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Replace my E70 X5 with......
Need some advice please, I've been driving an E70 X5 SE, dynamic pack full spec etc.. for about 10 months. Got it at about 50K and now its on 70K as I do a lot of miles. I've decided its time to sell before the mileage gets too high and I lose too much money on it.
Trouble is I'm really struggling to decide what to replace it with, please bare with me on this while i explain my dileama:
I know, given how many miles I'm doing, I should get a good 530D E60 M Sport, about £18K@ <50K miles. But the F10 M sport looks so good I can't bring myself to get the older shape 5 series!
The F10 M Sport - seen a two year old cars about 40K miles but they are still holding their value at about £30K when I can get a F01 730D M Sport for £26K. Makes no sense to buy an F10.
Was considering swapping the X5 simply for another exact same spec and again around 50K miles, however given the mileage I really do need to save a bit of dosh and get something that doesn't cost 120 quid to do 550 miles.
Looked at Santa Fe and other 4x4s but the X5 was really great because it's not too expensive compared with, say, a Q7, Q5, or XC60. I dont really want to spend more than £24K.
So what I'm looking at doing is getting the 5 Series GT SE (M Sport too, new and therefore expensive). But, at 75K miles when I need to sell it, I'm scared nobody will want to buy the damn thing.
What do I do? Get another X5, empty my savings on an F10 M Sport, or you think the GT will be safe?
Trouble is I'm really struggling to decide what to replace it with, please bare with me on this while i explain my dileama:
I know, given how many miles I'm doing, I should get a good 530D E60 M Sport, about £18K@ <50K miles. But the F10 M sport looks so good I can't bring myself to get the older shape 5 series!
The F10 M Sport - seen a two year old cars about 40K miles but they are still holding their value at about £30K when I can get a F01 730D M Sport for £26K. Makes no sense to buy an F10.
Was considering swapping the X5 simply for another exact same spec and again around 50K miles, however given the mileage I really do need to save a bit of dosh and get something that doesn't cost 120 quid to do 550 miles.
Looked at Santa Fe and other 4x4s but the X5 was really great because it's not too expensive compared with, say, a Q7, Q5, or XC60. I dont really want to spend more than £24K.
So what I'm looking at doing is getting the 5 Series GT SE (M Sport too, new and therefore expensive). But, at 75K miles when I need to sell it, I'm scared nobody will want to buy the damn thing.
What do I do? Get another X5, empty my savings on an F10 M Sport, or you think the GT will be safe?
Asked on 15 September 2012 by Mandeep
Answered by
Honest John
If you are doing 25k miles a year get a 320d ED. Mine is currently doing 65mpg, which is probably twice what a 530D will do so therefore costs half as much to run. At £6.36 a gallon, that's £2,446 v/s £4,892, a saving of £2,446 a year.
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