E61 530i - What harm could happen.

[Mr Roper]

Jhonno said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Jhonno said:

11k?!!!

I had a 530d E61 for just over 2yrs.. One of the best cars I've owned. It was brilliant.

LCI 530i M Sport Touring - rare as hens teeth really. I looked and looked for one for nearly 6 months when I decided to sell my Jap import E39 touring; none cropped up, at all

Regardless.. I love an E61, but don't think I'd pay that for one these days if it wasn't 8cyl+.. But.. The OP saw value in it so it's all good, and apparently others did too.

When I was looking late last year for a new daily there were a few 530i E61's with similar or lower mileage and nearly all Jap imports. I was tempted by a 40k 2009 for £10k.

In the end I went with a 104k 2008 535d M-sport E61 with all the right toys and trim for £7000. They really are fantastic and so much car for the money.

Edited by Mr Roper on Friday 17th May 14:48

[PistonTim]

Monkeylegend said:

Do not ask WBAC for a valuation

Well no, because £11k for a 17 year old moderately warm(ish) BMW estate is clearly ludicrous pricing to the general population.

[d_a_n1979]

Mr Roper said:

Jhonno said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Jhonno said:

11k?!!!

I had a 530d E61 for just over 2yrs.. One of the best cars I've owned. It was brilliant.

LCI 530i M Sport Touring - rare as hens teeth really. I looked and looked for one for nearly 6 months when I decided to sell my Jap import E39 touring; none cropped up, at all

Regardless.. I love an E61, but don't think I'd pay that for one these days if it wasn't 8cyl+.. But.. The OP saw value in it so it's all good, and apparently others did too.

When I was looking late last year for a new daily there were a few 530i E61's with similar or lower mileage and nearly all Jap imports. I was tempted by a 40k 2009 for £10k.

In the end I went with a 104k 2008 535d M-sport E61 with all the right toys and trim for £7000. They really are fantastic and so much car for the money.

Edited by Mr Roper on Friday 17th May 14:48

It was a Jap import 530i M Sport and 550i M Sport I was considering before I bought my previous F01 - both sold within a day of being listed and hours away from me, so unfortunately no way I could move on them quick enough...

But would have another Jap import BMW in a heartbeat - an F11 535i would be a great car

[DKIE92]

Anyone know the deal with the automatic shifter on OPs car? I didn’t think that design was a thing back in 2007. I know for certain the E9x didn’t get this shifter so I guess it’s just a 5 series thing.

Excluding DCTs, I thought all E gen BMWs had this ugly thing -

[Jhonno]

axel1990chp said:

Oh and its the N53, you can make of that what you will

You learn something every day.. I didn't realise the E60 got the N53! Especially not in 2007.

What to make of it? More common issues I believe..

[d_a_n1979]

DKIE92 said:

Anyone know the deal with the automatic shifter on OPs car? I didn’t think that design was a thing back in 2007. I know for certain the E9x didn’t get this shifter so I guess it’s just a 5 series thing.

Excluding DCTs, I thought all E gen BMWs had this ugly thing -

The OPs car is an LCI with the later box IIRC; so it got an updated shifter for DCT

They came quite late on; a lot of the Jap import Ex range cars have them

[Jhonno]

DKIE92 said:

Anyone know the deal with the automatic shifter on OPs car? I didn’t think that design was a thing back in 2007. I know for certain the E9x didn’t get this shifter so I guess it’s just a 5 series thing.

Excluding DCTs, I thought all E gen BMWs had this ugly thing -

It's an LCI box with a non SAT shifter.

[ATM]

Jhonno said:

DKIE92 said:

Anyone know the deal with the automatic shifter on OPs car? I didn’t think that design was a thing back in 2007. I know for certain the E9x didn’t get this shifter so I guess it’s just a 5 series thing.

Excluding DCTs, I thought all E gen BMWs had this ugly thing -

It's an LCI box with a non SAT shifter.

The 550i auto kept the same box with just the updated shifter. Some people swear by a gearbox remap. I found mine worked a lot better after a little refresh with new fluid.

[manmaths]

This has aged very well indeed