BMW 5 series 530d - Old car low miles or young and high: BMW 5 series.

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Thu 13 Oct 2011 23:59
BMW 5 series 530d - Old car low miles or young and high: BMW 5 series. - HeyPauie

I want to buy a used BMW 5 sries 530d.

There is a massive range of cars and prices at the sub 12k end of the market <6 years old.

I would love some friendly advice on whether I should buy a

2007 with 150k miles or a

2005 with 100k?

Both come in around the £11k mark.

Also anything to look out for on the higher milers?

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Fri 14 Oct 2011 13:38
BMW 5 series 530d - Old car low miles or young and high: BMW 5 series. - Collos25

Be aware that older BMW diesels suffer from disastrous engine problems check before purchase that the model you choose is not affected.

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Sat 15 Oct 2011 21:37
BMW 5 series 530d - Old car low miles or young and high: BMW 5 series. - balleballe

Be aware that older BMW diesels suffer from disastrous engine problems check before purchase that the model you choose is not affected.

AFAIK these effect all of them upto 2010 dont they? Presumably they've sorted the problem.....only time will tell

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Fri 14 Oct 2011 16:23
BMW 5 series 530d - Old car low miles or young and high: BMW 5 series. - Chips with everything

Perhaps consider the 525d facelift from late 2007 onwards? Better performance, economy and cheaper road tax too.

That will get you a lower mileage car with most of the performance (easily sorted after a remap).

As a bonus these come without the swirl flaps which are a tasty treat on the other engines in the range.

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