e60 530D
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Brother in law has e60 525d as is company car, changing it for a new 5 soon.
It has over 130k on the clock, and speaking purely from his example, he's had no issues (bar he filled it with unleaded once!) at all, and it still drives very well.
The interior is in surprisingly good condition, given he has 4 kids all under 10....
It is very undiesel like inside when warm, and very refined. The build quality on his well worn example seems fine.
It has over 130k on the clock, and speaking purely from his example, he's had no issues (bar he filled it with unleaded once!) at all, and it still drives very well.
The interior is in surprisingly good condition, given he has 4 kids all under 10....
It is very undiesel like inside when warm, and very refined. The build quality on his well worn example seems fine.
[TW]Fox;17593222 said:
Care to elaborate? I'm actually interested not trying to bait, are they really that much worse than the E39? Do you mean an E60 in general? Or just because its more modern dagadaga with DPF problems and so on?
Agree with fox above. I had a 2004 530d and while it was a great car, the BMW warranty came in handy... new glow plugs and a water pump at 60k and 1 owner before me... ohh, and a new DPF
Great service from BMW mind, cant complain about approved used. My mate now has the car and loves it, but will be extending the warranty
Id have another, but i would only go approved used (or spend decent cash and a good aftermarket warranty)
Great service from BMW mind, cant complain about approved used. My mate now has the car and loves it, but will be extending the warranty
Id have another, but i would only go approved used (or spend decent cash and a good aftermarket warranty)
Just goes to show condition > mileage.Brother in law has e60 525d as is company car, changing it for a new 5 soon.
It has over 130k on the clock, and speaking purely from his example, he's had no issues (bar he filled it with unleaded once!) at all, and it still drives very well.
The interior is in surprisingly good condition, given he has 4 kids all under 10....
It is very undiesel like inside when warm, and very refined. The build quality on his well worn example seems fine.
Our 525d done about 40,000 miles in 5 years, and it's beginning rattle and various bits of trim worked loose a while ago, along with the radio knob falling off
Granted, it's nothing major, but when the chrome surround from the windows comes off in your hand, it's not really something you expect from such an expensive car.
It's a technical nightmare in ways the E39 isnt. That said, even running an E39 530d without warranty is brave.
Did you know on the newer E60's you cant even fit a CD changer without the dealer recoding the ENTIRE car? This is the sort of thing thats a pain if something breaks with no warranty.
Theres a few non BMW garages that have the ability to do coding. Its not required for all work and cd changer example is because your fitting a new bit of kit to the car. If you were replacing a broken cd changer it wouldn't require coding. That said if you replace the battery it needs registering by BMW.
Theres plenty of people driving E60s without warranty but personally I use WD to cover mine, its £40 per month and if the car does have anything go wrong the bill can easily run into £1k+. Its not an E60 thing though a lot of modern cars are the same(i.e. other BMWs, Merc, Audi, Saab etc) although the labour may be cheaper.
I certainly wouldn't buy an early E60 again. I think I was on drugs when I swapped my E39 for my E60. The quality of materials used in the interior is very poor and the gearbox, oh my god. I cannot think of a nastier piece of crud in my life. If its not two gears lower than it should be, its trying to change down at 5k rpm. Not fun and not a patch on my old E39.
In fact, not so long ago, I was looking at changing back to an E39 as the new F10s are a bit rich for me.
In fact, not so long ago, I was looking at changing back to an E39 as the new F10s are a bit rich for me.
[TW]Fox;17593570 said:The early E60's are not great places to be inside, either. Cheap plastics, weird looking doorcards, horrible nasty steering wheels
But yet if you look past these you can get some storming bargains.
Part of me is still tempted by a Pre-LCI E61.
I have a 2005 E61 and delighted with it. It's a manual so can't comment on the auto box. The interior isn't amazing I suppose but it's a very nice place to be (cream leather, advanced climate and so on) certainly better than the navara it replaced 
. the interior is certainly not something I would dismiss the car for. No problems with it but still uner warranty until December so I imagine they will start to appear around then. Never noticed the steering wheel was horrible! Don't think it is.
. the interior is certainly not something I would dismiss the car for. No problems with it but still uner warranty until December so I imagine they will start to appear around then. Never noticed the steering wheel was horrible! Don't think it is.I can see what Fox is saying, the doorcards just don't look right, they don't follow on from the dashboard and look out of place, but tbh I don't really care.
I do however want an Auto next. Ideally a 530i, but 525i's are much more commonly available.
I do however want an Auto next. Ideally a 530i, but 525i's are much more commonly available.
