£10k 645ci Tempting Very Tempting
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I keep seeing 04 and 05 plate 645cis for around £10k with around 80,000+ miles on the clock.
This is very tempting indeed. That is a vast amount of car for the money.
Am I in for a world of wallet hurt or are they relatively bulletproof? I can take the day to day running costs, its just the mega bills of something going wrong that may be a little too far for me to stretch?
I would hope the big lazy V8 is not that highly strung.
Tempted. Ease my worries or steer me elsewhere, PH Massive.
This is very tempting indeed. That is a vast amount of car for the money.
Am I in for a world of wallet hurt or are they relatively bulletproof? I can take the day to day running costs, its just the mega bills of something going wrong that may be a little too far for me to stretch?
I would hope the big lazy V8 is not that highly strung.
Tempted. Ease my worries or steer me elsewhere, PH Massive.
took my 645 from 50-95k and had to replace the waterpump, 2 wish bones, lambda sensor and some bushes. Awesome car for the money if its fully serviced.
If its got the auto, get the filter/sump housing changed and the fluid replaced, ~400 at an indy. Front brakes and discs are ~450, servicing is generally resonable. Mine was always with BMW for servicing. And they sound great.
I unfortunately binned mine during the bad weather earlier this year, and the car was massively strong in the resulting off(totally my fault), another selling point if you ask me.
If its got the auto, get the filter/sump housing changed and the fluid replaced, ~400 at an indy. Front brakes and discs are ~450, servicing is generally resonable. Mine was always with BMW for servicing. And they sound great.
I unfortunately binned mine during the bad weather earlier this year, and the car was massively strong in the resulting off(totally my fault), another selling point if you ask me.
They are cheap for a reason! Poor reliability on the early cars, sorted in the main by the time the 650 came out and this was renamed specifically to try and isolate the new car from the stigma of the old 645.
Styling is very much a matter of taste and the general consensus of the car visually is poor.
If you can afford the heavy fuel costs and maintenance, and the looks appeal to you, then go for it and enjoy someone elses depreciation nightmare.
Styling is very much a matter of taste and the general consensus of the car visually is poor.
If you can afford the heavy fuel costs and maintenance, and the looks appeal to you, then go for it and enjoy someone elses depreciation nightmare.
8Tech said:
They are cheap for a reason! Poor reliability on the early cars, sorted in the main by the time the 650 came out and this was renamed specifically to try and isolate the new car from the stigma of the old 645.
Styling is very much a matter of taste and the general consensus of the car visually is poor.
If you can afford the heavy fuel costs and maintenance, and the looks appeal to you, then go for it and enjoy someone elses depreciation nightmare.
I had an 04 that apart from an ignition coil ran for 6 years with no issues.Styling is very much a matter of taste and the general consensus of the car visually is poor.
If you can afford the heavy fuel costs and maintenance, and the looks appeal to you, then go for it and enjoy someone elses depreciation nightmare.
I thought the 650 came about because the move from the 4.4 to the 4.8?
Just changed from a 1999 740 to the 650. It feels very special, nicely judged V8 sound track.
The "55" reg 650's are cheap (relatively) road rent @ £240. Clever toys are the radar cruise control and HUD. Some do not have sat nav or CD changers, these seem to be cheapest.
Decent boot, hopeless rear seats, unexpected things;
Tank seems quite small (15 gallons Vs 20 in the 740)
Seems reasonable on fuel. My driving is mostly motorway @ 85, and 28 mpg is easily achievable.
It encourages you to stretch it's legs......
........lovely.
About a month in and I am well pleased.
The "55" reg 650's are cheap (relatively) road rent @ £240. Clever toys are the radar cruise control and HUD. Some do not have sat nav or CD changers, these seem to be cheapest.
Decent boot, hopeless rear seats, unexpected things;
Tank seems quite small (15 gallons Vs 20 in the 740)
Seems reasonable on fuel. My driving is mostly motorway @ 85, and 28 mpg is easily achievable.
It encourages you to stretch it's legs......
........lovely.About a month in and I am well pleased.
tregger said:
sorry , ,a £50k supercar for under £10k ?are there any better motors power & specwise for less ?
Only thing I can think of is an E39 M5 but I reckon if you find a 650i with a manual gearbox then it won't be far off in a straight line and it will be more modern and much cheaper to maintain.If they only had folding seats then it would be a no brainer for me. At the moment I'm only 70% convinced this could be my next car
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