645i - 90k miles! Would you touch it??

[MBradbury]

I have been offered the above on an 04 plate for a very good price (sub £30k) and am tempted, but the stella mileage is a bit concerning. There would be a years BMW warrenty still on the car so that should take care of anything that may go wrong initially, but what about after that?

Am I looking a gift horse in the mouth or would the mileage put anyone else off?

[Deutscher]

If you do 10K, taking the total up to 100K, then under BMW's new warranty terms you will NOT be able to get cover next year.

[dick dastardly]

90K in under two years takes some doing. What did the previous owner do?

[MBradbury]

Not sure, seems like he was a space ship captain!! I've not seen the car as yet, but it's all apparently motorway miles (which it would have to be with that quantity) and looks superb.

I was actually looking for a 535d when this came up - I DON'T WANT TO REKINDLE THE PETROL/DIESEL DEBATE! - but this has got me thinking.

Decisions, decisions!!!

[dick dastardly]

I personally wouldn't worry much about the mileage - the larger BMW engines eat up this kind of mileage no problem. The only thing that would concern me is the resale value.

[pentoman]

I would definitely go for it. The worries would be excess interior wear/body damage etc, resale and warranty more than whether the car can manage it. If it's very cheap it would be wonderful.

A modern big German car doesn't really feel the miles mechanically - I've driven a 2000 S-class with 225,000 miles and you'd never have guessed it apart from the interior wear.

[StuB]

Can't see it being worth C£30k in the trade with that mileage, as said, 100k miles is max for BMW warranty anyway.

[dazren]

I would run a mile. Would have to be sub £20k for me to consider it. The car new is just under £60k so the seller is trying to get half his/her money back with a two year old car having 90k miles on the clock. No chance.

Try and get a trade in price and see what the trade currently offer you for it.

DAZ

[Deutscher]

dazren said:

I would run a mile. Would have to be sub £20k for me to consider it. The car new is just under £60k so the seller is trying to get half his/her money back with a two year old car having 90k miles on the clock. No chance. Try and get a trade in price and see what the trade currently offer you for it. DAZ

Wise words.

This time next year: 3 years old, 100K, NO WARRANTY, worth say £15K?

[dick dastardly]

Deutscher said:

This time next year: 3 years old, 100K, NO WARRANTY, worth say £15K?

I hope you are right. That's one hell of a lot of car for £15K. I'd probably buy it.

[off_again]

Bit harsh eh?

Its a big engined BMW with the tried and trusted V8 with 90k on the clock - hardly something that they are uncapable of coping with! In fact you can get a 4 year old 540 through a main dealer for £12k - £20k.... So if the price is right, say less than £25k, then its fine.

Ok, so the warranty is out at 100k, but is that a big problem? Do you expect to have problems with a 2 year old car? There is also the fact that this car MUST have been up and down the motorway network. You just cant put that type of mileage on in a couple of years driving in killer city traffic. So the engine is fine, need to check out the suspension and general wear-and-tear, but it should be fine.

Dont run a mile - could be a bargain worth having - if the price is right. Anyone got a Glasses Guide to hand? A 6 series for less than £30k - who wouldnt?

[baz1985]

manual at £26250 using the Vauxhall link

[MBradbury]

£25k is the figure that's been mentioned

[baz1985]

MBradbury said:

£25k is the figure that's been mentioned

Its still a minimum £7k loss imo in yr 2-3

[dick dastardly]

anonymous said:

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An oxymoron I'm afraid. They wriggle out of paying for anything. Mine wasn't worth £5 let alone the £500 it cost.

[MBradbury]

baz1985 said:

MBradbury said: £25k is the figure that's been mentioned Its still a minimum £7k loss imo in yr 2-3

That's better than the £13k I'll lose on the Jag in 18 months! Bloody Fords, depreciate like a stone.

[Donut]

MBradbury said:

baz1985 said: MBradbury said: £25k is the figure that's been mentioned Its still a minimum £7k loss imo in yr 2-3 That's better than the £13k I'll lose on the Jag in 18 months! Bloody Fords, depreciate like a stone.

If you e-mail me the reg I will check out the history and get a trade value for it if you want.

[bmwdrivernigel]

I think as long as its got full BMW history I would jump at it, run it for 18 months and get a 'specialist' to look after it and should cost you next to nothing. A 3 1/2 year old selling privately must still be worth 20k. As long as its the right colour and with a few toys why not?

[Merlot]

You can buy them for £35k with normal mileage so it would need to be c£25k or less.

[Marshy]

I would get some form of warranty if at all possible. I had a 4 yr old 7 series with 88k on it and all manner of expensive things went wrong on it, pretty much from day one. That, thankfully, was in the days when you *could* persuade BMW to renew the warranty past 100k.

>> Edited by Marshy on Tuesday 7th March 20:40