mr wilks said:Looney said:Marlon said:Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting the OP buys as an investment. Regardless of the uniqueness of the colour or mileage, these cars won't climb in value - at best they may hold their price for a while if your lucky.
I'm bought mine with the heart not the head - I have piled on the miles and enjoyed every one.
If I wanted to sell it I'd get no where near what I paid.
I bought it to enjoy it
isnt that what we should doing, cars vs hearts. Sensible option would be to buy a FSH car on here for £1000 more.
& what would that FSH guarantee you ?
The car you are considering has 56k on it with 2 documented services so worse case scenario its possibly done 18kish between changes . on longlife oil ? It aint gonna suddenly explode
It may even have had one or 2 done that aren't stamped ?
Ok its fallen out of the time schedule required by Bmw (mainly for warranty purposes) but lets get to the basics here , it aint a highly strung tweaked to the max high performance engine , its a straight 6 na bmw N52 built to perform at a decent output for a longtime , it isn't the S54 M engine that requires a lot of maintenance & attention just to avoid major problems
Id be amazed if there is any longterm issues that have or could arise from its infrequent service record , there just isnt anything major to go wrong that the services would have prevented especially in 56k miles
Buy the car unserviced & get it properly up to date with oil+filter , brake fluid , coolant , plugs , cabin filter , air filter & change the gearbox oil , you would already have covered virtually all that at a decent indy instead of wasting £300 asking the RAC to look it over & tell you the brake lines look corroded , the pads look worn , its due a service , both rear spring has been replaced at some point , headlight misted over blahblahblah
You can hear the car ticking over , it clearly has no hva issue which can affect some N52s , i really can't see what folks are getting sand in their fanny over with this car
Super thread this & great comments for & against. I spent a year finding the right Zed for me, read loads in this forum & only joined once I'd made my decision. Mine doesn't have a full service history, has had quite a few owners but there is a fair amount of paperwork & on inspection it does look well looked after. The mileage wasn't too high & the spec, colour & price was right for me. I have no regrets so far but I have spent a little bit for piece of mind i.e. oil service, brake fluid, ccv system replacement etc. + a few nice to haves & there's a list ( just need to hide those from her indoors
)IMHO just check it's not been in a major accident & if you're prepared to get it up to the spec you want then go for it.
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