Expensive way of getting a car these days.
Regards
Andy
Expensive way of getting a car these days.
Regards
Andy
Seems so! Feckin hell.
Any diesel before Euro 6 (mandated from around Sept 2015, iirc, but some BMW diesels were EU6 compliant earlier - back to F10 530d around the LCI in 2013 being the earliest example I think (or 330d/730d, etc. with Blue-Performance option specified from around 2012) will be fleeced for NOx, so well worth thinking about a petrol as an alternative. In the case of the e60 535d, the CO2 category/rate is the same for a 530i (LCI - N53), with similar power, etc, but NOx on the petrol is a small fraction, so there's a big difference in the on-the-road cost of an import (still a ridiculous final number). It makes it worth considering the real delta cost to running a petrol and how long the extra running costs would be covered by the difference.
Alternatively, if you must go diesel, its worth thinking whether something EU6 compliant and a few years newer may only be marginally more expensive to get on-the-road, e.g. an LCI 530d, or Blue-Performance specified car (535d wasn't EU6 compliant until later, maybe early in 2015, would need to dig a little to remind and confirm the precise timing).
Current: BMW 530e M-Sport - '17, BMW 630i Sport auto - '07, BMW 325i Coupe - '93, BMW Z4 2.5si Auto - '07, '90 BMW 316i Lux.
Previous: BMW 328i Coupe - '96, BMW 530i SE auto - '07, BMW 530i Sport auto - '02, BMW 318i SE Touring - '07, BMW 330Ci Sport - '04, BMW 520d SE - '11, BMW 523i SE - '00, BMW 328i SE Touring - '00, BMW 523i SE - '97, BMW 323i SE - '98, 330Ci - '00, 325i Coupe - '93, 318Ci - '01, 316iSE - '98, 325iSE 2dr - '91, 320i Conv - '91, 325i Coupe - '92, 320i 2dr - '91.
Helpful, thanks. Realistically I will probably just end up going for a four-pot diesel, given the objective is mainly commuting now, so I doubt I'll consider importing. If I could get something with a bit more poke like a 530d or 535d as long as the others boxes are ticked then that would be a bonus, but I'm not hung up on it.
Mind you, I would consider getting a pre-2008 535d and live with the tax if I could find a clean one, but they are like hen's teeth.
Here's a low miler LCI E60 M Sport - you'd want to be quick I'd say....
https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...miles/30069516
Current Daily: 2008 Lexus GS300 Sport F/L
Current: E39 525i M Sport (Titan Silver)
Previous: E34 520i SE (Orient Blue)
Nice. I'd actually seen that one up a few weeks ago by the same dealer, maybe it's been re-advertised. It does look lovely but I've got my heart set on something Black now so I will hold out
I'd take that one above in a heartbeat, love the colour. I bought an 09 carbon black 520 LCI e60 early December. Love it and have spent a right few quid bringing it back to orignal spec.
They are so hard to come by in decent mileage, automatic and good spec ( my deal breaker was heated seats)
Must start a blog, have done so much in such a short time .
Hope something crops up soon, but good ain't cheap!
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Out of interest, that Blue one posted above has road tax of €390 according to the ad, which I've seen on some other ads also. Why is that, I thought all post-July 2008 520d's were at the €270 or €280 band?