scubaman

I live on the island of Jamaica.

Wife wants a BMW on a budget Currently we drive a 2003 Mitsubishi 7 seater called a Spacewagon. Leather interior dual AC, 2.4L engine, not a bad car. Interior in near perfect condition but needs a paint job. I drive a 2013 Ford Ranger with the 3.2L 185HP 5 cylinder Turbo Diesel.

So the hunt has begun and we prefer a 5 series over the 3 series. I am avoiding the 3 series due to the early 2000 models ($) and not wanting to look for sub-frame cracks or deal with that over the next 100000km.

She wants a little power so 525i or 530i is preferred on our list.

BMW are not cheap here in Jamaica as the duties on all cars range from 70% to 100%, so it makes an already expensive car outrageous.

a 2005-2007 will still run us US$13000 so its a real challenge to find a low mileage unit that is not going to start out as a money pit. May end up as one but don't want it to start out as one. I am fairly handy with DIY and the main thing on my wish list of tools is a LIFT . However I am deciding on custom building a set of outdoor ramps in place of the lift as i dont have an indoor garage.

I will of course want the diagnosis software for BMW so I will accept any recommendations on what to get.

I found two 530i to buy this week and posted a question in another thread to see if anyone had any opinions on them.

Cool Runnings.
Chris

JayArras

Hey mon! to the forum and good luck in your quest!

That's an oxymoron.

KyleB

hi man.

AAMovers

Hello