Maxxtotal 1st Gear April 7, 2008 Share April 7, 2008 Is it worth buying a 98' 520 BMW for around 60k that has just renewed 10 yr COE? What is the maintainance for this car? mileage arn 112k... does this car use timing chain? What common problem does this car has? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 (edited) I think it is on d very hi side. U should look out 4 2002/2003 model. It is selling around 65k. If i m don't rem wrongly, tis engine is 2L N52B20. These r d common problem: http://edgemotorworks.com/index.php?option...id=27&Itemid=55. 1 thing 2 take note that as it is a heavy ka. City drive FC sucks!! Edited April 8, 2008 by Davidtch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 except 6km/litre for city. 5+ even possible highwayy ard 8-9km/litre at most my friend used to own it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 to tell u the truth what davidtch warned is very accurate my friend who drove it complained about overheating engine etc its very common. i rather u get the newer 5 series, albeit fewer driving years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comnao 1st Gear April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 get the 2002 facelifted model .. still E39 but with the M54 2.2L engine ... better torque, dont drink so much petrol and i jus love the angel eyes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiming 1st Gear April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 I agree, the facelifted model is a much safer bet..better engine, more standard list of options and should have most of the earlier kinks settled. Still love the look of the E39...a real classy car. Really interesting that this most popular 5 series was conceived by a Japanese designer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightyme Neutral Newbie April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 not worth buying,unless u know how the car was being serviced in the past,potential gear box problem, which is a norm among conti car if owner does not service their car regularly,recon gear box will set u aside 10k-13k for beemer which gives u a warranty of abt a month,secondly even if u were to get the car,u will have to think how long u intend to drive this car,short term drive,liao ka siao, unless fully paid up,no loan etc...interest rate for this car will be 3%-3.8% which i think is kinda high.. why create future headache for yourself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qr25vet Clutched April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 I think it is on d very hi side. U should look out 4 2002/2003 model. It is selling around 65k. If i m don't rem wrongly, tis engine is 2L N52B20. These r d common problem: http://edgemotorworks.com/index.php?option...id=27&Itemid=55. 1 thing 2 take note that as it is a heavy ka. City drive FC sucks!! its not N52...its the M52... with Single Vanos...that batch cannot buy la...2 old liao...the best ones come with the M54 engines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qr25vet Clutched April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 overheat cos the cooling system is old liao ma...moain problems come from the water pump,thermostat and radiator...best is 2 change all one shot so no problems...u wanna buy an old car this will happen unless u know for sure that its been replaced before... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear April 8, 2008 Author Share April 8, 2008 I think it is on d very hi side. U should look out 4 2002/2003 model. It is selling around 65k. If i m don't rem wrongly, tis engine is 2L N52B20. These r d common problem: http://edgemotorworks.com/index.php?option...id=27&Itemid=55. 1 thing 2 take note that as it is a heavy ka. City drive FC sucks!! wow, that is a useful,honest and informative site! Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxtotal 1st Gear April 8, 2008 Author Share April 8, 2008 this is the model I'm looking at... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qr25vet Clutched April 8, 2008 Share April 8, 2008 should be okay...I love that batch but dont expect all to be in tip top condition cos several of them their seat adjusting mechanism will have problems like jamming or onlt one side of the seat rises...oil leaks will be quite common around the valve cover area and the oil filter housing...due to its age(unless recently replaced of course) cooling system also have to take care (find out the mileage) dont ask me why...the coolant expansion tank and thermostat are designed to fail every 60,000KM bottom line is check that it has a good service history before buying one as a poorly maintained BMW really can Bring more worries than giving you driving pleasure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic April 9, 2008 Share April 9, 2008 I juz bought a Nov 2002 registered BMW 520 4 65+k. Mileage is 113k. E39 is very hard 2 find in the market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qr25vet Clutched April 9, 2008 Share April 9, 2008 most of them are exported... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic April 9, 2008 Share April 9, 2008 That's what most of dealer told me. Every1 asked me 2 consider E60. I was lucky 2 find 1 wif well kept interior. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportster Neutral Newbie April 9, 2008 Share April 9, 2008 (edited) Buy at own risk unless you know the car history. Couple of years back, I loved those COE Merc, BMW. But after spending a bomb servicing these COE cars. I have since never gone back looking at COE renewed Conti make. $60K can get many good decent car in the market. Eg, a 3.5 yrs+ old Volvo S40 can be gotten <$62K, similar for V40 an S60 etc. Edited April 9, 2008 by Sportster Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsbunny Neutral Newbie April 9, 2008 Share April 9, 2008 Prepare to spend a bomb on the serving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qr25vet Clutched April 9, 2008 Share April 9, 2008 E60...cannot la...i prefer E39 anyday cos it has very few electronics.... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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