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<blockquote data-quote="Jerman" data-source="post: 603748" data-attributes="member: 3089">GoldenHawk,It&#039;s a very good &quot;life&#039;s goal or vision&quot; and I have been through somewhat your path too. Don&#039;t mean to discourage you or something but be mindful that, the transition from local/Japanese make to European (more than 10 years old) could be &quot;dramatic&quot;. Buying is the easiest part BUT it&#039;s the service &amp; maintenance and not to mention your commitment of time to visit the mechanics which often gives you the nightmares.BMW 7833 is spot on, you need to put aside an average RM 500-600 per month for repair, service and maintenance costs. Read this forum and you will understand,<a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?1413-e39-Parts-and-Maintenance-Cost" target="_blank">http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?1413-e39-Parts-and-Maintenance-Cost</a>This is excluding all other &quot;poisonous items&quot; such as rims, bodykits, interior &quot;cosmetics&quot;.....etc.&nbsp; If you have decided to go ahead, suggest you look for the last E39 model year 2002-2003, even the 520i 2.2 litre is adequate for daily run. If you want more &#039;oomph&#039;, then 525i or 530i will be your pick.All the best!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jerman, post: 603748, member: 3089"] GoldenHawk, It's a very good "life's goal or vision" and I have been through somewhat your path too. Don't mean to discourage you or something but be mindful that, the transition from local/Japanese make to European (more than 10 years old) could be "dramatic". Buying is the easiest part BUT it's the service & maintenance and not to mention your commitment of time to visit the mechanics which often gives you the nightmares. BMW 7833 is spot on, you need to put aside an average RM 500-600 per month for repair, service and maintenance costs. Read this forum and you will understand, [URL]http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?1413-e39-Parts-and-Maintenance-Cost[/URL] This is excluding all other "poisonous items" such as rims, bodykits, interior "cosmetics".....etc. If you have decided to go ahead, suggest you look for the last E39 model year 2002-2003, even the 520i 2.2 litre is adequate for daily run. If you want more 'oomph', then 525i or 530i will be your pick. All the best! [/QUOTE]

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