Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:15:33 GMT From: "levyte357" <levyte357nospamAM_hotmail.com> Subject: Re: SON of reliability of used cars in BMW 5 series bracket - 48 Hours from Purchase
"T." <nntp-DOT-dumpnospamco.uk> wrote in message news:421a2662$0$8758$db0fefd9nospam.zen.co.uk... > levyte357 wrote: > > > > Was worth the trip, but few question marks on leaving.... Comments ? > > > > > > > > Any doubts, walk away, so I guess you're spot on. > > What happend to the older £4k one? Waiting for finance confirmation after handing over some required paperwork. Took the R'98 for a spin on Saturday as well. Drove very smooth, felt very solid, like a low mileage quality car, and no funny noises inside, even with radio off and windows up. But just didn't seem like 170 BHP of 2.3 turbo. I know dealer is not dodgy, Have given reg plate to insurers for insurance quote, and it came up R/98 2.3 lpt Ecopower. Saab Gilberts of Ealing, UK said maybe the "fast&furious" car was chipped, or the R'98 has turbo breather problem... but they said 2.3lpt is still supposed to be quick even at 170 bhp. So phoned R'98 dealer, and one of the dealer's engineers said he would check the car and compare the performance with a 2001Y 9-5 2.3 LPT Airflow they have. So still looking at 2.3 lpt 9-5's and 523/528 iSE's.