Which 3.0i for around 15k?

J1nxy · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:14

IAmATeaf said:
They still can't hide the fact that the guy/gal who designed the pre-LCI E90 backend was obviously blind, yes they ease the pain a bit but only a little bit.

Each to there own, I like the rear end on my E90 epically the split exhausts

Dandle · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:19

Lucero said:
My understanding of the variations of E60 air is as follows:

That car - AirCon
Climate control - Independent temperature control of the front two occupants but at the same positions (i.e. face / windscreen, face / feet is the same both sides). Commonly known as dual zone CC
Extended CC is the same as above but allows each user to define how much air is blown through any vent through iDrive.
There was also a 4 zone CC which covered the rear passengers independent temperatures too.

That isn't right. The car linked does have climate control, you set the temp and the car will do what it needs to to maintain the selected temp, it is single zone though.

DannyDan · 22 Sep 2010 at 15:26

Dandle said:
That isn't right. The car linked does have climate control, you set the temp and the car will do what it needs to to maintain the selected temp, it is single zone though.

Woo, someone understands

As far as I know, there are two types: The standard basic climate on the linked car, and an advanced climate which has a different faceplate. There may be different versions of the advanced too, as Lucero says.

Aircon (without climate control) is where the temperature of the air and fan speed needs to be set by the user, and this isn't the case on any e60.

Dandle · 22 Sep 2010 at 16:00

DannyDan said:
Woo, someone understands

As far as I know, there are two types: The standard basic climate on the linked car, and an advanced climate which has a different faceplate. There may be different versions of the advanced too, as Lucero says.

Aircon (without climate control) is where the temperature of the air and fan speed needs to be set by the user, and this isn't the case on any e60.

There are only two types available on the E60, automatic air conditioning and automatic air conditioning with extended features.

antijoke · 22 Sep 2010 at 17:05

[TW]Fox;17424705 said:
It always annoyed me how rubbish the pre facelift e90 looks from the outside.

The worst bit is the rubbish halogen back lights which don't even illuminate the cluster properly.

I agree they look awful compared to the LCI ones.

beermonster · 22 Sep 2010 at 17:11

This seems reasonably priced, although it does have fairly high mileage

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/ww...ry=cars&channel=DEALERPAGE&id=201038368613575

would go for something like that myself

[TW]Fox · 22 Sep 2010 at 17:25

Thats not just reasonably priced, its hugely cheap. Have to wonder why a dealer would sell that car for that little money - I suspect its cosmetic condition in the flesh leaves a lot to be desired.

If £12.5k was all it cost to get into a sub 100k, half decent facelift LCI 530i M Sport, I'd buy one.

Dandle · 22 Sep 2010 at 17:42

[TW]Fox;17428041 said:
Thats not just reasonably priced, its hugely cheap. Have to wonder why a dealer would sell that car for that little money - I suspect its cosmetic condition in the flesh leaves a lot to be desired.

If £12.5k was all it cost to get into a sub 100k, half decent facelift LCI 530i M Sport, I'd buy one.

Apart from full leather I cant see anything listed that doesn't come as standard. Maybe the price reflects that.

[TW]Fox · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:01

Dandle said:
Apart from full leather I cant see anything listed that doesn't come as standard. Maybe the price reflects that.

The next cheapest 530i M Sport LCI in the country is £17,000 and also doesn't have Satnav.

Scania · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:09

[TW]Fox;17428041 said:
If £12.5k was all it cost to get into a sub 100k, half decent facelift LCI 530i M Sport, I'd buy one.

Given your e39 was high miles when you bought it, are you looking for a lower mileage this time around?

Dandle · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:23

[TW]Fox;17428285 said:
The next cheapest 530i M Sport LCI in the country is £17,000 and also doesn't have Satnav.

Fair enough. I haven't kept up with prices at all.

[TW]Fox · 22 Sep 2010 at 18:26

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Given your e39 was high miles when you bought it, are you looking for a lower mileage this time around?

Yes - but only because nobody will warranty a 100k mile car when spending a lot more on the car you cant afford to depreciate it to zero on the day of purchase.