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<blockquote data-quote="gendong" data-source="post: 752224" data-attributes="member: 22402"><p>First and foremost, congrats on u being married bro. Enjoy married life and u can treat the bimmer as an ‘affair’..... hehehehe</p><p></p><p>Yes prices of cars has dropped tremendously; due to the release of new models, ppl upgrading, over supply of used cars thus causing dealers pricing the cars lower..... u can say its a buyers’ market now if u hv cash, but finance institutions r pretty strict with loan approvals.</p><p></p><p>Wld assume ur looking at a 5er (F10) vs a 3er (F30). Price range u stated wld put u in the early model bracket for both models. Means an approx 5 year old car. Mileage wld b nothwards of 80k km. With a 5 year old car, lots of preventive maintenance (can check the respective threads) need to be performed, unless u bought it off an OCD owner who really really takes good care of the car. Rule of thumb, hv at least 10-20% to fix the car up.</p><p></p><p>“Which one that would hurt ur wallet more?” Question......... hard to say actually. If car is problematic, be it a 3er or a 5er.... it’ll hit u like a brick wall. Depends on luck. So find the right one. Take ur time. </p><p></p><p>A 3 or a 5? Totally depend on ur style. 3 is more nimble, compact (compared to the 5) while the 5 is more of a cruiser, more stable n spacious. Some might consider a 6 potter instead of a 4 cylinder. The inline 6 configuration is a signature/preferred for bimmer fans.</p><p></p><p>528i do come in 4cyl i.e. 2.0, but they are from 2012 onwards. Heck with the price range ur looking at, u can even get a 535i!</p><p></p><p>All the best in ur search bro.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gendong, post: 752224, member: 22402"] First and foremost, congrats on u being married bro. Enjoy married life and u can treat the bimmer as an ‘affair’..... hehehehe Yes prices of cars has dropped tremendously; due to the release of new models, ppl upgrading, over supply of used cars thus causing dealers pricing the cars lower..... u can say its a buyers’ market now if u hv cash, but finance institutions r pretty strict with loan approvals. Wld assume ur looking at a 5er (F10) vs a 3er (F30). Price range u stated wld put u in the early model bracket for both models. Means an approx 5 year old car. Mileage wld b nothwards of 80k km. With a 5 year old car, lots of preventive maintenance (can check the respective threads) need to be performed, unless u bought it off an OCD owner who really really takes good care of the car. Rule of thumb, hv at least 10-20% to fix the car up. “Which one that would hurt ur wallet more?” Question......... hard to say actually. If car is problematic, be it a 3er or a 5er.... it’ll hit u like a brick wall. Depends on luck. So find the right one. Take ur time. A 3 or a 5? Totally depend on ur style. 3 is more nimble, compact (compared to the 5) while the 5 is more of a cruiser, more stable n spacious. Some might consider a 6 potter instead of a 4 cylinder. The inline 6 configuration is a signature/preferred for bimmer fans. 528i do come in 4cyl i.e. 2.0, but they are from 2012 onwards. Heck with the price range ur looking at, u can even get a 535i! All the best in ur search bro. [/QUOTE]
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