Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted June 9, 2008 (edited) You fullas may or may not want to help,but am now selling the corona and looking to buy an E39,pref a 520 or similar. Is there anything I should be looking out for that is common on the E39s? Any help would be much appreciated. Oh and I do realise I made a typo in the title.fat fingers. Chur Edited June 9, 2008 by LOWER Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 You fullas may or may not want to help,but am now selling the corona and looking to buy an E39,pref a 520 or similar. Is there anything I should be looking out for that is common on the E39s? Any help would be much appreciated. Oh and I do realise I made a typo in the title.fat fingers. Chur I'm sure there are many "buyers guides" out there that will be of assistance. But why do you want a 520i? Apart from a few ex-UK examples, the majority will be from Singapore. They are a bit of an old slug and will probably have electrical gremlins being ex-Singapore. Try an NZ-new 523i instead with good service history. There are quite a few on TM at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuen 16 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 I haven't driven a 520 but a friend whose dad owns one says it is underpowered. E39 523 is fine but could do with a little more when you need it, 528 feels just nice. I doubt there would be a big difference in fuel economy. Possible problems: ABS (see it mentioned in forums a fair bit) Broken cupholders Broken headlight adjusters (not so much of a problem on pre-facelift headlights) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 Cupholders of any description will be new to me,I have never had a car with them before! Is the fuel economy any good on them or is power-weight just stupid and hence a crappy fuel consuming car? I have a good one I want to get in mind and it is VERY reasonably priced...<4k with full leather/woodtrim etc etc for a 1996.Just need to figure out if it's worth buying,probably wont touch it for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 (edited) power-weight just stupid Yup. Don't get the tiny litle 520. Best is 530, 528 or 525 is OK, 540 is nice :-) I had the 540, and I cannot recall ever having insufficient power..... Edited June 10, 2008 by jochen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 Power is not a huge problem for me as it'll most likely be garaged for a while,while I add and subtract bits from it. Have pretty much bought a 520 and should hopefully have it on Monday morning. Cheers for the help guys,will keep ya posted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmw.maniac 1 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 No! Don't buy a 520i, buy this! 540i NZ New 540i with 150,000km 2 Owners and only $7000!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 No! Don't buy a 520i, buy this! 540i NZ New 540i with 150,000km 2 Owners and only $7000!!!!! Thats a great buy. Petrol prices really seem to be hammering the value of V8s... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted June 11, 2008 ^^my reason exactly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
