Rusty M135i. Any advice?

Does it bollocks
Chris_D said:
Aye, it's from bonny Scotland and also on the coast apparently.

So, the concensus seems to be its ok to be sold a car in this condition without indicating it to the buyer and classifying it as an 'approved used bmw' as its passed its last mot?

Well fk that in its ear!

Imo theyve taken advantage of a young lad that they could bank on not looking at the mechanicals closely enough as somebody more experienced might have done.
It stinks.
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You're having a laugh. Show me another one the same year at a BMW dealer that looks any different.
 
I’m sorry OP but I think you are pissing in the wind on this one. It’s a secondhand car and you still haven’t told us how old it is and how many miles it has done. As others have pointed out it is very much surface rust and frankly I don’t think you have a leg to stand on with this one.
 
Well, I blame the bloody uncle who couldn't be arsed to go with said nephew and look at the car with him :poke:
What year is the car Chris ?
 
firebobby said:
Well, I blame the bloody uncle who couldn't be arsed to go with said nephew and look at the car with him :poke:
What year is the car Chris ?
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This....this with all the guilt he should have hot stamped on his conscience Fred....

I quote...’They’ve taken advantage of a young lad they could bank on not looking at the mechanicals’....my god....what sort of uncle is he knowing his nephew is vulnerable to car salesmen and not going with him to lend an experienced ear.....Oh the shame....I don’t know how he dare post....!! :telloff: :telloff: :violent1:

:fuelfire: :P
 
Chris_D said:
Aye, it's from bonny Scotland and also on the coast apparently.

So, the concensus seems to be its ok to be sold a car in this condition without indicating it to the buyer and classifying it as an 'approved used bmw' as its passed its last mot?

Well fk that in its ear!

Imo theyve taken advantage of a young lad that they could bank on not looking at the mechanicals closely enough as somebody more experienced might have done.
It stinks.
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AUC = always use caution

AUC is a guideline, in reality it means nothing. I rejected a car after a day after finding out the service history wasn’t as described. It was a Z4M and only 4 years old so immaculate history was important. That’s when I said it didn’t meet AUC and was advised it was a guideline, meaning at the end of the day they can do what they want.
 
When I got my Z4 from Marshal BMW in book last year they put an MOT on it the day before collection.

Also replaced brake pads and tried to paint the disk centre bits that go rusty. However, they also skimmed the rear discs to below the tolerance for new pads.

And the headlight washers were blocked. Unlikely they got blocked between the mot and collection.

So they fudged the MOT and also sold a car with working, but fudged brakes.

So yes, AUC means feck all unfortunately.
 
Nothing in them pics that would ever actually fail a BMW AUC, assuming of course they could be bothered to do these things! Unsightly yes, a fault no. With Arnold Clarke you'd need the wings to be literally hanging off anyway, nearly as bad as Williams BMW in that respect.

At least everything seems to work and be road legal.
A mate of mine bought a 1 year old 8k miles A3 from Blackburn Audi once. The front brakes were that warped that we put it on an MOT brake tester and they were out of balance by over 35%.More than enough to fail an MOT had it been old enough to need one. In the end he got them fixed gratis and a "£1,000 goodwill gesture" on the understanding he didn't complaint to Audi UK.
 
Ah Scotland !

Flyingfifer posted on here recently how his exhaust bolts had rusted through .. mine were fitted in exactly the same place before his

Mine are still perfect without any corrosion .. but mine isn’t a 365 day car and doesn’t have to put up
With the harsh conditions in Scotland

Last time I was there it was quite noticeable the number of relatively modern cars showing visible external rust !
 
I work in a clean room engine production facility and I've fitted rustier parts than those to brand spanking new engines :lol:
 
To me it just looks like a bit of superficial surface rust on some not-very-important bolts?

I’ve had first hand experience of Arnold Clarke and will never never buy a car from them again.
 
Yeah sorry there's nothing wrong with that at all, it's just a bit of minor surface corrosion as others have said. On the bright side I really wouldn't worry about it, the car is sound so if your son is enjoying it, then tell him the good news - it's fine, it's safe so go enjoy it!
 
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