E61 V8 Bearding

[leefee]

I was hoping to get £8 ish for mine and would imagine it to retail nearer £10. So i guess thats should be doable.

[ATM]

I've been looking at the versions with smaller engines and they appear to be selling very cheap.

[dom9]

We have seen close to 400 miles on a tank at a constant 85mph through France (I think).

The numbers are on this thread, maybe mid-August.

Ok, that's my 545i but probably similar in mpg to a 550i (more efficient) and that's laden + roof box.

We'll generally see <300 miles at home though, which is mostly town driving.

Gearbox holding together and only had one 'error' message so far this year.

Contract up on Tuesday so I may look again at doing the plugs/ coils myself and give it a machine polish.

[ATM]

leefee said:

Here are some pics after a bit of a clean.

much better!

How much would one like this sell for nowadays?

[Naldrett]

Anyone know this car? Nice mileage and 2 year warranty sounds interesting. Top money and not great spec though IMO.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[jboy72]

Naldrett said:

Anyone know this car? Nice mileage and 2 year warranty sounds interesting. Top money and not great spec though IMO.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

No - and at that price I never will!

[dom9]

We've seen 100k+ cars go for over £10k, private, haven't we?

I'm the first to say when I think a car is overpriced but that's not terrible for the mileage, warranty, from a dealer etc, is it?

How many cars with that mileage are left?

Ok, it may be double the price (or not even) of a car with double the mileage but the actual delta isn't huge.

Is a £5k differential too much between a low miles car and a leggy one, when the original invoice price was, what, £60k+?

[hornetrider]

I'd say that's pricey, especially given what appears to be poverty spec from the poor ad.

[jboy72]

dom9 said:

We've seen 100k+ cars go for over £10k, private, haven't we?

I'm the first to say when I think a car is overpriced but that's not terrible for the mileage, warranty, from a dealer etc, is it?

How many cars with that mileage are left?

Ok, it may be double the price (or not even) of a car with double the mileage but the actual delta isn't huge.

Is a £5k differential too much between a low miles car and a leggy one, when the original invoice price was, what, £60k+?

I may not be the right person to opine as I don't have a hang up about LCIs nor a hang up about high miles and in some cases prefer a well maintained high mileage car. I bought my current car with 180k on the clock after extensive interrogation of the seller (a self maintaining aerospace engineer) and it has proved faultless over the last 6 months. I bought my 550i touring from a dealer for less than 8k 4 years ago. So personally I would be very surprised if it sold near that price. Happy for the dealer though. It's not as if I have any axe to grind here! I would take Hornetrider's old car over that in a heartbeat.

[Jobbo]

It's already £1000 less on the dealer's own website than it is on Auto Trader

ETA: and with the registration being revealed on the dealer's site I've been able to check the spec; it's not actually low at all:

Panoramic sunroof
Comfort seats with cooling and heating (Nasca leather - not as nice as Exclusive Nappa, but nicer than Dakota - shame it's beige though)
Soft close doors
Lane departure warning
Hifi speaker upgrade (not Logic7 sadly)
Adaptive lights
Pro Media with BMW Online
Automatic boot
Sport auto gearbox (i.e. steering wheel paddles)


Full spec list:

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Vehicle information

==================================

VIN: WBAPW52060CZ16071
Type code: PW52
Model: 550I (EUR)
E-F-R series: E61 LCI (LifeCycleImpulse)
Series: 5
Type: TOUR
Steering: RL
Doors: 5
Engine: N62/TU
Displacement: 4.80
Power: 270 (367 hp)
Drive: HECK
Transmission: AUT
Paint code: 416 - CARBONSCHWARZ METALLIC
Upholstery code: U6BA - LEDER NASCA BEIG
Prod.date: 2008-01-25
S1CA SELECTION COP RELEVANT VEHICLES
S1CB ACEA / CO2 scope
S2NP BMW alloy wheel, M double spoke 135
S2PA Lockable wheel bolt
S2TB Sport automatic gearbox
S5AD Lane departure warning
S6FL USB/audio interface
S8S2 Coding, alarm signal
S8S8 Country-specific navigation control
S8SA Navigation access request,country-spec.
S8SM Car ident. number visible from outside
S8SP Control unit COP
S261 Side airbags for rear passengers
S302 Alarm system
S316 automatic trunk lid mechanism
S319 Integrated universal remote control
S320 Deleted, model lettering
S323 Soft-Close-Automatic doors
P337 M Sports package
S354 Green windscreen, green shade band
S386 Roof railing
S402 Panorama glass roof
S423 Floor mats, velours
S428 Warning triangle and first aid kit
S430 Interior/outside mirror with auto dip
S431 Interior rear-view mirror with auto dip
S438 Fine wood trim
S441 Smoker package
S442 Drink holder
S453 Climatised front seats
S456 Comfort seat with memory
S470 Isofix-System
S494 Seat heating driver/passenger
S502 Headlight cleaning system
S508 Park Distance Control (PDC)
S522 Xenon Light
S524 Adaptive Headlights
S534 Automatic air conditioning
S544 Cruise control with brake function
S563 Light package
S609 Navigation system, Professional
S612 BMW Assist
S616 BMW Online
S633 Preparation, mobile phone, Business
S672 CD changer for 6 CDs
S676 HiFi speaker system
S698 Area-Code 2 for DVD
S704 M Sports suspension
S710 M leather steering wheel
S715 M Aerodynamics package
S760 High gloss shadow line
S775 Headlining anthracite
L812 National version England / Ireland
S850 Additional Export tank filling
S853 Language version, English
S863 Dealer List Europe
S877 Omission of non-combined operation
S880 Operating instructions, English

Edited by Jobbo on Wednesday 1st March 10:29

[philmots]

I personally think that's a fair price considering it's LCI and low miles.

I should buy it really, I miss my old one...

But I just need the convenience of a new hassle free car.

[hornetrider]

Good work Jobbo. Nice spec

[dom9]

Sorry - Drove to Exeter for a gearbox (not BMW)... Looks like it's a reasonable price and spec still, to me.

For a grand less than AT, I am guessing it won't hang around long!

[ATM]

My friend just saw a 56 reg 550i Touring sport in Black on m6 near Brum.

Edited by ATM on Thursday 2nd March 05:52

[JakeT]

What do we have here?


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

I really wish I wasn't doing 25k/yr... and have a spare ten grand.

[ATM]

JakeT said:

What do we have here?


http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

I really wish I wasn't doing 25k/yr... and have a spare ten grand.

Doesn't work.

[hornetrider]

ATM said:

Doesn't work.

Does for me. 08 550i SE manual. Comfort seats, shame they're grey. Pan roof. Cheapo nav. Odd spec!

[JakeT]

It's the car that Leefee is selling. Probably my preferred spec for one of these.

[cerb4.5lee]

JakeT said:

It's the car that Leefee is selling. Probably my preferred spec for one of these.

I spotted that earlier in my saved search for manual tourings and it really caught my eye, I don't normally fancy SE spec cars that much but with its comfortable ride and sofa seats it would make a very pleasant change for me, because I always go for the bone crunching hard riding M Sport spec.

[hornetrider]

cerb4.5lee said:

... I always go for the bone crunching hard riding M Sport spec.

I test drove a 545i SE prior to buying mine. The ride was appalling - both wallowy and jiggly at the same time.

By contrast my Sport was wonderfully compliant with just the right amount of solidity, quite similar to my E39 Sport in overall quality just with some extra dialled in firmness.

I suspect it may have been down to the tyres, but I can't be 100% sure.