E61 545 auto, am I mad?

[essexplumber]

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...


So I'm looking for an estate and I get £450 pcm to pay for it, thats everything bar fuel.

Am I insane to want this?

[k15tox]

Most will call you insane for not wanting the diesel.

Good choice in my view.

[V88Dicky]

No.

It's perfectly normal to crave for a V8.

To crave for a diesel, on the other hand, is positively abhorrant.

[dave stew]

No, it's a good price. Shame its a slusher though... Could be an alternative M5 Tourer 'Lite'!

[Codswallop]

You are mad for considering that.







This one has a bigger engine

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[Vladimir]

Get one while you can!

V8s will soon be banned.

[s m]

Jobbo will be along shortly....

[Aeroresh]

Bought for cash maybe, but I can think of better ways to spend £450 pcm than on a 8 year old bmw!

[essayer]

Free roof bars!

[essexplumber]

Aeroresh said:

Bought for cash maybe, but I can think of better ways to spend £450 pcm than on a 8 year old bmw!

Go on enlighten me


I will be getting £450 a month but I can also pocket the balance, if there is any.

[LayZ]

I know V8 = amazing and everything but if you're on the motorway at 75mph then this will use double the fuel of a 520d while doing exactly the same job. V8 in a TVR, well there are good reasons for that, motorway mile-muncher, I'm not convinced.

I don't know the market on these but it seems expensive to me. What a nightmare car to try and sell right now.

[Aeroresh]

essexplumber said:

Aeroresh said:

Bought for cash maybe, but I can think of better ways to spend £450 pcm than on a 8 year old bmw!

Go on enlighten me


I will be getting £450 a month but I can also pocket the balance, if there is any.

Was only a month or two ago you could get a brand new C63 AMG or 640d for that kind of money. There's still some stonking personal contract hire deals out there if you look hard enough

[Brett748]

I think your perfectly sane. I was at the petrol station the other day and a normal looking 5 Series comes in pulls up, I clocked the usual twin tail pipes and looked for the 530d badge and instead it said 545i. My first thought was "He knows".

[RRS_Staffs]

Looks lovely and so much better for not being a 'sport' in my book
Whats the worst that could happen?

[essexplumber]

RRS_Staffs said:

Whats the worst that could happen?

I buy it, fill up on monday, brrrrrmmmm, fill it up again on thursday and get a phone call from my boss asking why I'm trying to ruin the company

[Contigo]

It's positively frugal compared to the M5.

I still can't get my head around the tiny wheels though. Looks a bit "special"

[VolvoT5]

Seems like a lot of ££££ for an 8 year old BMW to me. Plus it doesn't seem very 'special' when you consider the running costs likely to be associated with that engine.

If you want one then fine..... but could you not find a nicer colour with better alloys?

[Major Fallout]

VolvoT5 said:

Seems like a lot of ££££ for an 8 year old BMW to me. Plus it doesn't seem very 'special' when you consider the running costs likely to be associated with that engine.

If you want one then fine..... but could you not find a nicer colour with better alloys?

I would rather have the better ride and a unique colour.

[Matt UK]

I have no info so have a google, but if you want a V8 get the 550i as I'm pretty sure the 545i/645i engines are far from bullet-proof.

[Contigo]

Matt UK said:

I have no info so have a google, but if you want a V8 get the 550i as I'm pretty sure the 545i/645i engines are far from bullet-proof.

For the price of a 550i Touring you can buy an M5 Touring. No brainer.