Buying an X5 50i - advice please
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Hi,
I live in London and just had my X5 40D stolen, so I'm looking to buy a new one for the thieves to take...
I just test drove a fully loaded 2013 X5 new shape 50i car which appeals because of the engine, petrol, no diesel fees etc although obviously higher travel expenses!
Buying from a Landrover dealer. I went through the service menu and 5000 miles late for an oil change, which annoys me. Of course they were defensive etc but only 1 previous owner. They had a print out of the service history which the part exchanger gave them but shows 2 services, one in 2015 which I assume was the first service and then another a year later in 2016 (presumably because it had covered 15000 miles that year). There has been nothing since, hence the 5000 over for the oil. Brake fluid and pads all due this month.
Should I run a mile, or chill out? It has covered 10000 miles since the last service 2 years ago. Will I be covered if I opt to pay £1000 for BMW insured warranty or will they wiggle because the oil service wasn't done properly and logged?
I love the car, its got everything and with 35k on the clock and at £34k, seems like ok value.
Any advice on the car itself, and what to do in light of the oil service, would be much appreciated.
Cheers
I live in London and just had my X5 40D stolen, so I'm looking to buy a new one for the thieves to take...
I just test drove a fully loaded 2013 X5 new shape 50i car which appeals because of the engine, petrol, no diesel fees etc although obviously higher travel expenses!
Buying from a Landrover dealer. I went through the service menu and 5000 miles late for an oil change, which annoys me. Of course they were defensive etc but only 1 previous owner. They had a print out of the service history which the part exchanger gave them but shows 2 services, one in 2015 which I assume was the first service and then another a year later in 2016 (presumably because it had covered 15000 miles that year). There has been nothing since, hence the 5000 over for the oil. Brake fluid and pads all due this month.
Should I run a mile, or chill out? It has covered 10000 miles since the last service 2 years ago. Will I be covered if I opt to pay £1000 for BMW insured warranty or will they wiggle because the oil service wasn't done properly and logged?
I love the car, its got everything and with 35k on the clock and at £34k, seems like ok value.
Any advice on the car itself, and what to do in light of the oil service, would be much appreciated.
Cheers
They’ve come back and confirmed that BMW won’t warranty it because of the 5k miss on service. 2k is their limit.
What would you do in this situation if the car was what you wanted. Am I being paranoid? Just assume other warranty companies will take my premium and then screw me when something goes wrong but perhaps they won’t have any way of knowing the oil service was 5k late / only BMW would?
What would you do in this situation if the car was what you wanted. Am I being paranoid? Just assume other warranty companies will take my premium and then screw me when something goes wrong but perhaps they won’t have any way of knowing the oil service was 5k late / only BMW would?
Hi,
No comfort access.
The BMW I was looking at was late 2013 and new shape so have to assume it was the TU version but even then it’s supposed to have issues. It looks like the car was serviced every 2 years but I think BMW changed the interval to once a year because of the stem valve issues and definitely needs oil once a year at least. In the case of this car they neglected that point for 5000 miles, so who knows what issues it will suffer moving forward as a result.
I think I will just go for a well specced 2018 30 or 40d or even a 2016 50D which looks nice
No comfort access.
The BMW I was looking at was late 2013 and new shape so have to assume it was the TU version but even then it’s supposed to have issues. It looks like the car was serviced every 2 years but I think BMW changed the interval to once a year because of the stem valve issues and definitely needs oil once a year at least. In the case of this car they neglected that point for 5000 miles, so who knows what issues it will suffer moving forward as a result.
I think I will just go for a well specced 2018 30 or 40d or even a 2016 50D which looks nice
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