my 530i for the GS430!
12-02-06, 11:06 AM
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my 530i for the GS430!
guys i am think about this guy in town that has a 2002 gs430 loaded with everything... so it has 92K on the clock and my car has 2003 has 61K with that said my car is worth more and he has 4K left on his car and mine is paid off...this is the situation and i want to ask him if he is willing to get a 7K load on my car...pay his GS off and give me 3K on top of his car...if this works out great...but what problems should i expect....
can someone teach me because im illiterate on this stuff
ball joints?
arm bushings? when does all this happen?
all you guys with 90K plus wat problems have you seen hitting 100K and all taht...
i will be calling fort wayne lexus monday to get as much info as i possibly could...
so i just wanted to ask my fellow CL friends to be my teachers before i fall into buying this car...
can someone teach me because im illiterate on this stuff
ball joints?
arm bushings? when does all this happen?
all you guys with 90K plus wat problems have you seen hitting 100K and all taht...
i will be calling fort wayne lexus monday to get as much info as i possibly could...
so i just wanted to ask my fellow CL friends to be my teachers before i fall into buying this car...
12-02-06, 09:24 PM
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The most common problem with the higher mileage V8 GS's will be the starter. For all high mileage GS's it would be the ball joints, and control arm bushings that need to be replaced. Those are the most common/major issues that I know off the top of my head. Other than that, as long as you keep up with proper maintenance the GS should last you a long time.
Make sure he has the timing belt and water pump service done at 90k miles. If not, ask him to knock some money off the selling price because that service is close to $1000.
Make sure he has the timing belt and water pump service done at 90k miles. If not, ask him to knock some money off the selling price because that service is close to $1000.
12-02-06, 10:14 PM
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The most common problem with the higher mileage V8 GS's will be the starter. For all high mileage GS's it would be the ball joints, and control arm bushings that need to be replaced. Those are the most common/major issues that I know off the top of my head. Other than that, as long as you keep up with proper maintenance the GS should last you a long time.
Make sure he has the timing belt and water pump service done at 90k miles. If not, ask him to knock some money off the selling price because that service is close to $1000.
Make sure he has the timing belt and water pump service done at 90k miles. If not, ask him to knock some money off the selling price because that service is close to $1000.
anything else...how much does ball joints and arm bushing cost? chage all of them?
12-03-06, 05:54 PM
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Honestly with the mileage, and your car being paid off; just keep the Bimmer and drive it until it dies, or until it's financially killing you. You still have ALOT of life left on that car, especially if you keep it up on maintenance. I love my GS, but I don't think theres that signifigant of a difference from the Bimmer to the 430 to sarifice 30k miles, especially since your's is 100% paid off.
12-04-06, 12:37 PM
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Honestly with the mileage, and your car being paid off; just keep the Bimmer and drive it until it dies, or until it's financially killing you. You still have ALOT of life left on that car, especially if you keep it up on maintenance. I love my GS, but I don't think theres that signifigant of a difference from the Bimmer to the 430 to sarifice 30k miles, especially since your's is 100% paid off.
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12-05-06, 01:27 PM
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a 2001 with really low miles loaded would be what i really want!
12-05-06, 08:17 PM
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Honestly with the mileage, and your car being paid off; just keep the Bimmer and drive it until it dies, or until it's financially killing you. You still have ALOT of life left on that car, especially if you keep it up on maintenance. I love my GS, but I don't think theres that signifigant of a difference from the Bimmer to the 430 to sarifice 30k miles, especially since your's is 100% paid off.
Not a significant difference between the BMW inilne 6 motor vs the V8 of the gS? Heck yeah there's a BIG difference!!!
The GS300 I have has a motor about similar in terms of power output to the BMW 530i and I think my car is pretty slow. Now, the GS430....that's got quite a bit of pep in it
Edit: However for more economical/reasonable reasons keep the BMW. It's still a great car and should last you for a little while. However, if the speed is not enough...go for the V8 of the GS. I know I would
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12-07-06, 01:00 PM
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