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Redeem
Original Poster
361 posts
52 months
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I bought for my wife two days ago a Lexus RX 450H from a Lexus dealer and they offered me £5.4 K for my wife's BMW 530i. The BMW is a 2004 model with only 47K miles, has full BMW service history and only needs an oil change as part of the coming service. The front bumper needs to be resprayed as it has a few scratches. Is the price they offered me roughly correct ?
in terms of reliability, BMW are great cars. i never had any problem with mine apart from a battery that i had to change once. The two issues are the Run Flat Tyres which I do not like and the BMW dealers.
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DSLiverpool
3,300 posts
71 months
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What price does we buy any car show ?
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MattOz
3,012 posts
133 months
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Firstly, being a 2004, is it a late E39 or an early E60?
Spec will also affect resale. A 530i SE with cloth trim and no toys will be worth considerably less than a nicely spec'd 530i M Sport.
Unfortunately, despite the 530i being a fantastic car, it's less desirable than the 530d.
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Crombers
226 posts
60 months
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I just bought the same model / year for my father after he wrote off his E39 528.
If it had leather & nav and in good condition I would have gone £6k on a private deal which is broadly in line with the market I'd say.
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Esseesse
1,885 posts
77 months
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MattOz said: Firstly, being a 2004, is it a late E39 or an early E60?
Spec will also affect resale. A 530i SE with cloth trim and no toys will be worth considerably less than a nicely spec'd 530i M Sport.
Unfortunately, despite the 530i being a fantastic car, it's less desirable than the 530d. Agree with the above, also I'd think a same age/mileage/condition e39 would be worth more than an e60.
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Original Poster
361 posts
52 months
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It is a E60 (ie the newer model), it has full leather, satnav (business not professional), adaptive lights and all the key options. It does not have the heated seats though.
It is a great car and the only reason I did not buy another BMW is the run flat tyres (I had to change 4 tyres last year because of small punctures in them) and the level of service provided by BMW dealers. Hopefully the level of service provided by Lexus will be better.
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Helicopter123
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25 months
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Original Poster
361 posts
52 months
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I will miss my BMW, my Lexus RX 450h is coming tomorrow so I will think overnight whether to keep it or to part exchange it (the Lexus dealer has confirmed that either way is fine). If I keep it it will be hardly used so in the medium to long term that would not be good.
These BMWs are extremely reliable, my wife only drives 5/7K miles a year and during our 8 years ownership the only problems have been a flat battery (it was replaced 2 years ago) and a few run flat tyres we had to change as these tyres cannot be repaired.
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Drek
319 posts
34 months
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Redeem said: I will miss my BMW, my Lexus RX 450h is coming tomorrow so I will think overnight whether to keep it or to part exchange it (the Lexus dealer has confirmed that either way is fine). If I keep it it will be hardly used so in the medium to long term that would not be good.
These BMWs are extremely reliable, my wife only drives 5/7K miles a year and during our 8 years ownership the only problems have been a flat battery (it was replaced 2 years ago) and a few run flat tyres we had to change as these tyres cannot be repaired. Actually, they can be repaired. You just need to find someone that is prepared to do it. I know, I've had RFTs repaired twice.
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MattOz
3,012 posts
133 months
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OP, Sounds like a nice car. I'd be keeping it and then selling privately for a fair bit more than they've offered you in p/x.  RFT's can be repaired and more importantly, you can fit normal tyres on the E60 and either buy the spare wheel kit, or get a can of foam gunk. I remember changing the 18" RFT's on my 535d for the 19" M172 wheel and non-RFT Conti Sport tyres and the handling was massively transformed. So much better without RFT's.
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Original Poster
361 posts
52 months
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Thanks all - I gave some thought and I have now decided that I will part exchange it. The car is great but it would not be used so that would be a big waste. In addition I cannot face dealing with the private sale process and have all those timewasters coming to my house to see my car.
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DSLiverpool
3,300 posts
71 months
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Again - what do we buy any car offer?
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Esseesse
1,885 posts
77 months
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DSLiverpool said: Again - what do we buy any car offer? Have they ever offered any more than f  k all for anything? Not surprised OP not appearing to consider your suggestion.
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Gruber
4,123 posts
83 months
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Esseesse said: DSLiverpool said: Again - what do we buy any car offer? Have they ever offered any more than f k all for anything? Not surprised OP not appearing to consider your suggestion. The headline quote is usually quite useful on main-stream cars.
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Fox-
9,958 posts
115 months
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Esseesse said: Agree with the above, also I'd think a same age/mileage/condition e39 would be worth more than an e60. Sadly not, despite the numerous strengths of a 2003 E39 over a 2004 E60.
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DSLiverpool
3,300 posts
71 months
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Esseesse said: DSLiverpool said: Again - what do we buy any car offer? Have they ever offered any more than f k all for anything? Not surprised OP not appearing to consider your suggestion. Yes they have they bid more for a 9 month old XFR than I was offered in PX and its also a good place to start - if one considers oneself to be above spending 30 seconds on the site then so be it but Im not above using it to get a feel for a price
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_Deano
6,063 posts
122 months
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Fox- said: Sadly not, despite the numerous strengths of a 2003 E39 over a 2004 E60. Please tell Fox- I am toying with the idea of moving from an E39 (2000) 530 to an E60 530, 545 maybe a 550 (from 04/05) Cheers
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Helicopter123
1,063 posts
25 months
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Esseesse said: DSLiverpool said: Again - what do we buy any car offer? Have they ever offered any more than f k all for anything? Not surprised OP not appearing to consider your suggestion. I've actually WBAC to be at least as good as dealer trade-in on a number of occasions, and a little ahead a couple of times (circa £500 - £750). Never dealt with them as sold private in the end but worth a look for the sake of 30 seconds.
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Esseesse
1,885 posts
77 months
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DSLiverpool said: Esseesse said: DSLiverpool said: Again - what do we buy any car offer? Have they ever offered any more than f k all for anything? Not surprised OP not appearing to consider your suggestion. Yes they have they bid more for a 9 month old XFR than I was offered in PX and its also a good place to start - if one considers oneself to be above spending 30 seconds on the site then so be it but Im not above using it to get a feel for a price Fair enough, I have only tried a few times and been offered very little on the Alfas I used to have. Apologies for the tone, was in an abnormal mood.
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DSLiverpool
3,300 posts
71 months
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Esseesse said: DSLiverpool said: Esseesse said: DSLiverpool said: Again - what do we buy any car offer? Have they ever offered any more than f k all for anything? Not surprised OP not appearing to consider your suggestion. Yes they have they bid more for a 9 month old XFR than I was offered in PX and its also a good place to start - if one considers oneself to be above spending 30 seconds on the site then so be it but Im not above using it to get a feel for a price Fair enough, I have only tried a few times and been offered very little on the Alfas I used to have. Apologies for the tone, was in an abnormal mood. No problemo
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