How many miles will a BMW 5 series 530D do?

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Sorry but you're not going to get reliability from a £5K, > 100K, 9 year old BMW.

FTFY

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why not?

[DimPrawn]

Sorry but you're not going to get reliability from a £5K, > 100K, 10 year old BMW.

You might, but then again you might not.

For £5K or £6K you can get a much newer, lower mileage Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan like I listed, which has a higher likelyhood of requiring less repair and servicing costs.

However, you won't be getting the lovely smooth 3 litre straight six diesel engine and you won't be getting RWD.

You pays yer money and takes yer chances!

[sasguru]

why not?

1. Because the data show that German cars are not that reliable. Although they pay British advertising agencies a fortune to brainwash people.
2. That sort of car will probably have been caned.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

You might, but then again you might not.

For £5K or £6K you can get a much newer, lower mileage Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan like I listed, which has a higher likelyhood of requiring less repair and servicing costs.

However, you won't be getting the lovely smooth 3 litre straight six diesel engine and you won't be getting RWD.

You pays yer money and takes yer chances!

exactly - the 3.0D engine is awesome.....

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

1. Because the data show that German cars are not that reliable. Although they pay British advertising agencies a fortune to brainwash people.
2. That sort of car will probably have been caned.

I think Mercs are indeed unreliable but BMWs are surely a lot better. Just read the user reviews online...

[sasguru]

German cars 'among worst for engine failures' | Auto Express
Are German Cars Reliable? The Myth of “German Engineering” | AutoGuide.com News

[DimPrawn]

exactly - the 3.0D engine is awesome.....

I'd stretch a few more quids and get the 535D. Same thing (but 50 bhp more) with twice as many turbos.

Which means when one goes pop, you've still got the other one!

[sasguru]

I think Mercs are indeed unreliable but BMWs are surely a lot better. Just read the user reviews online...

That's why stats was invented -to get away from biased anecdotes

[DimPrawn]

That's why stats was invented -to get away from biased anecdotes

Did you choose your wife based on reliability and statistical analysis?

[sasguru]

Did you choose your wife based on reliability and statistical analysis?

No, but perhaps you should have
I'm guessing the OP is a contractor unlucky enough not be able to work from home and has to travel long motorway distances. reliability is an issue then, no?