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Marty Funkhouser said:
Sweet Jesus.
irfan1712 said:
oh my word..
I presume these are complimentary?! 
It's my old wagon. Sad to see her up for sale so soon after I sold it (8 months I think) but he did ping me and say he kind of rushed into buying it, and was I interested in having it back. I was... kind of... but I have a lease car now so it's a no go. Plus - they do say never go back, right?
hornetrider said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
Sweet Jesus.
irfan1712 said:
oh my word..
they do say never go back, right?irfan1712 said:
Ha, i sent the link straight to one of the boys and we both had a little oggle over it. i cant get my head around how rare that is. What did you replace it with out of curiosity?
I moved house so started having to commute for 25k+ a year, sadly it was replaced with a leased diesel Passat Alltrack.I know, please don't rub it in
hornetrider said:
irfan1712 said:
Ha, i sent the link straight to one of the boys and we both had a little oggle over it. i cant get my head around how rare that is. What did you replace it with out of curiosity?
I moved house so started having to commute for 25k+ a year, sadly it was replaced with a leased diesel Passat Alltrack.I know, please don't rub it in
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hornetrider said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
Sweet Jesus.
irfan1712 said:
oh my word..
I presume these are complimentary?! It's my old wagon. Sad to see her up for sale so soon after I sold it (8 months I think) but he did ping me and say he kind of rushed into buying it, and was I interested in having it back. I was... kind of... but I have a lease car now so it's a no go. Plus - they do say never go back, right?
Was she expensive to run (apart from the obvious fuel costs)?
Marty Funkhouser said:
100% complimentary - the only thing I would change are the wheels but thats just a personal preference. The 550 estate was one of my dream cars for a long while.
Was she expensive to run (apart from the obvious fuel costs)?
Was she expensive to run (apart from the obvious fuel costs)?
It had 3 sets of wheels which I gave to the seller. The other two were standard E60 18" wheels.
Not really expensive, no big surprises. Little bits and pieces here and there but they were all stuff that were generic E60 issues so would have been the same if I had a 520D. The engine is the most reliable bit of the car - and it is a peach.
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Well, I thought it was excellent. Not long had new brakes all round, new compressor, well maintained with BMW and specialist history etc. I wouldn't have had any issues with taking it back put it that way.Fuel was a lot better than people think. I was averaging about 25/26 out of it, my driving was more biased to motorways but did have a fair amount of local stuff thrown in. I used to have to go up to Leeds with work occasionally and on a long run like that I'd get mid 30s from it. 70l tank, would see 550 miles. I think the manual gearbox helps.
Shamelessly copied from a forum listing;
the7seriesregister said:
A good friend of mine is reluctantly selling his e38 750iL individual. This car is a very special car and was specced by BMW to showcase the individual program at the British motorshow. It's a 2000 car and was stored in BMW storage till 2004 when it was first registered, so is the only e38 on a 04 plate
Spec is crazy on it and has the following
INDIVIDUAL Metallic Orinocco Green
INDIVIDUAL Ecru Nappa Leather
INDIVIDUAL Olive Carpets
INDIVIDUAL Quilted maple wood trim
INDIVIDUAL Alpine/BMW DVD/Monitor Screens
INDIVIDUAL Suede Alcantara Headlining
Electric Front Comfort Seats with Memory
Ocillating Massage Front Seats
3-Stage Heated Front Seats
Electric Comfort Rear Seats
Heated Rear Seats
SAT NAV
Widescreen Front Monitor
Fridge
Fax Machine
Dynamic Stability Control
Electronic Dampner Control
Servotronic Steering
Self-Levelling Suspension
Telephones Front and Rear
Voice Control
Dual Zone Air Conditioning with Climate
Rear AC and Climate Control
OBC with Check Control
Multi-Functional Steering Wheel
Electric Memory Steering Column
Rear Armrest with Telephone/Audio Controls
Maple Picnic Tables
Electric Memory Steering Column
Electric Glass Sunroof
Double Glazing
Auto-Dimming compass Drivers Mirror
Power Fold Heated Mirrors with Memory
Climate Comfort Windscreen
Rain Sensing Wipers
Headlamp Wash
Xenon Headlights
One Touch Auto Bootlid with Soft Close
Electric Rear Blind + Manual Side Blinds
Front and Rear Park Distance Control
Front and Rear Centre Armrest
Chromeline Interior Trim
Cruise Control
6 CD
BMW Alarm and Immobiliser
Chromeline Interior
Rear Reading Lights in Headlining
20" Genuine Alpina Alloys
Full BMW Service History
Mileage is 59k and he will have a fresh mot on the car ready for a buyer
£15000 and the car is near Stafford. Can email more pics
Spec is crazy on it and has the following
INDIVIDUAL Metallic Orinocco Green
INDIVIDUAL Ecru Nappa Leather
INDIVIDUAL Olive Carpets
INDIVIDUAL Quilted maple wood trim
INDIVIDUAL Alpine/BMW DVD/Monitor Screens
INDIVIDUAL Suede Alcantara Headlining
Electric Front Comfort Seats with Memory
Ocillating Massage Front Seats
3-Stage Heated Front Seats
Electric Comfort Rear Seats
Heated Rear Seats
SAT NAV
Widescreen Front Monitor
Fridge
Fax Machine
Dynamic Stability Control
Electronic Dampner Control
Servotronic Steering
Self-Levelling Suspension
Telephones Front and Rear
Voice Control
Dual Zone Air Conditioning with Climate
Rear AC and Climate Control
OBC with Check Control
Multi-Functional Steering Wheel
Electric Memory Steering Column
Rear Armrest with Telephone/Audio Controls
Maple Picnic Tables
Electric Memory Steering Column
Electric Glass Sunroof
Double Glazing
Auto-Dimming compass Drivers Mirror
Power Fold Heated Mirrors with Memory
Climate Comfort Windscreen
Rain Sensing Wipers
Headlamp Wash
Xenon Headlights
One Touch Auto Bootlid with Soft Close
Electric Rear Blind + Manual Side Blinds
Front and Rear Park Distance Control
Front and Rear Centre Armrest
Chromeline Interior Trim
Cruise Control
6 CD
BMW Alarm and Immobiliser
Chromeline Interior
Rear Reading Lights in Headlining
20" Genuine Alpina Alloys
Full BMW Service History
Mileage is 59k and he will have a fresh mot on the car ready for a buyer
£15000 and the car is near Stafford. Can email more pics
A good friend of mine made some enquiries about the above car and all is not as the advert would have you believe.
Feedback from my friend which I dont think he will mind me sharing;
"The current owner is a part time car dealer.
He bought it from GMS in 2014 as a retail customer and paid £10k for it.
Shortly after he bought it, he had a problem with the gearbox and GMS ignored his calls and emails, eventually leading to a case in the small claims court, which got him a payout.
The "Full BMW Service History" is nothing of the sort. It has had one service at a main dealer in 2006 at 13k miles.
It has evidence of four further services in its life, all at independent garages, none of whom claim to be BMW specialists. These are 26k in Dec 07, 40k in Sep 09, 45k in 11, 48k in 12 and nothing else since, although he claims he's serviced it himself.
He says the car is immaculate, with the exception of two doors requiring painting, due to some rust starting to come through.
He is the ninth owner.
He says he wants £15k or close.
I don't think he'll be getting it from me."
Feedback from my friend which I dont think he will mind me sharing;
"The current owner is a part time car dealer.
He bought it from GMS in 2014 as a retail customer and paid £10k for it.
Shortly after he bought it, he had a problem with the gearbox and GMS ignored his calls and emails, eventually leading to a case in the small claims court, which got him a payout.
The "Full BMW Service History" is nothing of the sort. It has had one service at a main dealer in 2006 at 13k miles.
It has evidence of four further services in its life, all at independent garages, none of whom claim to be BMW specialists. These are 26k in Dec 07, 40k in Sep 09, 45k in 11, 48k in 12 and nothing else since, although he claims he's serviced it himself.
He says the car is immaculate, with the exception of two doors requiring painting, due to some rust starting to come through.
He is the ninth owner.
He says he wants £15k or close.
I don't think he'll be getting it from me."
bmthnick1981 said:
"The current owner is a part time car dealer.
He bought it from GMS in 2014 as a retail customer and paid £10k for it.
Shortly after he bought it, he had a problem with the gearbox and GMS ignored his calls and emails, eventually leading to a case in the small claims court, which got him a payout.
The "Full BMW Service History" is nothing of the sort. It has had one service at a main dealer in 2006 at 13k miles.
It has evidence of four further services in its life, all at independent garages, none of whom claim to be BMW specialists. These are 26k in Dec 07, 40k in Sep 09, 45k in 11, 48k in 12 and nothing else since, although he claims he's serviced it himself.
He says the car is immaculate, with the exception of two doors requiring painting, due to some rust starting to come through.
He is the ninth owner.
He says he wants £15k or close.
I don't think he'll be getting it from me."
fHe bought it from GMS in 2014 as a retail customer and paid £10k for it.
Shortly after he bought it, he had a problem with the gearbox and GMS ignored his calls and emails, eventually leading to a case in the small claims court, which got him a payout.
The "Full BMW Service History" is nothing of the sort. It has had one service at a main dealer in 2006 at 13k miles.
It has evidence of four further services in its life, all at independent garages, none of whom claim to be BMW specialists. These are 26k in Dec 07, 40k in Sep 09, 45k in 11, 48k in 12 and nothing else since, although he claims he's serviced it himself.
He says the car is immaculate, with the exception of two doors requiring painting, due to some rust starting to come through.
He is the ninth owner.
He says he wants £15k or close.
I don't think he'll be getting it from me."
k a duck.hornetrider said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
100% complimentary - the only thing I would change are the wheels but thats just a personal preference. The 550 estate was one of my dream cars for a long while.
Was she expensive to run (apart from the obvious fuel costs)?
Was she expensive to run (apart from the obvious fuel costs)?
It had 3 sets of wheels which I gave to the seller. The other two were standard E60 18" wheels.
Not really expensive, no big surprises. Little bits and pieces here and there but they were all stuff that were generic E60 issues so would have been the same if I had a 520D. The engine is the most reliable bit of the car - and it is a peach.
Amazing cars.
E24man said:
bmthnick1981 said:
A good friend of mine made some enquiries about the above car and all is not as the advert would have you believe.
Oops, I genuinely didn't know the history of the car when I posted it; apologies to all around.Have we had this yet?
Looks to have been on since September by the advert number, so perhaps there are issues, or they will take a haggle?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Looks to have been on since September by the advert number, so perhaps there are issues, or they will take a haggle?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
louiebaby said:
Have we had this yet?
Looks to have been on since September by the advert number, so perhaps there are issues, or they will take a haggle?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
it's definitely a sleeper!!! That interior sent me to sleep so hard I headbutted the desk.Looks to have been on since September by the advert number, so perhaps there are issues, or they will take a haggle?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
louiebaby said:
Looks to have been on since September by the advert number, so perhaps there are issues, or they will take a haggle?
Issue is price. I know the models aren't directly comparable with the one linked having a turbo and more power but an E60 550i just a few years older and similar mileage is half the price.If you bought that you'd have to accept £6k+ depreciation in the next couple of years IMO.
trickywoo said:
Issue is price. I know the models aren't directly comparable with the one linked having a turbo and more power but an E60 550i just a few years older and similar mileage is half the price.
If you bought that you'd have to accept £6k+ depreciation in the next couple of years IMO.
Of course you would, but any seven year old mass produced car in this category will continue depreciating for another decade. If you bought that you'd have to accept £6k+ depreciation in the next couple of years IMO.
The F10 is a much, much better car than the E60 though, and not because it has a turbocharger on its V8.
Lowtimer said:
Of course you would, but any seven year old mass produced car in this category will continue depreciating for another decade.
The F10 is a much, much better car than the E60 though, and not because it has a turbocharger on its V8.
How much margin would a trader have on one of these? The F10 is a much, much better car than the E60 though, and not because it has a turbocharger on its V8.
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