Is buying an older Diesel a bad financial move?

[anonymous-user]

I've been tempted by a car my uncle is thinking of selling.
It's a 2009 bmw 335d. About 54k miles and a nice car etc.

He's asking 8k.

Question is I tend to move cars on after 12 months and wondered if, given the doating diesel fuel costs , ULEZ stuff etc that it would be a purchase I'd regret in 12 months.

Is buying a big engine derv a bad move and would I find it hard to shift without taking a deep bath?

[Jag_NE]

I can’t see the landscape being radically different in a years time. If it’s in good condition and with a low mileage it will remain desirable outside of London.

[SlowV6]

I think 335ds will always remain popular. If you search for an equivalent car (you haven't said if is an E90, E91 etc or whether it's an M-Sport or an SE or what the options are like so can't really comment) then are you getting it at a steal?

If so you won't take a hit.

Have you driven it? Do you like it?!

Budget for thermostats and glow plug controller on the M57. Good cars, particularly on long journeys with the auto and the torque making everything utterly effortless.

Our E91 330D passed 150k miles this week. The engine is still strong as an ox and makes a good sound.

[jdoubleu]

That sounds like a very fair price for age and mileage, assuming it's in good condition. I'd have thought if you look after it for 12 months then it won't be worth too much less than the £8k you buy it for.

[Belle427]

I’ve been looking at these recently and that’s a good price at the moment.
If the car is as good as it sounds I’d snap it up.

[anonymous-user]

It’s only a bad move if the car spends more time under temperature than it does at it’s intended full operating temperature. Effortless car. Not near a ULEZ about to expand then go for it. Obviously you also have the added benefit of knowing as much about the car as possible in terms of service history, problems, what ownership has been like etc. Buy based on condition.

[ZX10R NIN]

It sounds like a good deal, the landscape won't be changing for a fair while yet.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for the replies chaps much appreciated

[georgeyboy12345]

If you are trying to move on a non-ULEZ compliant car, your potential market in the UK will be over 25 % smaller than for a ULEZ-compliant car, as that's the proportion of people in the UK that live in close proximity to a ULEZ zone.

So yes, a non-ULEZ compliant car will be worth a lot less than one that is compliant.

BUT I don't think you necessarily be taking a bath at £8k, that still sounds like quite a good deal. At £10 or £15k it wouldn't be such a great move maybe.