High mileage E60 530d

[Davie_GLA]

Hello all.

I'm after a nice 5 series and have found one in the spec I'm looking for but it's rapidly approaching 140,000 miles.

I'm currently doing about 18,000 miles a year including miles outside of commuting so would see taht figure rise at about 1500 miles a month.

Am I sailing close to the wind and can expect a big bill at these levels?

David.

[roofer]

Expect big bills for items wearing out, depending on what its already had. I would expect it to require a gearbox/turbo/suspension quite soon.

[rassi]

With the kind of mileage you intend to do it would make more sense to start off with something much fresher - how long do you plan to keep the car?

[Davie_GLA]

At least three years.

I'll keep checking for something with that spec and less mileage. I don't like the idea of massive bills early on in ownership.

[fomb]

Is this right of all e60's? I only ask as I've seen a 520 come up locally with 130K on it which would suit us as a family car. We only do around 8K a year.

Would we be consigning ourselves to big bills?

[Sambam]

I have had the same dilemma for about 3 months. Do I go for the high mileage (110k-130k) or will they cost me a fortune in the long run? Is it the fact that they are now such complicated machines they are more likely to fail than the older motors? I am going to have to take the plunge soon, I can't run the Alfa for another Winter, it really hates it for some reason!

[kwk]

Our patrol cars were doing 150000 before being sold, with very few problems. They didn't exactly have an easy life.