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[MaxV6]

Well,   absolute limit 2.5k,    prefer 2k

coz i'll have to stump up for new motor before selling the Mv6

[MaxV6]

and i've only just put 12 months tax on the Mv6,  so i need the new car to be taxed...   at least for a couple of months.... 

[chrisgixer]

Aw Max, just fix the Mv6 surely?

Your buying into another load of faults at that price range, where's the gain?

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Aw Max, just fix the Mv6 surely?

Your buying into another load of faults at that price range, where's the gain?

+1 Sure someone on here would do the repairs reasonably cheap and OOF quality no garages ? 

[MaxV6]

I'm getting to the point of being leery about spending the value of the vehicle on the vehicle to keep it on the road for how long?

bear in mind i'm not terribly car DIY handy....  mostly coz it hurts my back and neck badly....     so i pay people to do it....    it's marginally  cheaper than being incapacitated....       thus any job at all basically means money.....


the mv6 has 156k on it,   and my next couple of months ,  if i stick with it ,  will take it to 165k .


body work is pretty good,   all the electrical bits are fine...  ,  but needs

Aux drive belt. (+ anything?)
new lambda sensors , especially passenger side (heater circuit open circuit)
cam belt due in 5k. (and the water pump, for good measure)
crank sensor leaking oil , so new crank sensor...   
near rear tyres (tread wear , )
air con regas again , suspect seals gone ,  and besides,  compressor bearing unbearably noisy.
brake wear sensors.
suspension set up , still not all that happy with it's leftwards tendency after last years new suspension....)
rear TA bushes


 + oil change , service.....     etc....   , 


all in one hit , that's gonna cost me a grand....   if i'm lucky....

if i'm forking out that much,....   there's an element of thinking i may as well spend a bit more, get something with less miles on and newer....   

[MaxV6]

oh, and cheaper to run ......     seriously considering diseasel at present.... 

[MaxV6]

to be fair, the Mv6 has been a great car,   racked up 60 k since i bought her,  in 3 years....   spent a fair bit on her , but despite her faults , it's still a great drive....     if i could have a time machine to roll 4 years and 50k off her.... i'd keep her , no question.....     well probably....


but it's probably time for a change....   

[tunnie]

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201305196838447/sort/default/usedcars/body-type/estate/maximum-mileage/up_to_100000_miles/price-to/3000/model/5_series/make/bmw/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/nn136er/page/1/radius/1501?logcode=p

Has to be the best looking 5 Series that shape

[MaxV6]

what do we think of these then ?

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2002-bmw-525i-se-tourer-amazing-condition-fsh/1023803074#photo-content

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306227435295/

[MaxV6]

to add insult to injury, suspect the HBV just failed.....    dumped coolant from the back of the engine after a short run to oxford to pick up heavily pregnant daughter.......    bugger

[omega3000]

what do we think of these then ?

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/2002-bmw-525i-se-tourer-amazing-condition-fsh/1023803074#photo-content

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306227435295/

I like that BMW  Not sure id be paying that for it though 

[henryd]

Didn't win the Omega,        even with a telematics and CID etc,  i'm not paying £1400 for a car only  a few weeks younger than my existing one....  + no tax,  so add another £280 ,  brings it up to nigh on £1700...,


at which point , i may as well.  either fix my mv6 up ,  or spend only a couple of hundred more and pickup a  4 year younger car....   seen a 3.0 diesel elite veccy on about a 54 plate ....  120k miles....   reckon a big diseasel ought to be just about run in then,....

That'll be the same running gear as my Signum,nice engine

[MaxV6]

if i was to remain my usual mental self,  and ignored the fuel economy ,  how do we feel about the 3.2 in the vectra???


there's a 77k 3.2 elite estate for £1800 with warranty.....   seems too damn good to be true...

(and therefore usually is)

i like the mileage.....  the warranty , and it's a 53 plate 04 model .

need to investigate getting a satnav for it though,  but i presume it's doable,  like the Mig? tech 2 required?...

[henryd]

if i was to remain my usual mental self,  and ignored the fuel economy ,  how do we feel about the 3.2 in the vectra???


there's a 77k 3.2 elite estate for £1800 with warranty.....   seems too damn good to be true...

(and therefore usually is)

i like the mileage.....  the warranty , and it's a 53 plate 04 model .

need to investigate getting a satnav for it though,  but i presume it's doable,  like the Mig? tech 2 required?...

Thats about what they fetch,worth bugger all,same as the Signum,mines an 04 Cdti Elite and owes me a grand

[Kevin Wood]

The problem is, you'll be lucky to find a car in this price range that hasn't got a few niggles to sort out, as already said. You might be lucky, but most looking to move a car on, and probably taking a big hit of depreciation in the process, are going to have soldiered on until the bills are looming, much as you have.

On the other hand, a 150k Omega wanting for a few hundred quid of work will easily have another 50k in it without any trouble. I guess you have to take the plunge some time, but the situation you are in is not conducive to biding your time and plucking a used bargain wanting for no maintenance.

A 77k 3.2 Veccy is ready for a cam belt change (and access is a PITA on the transverse setup), plugs, probably disks and pads at the rear... I think I'd throw a little cash at one of the OOF mechanics and get the Omega reliable, then spend the next year thinking about its' replacement without being under too much pressure, TBH.