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I am about to pull the trigger on a pre-owned 2004 BMW 530IA with 64,300 Miles. with a standard 90 day warranty for the dealer in NY.
1 owner, all highway miles, out of New york state, like Ohio or Maryland (I live in NY).
No smoker vehicle, gray on black interior, fully loaded Automatic with Cold weather package which has heated steering wheel, Xenon lights, navigation system, he says he just changed the tires not too long ago with continentals tires. Includes front and rear parking sensors, with rear climate control & memory seats for the front.
Has been serviced 4000 miles ago.
No crash history whatsoever, very clean carfax, with no dents scratches or any marks, inside or out. Looks very clean for a car with 64,000 miles.
the price on the car is $17900, BUT he knocked it only down to $17500 since im paying cash and doesn't even wanna budge with price, lower than $17500.
With tax and document fees (about $275 since its out of state car), the total is about $19340.
do you think this is a good deal, being these amount of miles?
how long should the car last me in miles if i maintain it?
i heard since its the first new body of this model that it sometimes have glitches or malfunctions in the car which BMW hasn't worked out yet?true?
And lastly how much does new brake pads cost individually, not to install but just to buy?
again this is my first BMW so any assistance with this purchase will be greatly appreciated..
Thanks for reading my post!
any help much appreciated!
thanks.
Good luck.
Note though that for around $1,200 you can get a set of new take off 124 wheels with tires.
Also, I drive in a zone that has good roads and some, but not many, potholes in winter. If I were in NY/NJ, for example, I would definitely get the tire warranty with the 18s and probably for the 17s.
The purchase took a lot of research and comparisons. I checked the used inventory of the major BMW dealers in my state online for about a month. I also checked on the compatibility of our cell phones because the tech and Bluetooth features are very important to us and there is a short list of "officially" compatible phones. (Our Verizon Blackberry 8830s are not on the list, but they are pairing just fine.)
When I finally figured out the desired options and what I would be willing to pay, I got online quotes and also went down to the local dealerships to test drive. In the span of about a week (at the end of the month), I was satisfied enough to buy from a local dealer known for low pressure sales and a good service department.
This forum was very helpful to me, too. Please keep us posted.
Good luck.
I can only tell you that last year when I was looking (DEC 2008) I came across a beautiful black sapph. 535i, 2008, CPO, with 27K on the clock. They had it listed for $39,900, marked down (big red sign) from $41,900. That car stayed on the lot about 3 months, I am sure they sold it for way under the $39,900. It had Sports, and all the other pkgs. I passed because I just don't want twin turbos. The extra parts surely would have to cause some maintenance, I'm just guessing. It makes sense, no? Also, I like decent gas mileage and I just can't see a 300HP engine with twin turbos getting great mileage, although many posters have proven me wrong.
I finally got a beautiful Alpine White, like yours, 2007 530i, 24K on the clock last June. It has sports, premium, cold, prem sound, NAV, blk leather, comfort access. Like a previous poster, I love the Sports Pkg because of the shadow line trim (black around windows, not chrome) and also the sport steering wheel, and sport rims.It just sets the car apart from the others. I love the car. Paid $36, 200 for the car. The car is and was impeccable. Warranty runs through June 2012. Everyone I know can't get over what a stunning vehicle it is. You don't see too many Alpine White 5 series.
I don't have a clue about the tires. I have Bridgestone Potenza RFT's, I"m sure they're not cheap. I love the car and don't concern myself with how much the tires are going to cost me. Otherwise I would have bought a Camry. LOL.
Good luck with your decision, and keep us informed. Good to hear from you,
Gardis in CT
I am not technically qualified to judge the twin turbos on the 535. But it seems common sense that a turbo charged engine packing 300HP would have to consume more fuel than a 255HP in line six cylinder, no? I backed away from it because it was just a little too much power for me. I don't know how much a Passat weighs, but I doubt that it is as solid a vehicle as a BMW 5 series. I could be wrong. So that would affect your gas consumption.
Keep in touch.
I'm looking to buy a CPO 2008 528i with just under 20k miles and the following options: premium & sport packages, park distance control, navigation, real time traffic info, logic7 sound system, and satellite radio.
The asking price is $37k....I'd appreciate any thoughts on that price.
Thanks!
So you are getting a vehicle that will have a warranty that runs until 2013 (in service was probably in 2007). I would say you could maybe get it for $35K-$36K, depending how bad they want to sell it, and how long it's been on the lot. The longer it sits, the lower they go - up to a point.
Anyone heard any news on offers??
Absolutely love it at this point, almost like having a brand new car for nearly half the price! Price sound decent? I sometimes see people saying they paid the mid 20s for these cars at auction, but I feel like this was a pretty fair price. Was also looking at a 2010 Acura TL...but with that starting at 44k (got them down to 40,100 for SH-AWD/Tech/HPT), it seemed like a no brainer to go with the 530xi with 30k left on maintenance, 100k CPO warranty, and overall a much nicer driving experience.
Yes, that sounds about right. I have a 2007 530i pretty loaded with NAV, sports, prem, cold, and prem sound, comfort access, I ended up paying $36,200 with 24K on the clock. The car was and is impeccable. Has the Anthracite wood trim which is spectacular looking with blk leather. I think you did well. I have until June 2012 on the warranty.
I'm loving the vehicle, but my gas mileage has dropped a little since the cold weather, and i'm trying to get a grip on why. I'm getting 17mpg according to computer where as in the summer was getting a steady 20mpg. Highway it's great. Not a big deal, but I put premium gas in it so it would be nice to go back up to the 20mpg.
Good luck with your vehicle, and Happy New Year.
I would appreciate any suggestions that forum members would be able to share about what price to expect. O should I seek to use one of the buying services (Amex, others?) in order to avoid a difficult negotiation (which I am never any good at ).
Or do people think I'm crazy and that I shoudl wait 9 months until the 2011 version of the XI is available in the fall?
Thanks in advance for your ideas and help.
The 2011 "F10" looks terrific. But I would be somewhat concerned about buying an unproven new model. However, with the BMW 4yr/50K maintenance, I would risk it. I could not hold off because I wanted a wagon and who knows if or when BMW will import the new wagon.
I wouldn't use a buying service because I would much rather look carefully at vehciles.
There really doesn't have to be difficult negotiation. Tell your CA you want to work from invoice up. Mine immediately printed invoice and said his price was +$2500. I said that I knew that $1K was a fair profit on a wagon. He was able to accept. We negotiated a bit over the trade and the hardest negotiation was with the wife.
Took longer for the marital negotiations than with the dealer
She finally remembered something that her late father told me over 30 years ago: "If you want a car, just buy it."
Drove it home an hour later.
Was going to pay cash and did not think of the lease. What does the lease acquisition add to the costs so that one can access the $2,500 lease incentive on purchase? (I'd plan to pay it off in 4 months, as you suggested).
Thoughts?