hi, my mother is now planning to buy a new car. it is might be new honda accord 2.4 or second hand yr 2005 e60 530d. if i were to choose, i will go for e60 surely for da nice design. but the problem is its a diesel car. we never had any diesel car b4. i heard that the FC n power is good. but reliability of the engine might be an issue. plus, loud engine n thick black smoke. any idea? since we r looking for a car wiv less hassle in terms of maintainance. thx..
considering a 2005 530d
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Well... Honda Accord is new while E60 is 6 years old now... it will be replaced by a new model latest by next year...
FC for 530d is good... but BMW's diesel engine is built for Euro 2M grade which is still not available in Malaysia yet. But source mentioned that it will be available by this September... then there will be less smoke and your BMW's engine can perform at its optimum level... at the moment, our diesel's quality is still not suitable for those Continental cars with Diesel engine... otherwise, you will end up changing the oil filter more often that you could possible imagine.
Japanese cars are always cheaper to maintain and less hassle compared to their Continental part... but then, we all love the look of E60 right???
Go for petrol version of E60 if possible... long term maintenance will sound attractive to you right now... but bear in mind that the maintenance cost for BMW is not for the faint hearted. Many E60 drivers can confirm this...
FC for 530d is good... but BMW's diesel engine is built for Euro 2M grade which is still not available in Malaysia yet. But source mentioned that it will be available by this September... then there will be less smoke and your BMW's engine can perform at its optimum level... at the moment, our diesel's quality is still not suitable for those Continental cars with Diesel engine... otherwise, you will end up changing the oil filter more often that you could possible imagine.
Japanese cars are always cheaper to maintain and less hassle compared to their Continental part... but then, we all love the look of E60 right???
Go for petrol version of E60 if possible... long term maintenance will sound attractive to you right now... but bear in mind that the maintenance cost for BMW is not for the faint hearted. Many E60 drivers can confirm this...
thule;413178 said:
yeah, im scared it will look old once da new one appeared juz like da E39.. i really like da torque of da 530d.. ic.. cuz tis will be our first diesel car actually n first BMW.. yeah, weve been using jp cars n da only continental we had was w203 which is not costly in maintainance.. yeah, agree, i really admired da E60 for da past 6 years.. ah, we r planning for 530d cuz da second hand value is lower than other E60s.. about 210-220K compared to new accord 171K. plus da 530d is high spec CBU.. da interior looked very nice too =) haha.. correct, tats wat i heard frm BMW owners...... plus da one we getting is second hand, im scared due to common wear n tear, it will costs a bomb! n my parents r not da one who likes to repair car.. they will leave it dusty in da porch n it happened few times b4 =P haha.. thx anyway..
hi, my mum came back home n they discuss n it seems tat i almost need to kiss goodbye to E60!! =( its da maintainance issue n also aging..... but my father still said tat da 530d is worth buy... juz wait but i can sense badluck cuz tomorrow there will be a visit to honda showroom. n there r also ideas on 325i E90 =.=" so sad, i like da 530d so much....
bmw diesel engine no issues. service and break pads and tire the usual. we have 2 units running 1 530d mileage 22ooookm. no issues.the power of the diesel is very addictive. 250km/h 34oo rpm 6th gear. and the torque will destroy almost anthing out there. real world driving you a floating on a mountain of torque. bmw diesels are different beast. feels like driving a 5l v8.
