RAArmstrong
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Dewald Basson said:
Find me a clean 6 speed :roflol:
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Find me a clean 6 speed :roflol:
Dewald Basson
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RAArmstrong said:
Is that your only problem :roflol:
Maverick550
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I have a 2008 LCI 550 with about 60 000 km on her, every conceivable extra including electric tow-bar and active suspension.
I also have an 2006 E60 530 d M/sport with just on 90 000 km as well as an 2002 e39 530 d.
They are all awesome cars in their own way and while the 550 is quick, The E60 530 d tuned is pretty close.
The difference being that the 530 d is effortlessly fast, you can sit as 200 km/hr for a three hour journey and return 8l/100.
The 550 in comparison need to be pedal fed all the way, if you are not feeding revs and petrol it doesn’t go, and so it’s a completely different drive.
If I had to choose, assuming you could get a nice one, I would go 530 d every day
At just over 2500 rpm you’re doing 190, it is so relaxed you can do it all day.
Something very special about a 530 d and practically makes sense, whichever way
I also have an 2006 E60 530 d M/sport with just on 90 000 km as well as an 2002 e39 530 d.
They are all awesome cars in their own way and while the 550 is quick, The E60 530 d tuned is pretty close.
The difference being that the 530 d is effortlessly fast, you can sit as 200 km/hr for a three hour journey and return 8l/100.
The 550 in comparison need to be pedal fed all the way, if you are not feeding revs and petrol it doesn’t go, and so it’s a completely different drive.
If I had to choose, assuming you could get a nice one, I would go 530 d every day
At just over 2500 rpm you’re doing 190, it is so relaxed you can do it all day.
Something very special about a 530 d and practically makes sense, whichever way
RAArmstrong
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Maverick550 said:
Sell me one of yours? :roflol:
Yeah I've owned both an E39 and E60 530d and put big miles on both. If I could find a nice clean E60 530d I would jump at it in all honesty.
ET was here
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I wish I had your budget, and problems, just budgeting for another 30 thousand car is making the wife scream
so it keep fixing the old car every second week, to be able to go to werk and back
so it keep fixing the old car every second week, to be able to go to werk and back
Maverick550
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Sell me one of yours? :roflol:
Yeah I've owned both an E39 and E60 530d and put big miles on both. If I could find a nice clean E60 530d I would jump at it in all honesty.
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Everyone is mentioning a budget but I cant see where you posted what your budget is?
I would consider selling either of the three if pricing was reasonable.
Cars are truly showroom condition with no expense spared on maintenance.
This I can show with paperwork.
The problem I have and why I just keep my cars is that I'm not prepared to sell for the same price as alternate crap available elsewhere.
I know that I can confidently do another 100 000 on any of them with nothing more than service items which would include gearbox flush.
I'm a bit of a fanatic with maintenance as I like things perfect but that comes at a price.
So I just keep them, but honestly its PITA trying to remember which one is due for a drive to my second home, which I do every weekend
My daily is a Corsa bakkie
So I put on about 5000 km a year on each vehicle having six to choose from which includes an old lady of 30.
If you can indicate a budget it would indicate to me whether I would consider letting one go.
My e 39 is really nice too, super car, if I recall torque is something like 540 on the dyno and 146 wkw so she goes well.
I do drive my cars at high speeds but no robot to robot crap, but open road they like to purr.
Yeah I've owned both an E39 and E60 530d and put big miles on both. If I could find a nice clean E60 530d I would jump at it in all honesty.
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Everyone is mentioning a budget but I cant see where you posted what your budget is?
I would consider selling either of the three if pricing was reasonable.
Cars are truly showroom condition with no expense spared on maintenance.
This I can show with paperwork.
The problem I have and why I just keep my cars is that I'm not prepared to sell for the same price as alternate crap available elsewhere.
I know that I can confidently do another 100 000 on any of them with nothing more than service items which would include gearbox flush.
I'm a bit of a fanatic with maintenance as I like things perfect but that comes at a price.
So I just keep them, but honestly its PITA trying to remember which one is due for a drive to my second home, which I do every weekend
My daily is a Corsa bakkie
So I put on about 5000 km a year on each vehicle having six to choose from which includes an old lady of 30.
If you can indicate a budget it would indicate to me whether I would consider letting one go.
My e 39 is really nice too, super car, if I recall torque is something like 540 on the dyno and 146 wkw so she goes well.
I do drive my cars at high speeds but no robot to robot crap, but open road they like to purr.
RAArmstrong
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Maverick550 said:
Everyone is mentioning a budget but I cant see where you posted what your budget is?
I would consider selling either of the three if pricing was reasonable.
Cars are truly showroom condition with no expense spared on maintenance.
This I can show with paperwork.
The problem I have and why I just keep my cars is that I'm not prepared to sell for the same price as alternate crap available elsewhere.
I know that I can confidently do another 100 000 on any of them with nothing more than service items which would include gearbox flush.
I'm a bit of a fanatic with maintenance as I like things perfect but that comes at a price.
So I just keep them, but honestly its PITA trying to remember which one is due for a drive to my second home, which I do every weekend
My daily is a Corsa bakkie
So I put on about 5000 km a year on each vehicle having six to choose from which includes an old lady of 30.
If you can indicate a budget it would indicate to me whether I would consider letting one go.
My e 39 is really nice too, super car, if I recall torque is something like 540 on the dyno and 146 wkw so she goes well.
I do drive my cars at high speeds but no robot to robot crap, but open road they like to purr.
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Briz
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Have a look at this.
2007 BMW 5 Series 550i Sport (e60)
https://www.cars.co.za/for-sale/used/2007-BMW-5-Series-550i-Sport-e60-Gauteng-Centurion/2950440/
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2007 BMW 5 Series 550i Sport (e60)
https://www.cars.co.za/for-sale/used/2007-BMW-5-Series-550i-Sport-e60-Gauteng-Centurion/2950440/
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Maverick550
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Briz said:
That is low mileage for that car.
Would certainly check it hasn't been fiddled but if its honest looks like a great find, and its manual.
Very little money for an awesome car all things checking out.
If I was looking Id be all over this one.
RAArmstrong
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Already sold. Delivered to it's new owner this past Friday. Which made me sadBriz said:
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Dirtydeedsman
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You never said it has to be a BMW... I give you the A6 C6 facelift
The 3.0 TFSI (supercharged V6 not Turbocharged) is all the power you will ever need in such a huge car. It looks magnificent
The 3.0 TFSI (supercharged V6 not Turbocharged) is all the power you will ever need in such a huge car. It looks magnificent
