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#290 of 323 Re: Pre owned 2006 BMW 550i - A couple of quick questions! :o) [jayrider] by roadburner Jun 21, 2009 (10:12 am)
Replying to: jayrider (Jun 21, 2009 6:57 am) If you give the dealer a blank check than expect to be reamed in most cases. Repairs can be stiff because parts are more expensive,but shouldn't be all that frequent.   That's usually the case, although I will say that my local dealer(Sam Swope, Louisville KY) has very fair pricing. They also refuse to push additional unneeded service. That said, I also use a good BMW indie shop, but often it's a toss-up as to which shop will have the better prices. I follow BMW's maintenance schedule to the letter with the exception of oil and automatic transmission fluid or gearbox/final drive oil changes. I change the oil and ATF at 1/2 of BMW's recommended interval while gearbox oil and final drive oil are changed every 30,000 miles in my track rats.
#291 of 323 Chnace to buy a 2004 530i by jaydoll Jul 08, 2009 (5:32 pm)
hi, I have a chance to buy a 2004 530i 6 speed with premium/zennons/cold weather package and 54K miles. It is a relative and it has been maintained by the book and garaged.   Asking price is $17K   My big fear is the electronic on this car. I remeber hearing that there were a lot of problems with the i-drive on this car being the first year of this stlye and i-drive. Anyone have any idea if the 04 /first year i-drive sytems are destined for failure.?   Any other problems that I shoould know about?   Thanks,   Jay
#292 of 323 95 bimmer by airmailmiller Jul 18, 2009 (10:06 am)
looking at a 95 525, 126,000 miles , power everything according to the dealer, ac belt is off, but compressor turns freely. good condition, dealer has been driving it for the last 4 months, he wants 3995.00 for it, are they dependable, is this a good price? i m also looking at a 740il for 3000.00 with the same mileage as the 525. it is in excellent shape, just the maintanence costs scare me on the 740. i ve had bimmer motorcycles and i know they are rock solid. any info would help. Replies to this message: roadburner (Jul 22, 2009 8:26 pm)
#293 of 323 Re: 95 bimmer [airmailmiller] by roadburner Jul 22, 2009 (8:26 pm)
Replying to: airmailmiller (Jul 18, 2009 10:06 am) The E34 5ers are pretty solid cars. Have it checked out by a good BMW tech. If the belt is off the A/C compressor you can bet something is wrong. A service history would also be nice to have. If it's a stick and it checks out I'd pay no more than $3000 for it- $2500 if it has a slushbox.
#294 of 323 95 5 series by airmailmiller Jul 25, 2009 (5:43 am)
thanks for the info, i was assuming the a/c comp is shot with the belt gone, i found another one for 1500 with more miles and a couple of little door dings, but everything works, so this one i ll check out, thanks again, matt Replies to this message: roadburner (Jul 25, 2009 7:36 am)
#295 of 323 Re: 95 5 series [airmailmiller] by roadburner Jul 25, 2009 (7:36 am)
Replying to: airmailmiller (Jul 25, 2009 5:43 am) Let me know if you have any more questions; I'll be glad to help
#296 of 323 Buying a used 2007 530i by lanc3lot75 Aug 04, 2009 (5:20 pm)
Hello Guys! I'm new to the forum and new to buying a BMW. I'm interested in buying a used 530i but have 3 options below.    - Price $33,888, Mileage 21,800 (Premium and Sports Pkg w/ Nav) Blk/Blk - Price $36,900, Mileage 36,979 (Premium and Sports Pkg w/ Nav) Blk/Blk, CPO - Price $31,988, Mileage 48,174 (Premium and Sports Pkg w/ Nav) Blk/Blk, CPO    Can you please let me know which one will be the best price to buy or let me know if all are over price.    Thanks!   Replies to this message: gardis (Aug 08, 2009 4:22 am)
#297 of 323 Used 2007 530 by kevin530 Aug 05, 2009 (4:59 pm)
Lanc, is there some reason why the first one you listed is not a CPO? I would hesitate to buy a non-CPO 2007 with 21,000 miles. My belief is that you really should be looking at a CPO when buying a complex machine like a 5. Mileage takes a back seat to CPO IMO and I guess there is no talking you out of the black on black??????? Replies to this message: rkrish1 (Aug 14, 2009 2:54 pm)
#298 of 323 Re: Buying a used 2007 530i [lanc3lot75] by gardis Aug 08, 2009 (4:22 am)
Replying to: lanc3lot75 (Aug 04, 2009 5:20 pm) Hiya Lanc, I bought a 2007 530i in Alpine White with Blk leather and I love it. Had Premium, Cold, Sports, prem sound, and NAV also. Car had 24K miles on the clock, and I ended up paying $36, 200 which is less than your price on a vehicle with over 36K miles. I would get them down to $34K before going ahead with it, based on my mileage. My car was impeccable. Not a scratch on it. So, use that as your guide.   Good luck with it.   Hey Kevin, how are ya? Gardis gardis72gmail.com
#299 of 323 Buying a 06 550i or a 2007 550i which year is best? by nathanraymond Aug 12, 2009 (7:56 pm)
I am trying to decide between buying a 06 550i or a 2007 550i. which year is better? Are there significant differences between the two years? Both cars have been certified and have approximately 44k. Both are sport, cold package and have navigation. YES they are both manual.

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