My first BMW that isn't an M5 - G30 530i M Sport
Discussion
I sold my CLS 350 CDI a few weeks ago and have been using my E60 M5 as a daily since, which has been interesting. I needed a new daily and decided that I really liked the look of the G30 M Sport cars.
Initially I was looking at 530e's, but concerns around the hybrid system and battery put me off. Lack of boot space and the fact many are low spec and don't have folding rear seats also put me off. I then thought about a 520i or maybe a diesel, though I don't really do the mileage for a diesel. I considered other cars, like a Volvo S90, and I was very tempted to go look at one, but I had concerns around the Sensus system and everything being on the touch screen. I prefer buttons and knobs (ooer).
To that end, a 530i M Sport in Sophisto Grey Xirallic popped up which had 1 owner but slightly high miles. I decided it was worth a look.
The spec includes:
Comfort access
360 camera
Blind spot assist
Radar cruise
Park assist
Head up display
Gesture control
Through load rear seats
Collision alert
Steering assist / lane assist
Display key
The 1st owner certainly ticked a few options boxes!
First and second impressions are really good. It drives nicely, is quiet, everything works and looks to have been fairly well looked after.
I don't really have too many plans for it other than to run it and keep on top of it. It's the perfect car for my needs and ticked all my boxes, and some!
Initially I was looking at 530e's, but concerns around the hybrid system and battery put me off. Lack of boot space and the fact many are low spec and don't have folding rear seats also put me off. I then thought about a 520i or maybe a diesel, though I don't really do the mileage for a diesel. I considered other cars, like a Volvo S90, and I was very tempted to go look at one, but I had concerns around the Sensus system and everything being on the touch screen. I prefer buttons and knobs (ooer).
To that end, a 530i M Sport in Sophisto Grey Xirallic popped up which had 1 owner but slightly high miles. I decided it was worth a look.
The spec includes:
Comfort access
360 camera
Blind spot assist
Radar cruise
Park assist
Head up display
Gesture control
Through load rear seats
Collision alert
Steering assist / lane assist
Display key
The 1st owner certainly ticked a few options boxes!
First and second impressions are really good. It drives nicely, is quiet, everything works and looks to have been fairly well looked after.
I don't really have too many plans for it other than to run it and keep on top of it. It's the perfect car for my needs and ticked all my boxes, and some!
stevemcs said:
The 2.0 petrol is a great engine, they have decent low down shove, they are quiet and pretty good on fuel.
I averaged just under 40mpg on the way home, which I thought was ok, if not blistering. But the fuel is about 25p a litre less than diesel at the moment (unleaded) and around 15p a litre less for super unleaded (which is what I plan to run it on) so it'll be good. It's around town were I am hoping to see the big benefits. My memory is a bit rusty on this but is the high spec and 'YA' reg an indication it was initially BMW fleet / dealer demo? My wife worked for a BMW retailer around that time and had some really nicely specced company cars. I remember driving a G30 530d not long after they came out and was seriously impressed with it. Great cars, and are starting to look very good value.
CMTMB said:
My memory is a bit rusty on this but is the high spec and 'YA' reg an indication it was initially BMW fleet / dealer demo? My wife worked for a BMW retailer around that time and had some really nicely specced company cars. I remember driving a G30 530d not long after they came out and was seriously impressed with it. Great cars, and are starting to look very good value.
Yep, quite probably- could also be through BMWs employee/affiliate lease scheme ('Alphabet'), as my old E82 125i was. The giveaway will be if the pre-delivery inspection was done by BMW UK in Thorne- quite easy to know with a stamped service book but not sure how you tell with the digital service history on the iDrive! Sometimes it'll also mean the car started life out as a hire car, as the rental firms tend to buy direct from BMW UK but (in my experience) they never have any options on beyond the M-Sport packs and occasionally some nice wheels, so I wouldn't worry about OP's car (with such a high spec) being of that ilk.Lovely car OP, I really like this gen of 5 Series and would take it over the current model every day of the week. Having driven a lot of the newer iDrive 8 and onwards cars, this era in my view was a bit of a sweet spot in terms of having all the modern tech but still having proper buttons and a good user interface.
TheAngryDog said:
I averaged just under 40mpg on the way home, which I thought was ok, if not blistering. But the fuel is about 25p a litre less than diesel at the moment (unleaded) and around 15p a litre less for super unleaded (which is what I plan to run it on) so it'll be good. It's around town were I am hoping to see the big benefits.
My 280 superb won t hit 30 on a run.530i remaps well too .. if your interested in that kind of thing
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