BMW E61 - what alternatives should I look at? £5Kish

[TooLateForAName]

Hi,

I currently run an E91 320d estate but could do with a bit more space. The obvious change is just to move into a 5 series.

Anything else worth looking at?

I've had 3 audis and the later ones were a pain for suspension arms failing every time you look at them.
Mercs of the age I'd be looking at worry me in terms of poor quality/high costs.

Anything else I should think about?

thx

[Deerfoot]

V70 ?

[ZX10R NIN]

Poor quality in terms of the Mercedes? The cars you'll be looking at for your budget were well past their rust issues as for reliability the W211 E Class is bullet proof.

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[TooLateForAName]

Deerfoot said:

V70 ?

Has the turning circle improved? I had a p1 (850 shape) once because I needed the space/7 seats but the p2 had a turning circle like a cruise liner.

[TooLateForAName]

ZX10R NIN said:

Poor quality in terms of the Mercedes? The cars you'll be looking at for your budget were well past their rust issues as for reliability the W211 E Class is bullet proof.

OK, I'll look into merc again then. I wasn't sure about them because of the rust/sub-frames/injectors but if thats all out of the way...


thanks