Reality check!

AG · Post by AG » Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:10 pm

I'd go e39 530d touring, or as my current winter steed, an e46 330d touring, however I would go back to a Volvo 850 or v70, I had both as an R, very good and comfortable cars, acres of load space to.

shaziman · Post by **shaziman** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:55 pm

AG wrote:I'd go e39 530d touring

No need for the rest of the post...

E39 was the best car BMW ever made. Going up in value. Find a nice one in individual spec, or just a standard M-sport and you will never look back.

shaziman · Post by **shaziman** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:56 pm

AG wrote:I'd go e39 530d touring

No need for the rest of the post...

E39 was the best car BMW ever made. Going up in value. Find a nice one in individual spec, or just a standard M-sport and you will never look back.

PhillV8S · Post by **PhillV8S** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:14 pm

I donâ€™t want a diesel, donâ€™t do the mileage but the e39 tourings are few and far betweeen, even more so in descent condition at this budget. I have found a lovely 330i with impeccable mot history but itâ€™s in south London and iâ€™m Stuck on call all this week so canâ€™t get to view it. Have to hope it doesnâ€™t get sold in the meantime.
Doesnâ€™t get much better than this!

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shaziman · Post by **shaziman** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:26 pm

Not sure on your actual budget, but have a look below:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E39-5-se ... Swz0FZluJQ

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-530i-M-S ... SwZqZZ53Bf

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-525i-Spo ... Swh1pZ-6BT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-530d-E39 ... Sw71xZpITH

PhillV8S · Post by **PhillV8S** » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:37 pm

Thanks for those, I had ruled that 530 out due to oil leak in advisories, could be nothing could be ominous. I think I have checked out just about everything on the market within reasonable distance to me now..
Half the fun is the hunt though!

Chas · Post by **Chas** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:52 pm

shaziman wrote:
AG wrote:I'd go e39 530d touring
No need for the rest of the post... E39 was the best car BMW ever made. Going up in value. Find a nice one in individual spec, or just a standard M-sport and you will never look back.

True but beware the tin worm. The standard cosmetic stuff - rear bootlid, and arches - is easy enough to deal with. The floorpan and sills are another matter and even well polished examples can be hiding a lot of trouble which will need to be dealt with at some point

Jervint · Post by **Jervint** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:36 am

I had an E46 330d Touring for this kind of stuff...regretted selling it a little but this year's winter warrior is an E46 330ci. Like it a lot for the smaller roads.

Either a 330i Touring or one of the E39s mentioned would be a great steed!

PhillV8S · Post by **PhillV8S** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:01 pm

As a quick update, I put a deposit on a 2006 3.0 Subaru Outback yesterday. They seemed to tick all the boxes really for what we need. Very smooth engine and quick enough as a third car.

B10BRW · Post by **B10BRW** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:48 am

Hope you have shares in a fuel company

PhillV8S · Post by **PhillV8S** » Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:09 am

Lol, I donâ€™t foresee us doing more than a few k a year in it to be honest so MPG was never a consideration. I just wanted a reliable estate which had a bit of poke in it and a few creature comforts. They average about 25mpg so about the same as the other 2 cars in the household.