is this one worth buying? E39 525D SPORT.

[Mtech25]

worth buying/looking?

page 6 black e39 bmw 525d.

http://www.chingfordmotorauctions.co.uk/292521/use...

[Fox-]

No, not really.

Pretty slow and full of bork. Not that economical either. And I'm not sure buying such a thing from a Motor auction is particularly prudent.

[Boobonman]

Suspiciously low mileage in my opinion, I'd wanna see some documentation to back it up but I suspect the mileage will be 'not warranted'.

Go and see it and buy in condition not age/mileage, what is the book value?

Saleable thing so I wouldn't go expecting to nick it.

ETA - Fox, do you think this guy has any idea what 'bork' means? Using lingo like that to the uninitiated makes you look a bit gimpy to be honest.

Edited by Boobonman on Tuesday 6th March 20:04

[1bhp]

i have no idea what bork means either.

[Fox-]

It'll break all the time.

[Mtech25]

thanks for the response so far guys, cars performance will hardly be used as will have kids mostly, but is there a major difference between 530d and 525d in performance/parts?

thanks.

[Fox-]

The 525d is basically just a 2.5 litre 530d. Reliability, economy, etc are all the same, but its slower. But good 530d Sport's are hard to find for £3k. If you are looking for ecnonomy an old BMW isnt a good idea as its just a pit into which you can fling money.

[v8will]

A rule of thumb I'm told is that if it's a diesel BMW in an auction, it's fked.

[s2sol]

Boobonman said:

ETA - Fox, do you think this guy has any idea what 'bork' means? Using lingo like that to the uninitiated makes you look a bit gimpy to be honest.

Edited by Boobonman on Tuesday 6th March 20:04

I know it's all the rage on some threads, but I couldn't agree more. It makes you sound, in my opinion, like a 17 year old geek who spends all his time in his bedroom on the internet, and has limited social skills.

[Fox-]

Crikey, calm down, it just slipped out

[Nuttah]

Diesel's are so uncool thought about a petrol mx5 instead?

[dowahdiddyman]

Looking through the list, how the hell can a 12yr old 134000 mile Yaris be worth a bleedin grand ffs.