sadida20 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2006 hi guys i have a mate selling a 1994 530i 83kms,auto 18" bmw wheels.immaculate condition. does anyone know much about the 530i? i drive it and it was very nice but not sure about the 5 series? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted April 7, 2006 hi guys i have a mate selling a 1994 530i 83kms,auto 18" bmw wheels.immaculate condition. does anyone know much about the 530i? i drive it and it was very nice but not sure about the 5 series? thanks Remember your buying a 'big car' .. If your interested in 'modding' it .. there arn't as many mods for it as say the e30, e36, e46 3 series. However you can change the head / corner and tail lights easy enough.If its a singapore / malaysian import take extra car in checking it out. Had an interesting conversation with 'Dirty Six' last night my singapore import 3 series was plagued with problems, however his one was fine. But we put it down to mine probably was sitting around in the hot damp weather with lower k's were as his apparently was an ex -sales rep car that did a lot of driving between regions There for drying the thing out somewhat. These hot / damp places (mind outta the gutter you lot ) play havoc on car eletrics. One easy way to check (while not comprehensive) have a look at the window and trim rubber .. see if its perished ... its generally a good sign of what environment that car has been in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted April 7, 2006 Big (ish), heavy, thirsty, nikasil problems. . . . Check the door handle surrounds for wear, if pitted has prob come from Sing as they get eaten away by pollution, make sure the computer works if fitted and try something simple like turning on the head lights, then stepping on the brake pedal, moisture can get in there somewhere and throws up error codes on the dash. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted April 13, 2006 AFAIK nikasil= US and UK problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted April 13, 2006 There is/was a 740 on TradeMe with $10k worth of rebuilt motor from "a known factory problem" and I've seen at least one other. I suspect on cars from Singapore/Japan. A rough idle is supposed to be one of the giveaways and I've heard a few like that around the place too. In theory it shouldn't happen here, but when you import cars from everywhere, a t least a few are bound to be here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
