530d or a 535d

[samuk]

Hi,

Not sure what to do!

My brother has offered me his 2005 535d for £9500.

Fully loaded, chipped and with tints. It's quick! Looked after..wants another 1k for 22" rims with decent Tyres.

I was thinking of buying a 530d for £9k, same spec and same year - however
not chipped! Chipping costs £500.


Now the 530d, will ofcourse do more mpg's..but the 535d brings a smile to my face everytime I drive it..

I will be using the car to commute to work and it's from Loughton down the m11 to east London - 20 miles round trip through traffic...though next year I will buy a bike for this.

I think the 535d averages around 25mpg..if driven slowley


So what would you do?

[Fox-]

A cheap 535d with tintz thats 'fully loaded' and running on 22 inch wheels.

It sounds like a lovely example sure to provide you with many years of reliable, economical and trouble free motoring. How can it possibly go wrong.

[Col 666]

You'll get between 30-35mpg on a motorway run in a remapped 535d.

[daemon]

535d all day long.

I'd probably skip the 22 inch rims though.

[Vixpy1]

530D, As epic as the 535d is, it does not make sense given the lost mpg vs the 530D.

And if you paying £500 for a remap on one your being had. £350 ro £400 is fair

[Fox-]

What I'd do is buy a 545i instead. They are cheap because nobody wants a V8, whereas older 535d's are cheap because they are a mechanical liability. The 535d, as you've worked out, will do 25mpg on your commute so you might as well just enjoy a lovely V8 instead.

Diesel isnt worth the bother for 25mpg.

[Vixpy1]

Fox- said:

What I'd do is buy a 545i instead. They are cheap because nobody wants a V8, whereas older 535d's are cheap because they are a mechanical liability. The 535d, as you've worked out, will do 25mpg on your commute so you might as well just enjoy a lovely V8 instead.

Diesel isnt worth the bother for 25mpg.

This man speaketh senth.

Or get a 550

[daemon]

Fox- said:

What I'd do is buy a 545i instead. They are cheap because nobody wants a V8, whereas older 535d's are cheap because they are a mechanical liability. The 535d, as you've worked out, will do 25mpg on your commute so you might as well just enjoy a lovely V8 instead.

Diesel isnt worth the bother for 25mpg.

If hes going to get 25mpg on his commute in a 535d, then i'd say 15mpg in a 545i over the same journey

[Vixpy1]

daemon said:

Fox- said:

What I'd do is buy a 545i instead. They are cheap because nobody wants a V8, whereas older 535d's are cheap because they are a mechanical liability. The 535d, as you've worked out, will do 25mpg on your commute so you might as well just enjoy a lovely V8 instead.

Diesel isnt worth the bother for 25mpg.

If hes going to get 25mpg on his commute in a 535d, then i'd say 15mpg in a 545i over the same journey

Yes but you paid much less for the car in the first place

[Fox-]

daemon said:

If hes going to get 25mpg on his commute in a 535d, then i'd say 15mpg in a 545i over the same journey

Yea but its 20 miles a day, he's hardly doing 30k a year. His commute is 4400 miles a year.

Why bother with a diesel with such low mileage? Especially one that isnt even that economical in the first place. It's the perfect opportunity for a wonderful V8.

[daemon]

Fox- said:

daemon said:

If hes going to get 25mpg on his commute in a 535d, then i'd say 15mpg in a 545i over the same journey

Yea but its 20 miles a day, he's hardly doing 30k a year. His commute is 4400 miles a year.

Why bother with a diesel with such low mileage? Especially one that isnt even that economical in the first place. It's the perfect opportunity for a wonderful V8.

Actually, you're right.

[eastsider]

Pre-LCI 535d will be very expensive if anything goes wrong, and a re-map makes it more likely that something will. Avoid.

[daemon]

Vixpy1 said:

daemon said:

Fox- said:

What I'd do is buy a 545i instead. They are cheap because nobody wants a V8, whereas older 535d's are cheap because they are a mechanical liability. The 535d, as you've worked out, will do 25mpg on your commute so you might as well just enjoy a lovely V8 instead.

Diesel isnt worth the bother for 25mpg.

If hes going to get 25mpg on his commute in a 535d, then i'd say 15mpg in a 545i over the same journey

Yes but you paid much less for the car in the first place

And it will be worth much less when you come to resell, so that arguement doesnt hold much water.

[mrmr96]

eastsider said:

Pre-LCI 535d will be very expensive if anything goes wrong, and a re-map makes it more likely that something will. Avoid.

Would a post LCI be any cheaper if anything goes wrong?

[Fox-]

daemon said:

And it will be worth much less when you come to resell, so that arguement doesnt hold much water.

X% less than a 535d now is a bigger amount than x% of one in 3 years time.

Plus they are down below 10k anyway they don't really have much further to go before they are free

[Patrick Bateman]

Plus it's a V8.

[dingg]

samuk said:

Hi,

Not sure what to do!

My brother has offered me his 2005 535d for £9500.

Fully loaded, chipped and with tints. It's quick! Looked after..wants another 1k for 22" rims with decent Tyres.

I was thinking of buying a 530d for £9k, same spec and same year - however
not chipped! Chipping costs £500.


Now the 530d, will ofcourse do more mpg's..but the 535d brings a smile to my face everytime I drive it..

I will be using the car to commute to work and it's from Loughton down the m11 to east London - 20 miles round trip through traffic...though next year I will buy a bike for this.

I think the 535d averages around 25mpg..if driven slowley


So what would you do?

buy the brothers but stiff him on the price

[Patrick Bateman]

I can't imagine how crass it would look on 22" wheels. Anyone who even considers wheels like that must have pretty poor taste!

[daemon]

Fox- said:

daemon said:

And it will be worth much less when you come to resell, so that arguement doesnt hold much water.

X% less than a 535d now is a bigger amount than x% of one in 3 years time.

Plus they are down below 10k anyway they don't really have much further to go before they are free

True.

[daemon]

mrmr96 said:

eastsider said:

Pre-LCI 535d will be very expensive if anything goes wrong, and a re-map makes it more likely that something will. Avoid.

Would a post LCI be any cheaper if anything goes wrong?

Thats what i was thinking. Although the engine and 'box are entirely different.