E60 523iSE ownership experience

[vish]

hey bros and sifus, my mum finally got herself a 523i SE from BPS Glenmarie (which also means i can finally join the club as an official member :top Mum is an excellent driver but a bit lacking in technical knowledge, so to cut a long story short basically i would like to ask you all your personal ownership experience and any typical E60 problems. btw, even if i become a member no way in hell will i be showing up to club TTs in mum's car because she hides the key from me thanks in advance guys

 

[wolverine95]

vish dude:
hope u'll be cool like yer mum when u grow up..

anyway, from my own 1sthand experience on my e60 525i:
1.) Rubber seal (both front & rear windscreen) got brittle and cracking.. so u'd better take care of it with some kind of rubber protector or somethin'..
2.) Transmission - lately the car jerks just before makin' a full stop

other than that, it's a BEAUTIFUL ride. good luck finding that keys!

 

[mizhan]

vish, save up your weekly allowances fr an E30 or E34.

 

[vish]

vish dude:
hope u'll be cool like yer mum when u grow up..

anyway, from my own 1sthand experience on my e60 525i:
1.) Rubber seal (both front & rear windscreen) got brittle and cracking.. so u'd better take care of it with some kind of rubber protector or somethin'..
2.) Transmission - lately the car jerks just before makin' a full stop

other than that, it's a BEAUTIFUL ride. good luck finding that keys!

haha i hope so too, theres a reason why i call her drift queen...that jerking is something ive been hearing more and more of as of late, hope it doesnt call for serious gb overhaul

thanks, ill need it haha

 

[vish]

vish, save up your weekly allowances fr an E30 or E34.

folks already got me an SV4 :62: affording the car is one thing bro mizhan, what i knew would kill my folks were maintenance bills

 

[w cheong]

Hi all , I'm new here . Just need to know is there any E60 M Sport for sales for year 08' to 09' . And how much it's will cost . Thanks a lot in advance

 

[vish]

wrong thread bro, pls go to the newbies section

 

[voltan]

folks already got me an SV4 :62: affording the car is one thing bro mizhan, what i knew would kill my folks were maintenance bills

Shocking !! I was recently told by my workshop that specialises in BMW & Merc, some BMW mechanical items are almost double the price of the equivalent Merc's ones.

But are the fast running parts like brake pads and discs much different ?

Just changed my Merc W211 E Class rear discs for RM235x2; pads for RM225 per set and sensors for RM25.

 

[Peter Sauber]

Voltan,

E60 rear brake pads, sensor plus labour charges will be about RM800 if you go to the big 4 - AB, Sapura, Ingress or Quill...

If you go to other workshops, it would be much cheaper...first of all the labour charge is about 50% or less, the price of the parts is less and of course in this case if the sensor is still working u dont have to change it really...

 

[stevenallgood]

Voltan,

E60 rear brake pads, sensor plus labour charges will be about RM800 if you go to the big 4 - AB, Sapura, Ingress or Quill...

If you go to other workshops, it would be much cheaper...first of all the labour charge is about 50% or less, the price of the parts is less and of course in this case if the sensor is still working u dont have to change it really...

Hi Peter,

Went to my friend who charged me Less than RM900 for synthetic engine oil, ori oil filter,, textar front brake pads and labour charges. Reasonable?

 

[vish]

Voltan,

E60 rear brake pads, sensor plus labour charges will be about RM800 if you go to the big 4 - AB, Sapura, Ingress or Quill...

If you go to other workshops, it would be much cheaper...first of all the labour charge is about 50% or less, the price of the parts is less and of course in this case if the sensor is still working u dont have to change it really...

ah well, 3 years free servicing from AB so dont have to worry about that just yet

Hi Peter,

Went to my friend who charged me Less than RM900 for synthetic engine oil, ori oil filter,, textar front brake pads and labour charges. Reasonable?

if you're absolutely sure that the oil filter is ori then it does sound pretty reasonable bro

 

[gnorizan]

I got e60 523 se exactly similar more than 2 years already so far ok. Please seek advice from AB if you u want to top up the engine oil coz this model iis using special shell helix distributed by AB only.

 

[vish]

I got e60 523 se exactly similar more than 2 years already so far ok. Please seek advice from AB if you u want to top up the engine oil coz this model iis using special shell helix distributed by AB only.

really?not available anywhere else?correct me if im wrong, but im sure fully synthetic shell helix should work just fine too...