730d anyone? 1 previous owner...

alx33277

pendulum wrote: »

It's not a very economical diesel though.

?? nearly 40mpg is very economical, especially for a 2 tonne car!

Kilty_2

I actually really want this (not at £6k) but I think I'd solve the national debt crisis due to the insurance premium tax I'd need to pay if I did :rotfl:

rev_henry

Kilty wrote: »

I actually really want this (not at £6k) but I think I'd solve the national debt crisis due to the insurance premium tax I'd need to pay if I did :rotfl:

I recently was emailed an insurance renewal quote for one of these (I must have been bored sometime a year ago and put it in to see how much) - it was only £1500 and I'm younger than you!

Kilty_2

I actually just got a quote of £1360 - I need to not buy this, it'll ruin me!!

mikey72

Kilty wrote: »

So it'll go to some dodgy auction house with no service history and 70k on the clock then?

Compared to £12k from a independent with 70k on.

Kilty_2

Anyone know where I can buy mental stuff like this for closer to what it's actually worth?

Or are they all clocked and sold on by Mr Daley?

pendulum

alx33277 wrote: »

?? nearly 40mpg is very economical, especially for a 2 tonne car!

It's 33.2mpg combined? That's not good.
The 2005 revision onwards is improved slightly but still not great.

It may be ok "for a 2 tonne car" but that's missing the point completely, as the point was people don't want big 2 tonne cars that aren't good on fuel anymore, so they're not worth much.

wba31

What amazes me is that it's a 54/55 plate? and fitted with a casette deck! could you even buy casettes in 2004? my mate bought a 53 plate 3 series this year and it came with a tape deck. i found it hilarious. He has since found the equivalent CD player and swapped it out, but why BMW, a top car maker, were still fitting tape decks onto new cars in 2003-2005 is beyond me. I know it's not the most important thing when buyin a car...

mikey72

wba31 wrote: »

What amazes me is that it's a 54/55 plate? and fitted with a casette deck! could you even buy casettes in 2004? my mate bought a 53 plate 3 series this year and it came with a tape deck. i found it hilarious. He has since found the equivalent CD player and swapped it out, but why BMW, a top car maker, were still fitting tape decks onto new cars in 2003-2005 is beyond me. I know it's not the most important thing when buyin a car...

I've always found german cars tend to be as low a spec as possible, so they can charge the earth for the "optional extras".

LandyAndy

wba31 wrote: »

What amazes me is that it's a 54/55 plate? and fitted with a casette deck! could you even buy casettes in 2004? my mate bought a 53 plate 3 series this year and it came with a tape deck. i found it hilarious. He has since found the equivalent CD player and swapped it out, but why BMW, a top car maker, were still fitting tape decks onto new cars in 2003-2005 is beyond me. I know it's not the most important thing when buyin a car...

So they could sell you a cd player as an expensive 'option'?