WTB Well Maintained European Car (German)

My Car got T-Boned the other day and is a write off.

Does anyone here have a well maintained preferably German car 1996-2002 with reasonable KM's they'd be willing to part with?

I have a preference for BMW or AUDI but will entertain all offers.

Thanks for reading the thread and hopefully you have a good car you want to unload.

If not does anyone know a good place in Ottawa to buy used German Cars? Lots of them in Toronto but it's hard to get your mechanic to verify the condition before you buy if it's 500KM away :rolleyes

Cheers,
Rob

I got great service from Global Auto Sales, 5 mins south of Hunt Club on Bank St. They look a little 'slick' but are really stand up guys. We were able to do a great deal on only a handshake. They have a lot of Euros and can special order anything you want.

www.autotrader.ca

;argest used car search engine in Canada, im sure you'll fine something there...

Have you looked at the Audi pre-owned program? Go to www.audicanada.com and do a search. Two A4s here in Ottawa, 2002 and 2003, both under 75K and extended warranties included in the cost (31K and less). BMW also has a big pre-owned sale on also.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

First: If ever your car gets written off and your talking to insurance and he's pointing out cars that are cheaper / premium / awesome for cheaper then you want. Tell him ok. That car is in Guelph will you pay my transportation there and back + hotel regardless if I buy?

This should get you some more $. I'm just saying this because that is what they did to me. Then you go to look for a car and suddenly their is very little locally. I wish I knew what I knew now.

I'm trying to get a privately listed one. The only real problem is that I have an unliimted golf membership but no car to get there! I'm loosing $ by the day lol.

I'm going to keep looking if anyone knows any good sites where people list good cars for private sale I would greatly appreciate. You don't realize how much you love or hate your car until it's gone and you have to go looking for new ones!

I will continue to look through autotrader.ca, I"ll look into Global (thanks) and the audi pre-owned is alot more then I'm willing to spend. :D I want a nice gem that is in good condition. I know they are hard to find but I did have one so they are out there.

Thanks!

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/f-Audi-Defau...QQKeywordZAudi

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/f-BMW-Defaul...0QQKeywordZBMW

that 2003 BMW 320i looks pretty sweet......decent price as well.

I've had great success with Elite Luxury Car sales on Canotek. Great guy to deal with and straight forward, only carries high-end cars that are pristine. I got my new Volvo wagon there in the Fall (was a Volvo Canada Exec. demo ) and it was a great price. Still has 3 years warranty on it.

:thumbsup for Global Auto Sales....I just bought my Infiniti there last year and they are a good bunch of guys for sure. They'll be able to find you what you're looking for.

http://www.globalautosales.ca/

Can also try this one canadianautonetwork.com/

I just recently bought a used car (2003 Corolla 70k) for my wife (April 24th). I saved at least 3000 based on the asking price of the private seller. The car came with extended guarantee until 124K… (Plus save GST)… I could not escape on paying PST.

It pays off when you know how much the car is worth (to a dealer when trading-in) and the average asking price. For that I used the site
http://dc.blkbk.com/dc/jb/serve/auth...045797B0A240BA
Most of the dealers will give a link like that… Canadian Black Book at http://www.toyota.ca/ go vehicles then click Appraise Your Trade-In


I came across several cars at the local websites where the seller claims that it’s in excellent condition and no accidents and the classic “Lady driven” . If you must take a close look at the car as 50%+ have accidents on them.

Also, dont trust the seller and check the car for lien, accidents, etc. For that you must use the following site to verify Insurance claims from Canada AND US ($60.00) There are a lot of cars from the US (flooded states and water damaged)


https://www.carproof.com/Default.asp If there is a lien on the car, they can take it away from you.

Also, you must take it to “your” mechanic for safety inspection; don’t accept inspections from dealers or seller’s mechanic.

It took me two weeks to get a decent car and saved at minimum 3K (if not more)