My first BMW

Maccapacca

Maccapacca

Maccapacca

Tea Drinker
Don
Joined
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Location
Sunny Sussex
To replace the lemon Volvo

530i SE Saloon
2007 272 hp
Petrol
Manual
33,000 miles
T&T to August 12
Dakota Grey
Black leather
Scratched timber trim???
Adaptive Lights
Centre Armrest
Heated seats
Ski hatch
De badged
Professional Media 6 disc SAT Nav phone etc
I assume the cruise / dimming mirrors / AC are standard
Run flats replaced with standards and spacesaver
BMW snow chains
Interim check due in 4000 miles all others 2013

Guy was in his sixties, bought it new and drives a diesel Golf as a daily driver, he only used this at weekends and trips to the yacht club and his ski resort in the French Alps, the rest of the time it was garaged.

Was up for £9,999 and to be frank I didn't want to offer him so low that someone else might swoop in and buy it as the advert was terrible. I paid £9,600.

I was 280 miles away but I did go to Manchester last weekend so drove to his north of York and back one night where I agreed the sale, this morning 5am taxi to station and into London then a train, get there 10.30 in time to draw the bankers draft and the deal was done, sorry about the pics literally just got back and it was dusk

Going to sort out the BMW warranty tonight and if I have time tomorrow a decent clean and decent pics, drive home was great, faultless and easy, glad to be back in a petrol, might miss an auto but the power of this is just :D


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Good for you. Sounds like you're really pleased with it and if it's been looked after it should be a pleasure to drive, especially without the run-flats.

E60s you either love or hate. There is no doubt the new 5 has been improved inside but I think this has much more presence on the road.

Enjoy!
 
[TW]Fox;20820376 said:
What an awesome buy, where did you find that :eek: ;)
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I know sod all about BMWs some kind gent pointed me in the right direction, suppose I best learn what E it is

NathanE said:
Does this person have any more mint cars he wants to sell? :D
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may well have but I have his number :p

Darkman said:
Good for you. Sounds like you're really pleased with it and if it's been looked after it should be a pleasure to drive, especially without the run flats
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its a shame I haven't had the experience of run flats so can't comment, it just feels normal
 
G-MAN2004 said:
Very nice, and a bargain too!

I'd probably buy new alloys though, never liked that design.
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not interested in changing the wheels, they are a decent size with a decent sidewall for a comfy ride which is my cup of tea

Westyfield2 said:
After seeing SE I was gonna be all "Blurgh, should have got an M Sport", but that my man is a damn good price you've paid :cool:! Especially with the low miles and pro nav!
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it just stood out on autotrader by miles, no interest as it was a rubbish advert with rubbish pics

mglover070588 said:
Pristine car for good money!

I look forward to some nice pictures on your driveway in the sunlight after a wash and polish :).
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had it washed today and nearly zero beading and noticed some swirls around the wheels, I have one day free over Christmas with no kids and wife if the weather is good I may well hand polish and use the rest of my hd wax
 
maccapacca said:
I know sod all about BMWs some kind gent pointed me in the right direction, suppose I best learn what E it is
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It has to be one of the best outcomes of any spec me thread ever.

'Spec me a car'
'This one'
'Ok, have purchased that exact one, thanks'

:D

It's an LCI E60 :)
 
danza said:
£9.6k for that? Is that the going rate for a good'un?
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No. The going rate for good'un is a good few thousand more. He benefitted from the fact the seller was a wealthy chap who was particularly unconcerned with getting maximum cash for the car, combined with a simply terrible ability at writing adverts. I almost didnt post the link at first because I thought it was dodgy given price and poor advert :p
 
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