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How many miles will a BMW 5 series 530D do?
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostYou are debating what car it is wise to buy after doing that?Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYou are about to waste £5K and you're asking me that?Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostIt might be a slight gamble but by no means is it a waste.....
Sasguru is a boring old Guardian reading Islington Architect type. Toyota Avensis man in dull grey.Comment
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The question you need to ask is why is the car for sale?
In general these cars are on their second or subsequent owner, who picked it up planning to run it until something expensive goes wrong and it makes more sense to buy another one than fix it. So while you might pick up a fairly decent motor, the chances are you will need to sort something fairly expensive such as worn suspension, a gearbox or engine problem, brakes, clutch or a major service in the first 6 months. OTOH, once you sort the problems you have a good chance of ending up with a fairly reliable motor.
Other downsides are the inevitable wear and tear on the interior, lack of a modern stereo, sat nav etc, relatively bad fuel economy and generally higher running costs due to both cost of parts and shorter intervals compared to a more modern car.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostYou tend to regret the things you didn't do, not the ones you did.
On the other hand its only £5k.
You know what I'd do - I'd get an old Porsche Boxster for that money.
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/...rsche-Boxster/Last edited by sasguru; 3 July 2013, 11:36.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by doodab View PostOther downsides are the inevitable wear and tear on the interior, lack of a modern stereo, sat nav etc, relatively bad fuel economy and generally higher running costs due to both cost of parts and shorter intervals compared to a more modern car.I am Brad. I do more than the needful and drive the market rates up by not bobbing my head.Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View Post
If you had been driving Japanese perhaps you would never have had a problem - as I have never had.
Of course reliability is relative, and all cars are much better than in the 70s, but still no one would argue that every indicator shows Jap > German in reliability and German > Jap in performanceScience isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Jeez dunno about BMW's having high mileage but this thread has certianly had a lot of mileage thats for sure
if the OP wants to spend 5k on a 100k+ BMW then so be it - but keep us posted!Comment
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Originally posted by original PM View Postif the OP wants to spend 5k on a 100k+ BMW then so be it - but keep us posted!Hard Brexit now!
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