The fact that you got one with a new timing chain and gearbox oil is a solid saving. Timing chain alone will run you at least 1.5-2k depending on the price of work (3.5k in my location) so that's a very good thing to have covered. My 530 Is currently undergoing final cosmetic procedures, will make a video right after that is done :)

Hi! Born in Ukraine :) You got yourself a bargain deal, I must say. The one I used in the example above I paid 20k€ for the car, invested quite a bit to make it as good as it gets and found a "better" car. Still couldn't make a proper review of it due to a lot of work and moving around but maybe during Christmas week I'll update the channel with a "riskier" buy I did couple months ago.

It's the best praise one could hope for :) Next one is also an F10, 530xd. It's going through initial small fixes and soon will be on the channel

G30 is good indeed. However, for my own taste, I think the pre-LCI version looks too much like a taxi and the basic leather in the car became worse (they started using some kind of eco-leather on the sides of the seats and those crack already at 50k in some cars). So make sure you find a good leather package if you look for one. As for the engines, some say B58 diesel is amazing, others say it's a time bomb since not a lot of them have gone through 250k km. They have a different EGR system as far as I know which makes them have quite a few issues in cold climates if you drive only short distances. Plus there is a question of depreciation. I was very tempted to buy a solid 3.0xd with approx 100k km on the clock, but the problem was that I would lose somewhere between 5 and 7 thousand € in the first year on depreciation alone (I drive around 30k km per year) so I decided to get an F10 instead. It's closer to its bottom in terms of depreciation compared to G30 which still has a lot to go. But if you plan to keep the car for 3+ years, that's probably a good option. Or if you can buy from a private seller at a very low price

Hi! The car in the thumbnail has its original 2016 suspension with 19' M5 wheels and as you can see there is still some space. If the car is sitting low, this might be because of two things: previous owners lowered it, which means you need to re-build the suspension to its original form (if you want to) and that's not a cheap thing to do. Depending on your location and price for work and parts may be between 600€ for the cheapest parts to around 1,9-2,1k€ for something close to OEM. Second reason could be if your car has air suspension and if that one is dead it's definitely over 1.5k€ in repairs. I strongly advise you to take a car to any workshop that has a lift, pay them 30-50$ to lift and inspect the car from below. It might save you few thousand €.

Thanks for fast answer :) If the suspension are ok, i think i will buy it for 15k eur. Only 2 owner@@asking_for_a_friend

With a 2.0 I would check what was done to the car. If the timing chain was replaced and the gearbox oil was changed at least a couple of times over the lifetime of the car - it's a good sign. Realistically, I would rather buy a car with 340k but with a new timing chain, regular service intervals and good history than a car with 250k without the above mentioned, as 250k is usually when they start falling apart if they are neglected. On 2l diesels timing chain replacement is recommended at around 250k anyway. One thing I would recommend for certain is to put aside 3k€ immediately as there will be something to fix with the cars regardless if it's a 25k€ F10 or 7k€ F10 :)

Based on what I see on the forums, gasoline engines on these are a lottery. If previous owners took care of them - it’s a good option, but if they didn’t - gasoline seems to be way more problematic. But that’s based on what I read. I don’t have any personal experience with gas engines from bmw.

I live in a country that's covered in snow for 5 months in a year :D My first F10 was a rear-wheel drive and I even though I loved it in the city, I hated highway driving and overtaking trucks on a fresh powered of snow. xDrive kills a bit of BMW fun but brings a lot of confidence

@@asking_for_a_friendxDelete is great for that, RWD for economy and fun, 4wd for regular winter driving.

First thing I would check would be the fact that the km are correct. It is not impossible but quite rare that cars have 100.000 km in 10-11 years. If it is correct - make sure the service history is good, oil change was done properly, and get the car on the lift to check the suspension. Depending on the model you might get more advanced suspension types that age and might be falling apart just because they are old. It might be an expensive fix. All else would be more or less the same as with an F10 since they are a lot of common parts and issues :) 18k€ is a very good price if everything is fine with the car

@@asking_for_a_friend kms are genuine however soft close motors for both front doors are not working properly. Oil change / break pads are done at the intervals at least this is what I can see in vehicle information screen.

@@SairajPawar09 soft close is a great feature (in my opinion) but if it is broken - it's not cheap to fix. Used motors may cost anywhere between 250 and 500 per motor depending on your location. You may want to try and negotiate the price to consider these expenses. The easiest way to check if the motors work (sometimes the doors are misaligned which causes the issue as well) is to use a thin screwdriver and "move" the locking mechanism while the door is open, the same way it would be engaged if you would lock the door. If everything works well, you will hear the motor engaging and trying to pull the door once. If it makes several attempts or weird grinding noises - it's definitely dying.

The biggest problem with conversions like this is the value. If this was a 550i that I would plan to keep forever, it would probably make sense to invest 6k into a purely aesthetic upgrade, but I would rather invest 6k into rebuilding the car from scratch and have a mechanically impeccable vehicle :) I was never into visual upgrades since in my opinion they are worthless for most part. I know people who spent 1.5k on M-Style steering wheels but drive on Chinese tires that "look just like Michelins so they should perform just as well". It's kind of like wearing a fake Rolex and even though there is a huge market for it - I'm just not part of it :)