Welcome rsarin or raj
Welcome rsarin or raj
18-04-2017, 11:50 AM
Raj good motor mate.it does live up to its rep during ownership but also dissapoints in some respects.running cost equivalent to running a 997 GT3 and its only a BMW so feels a bit silly on balance.
Is it really expensive to run then? Is it just the fuel costs or is the maintenance high as well?
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
Raj good motor mate.it does live up to its rep during ownership but also dissapoints in some respects.running cost equivalent to running a 997 GT3 and its only a BMW so feels a bit silly on balance.
Is it really expensive to run then? Is it just the fuel costs or is the maintenance high as well?
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
18-04-2017, 02:34 PM
A porker certainly represents better value for money in my opinion.A gt3 has a £40k engine and they charge similar money for servicing that as what BMW charge M5 owners for maintaining their V10s.the M5 has condition based servicing so it tells you when things need replacing on the idrive and in how many miles each items needs replacing.its very clever however it seems to be a montly occasion sitting at the BMW garage partin with another £300-400 for something or another.my warranty renewal this year was £2100 with a £100 excess per claim,5 claims per year max.again both aston martin and porkers are cheaper to warranty.a 911 with 50k on the clock costs £900 to renew.BMW are swines for it.
its not that bad and for the performance you get its actually cheap however my point is both fuel costs and constant servicing adds up and when compared to the cost of porker ownership,it seems foolish paying BMW lots of money for what is essentially a 5 series with a V10.
A porker certainly represents better value for money in my opinion.A gt3 has a £40k engine and they charge similar money for servicing that as what BMW charge M5 owners for maintaining their V10s.the M5 has condition based servicing so it tells you when things need replacing on the idrive and in how many miles each items needs replacing.its very clever however it seems to be a montly occasion sitting at the BMW garage partin with another £300-400 for something or another.my warranty renewal this year was £2100 with a £100 excess per claim,5 claims per year max.again both aston martin and porkers are cheaper to warranty.a 911 with 50k on the clock costs £900 to renew.BMW are swines for it.
19-04-2017, 03:47 AM
That sort of explains why the used prices are so low then......
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
Wow that does seem slightly beyond what I'd be happy to pay for maintenance, didn't realise it would be so much. I was expecting maybe £1500 on the annual service, but not a lot more than that.
That sort of explains why the used prices are so low then......
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
19-04-2017, 04:06 AM
parthiban Wow that does seem slightly beyond what I'd be happy to pay for maintenance, didn't realise it would be so much. I was expecting maybe £1500 on the annual service, but not a lot more than that.
That sort of explains why the used prices are so low then......
oh yup defo agreed on that.plenty of nice M5s at £28-30k which people are walking past to get an X5 priced at £40k.its cos people dont wannna be lumbered with high bills
parthiban Wow that does seem slightly beyond what I'd be happy to pay for maintenance, didn't realise it would be so much. I was expecting maybe £1500 on the annual service, but not a lot more than that.
That sort of explains why the used prices are so low then......
oh yup defo agreed on that.plenty of nice M5s at £28-30k which people are walking past to get an X5 priced at £40k.its cos people dont wannna be lumbered with high bills
20-04-2017, 09:09 AM
40mm Lowering Springs, Re-sprayed Front, 6000K HID's, Re-furbed alloys, Bandit Induction Kit (cheers Chris), Raised boot spoiler with LED, Blue calipers with silver decals, De-badged rear, Chrome Oil Filler Cap (thanks to Chris again), White LED dash bulbs, Blue a/c control bulbs, Blue door markers and interior lights, Sony head unit, Chrome Lexus tax disc holder, TRD side skirts, Original Saloon Front Bumper re-fitted instead of Sportcross
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40mm Lowering Springs, Re-sprayed Front, 6000K HID's, Re-furbed alloys, Bandit Induction Kit (cheers Chris), Raised boot spoiler with LED, Blue calipers with silver decals, De-badged rear, Chrome Oil Filler Cap (thanks to Chris again), White LED dash bulbs, Blue a/c control bulbs, Blue door markers and interior lights, Sony head unit, Chrome Lexus tax disc holder, TRD side skirts, Original Saloon Front Bumper re-fitted instead of Sportcross
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