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High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?

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Old 05-24-2012, 01:34 PM
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
Originally Posted by Archer
You DO NOT want a high mileage BMW w/ a v8. They are extremely expensive to maintain. I know you'd be pissed when you find out it needs timing chain/guides/oil separator and have to pay someone like me thousands of dollars to do it. 6 cyl is the way to go.
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when you kill your secondary air injection ports or valve stems on a non-serviceable head, go ahead and prepare for an 18k-20k bill.
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Old 05-24-2012, 01:52 PM
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You guys sound like pussies. Then again, if his plan for an e38/39 involves coilovers, he probably shouldn't buy one anyway.
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Old 05-24-2012, 03:40 PM
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If you want a low maintenance luxury car that'll run forever, get a Lexus GS.
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Old 05-24-2012, 07:55 PM
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
Originally Posted by sidewaysil80
Please tell me you don't plan on financing the rest...

I think it's kind of sad to finance a 10+ year old car that has over 100k. If that doesn't apply to you so be it.
Finance, no. Not for what I was looking at. I'd possibly finance a 5 series if it was just below 20k. But I don't think I truly want that. My dd is paid off, my student loans are paid off, my credit card is paid off. I'd prefer to not finance whatever I buy, but if I did it would be paid off in a year.


Originally Posted by Archer
You DO NOT want a high mileage BMW w/ a v8. They are extremely expensive to maintain. I know you'd be pissed when you find out it needs timing chain/guides/oil separator and have to pay someone like me thousands of dollars to do it. 6 cyl is the way to go.
This is why I posted the question. As people have legit experience and actual answers.
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
The last refresh we did on an e38 740i ran about 9 thousand dollars IIRC. Timing chain/guides/oil separator/valley pan/pretty much every gasket on the front of the engine.
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
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If you want a low maintenance luxury car that'll run forever, get a Lexus GS.
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
Guess I should give up on my search for a 540 then huh
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
The cooling system on BMW 5 & 7 series those years sucked didnt they?
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
Ive heard the cooling systems weren't excellent, but I don't want a 6cyl 5 series...
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Default Re: High Mileage 5 & 7 series Bimmers for a DD?
Originally Posted by Miguelangelos
The cooling system on BMW 5 & 7 series those years sucked didnt they?
Cooling systems suck on pretty much all post '90 BMWs
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