BMW 5 SERIES for up to €2000 for a few Months then maybe use as a runaround

Squeaksoutloud · 02-06-2011 10:06pm #1

What do people make of this 2000 Reg BMW 5 series. Need to pick up a car to use for a few months and always wanted one of these! Will hold onto it and use it less once company car should be sorted before Christmas. Taxed till later in the year, 2 grand from a main dealer and looks in good nick with relatively low mileage...what ya reckon..suit my purpose?

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/5-Series/520-2.0/201121202610600/advert?channel=CARS

Might have a look at it tomorrow.

colm_mcm · 02-06-2011 10:21pm

The tax is worth about 250. there won't be a warranty as its a trade sale. It's manual too.

You could find similar for 1k. Check the bangeromics section. there's a rake of e39s around. Get a cheap one and do some preventive maintainence

Mahuga · 02-06-2011 10:27pm

Amazing, not too long ago this car was hailed as the best saloon car in the WORLD, now cheap as chips, you have to love depreciation.

unkel · 02-06-2011 10:27pm

It doesn't have NCT?

Anyway, as Colm said, there are lots of cheap E39 5-series for sale. Make sure you get a good one though!

gb153 · 02-06-2011 10:33pm

Car looks like its worth checking out. It has nice spec for an SE. M sport multi function steering wheel, digital climate control and leather seats. The tax is a nice bonus too. With only 80k on clock there should be service history also. Spend €50 for a mechanic to put it up on a ramp and give full check over.

_Conrad_ · 03-06-2011 12:16am

or for that budget get an absolutely mint E34.

But the E39s ARE great in fairness to them. Once you look after them like you're supposed to.... and few people do.

Squeaksoutloud · 03-06-2011 7:29am

Cheers for advice lads. Wont rush into it assay there is no NCT. Need to pick up something along these lines by the end of the month and will keep an eye on the bangernomics thread!

Stevie Dakota · 03-06-2011 7:45am

_Conrad_ wrote: »

or for that budget get an absolutely mint E34.

Not many mint ones left, mores the pity.

tc20 · 03-06-2011 9:26am

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Not many mint ones left, mores the pity.

true, a fantastic car, and becoming a rare enough sight on our roads. But have a butchers at this, posted in the bangernomics thread -
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2217941

i know the OP is looking for a runaround, but this is so much more, it would be worth keeping alongside his company car

E39MSport · 03-06-2011 9:28am

Sitting a bit high at the front in some of the pics.

Stevie Dakota · 03-06-2011 9:39am

tc20 wrote: »

true, a fantastic car, and becoming a rare enough sight on our roads. But have a butchers at this, posted in the bangernomics thread -
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2217941

i know the OP is looking for a runaround, but this is so much more, it would be worth keeping alongside his company car

Nice, with all the work he's done to it there should be another 100,000 miles in that car without big bills. Should be tight as drum to dive too.

alanclarke1975 · 03-06-2011 9:43am

Pics are old enough - look at the price of fuel in the last pic

When was a litre of fuel €1.19? Last year?

tc20 · 03-06-2011 10:17am

alanclarke1975 wrote: »

Pics are old enough - look at the price of fuel in the last pic

When was a litre of fuel €1.19? Last year?

pics might be a least a year old, possibly even more, but that car has been fastidiously maintained by an E34 fan. In the bangernomics thread, there's a link to a BMW forum giving more detail on that specific car. If i had the money spare i'd go for it in a shot.

BMW 5 SERIES for up to €2000 for a few Months then maybe use as a runaround

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