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The fuel cost would be chicken feed compared to the maintenance costs, any part that goes on a M5 will be stupid money, 5 owners as well? That's quite a lot.
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M5s change hands quite a bit a people either
A) fear for their license B) lose their license C) get the speed bug and buy something EVEN faster Also be interested to hear which bits for an M5 will be "stupid money" compared to spare bits for any other quality car. BMW options and maindealer servicing are expensive but I don't find parts wildly different to other makes these days.
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Lol, I forgot M5's are known for their cheap service costs, go get a clutch fitted or a cam belt/chain fitted, bargain I'm sure.
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Bwm's are cheep to service if you avoid main dealers. My never saw a garage and was serviced with genuine parts for 100 quid. The equivalent bmw service was around 600-650 quid. Highlights how ridiculous their labour rates are and beemers are actually on of the easiest manufactures to service due to the engine being length ways. Anything cam related is on the front so no struggling.
M5's and guff like that change hands because yuppys buy them before thinking of the tax and fuel costs. Loads of big petrol cars are for sale cheap nowadays Last edited by Wideboy; 13-02-14 at 07:42 AM. |
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vauxhall astra H mark 5 1.9 cdti sri xp 150, just make sure the dual mass flywheel and clutch are ok as well as the inlet manfiold and egr valve
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Rather then the M5 or M3, try something like a 330 or 530, yeah, not quite a quick, but not driven by yuppy racers into ditches, so in the normal realms to insure. |
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E36 M's are probably starting to turn into collectors pieces.
Something like a 330d will do 0-60 around the 7 second mark and still return decent mpg. |
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BMW any time.
My 14 year old 320D estate still returns nearly 50mpg, and has nearly 200,000 miles on it now. Doesn't look scruffy inside, and i'll keep it as long as it runs. If i were replacing, i'd go for an E90 series or E60 series 3 or 5 series estate. As i'd consider buying my 3rd one of these, that should really say it all. As has been said, avoid main dealers, and get it serviced elsewhere. Your budget would find you a good E90 estate, or an E60 diesel estate with under 100k on it. I'd go for the 2.5 straight six diesel E60 at your budget. |
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OK org, do a job for me.
budget about £10,000. Must be capable of holding 5 adults comfortably. and eat motorway miles. About 15,000 per year. My last 4 cars have been Mondeos, ST220s etc, but the last being a Vectra SRI. (Never again a Vauxhall). Maxed out NCB etc. So what good low milage affordable car does the org recommend for this old man.
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For those of you not doing high miles there is an alternative to smelly diseasals. Try a turbo PETROL model as these are becoming more popular. the 1.6 150 unit in my Focus is excellent fun, good midrange and good economy - not as high as diesel granted but it is an alternative if you like revs and don't do the miles to keep a DPF clean.
Ford do a 1.6 180 Focus now and there is a 160 version in the Mondeo as well as a 2.0 240.
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