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Title: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: Mr.OmegaMan on 05 April 2014, 22:55:07
 ...Interesting description  :o ;D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-BMW-530d-Touring-EX-POLICE-/161258709871?roken=OpK2XY
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: Mr.OmegaMan on 05 April 2014, 23:00:10

The Possibility's Are Endless   :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/2009-BMW-530d-Touring-EX-POLICE-/00/s/MTU4OVgxNjAw/z/0j8AAMXQuTNTOXZa/$_12.JPG)
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: chrisgixer on 05 April 2014, 23:03:11
Not one of JasonM's rejects is it?
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: 05omegav6 on 05 April 2014, 23:15:43
Quote from: chrisgixer on 05 April 2014, 23:03:11
Not one of JasonM's rejects is it?
Might be...
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: henryd on 06 April 2014, 01:03:17
Quote from: Taxi Al on 05 April 2014, 23:15:43
Quote from: chrisgixer on 05 April 2014, 23:03:11
Not one of JasonM's rejects is it?
Might be...

Can't be,this one seems to still run ::)
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 06 April 2014, 08:07:35
On that subject, guess what's off the road AGAIN!!!!
Not 2 months after having a new engine! Got in it last night, started the engine & what fault did we get this time??? >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: omega3000 on 06 April 2014, 09:21:26
Quote from: Jasonm on 06 April 2014, 08:07:35
On that subject, guess what's off the road AGAIN!!!!
Not 2 months after having a new engine! Got in it last night, started the engine & what fault did we get this time??? >:( >:( >:(

Bet they never had that trouble with the Omega  :y
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: plym ian on 06 April 2014, 09:55:41
Quote from: Jasonm on 06 April 2014, 08:07:35
On that subject, guess what's off the road AGAIN!!!!
Not 2 months after having a new engine! Got in it last night, started the engine & what fault did we get this time??? >:( >:( >:(
No diesel :D
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 06 April 2014, 14:08:38
"Drive Chain FAULT" Do not drive, contact your nearest BMW garage ASAP!!!   ::) ::) ::)  >:( >:(
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: 05omegav6 on 06 April 2014, 15:12:59
Quote from: Jasonm on 06 April 2014, 14:08:38
"Drive Chain FAULT" Do not drive, contact your nearest BMW garage ASAP!!!   ::) ::) ::)  >:( >:(
Solution is simple... stop ragging the shit out of them ::) if you can't do that, then demand that BMW replace them with a car that can take it... M5s would be a start :y
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 06 April 2014, 15:33:36
stop ragging the shit out of them

The Volvo's never complained  :'( In fact you always got the impression they were saying "Come on, is that all you got!"
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: 05omegav6 on 06 April 2014, 15:35:57
The T6s do eventually  :-\ normally by way of the headgasket letting go every 50k ::)
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 06 April 2014, 15:41:38
That's progress for ya, T5's were bullet proof. Only remember 1 HG going on one of them at 131k after a pursuit. It limped back to the yard looking like a steam-train  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Ex-Police BMW 530d on eBay..
Post by: 05omegav6 on 06 April 2014, 16:08:26
Tell a lie about the Volvos... that's the D5 that eats headgaskets, T6s eat transfer boxes :y

Thinking it might be a cost issue... the plod BMWs must be stupidly cheap for everyone to be buying them... guess that BMW simply produce an un optioned 530d and make pennies on them :-\

Once upon a time, manufacturers stuck their biggest engine in a basic car, and sold it for a sensible price...

'95 Volvo 850 T5R Police spec, £12,500
'03 Vauxhall Omega 3.2 Estate Special, £18,300
'13 Chevrolet Caprice PPV, $40,000/£25,000 available in rhd too

'13 BMW 530d, £18,000 ish
'13 Volvo V70 D5 £18,000 ish

That still happens now to some degree, but either manufacturers are no longer offering their best products, or Forces aren't allowed to buy them :-\

Even a 535d would be more reliable, as it has more to give, so would perform at 80% load rather than 95+% that the 530d needs to to keep up... same applies to the 550i, sure it would use more fuel, but it would break less often as it would be far less stressed...

Diesel fuel cost savings are far outweighed by down time and repair costs...