The best car for £5000? I think so..would you?

Jez

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Fox has pointed this unsold car to me, and i just cant stop thinking about it. Its unsold, and is worth around £5000. I want a fancy car for the summer, and this is just perfect.

Is it possible to get a better car for this kind of money (or even double this money!), i am thinking not, these E38's to me seem to represent the absolute best value for money you are likely to get in a car.

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Seems to be pretty much fully loaded, with a nice smooth 5.4L V12, would make a nice summer cruiser? Looks exactly like i'd want it to look too which means i'd have to do nothing to it other than tint the windows and stick on a private plate.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-BMW-750I...oryZ9837QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone beat it for value for money? Aim of car is to be a nice relaxed summer posing/cruiser type thing. Only other car i can think of is a range rover but for this budget they are all a bit flakey.
 
Rilot said:
If you want an E38 get a 740i instead without self-levelling. Very reliable and much MUCH cheaper to service and repair.
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Is the self levelling suspension an option on all models or was it just a feature on 750's?

The fact that it was a 750 is almost a non issue, a 740i would be just as good for me, it was merely that that particular car was in the exact right specification for me. I just saw the bigger engine as a small bonus!

Is there anything else you would look out for specifically on a loaded 740i? You seem to know loads about everything to do with larger bmw's which i am very thankful for :)

Edit: Fox, that 540 is going to end up being rather more than 5k i suspect!
 
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Thankyou for that :)

Bare in mind that the above example is a SWB model (i am not interested in extra rear legroom, therefore will not be looking at LWB models at all) will it necessarily have EDC or LAD?

Only other question would be how to check whether a car is fitted with either of the above, the rest of it seems fairly straight foward and easy to spot. Naturally with the value of these second hand i will be expecting an absolute minter with either FBMWSH or very close to full.

Again thanks for the pointers :)
 
Lashout_UK said:
Grandad styling, but can look VERY nice in black with suitable alloys, Lexus LS400. Cost you about half as much too, very quick machines and bulletproof engines.

Only electrical problem I'm aware of is the lights for the needles going, cost about a grand to get fixed at a Lexus dealer, or about 300 quid out of one.

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Ive looked at them and i dont feel as though they are really in the same league as the E38. The quality and looks just are not there. Add to that i'd feel funny being white driving a lexus LS! Cheers for the suggestion though :)
 
panthro said:
its the best specced car for 5k, but not THE best. It looks ugly imo.
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See i think its one of the most sexual cars possible for this budget. What would you suggest instead? Spec isnt important, as i say its merely a summer posey type car, it doesnt need to be able to do anything particular or fit any particular criteria :)
 
The problem with 728's is not the power or performance. Its the fact that they all seem to be fairly poorly specified. I cannot see the point in a car with running costs as high as this without having every option. I am disregarding all cars with no comms pack for example (digital climate/tv etc).

The car i buy MUST have all the usual options as above (tv/digital climate), combined with beige leather, a dark colour exterior, 18" multispokes or preferably M-parellel's like that 750, facelifted lights all round, and a FBMWSH or as near as damnit.

728i's just dont come that well specified from what i can see :( Plus with insurance being almost the same across the whole range i cant see why a 728i would be cheaper to run than a 740i....
 
Insurance is £900 for the 728, £1100 for the 740, and £1300 for the 750, so all of them are expensive and its not enough to encourage me toward any particular model :) Obviously following Rilot's advice i will disregard 750i's from now on even though they seem easiest to get in the fully loaded spec.

Ideal seems to be 740i with comms pack, beige leather, M-parallel's. I'd happily take a 728i as long as it was fully loaded with the facelift done and had the right leather etc :)

Remember that i do not pay fuel so that is a non issue.
 
This is exactly why i have definately not disregarded the 728, the reason i seem to be looking at very few of them is simply down to equipment levels as i mentioned earlier.

Isnt R134(A) a fridge gas? I swear i had my vapochill regassed to that :p
 
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