Looking at E60 530 petrol, confused?

[Hangus]

Basically, trying to balance out whether it is worth paying more for a M sport. However, I quite like the SE and I do about 20K a year anyway, so the SE would make more sense I guess, but not sure how easy that would be to shift in 2 or 3 years time?

For instance. with FSH and about 40-50K miles on,

530i 08 plate M sport - Dealer about 18-20K.
530i 08 plate SE - Dealer about 15K.
530i 07/08 plate - Private about 13K
525i 07/08 plate - Trade (general) about 11K.

However, I have just read a thread about injector problems and coil packs etc etc. Should that put me off - need it for my business!

[Allblackdup]

Hangus said:

However, I have just read a thread about injector problems and coil packs etc etc. Should that put me off - need it for my business!

That sounds like issues from the diesel versions not the petrol IIRC

Personally I'd go with the right car that suits you now and not worry about selling it on

[roofer]

Get a private M Sport with AUC warranty still on it.

[4rephill]

Allblackdup said:

Hangus said:

However, I have just read a thread about injector problems and coil packs etc etc. Should that put me off - need it for my business!

That sounds like issues from the diesel versions not the petrol IIRC ....

Injectors and coil packs could easily be the petrol version.

A quick search on both possible issues show that some people have had problems but you could get the same sort of result for any car you do a search on.

However, the problem with doing these sort of searches about cars is that you only hear from the few owners who have had problems. You never hear about the countless thousands of owners who have had no issues at all. This tends to make the car look like it has more problems than it really does.

At the end of the day, any car you buy is going to be a gamble.

To limit the risk of buying a "lemon", look for a car that looks well looked after inside and out, with a clean engine bay, a clean boot, that has a full service history (preferably Main Dealer but a good independent is just as good).
A collection of previous service receipts is also a good sign of the car having had a fastidious owner previously.

If your gut instinct say's it's a wrong 'un, walk away!

Always bear in mind though, even the most pampered car in the world can have a problem occur, there's no accounting for simple bad luck. All you can do is try to limit the possibility of it happening to you by doing your homework. When it comes to cars, there are no guarantee's.

[Hangus]

Yes that's good advice. I've been thinking over the past few hours and you're right about the issues argument. You only hear the bad things. I'll press on and find the right car. At the end of the day, my car allowance will be paying for it in the main, so I can't complain too much. There's a couple I've got my eye on, one a M sport auto, one a SE manual.