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    Howdy Ian and welcome to BimmerSport! Congrats on your purchase - there's a good few E60 fans here. Check put all the activity in the Wellington forum section: http://bimmersport.co.nz/forum/26-wellington/ - there's a bunch of stuff happening: revival of BMW Car Club in Wellington and AGM - Aug 9th - FaceBook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1029041987230635/ Barry's Garage tour, drive and lunch - Aug 20th Backroads of Wairarapa road trip - 30th July Forgotten Highway overnight road trip - Sep 23-24 Hope you can join us on some of these
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    Before I bought my X5 and M5 I toyed with getting one of these for a bit of variety. There was a silver one with much higher KMs for $10K then $8K - sitting for ages at the Trade-In Clearance Center in Welly. It had a yuk blue interior though and was nowhere near as tidy as this one. I don't think the woodgrain is faded - that's just the colour - but I way prefer the interior in this to the one I looked at. What can I say, I like contrast interiors! This does look to be in fantastic condition so for an AMG/Merc enthusiast I think this would be a good deal.
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    Welcome from Welly James - where is Kuno? Nice E30 and agree they're nice in white
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    Nice report indeed Charlie - yes it isn't quite as nice as it looks on TM - needs some TLC from a committed owner
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    Cheers for the advice guys. I do intend to keep my X5 for another few years (got a 4 yr MBI on it) and have dealt with some cooling system stuff already - so will expect to deal with guides in the next year or 2.
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    Agreed - if we first and foremost liked sensible cars we'd probably be driving something else... Avensis mode? But yes @Gabe79 that is the right question to ask 'if I have to sink extra $$ in will I still be happy?' When I was first looking at picking up a euro again 2 years ago I was close to buying a black AMG spec E500 for $7500 - it had some oil leaks and 170kms on it and my garage said 'if you have to drop $5k will it still be a deal?'. I chickened out event though in hindsight it was a reasonable deal. Just as well perhaps - otherwise I wouldn't be involved in the great BMW community
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    Pics for posterity... agree it would be more interesting with a V8 in it ....
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    That is cool Nicely presented - but could have done with a vacuum eh! Should have a black stereo in it too methinks.
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    Owning a M62TU E53 with 222KMs on it - what's the general advice around prevention/preemptive vs hoping?
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    I have mixed feelings on the interior - I like contrast interiors and I like ones that are different but I'm just not sure about this.
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    Phooey .... just hang fire for another! Generally better if it isn't an auction - I think those are a PITA from a purchaser's perspective.
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    Agreed - it is a bit steep!!!
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    http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=1369090051 price unclear (starting bid $7k) 195kms 'Sonderpolsterung' individual black and red contrast leather interior Active heated comfort seats Hi-Fi pro audio Bit of clear-coat fade Has had a bunch of important maintenance/replacement done Pictures are a bit rubbish but I like this
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    530km!!!!!
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    I like it But not the black wheels. M5s have nice wheels - leave them alone!
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    Re MBI I suggest you contact MTF Mt Victoria to see if they can assist. I've found them great to deal with. If you want to off road then a Touareg makes good sense. My mate has 4.2 V8 Toureg and it is a nice vehicle - quality interior, great sounding V8 - but uses almost as much juice as my M5 Props to @Gabe79 for helping out!
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    Hey Logan - yep saw this one pop up and agree the HDR is happening!! But I do love the E53s in Blue. @treone bought a beaut one recently. I've got the M62 4.4i E53 with 222Kms on it. There's a good discussion on X5s here: http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/58166-2001-2004-x5-opinions-wanted/ But that isn't quite so relevant to the 4.8is with the N62 in it. Ask yourself 'if I have to drop $5K on sorting it during the first year, is it still a good buy'? Try to get service history - if lots of crap has been sorted already then you can buy with increased confidence. This is where I lost out .... Put a MBI on it to manage risk as Brent from BM World says "late v8's have the N62 engine, they have a lot more issues but use less fuel" - also have a lot more power! Let us know how you get on!!!
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    Hmm I quite like E60 MSport in white but I know it's not to everyone's liking. But I def do prefer the silver interior trim in the black one. Whatever you get it will be awesome Keep us posted!
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    hmmm. But I can see the appeal of this one. 535D is indeed rare and the pick of the diesels- the car has lowish kms, excellent specs and Autosure included. At this price a LCI MotorSport would be more compelling, but this still looks damned good with M5 feet - and Dynamic Drive is goodness. If you're doing a lot of kms and you're sold on the diesel then I don't think anyone could fault you for buying this. The alternative I'd look at would be something like this: http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1350246006.htm - 550i MSport LCI w/HUD for $18K - or this one for $20k : http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1364326094.htm Interestingly there's a 530D F10 with lower kms for a little more - http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1312791406.htm - and you can put a MBI on it for not a lot. Very modern interior but I just think it looks a bit 'sensible' ....
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    That is nice!!!
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    +1 on this. E39 Motorsport Tourings are also pretty uncommon. It includes Bluetooth and radar detector too!
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    Go with what you like Matt It should go with the green exterior nicely. It is unusual to have black leather with a light interior tho ....
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    I've seen the white leather with the aluminium trim and I'm not sure if it's better. :\
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    http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=1362350183 98kms NZ GPS Band expander????? Really? Hmmm - doh. Hopefully re-coded Aux port Has PassPort Max wired in but costs extra to leave it in .... Airbag sensor error and downshift paddle not working.
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    Yep looks that way. :\ It has much higher kms but looks in good condition and has both NZ Nav and radar detector which are nice extras. Incredible cars for the $$ but definitely a commitment
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