Joseph Wright 0 Report post Posted February 1 Looking for someone who can give my 2007 BMW 550i station wagon a honest once over to see if i should just get my money back or if it worth what i paid? As far as I know all that's been done to it is that it has been given extractors and maybe the muffler taken off but does look like a bit of a weird setup like the middle part of the exhaust is original but from the extractors to the middle is new and from after the middle to the tip is new, the boot struggles when lifting and needs a gentle bit of help to open and close and the sun roof is also not working and is just slightly open and therefore allows water to get into the car down the inside of the roof lining and then drips over the fuses etc? I have been told that it has a new gearbox installed by BMW and all the radiator piping etc has been replaced. I paid 9500 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2433 Report post Posted February 1 If you bought it privately and didn't inspect it first, you'll need to suck it up and fix the issues and move on. If you got it from a dealer, you could try having them fix it. You'll be hard pressed to just "get my money back". Regarding the issues, E61 wagons are known for sunroof issues, do some research and you should be able to find how to manually close it and then never touch it again as IIRC there is a piece in them that breaks and is a pain to fix. Lots of them leak (I think both of the ones i looked at buying were leaking, and one had mouldy carpet). Tailgate struts can be replaced, do some research on that too. I hate to point it out, but you should also look into N62 V8 engine issues too. If it doesn't have valve stem seal issues now, it will at some point. They're a very nice car when they're in good shape and working well. If you like it, its worth fixing it and enjoying it. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
