previously reported values. Not all reported odometer readings are used. Title and auction events also report odometer tampering or breakage.


0 Problem(s) Reported: Mileage Date Reported
95 02/16/2005
4,663 04/14/2005
6,299 05/24/2006
8,082 04/09/2007
8,082 04/18/2007
8,082 04/26/2007
8,764 06/14/2007


Vehicle Use and EventCheck
Information Reported! AutoCheck shows additional information reported to AutoCheck about how this 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134)has been used and other events. This includes reported accidents and corrected or duplicate titles and storm area registrations.


1 Event(s) Reported: 10 Vehicle uses checked:
No rental record
No fleet record
No fleet and/or rental record
Fleet and/or lease record(s)
No lease record
No taxi use record
No police use record
No government use record
No livery use record
No driver education record
2 Event(s) Reported: 9 Vehicle events checked:
No accident record reported through state agencies or independent sources
No corrected title record
No duplicate title record
Emission/safety inspection record(s)
Loan/Lien record(s)
No fire damage incident record
No repossessed record
No theft record
No storm area registration/title record


Full History
Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date:: 12/20/2007
Vehicle: 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
02/14/2005 NEW YORK, NY Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/16/2005 NY 95 Motor Vehicle Dept. EMISSION INSPECTION
PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION
04/14/2005 NY 4,663 Independent Source INDEPENDENT INSPECTION
04/28/2005 NY Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)
01/27/2006 NEW YORK, NY Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/24/2006 NY 6,299 Motor Vehicle Dept. EMISSION INSPECTION
PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION
04/09/2007 EASTERN REGION 8,082 Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
04/18/2007 NY 8,082 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE
04/26/2007 EASTERN REGION 8,082 Auto Auction AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS FLEET/LEASE
06/14/2007 PA 8,764 Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION AS DEALER VEHICLE


This Vehicle's Glossary
Below are the specific definitions for events that appear in this vehicle's report.
More information is available in the full AutoCheck glossary.


Term Section Location Definition

Emission/Safety Inspection Vehicle Use and EventCheck An approved emission testing station has inspected the vehicle to measure the amount of pollutants the vehicle emits into the environment.
Loan/Lien Vehicle Use and EventCheck A loan/lien is the legal right to take and hold or sell the vehicle of a debtor as security or payment for a debt. Normally, a vehicle will have a lien due to a loan or unpaid repair bill against the vehicle.
Fleet and/or Lease Vehicle Use and EventCheck Vehicle is or was operated as a fleet vehicle or vehicle is assigned to a pool of vehicles usually owned/leased and operated by a company.

[Qube]

Not bad. What's the asking price?

[western99]

Looks like I can go to the next step and take it to my buddy Bruno for an inspection

[western99]

Summary
Report Run Date: 12/20/2007
The vehicle identification number you submitted has been analyzed and summary information on your car is shown below.



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VIN: WBANA73515CR58134
Year: 2005
Make: BMW
Model: 5-Series 530i
Style/Body: Sedan 4D
Class: Upscale - Luxury
Engine: 3.0L I6 EFI
Country of Assembly: Germany
Vehicle Age: 2 year(s)
Calculated Owners: 2
Last Reported
Odometer Reading: 8,764


This vehicle's AutoCheck Score
95 93-95
This vehicle is AutoCheck Assured™ and qualifies for Buyback Protection



What does this mean?
Section summaries

Title and ProblemCheck: Your vehicle checks out!
OdometerCheck: Your vehicle checks out!
Vehicle Use and EventCheck: Specific vehicle use(s) or events reported
Full History: Detailed information available




Title and ProblemCheck
Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck's database for this 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134) shows no negative titles or other problems. When reported to AutoCheck, these events can indicate serious past damage or other significant problems.


0 Problem(s) Reported: 15 Title/Problem areas checked:
No abandoned title record
No damaged title or major damage incident record
No fire damaged title record
No grey market title record
No hail damage title record
No insurance loss title record
No junk or scrapped title record
No manufacturer buyback/lemon title record
No odometer problem title record
No rebuilt/rebuildable title record
No salvage title or salvage auction record
No water damaged title record
No NHTSA crash test record
No frame damage record
No recycling facility record



OdometerCheck
Your Vehicle Checks Out! AutoCheck examined the reported odometer readings reported to AutoCheck for this 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134) and no indication of an odometer rollback or tampering was found. AutoCheck uses business rules to determine if reported odometer readings are significantly less than previously reported values. Not all reported odometer readings are used. Title and auction events also report odometer tampering or breakage.


0 Problem(s) Reported: Mileage Date Reported
95 02/16/2005
4,663 04/14/2005
6,299 05/24/2006
8,082 04/09/2007
8,082 04/18/2007
8,082 04/26/2007
8,764 06/14/2007


Vehicle Use and EventCheck
Information Reported! AutoCheck shows additional information reported to AutoCheck about how this 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134)has been used and other events. This includes reported accidents and corrected or duplicate titles and storm area registrations.


1 Event(s) Reported: 10 Vehicle uses checked:
No rental record
No fleet record
No fleet and/or rental record
Fleet and/or lease record(s)
No lease record
No taxi use record
No police use record
No government use record
No livery use record
No driver education record
2 Event(s) Reported: 9 Vehicle events checked:
No accident record reported through state agencies or independent sources
No corrected title record
No duplicate title record
Emission/safety inspection record(s)
Loan/Lien record(s)
No fire damage incident record
No repossessed record
No theft record
No storm area registration/title record


Full History
Below are the historical events for this vehicle listed in chronological order. Any discrepancies will be in bold text.
Report Run Date:: 12/20/2007
Vehicle: 2005 BMW 5-Series 530i (WBANA73515CR58134)
Event date Location Odometer reading Data Source Details
02/14/2005 NEW YORK, NY Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
02/16/2005 NY 95 Motor Vehicle Dept. EMISSION INSPECTION
PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION
04/14/2005 NY 4,663 Independent Source INDEPENDENT INSPECTION
04/28/2005 NY Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE (Lien Reported)
01/27/2006 NEW YORK, NY Motor Vehicle Dept. REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL
05/24/2006 NY 6,299 Motor Vehicle Dept. EMISSION INSPECTION
PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION
04/09/2007 EASTERN REGION 8,082 Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION
04/18/2007 NY 8,082 Motor Vehicle Dept. TITLE
04/26/2007 EASTERN REGION 8,082 Auto Auction AUCTION ANNOUNCED AS FLEET/LEASE
06/14/2007 PA 8,764 Auto Auction REPORTED AT AUTO AUCTION AS DEALER VEHICLE


This Vehicle's Glossary
Below are the specific definitions for events that appear in this vehicle's report.
More information is available in the full AutoCheck glossary.


Term Section Location Definition

Emission/Safety Inspection Vehicle Use and EventCheck An approved emission testing station has inspected the vehicle to measure the amount of pollutants the vehicle emits into the environment.
Loan/Lien Vehicle Use and EventCheck A loan/lien is the legal right to take and hold or sell the vehicle of a debtor as security or payment for a debt. Normally, a vehicle will have a lien due to a loan or unpaid repair bill against the vehicle.
Fleet and/or Lease Vehicle Use and EventCheck Vehicle is or was operated as a fleet vehicle or vehicle is assigned to a pool of vehicles usually owned/leased and operated by a company.

Thanks

[Jr ///M5]

No problem Brian, glad to help out. I just bought my wife an '04 530i....it's titanium silver with gray leather, very nice with navigation, sport package, premium package, cold weather package, adaptive xenon headlights, L-7 sound system, and the list goes on...I was throughly impressed with all the features and the ride/handling is incredible because of the active roll stability that comes with the sport package. The active steering is remarkable and takes some getting used to. But it is something every car should come with, I love it. Everything can be controlled through "Voice Command" through the I-drive system.

You've made a good choice Brian, good luck with the purchase.

JR

[repenttokyo]

Remember to buy Ray-Charles style shades to go with the car so you won't have to look at it as you approach from the outside.

[Qube]

Good luck trying to get Bruno these days... busy man :) Try Bimmersport too.

[Tiger]

Car is still under warranty in US... should be of no problem... Gosh so low of a mileage for 2 years old car!

[repenttokyo]

Car is still under warranty in US... should be of no problem... Gosh so low of a mileage for 2 years old car!


make sure that you can:

A - use the warranty if the car is plated outside of the US.
B - use the warranty at Canadian dealers.

A friend of mine had a Viper, warranty was voided since he bought it new in the US and titled it in Canada. Another friend can't get Canadian dealerships to honour his US warranty, so he has to drive across the border to get his car serviced.

Things to keep in mind.

[western99]

the warranty is good in Canada as well. Just called BMW Canada and we are still good until late 2009. Not only that my insurance would only go up $50 (fully insured) for the year... (not bad being the car is 10 years newer than my current 95 525ia). So I am going to take another look at the car today in the daylight, give her a good run on the highway just to make sure there aren't any funny vibrations. And we will take it from there. Gave Bruno a call, showed him the car... and he is good to go as well to take a look at it.

Jr.. Thanks for the insight, you have just pushed me a little closer to buying this car.. The only knock that I have with the car is the cream interior with the burl walnut looking trim... but for the price I am willing to look past it.

The car is white, with cream interior, burl walnut trim, premium package, active headlights and the usual BMW goodies...

I will let you know where this all goes... so far so good.

Brian

[western99]

But I am not going to move on this one... I went to go and see this car this afternoon looking to see what I can find wrong with the car.... afterall it was priced approx. 8-10k less than market prices. Well I found something... when I looked at the interior, it was way to dirty for a car that only had 15k kms on it. So I looked up and all I saw were a bunch of odd looking stains on the headliner. Not sure what the cause was, but enough for me to walk away from this one. It is unfortunate b/s the car ran and looked good from the outside but if I am going to spend almost $40k+ on a car, I need to have peace of mind knowing the car is clean inside and out. Thats the part this car was missing. So one opportunity gone, hopefully another will come.

Happy Holidays all.

Brian

[Jr ///M5]

Yeah, there's a whole bunch of 'em out there, you did the wise thing to walk away. Now that you know what you're looking for, it's just a matter of time before the right one comes along. Take your time, you can afford to be choosy.

Every time that has ever happened to me, there was always something better on the horizon.

We went to the dealer one day last fall and drove what Lori exclaimed to be the best car she's ever laid eyes on. It was a 2007 530i in Titanium Silver and Dove Gray interior, nav, sport, premium, cold weather pkg, it was loaded. The price was also loaded, almost 63k....wow! So the story ends with Lori driving almost the exact same car with the only difference being the comfort seats..... for $34k less....it pays to keep looking.

Keep the faith Brian, if you find another one, pm me and I'll do the Auto Check for you, I still have about 6 weeks left and I would be happy to do it for you. Consider it a Christmas gift....=)

You do owe it to yourself to drive one with the sport package, there is an incredible difference in the way they handle.

Merry Christmas,
JR

[nirvana19]

But I am not going to move on this one... I went to go and see this car this afternoon looking to see what I can find wrong with the car.... afterall it was priced approx. 8-10k less than market prices. Well I found something... when I looked at the interior, it was way to dirty for a car that only had 15k kms on it. So I looked up and all I saw were a bunch of odd looking stains on the headliner. Not sure what the cause was, but enough for me to walk away from this one. It is unfortunate b/s the car ran and looked good from the outside but if I am going to spend almost $40k+ on a car, I need to have peace of mind knowing the car is clean inside and out. Thats the part this car was missing. So one opportunity gone, hopefully another will come.

Happy Holidays all.

Brian

My mother bought a used Lexus a year ago which also had some strange stains on the roof, but it cleaned off with hardly a touch. Just a thought, but anyway there are plenty of those cars out there