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Hi Bimmers I've been driving a E61 530i from 2005 for the last 6 years imported from Japan. Had 50.000 on the clock and now has 100.000 and it has been great. This calm quiet engine, and the power when you give it a little push, I just love it. Exploring the North & South island, surfing, camping, and what a wonderful ride, I live in Auckland. "Freude am Fahren" says a sticker on the boot. Difficult to translate, drives like a dream might come close. But I do not have a garage and the car is showing it. Rubbers getting dried out by the sun, also the rest of the rubbers on the car are getting old/ brittle, needing replacement, is going to be expensive in time and money. So I'm looking at buying another Touring, a Touring because I always take my car out camping (typical what you'd do with a BMW, I've hit the ground a few times here and there with my M sport spoilers, so why not do it again And if I do not camp I go surfing with it. And then the boot is perfect for the gear and a short board , or the roof for a long board. May be a E31? as it will be a few kg less compared to a F11 (1500-1800kg). I think it might be more fun to drive (if I'd fit well enough in a E31, I'm 189 tall). The E31 has only 100 liter less boot space than the F11. I think I can manage that. Now I had a look at Trade me and there is lots of relatively affordable E31's from around 2013 - 2019. Also a few F11 5 series, but all with a 2 liter engine and only 204 BHP, is that going to be fun???? I'd think of spending somewhere between 10 - 20 K Now I need your advise. What do you guys think is a good engine in a E31, reliable and with enough power to move around enjoying the acceleration out of a curve (I know, the E61 is lead heavy, and now I'm buying a touring again, however the power to weight ratio for the E31 will be better than the F11 because of the lower weight) Most common, 4 cylinder, 184 HP (320i) turbo & inter-cooler Also available 328i (245 BHP) and there are a few 335i's with 305 BHP. (do mechanics hate those because the whole engine bay is too full to work on it?). (I could not find a 5 series Touring with a big engine.) With low mileages. (it is really environmentally sound, an EV is causing more pollution due to the battery environment impact than a petrol car up to 100.000 km) At what mileage do these engines become maintenance intensive, is it the turbo's /inter-coolers that go first? Well thank you for sharing your advice, I'm looking forward to hear what you'd like to say . P.S. I might have a pre-purchase check done in a BMW garage before making a definitive choice, It might be worth the money, The mechanics know what to look for , and I can take an motorcycle apart, but do not know the nooks and crannies of a F31. If something is showing up, it can be repaired, but it will impact what I'll pay.