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[gladiator_jai 10+ year member]

2003 BMW 530i - 64k miles - 14,500..... worth it?

It's black/tan(leather) and that's the dealer price, took a test drive and drives/looks very good.

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[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

2003 BMW 5 Series - Suggested Retail Value - Kelley Blue Book

 

[Team Maxxsonics 10+ year member]

Used BMW's are are affordable to buy but very expensive to own and maintain.

Oil change with synthetic oil: $85.00

Brakes with new front rotors: $600.00

Alternator: $900.00

Rebuild transmission: $3500.00

Scheduled 70,000 mile maintenance: $1500.00

All parts are expensive.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Used BMW's are are affordable to buy but very expensive to own and maintain.Oil change with synthetic oil: $85.00

Brakes with new front rotors: $600.00

Alternator: $900.00

Rebuild transmission: $3500.00

Scheduled 70,000 mile maintenance: $1500.00

All parts are expensive.

If your a ***** and cant do it yourself.

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

Used BMW's are are affordable to buy but very expensive to own and maintain.Oil change with synthetic oil: $85.00

Brakes with new front rotors: $600.00

Alternator: $900.00

Rebuild transmission: $3500.00

Scheduled 70,000 mile maintenance: $1500.00

All parts are expensive.

You must have got ripped off on that oil change. Mine was about $45 with synthetic.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

I'd like to see you scheduled maintenance on a BMW.

If you're half as good at that as you are talking out of your ***, I'd pay to see it.

Its not hard just time consuming.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

You're time must not be worth very much to you.

Well if Im not in class or at work I have all the time I need. I dont own a BMW so I dont do it on a regular basis. Its once in a great moon I waste a day changing a BMW's oil.

 

[Shinju 10+ year member]

Think owning a BMW is spendy try owning an Audi B5 series and up.

My S4 bi-turbo was crazy spendy for regular mantaince, Just for 1 of 2 turbo sensors they were 500 bucks each. Not to mention the skid plate that was covering the oil filter and sump to change it I had to go to eather a dealer or a place that had the tools to remove it.

I usually do my own work but not on something as picky as this plus I would rather have a shop do things anymore if they **** up its covered and if I mess up I be SOL.

Awsome car, Very fast but spendy as shit when something goes out.

 

[CrispedUp 10+ year member]

If you take care of it, you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[armitank]

you think thats insane.... my dad just sold his bentley because of the repair costs, my grandpa is attempting to sell his also, but he needs an electronic part and the company who made it is out of business and now has to get it sent to england to see if it can get fixed, if not... well, SOL,

when asked why a $300,000 car would have so many problems they basically responded with, because you drive it (both my grandpa and dad drive them to work daily.

in the last 2 years repair and maintenance on my dads was like $32,000

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Bentleys arent meant to get driven. They sit in a climate controlled garage and increase in value as they age.