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What to look out for before buying a recond E60-525
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<blockquote data-quote="wolverine95" data-source="post: 417216" data-attributes="member: 19274"><p>Kev:</p><p>strictly from my own xperience:</p><p>a.) u cd bring it into bimmerpro @ batu caves. the owner, Poh, is a very helpful and nice chap.. and most importantly, he charges very reasonably.... surely he would be glad to check out the car for you.. if u r serious, i'll get u his phone number</p><p>b.) look for:</p><p>- transmission jerk. make sure when u test drive it, the tranny feels smooth. be more sensitive to when u r stopping the car, and see if there's any jerk shifting down just before full stop</p><p>- when u test drive, listen if there's any excessive hissing sound (external air), or any other vibrational nuisance...</p><p>- browse thru the i-drive and see if there's any recent faults or warning</p><p>- check the auto seat.. most i saw were broken..</p><p>- if u r going for the m-sport, the soft-touch coating on the steering wheel usually have peel-offs.. choose one with minimal peels la... ( my advice: get the m-sport.. dun waste your money on the "hi-line"..)</p><p></p><p>well, that's all i could think of rite now...</p><p>all the best, and hope u get that ride!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wolverine95, post: 417216, member: 19274"] Kev: strictly from my own xperience: a.) u cd bring it into bimmerpro @ batu caves. the owner, Poh, is a very helpful and nice chap.. and most importantly, he charges very reasonably.... surely he would be glad to check out the car for you.. if u r serious, i'll get u his phone number b.) look for: - transmission jerk. make sure when u test drive it, the tranny feels smooth. be more sensitive to when u r stopping the car, and see if there's any jerk shifting down just before full stop - when u test drive, listen if there's any excessive hissing sound (external air), or any other vibrational nuisance... - browse thru the i-drive and see if there's any recent faults or warning - check the auto seat.. most i saw were broken.. - if u r going for the m-sport, the soft-touch coating on the steering wheel usually have peel-offs.. choose one with minimal peels la... ( my advice: get the m-sport.. dun waste your money on the "hi-line"..) well, that's all i could think of rite now... all the best, and hope u get that ride! [/QUOTE]
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