e60 reliability compared to e39
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hi,
this is my first posting.
we are looking for a replacement for our 1999 e39 540. I love the car but now has 90K miles. this is the family (wifes) car and while is it a great car it has needed a lot of attention. Mostly small issues but seems there is always something. Compared to my Porsche 993, which never seems to break-- the BMW is more expensive to keep running.
I have driven a 530i and its kinda slow compared to our e39 so I am looking at 545s and 550s.
How are e60s compared to e39s in terms of reliability and expense? thanks much peter
this is my first posting.
we are looking for a replacement for our 1999 e39 540. I love the car but now has 90K miles. this is the family (wifes) car and while is it a great car it has needed a lot of attention. Mostly small issues but seems there is always something. Compared to my Porsche 993, which never seems to break-- the BMW is more expensive to keep running.
I have driven a 530i and its kinda slow compared to our e39 so I am looking at 545s and 550s.
How are e60s compared to e39s in terms of reliability and expense? thanks much peter
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well i will say this, the newer e60 does not have the 'same' little issues as the e39, just a whole bunch of new little issues...... they did improve the cooling system, aluminum radator, no plastic impeller, improved other plastics, changed the front end so we shall see if they have all the bushing issues as before, window regs improved, but i had to replace sunroof seal as i did in my e39, and my electronic thermostat is starting to fail, but other than that the 5k miles i have owed it have been good, the car has 80k miles, and the original onwer only replaced clutch and brakes he said its been perfect, i think the e60 is the 1st step into a more computer based car and that is where all the issues are comming from with these, i am glad my car is pretty basic, the only options i wanted was heated seats, steering wheel and manual(which i have, but the sport seats air bag has a recall i must fix air bag light keeps comming on), but i did get the active crap that i could do without but makes the car amazing to drive but i am nervous about up keep(steering lights and sway bars ect) i would stay away from nav and pdc as they seem to be having software issues and it sucks and hard to use anyway a $69 bestbuy portable is better.... i was going to get a Porsche carrera instead but bmw is a way better all around driving machine....
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Originally Posted by Aviator' post='1083218' date='Jan 2 2010, 07:51 PM
I'm actually thinking of trading my E60 in for a E39 03 M5 right now.
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Originally Posted by redcobra407' post='1083089' date='Jan 3 2010, 06:14 AM
hi,
this is my first posting.
we are looking for a replacement for our 1999 e39 540. I love the car but now has 90K miles. this is the family (wifes) car and while is it a great car it has needed a lot of attention. Mostly small issues but seems there is always something. Compared to my Porsche 993, which never seems to break-- the BMW is more expensive to keep running.
I have driven a 530i and its kinda slow compared to our e39 so I am looking at 545s and 550s.
How are e60s compared to e39s in terms of reliability and expense? thanks much peter
this is my first posting.
we are looking for a replacement for our 1999 e39 540. I love the car but now has 90K miles. this is the family (wifes) car and while is it a great car it has needed a lot of attention. Mostly small issues but seems there is always something. Compared to my Porsche 993, which never seems to break-- the BMW is more expensive to keep running.
I have driven a 530i and its kinda slow compared to our e39 so I am looking at 545s and 550s.
How are e60s compared to e39s in terms of reliability and expense? thanks much peter
I've currently got 60,000KM (not miles) in my dash and I've never really had big issues until now (with transmission something which I need the dealer to look at) and teflon tapes for the door squeaks! Other than that, it's been perfect!
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='1083249' date='Jan 2 2010, 07:40 PM
E39 M5 is one of the best 5 Series cars ever made IMHO. Why not?
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Originally Posted by sdg1871' post='1083249' date='Jan 2 2010, 06:40 PM
E39 M5 is one of the best 5 Series cars ever made IMHO. Why not?
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Originally Posted by redcobra407' post='1083089' date='Jan 2 2010, 02:14 PM
hi,
this is my first posting.
we are looking for a replacement for our 1999 e39 540. I love the car but now has 90K miles. this is the family (wifes) car and while is it a great car it has needed a lot of attention. Mostly small issues but seems there is always something. Compared to my Porsche 993, which never seems to break-- the BMW is more expensive to keep running.
I have driven a 530i and its kinda slow compared to our e39 so I am looking at 545s and 550s.
How are e60s compared to e39s in terms of reliability and expense? thanks much peter
this is my first posting.
we are looking for a replacement for our 1999 e39 540. I love the car but now has 90K miles. this is the family (wifes) car and while is it a great car it has needed a lot of attention. Mostly small issues but seems there is always something. Compared to my Porsche 993, which never seems to break-- the BMW is more expensive to keep running.
I have driven a 530i and its kinda slow compared to our e39 so I am looking at 545s and 550s.
How are e60s compared to e39s in terms of reliability and expense? thanks much peter