E61 530d - when was LCI?
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I am looking at buying an E61 530d/535d M Sport.
When was the LCI because a dealer has told me it was late 2007 but from the photos of the various cars on the AUC website, the presence of the iDrive switches only appear from late 2008?
Is the LCI the one to definitely go for and can any argument be strung together to move to the F11(?) as these equate to around £10k extra?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
When was the LCI because a dealer has told me it was late 2007 but from the photos of the various cars on the AUC website, the presence of the iDrive switches only appear from late 2008?
Is the LCI the one to definitely go for and can any argument be strung together to move to the F11(?) as these equate to around £10k extra?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Bumble SV said:
I am looking at buying an E61 530d/535d M Sport.
When was the LCI because a dealer has told me it was late 2007 but from the photos of the various cars on the AUC website, the presence of the iDrive switches only appear from late 2008?
Is the LCI the one to definitely go for and can any argument be strung together to move to the F11(?) as these equate to around £10k extra?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
If there is only £10k difference I would get an F11. When was the LCI because a dealer has told me it was late 2007 but from the photos of the various cars on the AUC website, the presence of the iDrive switches only appear from late 2008?
Is the LCI the one to definitely go for and can any argument be strung together to move to the F11(?) as these equate to around £10k extra?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
£22k lci 530d in 4 years will be an 8 or 9 year old car and worth what? £5-6k?
Where as a year old F11 530d will still be under 5 years old, will still be very sort after and still worth around £15k.
So no better off, but if you can afford to buy the newer car I would as it won't cost you any more to run, in fact with the better mpg, warranty and the fact it is just newer will probably cost you less overall.
gizlaroc said:
If there is only £10k difference I would get an F11.
£22k lci 530d in 4 years will be an 8 or 9 year old car and worth what? £5-6k?
Where as a year old F11 530d will still be under 5 years old, will still be very sort after and still worth around £15k.
So no better off, but if you can afford to buy the newer car I would as it won't cost you any more to run, in fact with the better mpg, warranty and the fact it is just newer will probably cost you less overall.
Fair point. Thanks£22k lci 530d in 4 years will be an 8 or 9 year old car and worth what? £5-6k?
Where as a year old F11 530d will still be under 5 years old, will still be very sort after and still worth around £15k.
So no better off, but if you can afford to buy the newer car I would as it won't cost you any more to run, in fact with the better mpg, warranty and the fact it is just newer will probably cost you less overall.
Neil.D said:
LCI cars came out after a build date of march 2007.
The I drive was updated several times, the newer multi button options around the I drive wheel came in around 2009 which is what you're probably referring to.
Ah, I see why I was confused now. Thanks Neil. The I drive was updated several times, the newer multi button options around the I drive wheel came in around 2009 which is what you're probably referring to.
Edited by Neil.D on Thursday 2nd February 08:06
Is the iDrive upgrade worth it? I remember seeing comments that it turns something cumbersome into something that is OK - is that a reasonable comment?
As the i drive progressed it got quicker.
Mine is a late 2005 CCC model. It can be a bit slow to fire up but other than that it still looks up to date and does almost everything you want it to. Newer i drives use hard drive based Sat Nav rather than DVD so are quicker at planning.
With the update of the 4 buttons around the i drive you get a different layout on the screen which is more in keeping with new builds of today.
But in answer to your question, yes, the newer does give you the better systems.
Mine is a late 2005 CCC model. It can be a bit slow to fire up but other than that it still looks up to date and does almost everything you want it to. Newer i drives use hard drive based Sat Nav rather than DVD so are quicker at planning.
With the update of the 4 buttons around the i drive you get a different layout on the screen which is more in keeping with new builds of today.
But in answer to your question, yes, the newer does give you the better systems.
gizlaroc said:
If there is only £10k difference I would get an F11.
£22k lci 530d in 4 years will be an 8 or 9 year old car and worth what? £5-6k?
Where as a year old F11 530d will still be under 5 years old, will still be very sort after and still worth around £15k.
So no better off, but if you can afford to buy the newer car I would as it won't cost you any more to run, in fact with the better mpg, warranty and the fact it is just newer will probably cost you less overall.
£22k for a 2007 LCI 530d, even low mileage and loaded, is too much IMHO. I bought a 535d 2007 LCI a year ago for a shade under £20k, with BMW warranty. Actually not much price difference 530/535, nowadays I'd be looking at more like £16k from sensible private seller/independent trader. £6k in 4 years, £10k depreciation for 60k+ miles seems reasonable to me.£22k lci 530d in 4 years will be an 8 or 9 year old car and worth what? £5-6k?
Where as a year old F11 530d will still be under 5 years old, will still be very sort after and still worth around £15k.
So no better off, but if you can afford to buy the newer car I would as it won't cost you any more to run, in fact with the better mpg, warranty and the fact it is just newer will probably cost you less overall.
If your budget is really £22k, £25k, then I'd agree skip E60 and go F10.
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