We need a second car and I am keen to get back into a BMW. I've been looking at some nice e39s on trademe and could use some help measuring cars against one another.
2002 525i touring with 130k km for $5800 (is the touring really worth this much more? I do fancy the additional space, which is why it's on the list at all given the price difference.)
I'm partial to the 530i or the wagon myself, but it's quite a healthy price spread. None seem to have very good service records, although the 530i claims to have been serviced exclusively by Bella Motors.
I plan on test driving these on Saturday and hopefully having them inspected by BM Workshop or Botany Motor Worxx, whichever I can get an appointment at. (The cars seem to all be in East Auckland equidistant from these two shops)
Given the little information above, is there a reason to exclude any of these outright? Any reason to focus on one versus another?
E39 shop fest advice wanted. 525i, 525i Touring, or 530i?
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Greetings forum folks!
I'm looking for some shopping advice here.
We need a second car and I am keen to get back into a BMW. I've been looking at some nice e39s on trademe and could use some help measuring cars against one another.
I am looking at three e39 cars:
2003 525i with 147k km for $4750
2002 525i touring with 130k km for $5800 (is the touring really worth this much more? I do fancy the additional space, which is why it's on the list at all given the price difference.)
2002 530i with 125k km for $4200 (has a healthy dent on the side, which I'd need to price out)
I'm partial to the 530i or the wagon myself, but it's quite a healthy price spread. None seem to have very good service records, although the 530i claims to have been serviced exclusively by Bella Motors.
I plan on test driving these on Saturday and hopefully having them inspected by BM Workshop or Botany Motor Worxx, whichever I can get an appointment at. (The cars seem to all be in East Auckland equidistant from these two shops)
Given the little information above, is there a reason to exclude any of these outright? Any reason to focus on one versus another?
Thank you all for your time, I appreciate it.