E63 650i/E60 550i buying advice and opinions

E63 650i/E60 550i buying advice and opinions

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A44RON

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95 months

Saturday 24th September 2016
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Hello and what a wonderful place this is beer

The last couple of weeks I've read a lot of threads on here to do with the title, and I want to pull the trigger on one badly in the next month or so!

Most owner experiences on here points towards the 650i/550i being reliable cars for the most part, but I've also been alarmed by the number of people elsewhere on other BMW enthusiast forums affected by the dreaded cracked water pump / coolant leak / valve stem seal issues?

Is the N62 unit that bad? I've also read up on preventative maintenance you can take with the coolant leak problem, which gave hope.

I know nothing about warranties and what is/isn't covered... Will an auc warranty cover any of the common problems? Or is it a grey area for most warranty companies?

My purchase won't be run on a shoestring and I take pride and enjoyment in working on my cars (where I can), maintaining them to a regular high standard and following servicing intervals to a T. Basically, like most on here it will be treated like a baby

Ideally, I'm after a post-LCI 650i coupe or 550i M Sport saloon, but will settle for pre-LCI if it has my ideal spec and is a tidy example. It will be ran as a daily with approximately 10,000-12,000 miles per year, mostly A-road driving.

It really ticks all my boxes and I can't wait to own one driving fascinating cars

Also read on one of the old threads an E60 550i owner compared it to his old E39 M5 and said it was just as quick and sounded fractionally better. This excites me

Your input is greatly appreciated, thanks