Bcoz my dear friend..maintenace for a seven series is almost treble of a 5 series. A pneumatic absorber cost RM10k each. And also RoadTax unless it is paid by your company cost as much as RM3000++. Even waer and tear parts is expensive for a seven series especially suspension parts. The have to replace the whole arm for worn bushings. Check out the Maintenace cost in BMWclubmalaysia forum for lead.

Browsed thru the forum and yes, maintanance cost arms and legs, also the gearbox problem.
Asking this because my uncle offered a 06 730i to my dad, RM170k, sit inside and my dad fall in love. Visited the showroom for the F30 recently but he feel F30 is too young for him
He might go for new 520d or Pre-owned E90 325i.

Anyway, always dream for an E46

Well, 730li does hold higher resale value mostly because of the lower road tax and better reliability. 735 onwards (all V8), you can find incredibly low price used units because its very likely that they have worn out O-ring on the coolant pipe which leads to coolant leaks. The O-ring itself is pretty cheap, but to replace the O-ring the entire engine has to be removed from the engine bay and that incurs alot of man hours/money. Besides, the 735 roadtax is around 4k, 745 around 8k, means even more money to spend

Btw this coolant leakage affects all N62 V8 bmw's, so if you come across a 545i, 645i that is too cheap to be true, you know what to look out for

Hi. I am interested with the brand new bmw. But not the f30, but the latest generation before f30. Is it still on sale? I heard got lots of discount?. Interested to get one but stuck with several option and need to really look at the budget. Thinking about mazda 3 but try to think about this particular brand new bmw 320i e90.

What is the cost of regular maintenance if i send to dealer for service? If i bought recond/grey importer, is it wise for me to service in auto bavaria?

Currently driving a vios, just thinking to get a better car and vios will be my second car.

Thanks for the info
Plus my uncle was a frequent highway driver, this might add the wear and tears to his 730i, so my dad is skipping this, and it's not long wheelbase model too.
But the comfort for 7 series is killing, it's too comfortable to ride on.

Anyway, thanks again

1. If you buy from AB, they provide you 5 years warranty so you have peace of mind.
2. Maintenance would cost slightly more compared to an Accord/Camry.
3. If you buy AP cars (without warranty), it's better to do everything at BMW Specialists than going back to AB. Any authorized SC will cut your throat so if there's no warranty, what's the point going back there?

Clawhammer. Thanks for the information. How much normally a routine maintenance charged at AB?

Ahh.. E65 7 series with V8.. drool! comfort, toys, presence of it.their price are also tempting..
but maintenance especially for early 2002-2003 model must be a nightmare, more so for a V8.

if possible get the e90 320d instead.. what do you think of the D? E90 models surely cheaper so that they can clear the stock

This post has been edited by phas3r: Apr 25 2012, 08:59 PM

If you are getting it from the dealers such as Quill, Auto Bavaria or Ingress, you can opt for either 3 years BRSI or 5 years BRSI. That means for either 3 years or 60,000km mileage, your routine maintenance such as oil change and minor changes are all free. Just sent my car in for the 20,000km service, didn't pay a single cent. Funny thing was that I sent it in at 19,000km to replace a blown bulb and they just said why not service it at the same time.

You're welcome. BSRI = BMW Service + Repair Inclusive so like the name says, every single sh!t about the car is covered You don't need to pay anything and for more information, please refer to the link below:

BMW BSRI

You should keep it as it is and change to M-sport bumper!

anybody looking for an e60 530d pm me!

Woah very rare car around here!

On this thread he's trying to sell a 530d but on another thread he's trying to buy an E46 330i Ci

Maybe selling on behalf of friends?

Anyway BMW without idrive will be less problematic? My dad is now hunting for E90 320i, but he don't want idrive

nope, i said i was interested in getting an e46 ci, just not the 330.

yups, i am indeed selling on behalf of a family member.

this is my zth thread. feel free to call my bluff by dialing the number:

http://www.zerotohundred.com/newforums/car...al-edition.html

When the new F30 320i going to launch? What is the expected price?

iDrive is just an additional application/software for the car. It does not affect the reliability of the car.

hmm... you know old man's thinking, he never trust computer, he even use 555 notebooks to note down everything.

Seriously iDrive is amazing man! I love watching DVD's in the car while being stuck in the jam on an amazing 10" screen, bluetooth for my phone so I can answer calls and make calls just pressing a button on my steering, streaming music from my iPhone or online radios and the navigation system as well.